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[alr1ght]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...ed-14-million-angry-bees-and-honey-on-highway

The weekend did not end well for fire and police personnel near Island Park, Idaho, where 14 million bees went berserk after a semi wrecked on a highway Sunday afternoon. The truck was carrying more than 400 hives; crews didn't finished cleaning what was called a river of honey off the road until late Monday.

The bees swarmed in black clouds that kept the truck driver and rescue personnel in their vehicles until they could put on protective gear. In the end, it seems that many of the bees were killed after being sprayed by firefighting foam.

But while workers were being stung as they tried to clean up U.S. Highway 20, Fire Chief Kenny Strandberg worried about another problem.

"I am worried about the bears coming down now — the grizzly bears," he said.

The load of bees and honey was headed from California to Minot, N.D. And according to local TV station KIFI (Local News 8), "It is not unusual for semi-trucks with bees to travel U.S. Highway 20. Strandberg said about three or four trucks come through every week."

KIFI reports that the bees have a street value of three cents apiece, meaning that an estimated $400,000 worth of insects were lost in the crash.

KIFI sent a Local News 8 reporter to the scene; the resulting piece seems to have been filed under a state of extreme duress, as one roadside "standup" shot devolved into hair-flailing acts of self-preservation before she could speak. You can watch the video. But it should be noted that it's not easy to film bees on the best of days, let alone when they're rampaging along a rural highway that's also likely to become a gathering point for grizzly bears.

For any conspiracy theorists out there, who may be wondering why millions of bees are routinely being transported on America's highways, on shadowy semis bond for the Dakotas — check out the entry on bees at the X-Files Wiki.

 

[Trojita]

 

[VertPin]

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...ed-14-million-angry-bees-and-honey-on-highway

NOT THE BEES AUUUGHH

 

[Divvy]

BEADS?

 

[spiderman123]

That gif and where is the Nic Cage Gif.

edit: ooo it's a youtube link.

 

[Jay Sosa]

BEADS?

Goddamnit too late

 

[Count Dookkake]

"I am worried about the bears coming down now — the grizzly bears," he said.

I smell SyFy potential.

 

[lethial]

 

[dankir]

Also would have been acceptable.

 

[lethial]

Also would have been acceptable.

YYYYYEEEAAAAAAH BBBBBOOOOOYYYYY

 

[smurfx]

you are lucky dankir that the site you posted that gif from didn't post some nsfw pic instead of slowtroll.

 

[SimleuqiR]

New from Rovio

ANGRY BEES!!!

Exclusive for Android Honeycomb devices.

Edit:

This made me chuckle:

"I am worried about the bears coming down now — the grizzly bears," he said.

 

[Frost_Ace]

I still don't get the bee's Oprah gif, somebody enlighten me please D:

 

[Aegus]

I

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

BEADS?

Are beads expensive?

 

[Archer]

The loss of that honey... that stings.

 

[TylerD]

There is a newish Sonic commercial that is appropriate for this.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lj4vTKYToM

 

[ComputerMKII]

Damn it, too late. Well done.

 

[Count Dookkake]

I still don't get the bee's Oprah gif, somebody enlighten me please D:

Oprah would frequently give away lavish gift packages to her audience. They would react with insane hysterics, like The Bacchae or some shit.

Add bees and it looks like they are being killed and Oprah is loving it.

 

[Square Triangle]

In that .gif, what was it originally that she gave away?

 

[AbsoluteZero]

BEADS?

DYSLEXIA?

 

[Raydeen]

Where's Micheal Caine when you need him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnxqUfRJTA

 

[LakeEarth]

I'm cured! I mean, OW!

 

[Trojita]

In that .gif, what was it originally that she gave away?

Cars

 

[Souldriver]

Still one of the best gifs ever.

 

[Koomaster]

I smell SyFy potential.

More like Winnie the Pooh viral marketing.

 

[Neuromancer]

BEADS?

 

[kehs]

But while workers were being stung as they tried to clean up U.S. Highway 20, Fire Chief Kenny Strandberg worried about another problem.

"I am worried about the bears coming down now — the grizzly bears," he said.

lol, I can hardly bare the laughter.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Uh...okay.

 

[kehs]

Uh...okay.

Can a mod give absolutezero mod privileges so he can ban himself.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Can a mod give absolutezero mod privileges so he can ban himself.

Buh?

 

[bangai-o]

what happens when the bears come

 

[Kurtofan]

I want to believe this really happened.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Uh...okay.

arrested development.

 

[Enco]

:lol

I'm a bad person for laughing. Poor bees.

 

[Borgnine]

I love the part about the bears. Like they're all kicking it in a cave and then one perks up.. "wait a second... that sounded like a beehive truck tipping over!!!!!"

 

[Nix]

How many coincidences must that have taken? I would have hated to be a pedestrian when the car crashed.

BZZZT! Stung to death.

 

[Rentahamster]

Now we must prevent the guard dogs from internalizing the bees to enhance their own offensive capabilities and acquire the ability to store bees in their mouths so that when they bark, they shoot bees at you.

 

[DemiMatt]

Oh I can watch that gif for hours.

 

[Clydefrog]

bees have a street value of three cents apiece

i'm gonna buy me some bees

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

 

[AbsoluteZero]

arrested development.

Right, I got that by Will Arnett. Why it's funny I'll never understand.

 

[Professor Beef]

Right, I got that by Will Arnett. Why it's funny I'll never understand.

Thank god, I thought I was the only one.

 

[sans_pants]

Right, I got that by Will Arnett. Why it's funny I'll never understand.

you gotta watch the show dingus

 

[Stinkles]

Uh...okay.

die monster