A Grave Mistake

Officials of the annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, California are making a very grave mistake. It seems that they have disregarded our warnings and will allow llamas into the event this year.

PASADENA, Calif. - Llamas have waited 15 years to appear in the Rose Parade. On New Year's Day, 18 of the animals and their owners will stroll down Colorado Boulevard.

Joan Selby, a member of the Llama Association of Southern California, sent the original application to the parade committee 15 years ago.

She is not sure why it took so long for parade officials to let the llamas into the parade but suggested it might have been fear of the unknown.

We here at Blue Crab Boulevard had been calling the headquarters of the Rose parade five or six times a day to warn them. But then the restraining order kicked in. We tried to tell them about the evil disguises and the gangland violence among the llamas, but they kept hanging up. The horses know better than the humans:

Paul Holman, president and chairman of the board of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, said he has been told llamas had not been allowed in the parade because horses fear them and react as if the llamas were predators.

The recognize the danger of the llama mafia.