Smurf-ageddon

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/11/unicef.smurfs.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

If you haven't heard about this, its kind of funny, kind of morbid.

Incidentally, while trying to look up how to spell Gargamel, I ran across this paragraph in a synopsis of the Smurf series.

"Despite its incredible popularity, The Smurfs did encounter some controversy. Some adults considered the show discriminatory in its portrayal of Smurfette, the female Smurf. In addition, there were some serious (and not so serious) comparisons made between socialism (feared at the time) and the Smurf lifestyle."

Never thought of the Smurfs as a covert tool of communists, but okay. They did the same thing to Sponge-Bob and Tinky-Winky.. but did we say anything about GI Joe? No way. They're just cartoons.