Monday, March 30, 2009

New to Me: Flea Circuses





(Photo by Roy Maloy)

Okay, so I've known about flea circuses for quite some time now. But until I read this fabulous post on Dark Roasted Blend, I had no idea how cool they really are.

Check it out. You'll be scratching yourself all night--but I promise it's worth it!




(Posters by David Manuel.)

20 comments:

Kiwi said...

Well.... Who would of thought? I always thought Flea Circus was just like an expression or joke. I never would have guessed that fleas would cooperate with humans. I can totaly picture it.

And now presenting the amazing... Bitsy! Drumroll please!...........

Dakota Blue said...

Um... cool? Now, let's see it! *looks for magnyfiying GLASS* hold on, it's here somewhere

Air is Where said...

Apparently fleas are easier to train than dogs. Too bad you can't pet them.

Anonymous said...

cool ummmmmm i love your books and I cant wait for your next kiki strike book ............ so yeah ummmmm idk what else to say so ummmmm by

falcon said...

I would love to see one. One of the queens of England (can't remember who) hated fleas so much that she built a tiny gillotine to chop off their heads.

Undiscovered Universe said...

falcon: really? what ever happened to plain old squishing? lol

*scratch scratch*

Kitty said...

I'll start searching my bird for fleas now...

Undiscovered Universe: Because the queen was too scared to see flea guts? ^^'

XD This is really funny!:
http://www.thefunplace.com/house/pets/seamonkey.html
I remember my friend giving me a bag of sea monkeys... They didn't hatch for some reason...

Eclipse 'I'fer said...

Crikey, isn't this dandy! I know what I'm doin' this weekend!

wazzupgirly! said...

yah pretty weird! the first thing i thought when i saw it was , can my kittens fleas do the same???
LOL!

Anonymous said...

have you heard about the gold bust that was inside a stone one of nefritti? so cool!

WillSing said...

why cant they have a Kitten Circus they're alot cuter, and people will pay to see THAT.


Death is Puberty:wow that must be tough, just hang in there.

Kirsten Miller said...

FYI All: The comment (now deleted) from Death is Puberty was an April Fools hoax. One that wasn't all that funny. I'm very sorry if it disturbed anyone. Mags, Kitty, and the rest, you're all very thoughtful.

Anonymous said...

Hey Annaka hows getting Kiki Strike on Kindle? I really wanted to get it but Amazon says it;s not in kindle!(Gasp and faint in surprise)

Death is puberty for oldys said...

I am really, really sorry. Please forgive me. i feel really guilty (which I should) Yes, I'm sorry. Please, kirsten, and the rest of you, please forgive me. remember, i had no intention of doing this. I really never meant to do this. Please let me get this off my chest and I swear i will never do anything like it again. I really am sorry. I know that it was april fools day, but i shouldn't have done that. All of you are just fantastic and wonderful and you don't deserve to have some crazy lunatic go ahead and get carried away and do that. You are all pretty caring, which is amazing and sweet. You all truly deserve to be true irregulars. Unlike me, who should be somewhere along the lines of 'chained up in a metal institution.' So, again, I am sorry if I offended you. If I bothered you with my dumb self, you are free to wack me with an umbrella or whatever it is you irregulars do to teach lunatics lessons. And I guess there's just a time when you act like an idiot. That has been a summary of every day of my life, especially now. Guess that's just another day of my being a (insert cuss words). I am sorry. I give you my word, swear, the whole thing, that I will never do this again. That I will ban myself from this place for some time until I'm not insane (that may take a while). And will hopefully not wander to other commenting blogs. So, sorry. Forgive me.
-the one you wish to stab with a very sharp pen, 'death is puberty for oldys'
ps: I can't really think of a better apology, considering I have the IQ of a cactus. I wish I was a cactus, that way I wouldn't have fingers and therefore have not made this whole mess in the first place.

Kirsten Miller said...

Death is Puberty: Relax. I don't want to stab you with a pen or anything else! Your (very long) apology is accepted.

Spiders fall on walls said...

I wonder what would happen if you ate a flea...

liltomboyblue said...

Kirsten: I got back from Asheville yesterday! Beautiful as ever, and the sun finally came out just in time!!! ^.^ XD

That's cool.

Death by Puberty: I didn't see it, but I am sure it's fine. Forgive and forget! :)

Falcon: That's hilarious!!!

Mags said...

good apology :))))))))))))))
(means very happy hence the extra )))))))))))))))))))) )

Anonymous said...

weird, I've never actually seen a real flea circus...

Death is Puberty for oldys said...

I don't know why, but I still can't get that guilty weight off my shoulders.