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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScientists Warn All Plant Life Dying Within 30-Yard Radius Of Ted Cruz Campaign Signs
ITHACA, NYWarning that the flora in the immediate vicinity withers and turns black at an alarming rate, scientists from Cornell University alerted the public Monday that all plant life within a 30-yard radius of each of presidential candidate Ted Cruzs campaign signs is rapidly dying off.
Within several hours of placing a Cruz 2016 placard into the ground, it appears that a fast-spreading blight begins to emanate outward in all directions from the sign, desiccating and destroying every blade of grass, flower, and tree in its path, said researcher Martha Pastuck, adding that tests of the soil beneath the Ted Cruz yard signs revealed it to be highly acidic and often scalding to the touch.
Weve also recorded several instances of heavily rotted deer carcasses found lying nearby, likely after the animals ate some of the afflicted foliage. We would recommend that all people, especially the elderly, infirm, and pregnant women, maintain a safe distance from all Ted Cruz signage.
Pastuck added that the research team can only comment on the conditions surrounding individual Cruz placards, noting that lawns or highway medians containing multiple signs are undergoing too much seismic activity to safely approach.
http://www.theonion.com/article/scientists-warn-all-plant-life-dying-within-30-yar-52409
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Scientists Warn All Plant Life Dying Within 30-Yard Radius Of Ted Cruz Campaign Signs (Original Post)
Zorro
Feb 2016
OP
Hmmm...I wonder if Ted Cruz, personally, is responsible for Global Climate Change...
First Speaker
Feb 2016
#3
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)1. Now, if I were a mischievous person
I would get Cruz sign to put up, but would look for blighted areas to plant them in.
Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)2. LOL! K&R
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)3. Hmmm...I wonder if Ted Cruz, personally, is responsible for Global Climate Change...
...he was born the same year as the first Earth Day...coincidence? I think not...!
Yeah I was coming here to DU to post about this.
And yeah I know this is The Onion. But still. LOL.
Cirque du So-What
(25,965 posts)5. Two words: dog whiz
It is my esteemed theory that Carnival Cruz signs are a self-reinforcing stimulant to the canine bladder; doggies just can't resist. Once a ring of repugnance is established, well, it's good night Irene.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)6. Duzy
Wounded Bear
(58,698 posts)7. K & R ...... nt