engorged maples behead innocent bystander

I laughed so hard at this All Things Considered story that I cried. It is truly Onion-worthy.

And two of my friends who heard the story have already mentioned it. Here's a link to the audio file, for Cindy and the rest of you who missed it:

April Fool's: New England Suffers Maple Woes
A downturn in the maple syrup market is having harmful side effects for trees in northern New England. For the first time in decades, the maples are remaining untapped, with sometimes-dangerous results.

Via NPR