NOT FUNNY ...okay it is funny... from Iowa

[underpants]

A fake shark's fin, set afloat by a local businessman whose store basement was flooding, drifts along a flooded Front Street as Burlington city employees discuss sand bagging efforts Monday, June 16, 2008 in Burlington, Iowa.The Mississippi River, which was forecast to crest at about 25.6 feet early Wednesday, was at about 24 feet Monday.
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

[lame54]

1. What's funnier is...

He's going the wrong way

[Hardrada]

4. The Coast Guard folks one block down will set him straight!

Our town got a bit damp but was not flooded.

[cyberswede]

5. This Iowan...

...needed that. Thanks!

[Swamp Rat]

8. .

:hug:

[lame54]

9. can I get in on that?...

:grouphug:

[rurallib]

2. in times like this it doesn't hurt to laugh a little.

Burlington, BTW, is a very blue city.

[applegrove]

3. twenty - five feet is devastating. It will destroy so much. Poor iowa.

[progressoid]

6. Yeah, I remember joking around during a flash flood disaster

Sometimes ya gotta laugh a little to get through the hard stuff.

[Olney Blue]

7. Pretty clever. Hope these good people can make it through this.

[watercolors]

10. My heart goes out to the flood victims

It is a devistaing time for all of us. Makes you wonder what Karma this country is going thru. fires, tornados and massive flooding, I hope the hurricane season does not add to it! It is going to take years of recovery and work.