Water and drought jokes: How dry is it?
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 30, 2009 at 8:16 am
From Thirsty in Suburbia:
“[Thirsty in Suburbia is] taking it easy the last week of 2009 with reposts of some of our 2009 faves!
In case you missed it: In the thick of a blistering 2009 summer, we were inundated with news from far and wide of deep, devastating drought… so of course, that caused us to inquire, “Just HOW DRY is it?”
Drought Turning Texas Dry as Toast: Yesterday I saw this headline on MSNBC (via WaterSISWeb) so that’s my cue to dig up my collection of “It’s so dry…” jokes. … “
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