One-bunny magician ordered by feds to pen 'rabbit disaster plan'

[green73]

In OZARK, Mo. — This summer, Marty the Magician got a letter from the U.S. government. It began with six ominous words: “Dear Members of Our Regulated Community . . .”

Washington had questions about his rabbit. Again.

Marty Hahne, 54, does magic shows for kids in southern Missouri. For his big finale, he pulls a rabbit out of a hat. Or out of a picnic basket. Or out of a tiny library, if he’s doing his routine about reading being magical.

To do that, Hahne has an official U.S. government license. Not for the magic. For the rabbit.

The Agriculture Department requires it, citing a decades-old law that was intended to regulate zoos and circuses. Today, the USDA also uses it to regulate much smaller “animal exhibitors,” even the humble one-bunny magician.

That was what the letter was about. The government had a new rule. To keep his rabbit license, Hahne needed to write a rabbit disaster plan.

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[presence]

FFS


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[belian78]

Oh for fucks sake...

[Philhelm]

I give this story 4 out of 5 Captain Picards.

[tangent4ronpaul]

Can we start stringing up bureaucrats yet?

-t

[acptulsa]

RABBIT DISASTER PLAN:

Go to the taxidermist and have it stuffed so I can keep using it.

[Acala]

The fact that this level of onerous micro-regulatiopn exists in almost every human endeavor is shocking enough, but when you consider that there are millions of employees paid with tax money to enforce these rules, it is miraculous that we have not all starved to death from the burden on productivity.

[acptulsa]

The fact that this level of onerous micro-regulatiopn exists in almost every human endeavor is shocking enough, but when you consider that there are millions of employees paid with tax money to enforce these rules, it is miraculous that we have not all starved to death from the burden on productivity.

That's no miracle. That's why our national debt is (at this second) $16,866,522,000.

[Carson]

Buy a new rabbit.


There it is in four words...

no ten...

no twelve...


How many words does it have to be?

[ghengis86]

Buy a new rabbit.


There it is in four words...

no ten...

no twelve...


How many words does it have to be?

I can do it in three: holy hand grenade.

[mad cow]

From the article:

“You’re telling me I can kill the rabbit right in front of you,” Hahne says he asked an inspector, “but I can’t take it across the street to the birthday party” without a license?

Disaster Plan:
Cook it and eat it.

[green73]

From the article:


Disaster Plan:
Cook it and eat it.

Sounds reasonable.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

haven't you read the constitution? Your rights come from the government!

[Dr.3D]

RABBIT DISASTER PLAN:

Go to the taxidermist and have it stuffed so I can keep using it.

Why not just get the bureaucrats stuffed?

[Occam's Banana]

http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/3/0/8/9/9/0/3/spitting-nails-94769915046.jpeg

[CPUd]

http://i.imgur.com/5Q371Nn.jpg

[VoluntaryAmerican]

Can we start stringing up bureaucrats yet?

-t

The sad thing is most folks will just read a funny article, 'how absurd! hahaha'
They won't see the systemic abuse of the system.

[Kodaddy]

From the creators of "sharknado" comes the new film...
"Rabbitnado!"
What's YOUR disaster plan when these two deadly forces of nature combine?!?

[mad cow]

From the article:

But Hahne has obtained professional help. Kim Morgan, who has written disaster plans for entire federal agencies, heard about his case and volunteered to help write the rabbit’s plan for free.

So far, the plan she has written is 28 pages.



An entire new industry opens up,writing disaster plans for rabbit owners.

This is how we pull ourselves out of this recession by our bootstraps.

[mrsat_98]

How many words does it have to be?

choot 'em