TOP STORY: Council peace talks postponed due to lurking grossness within Lair Fridge!

Breaking news from The Lair...it appears that last evening's scheduled peace talks between Head Council Member E and The Council have been POSTPONED INDEFINITELY, due to the insidiously disgusting state of The Lair Fridge. A state of temporary emergency was declared while Lair residents scrambled to address the situation. Lord Dreidel and Baron von Dracula were standing by, grimly observing the desperate efforts.

The list of casualties includes:

• a bag of butterscotch chips, opened and marked with an expiration date of August, 2009
  
• a bushel of asparagus that had turned pink
  
• two moldy festering artichokes, hidden in a black bag
  
• half an old lemon wrapped in foil
  
• cheesecake from Valentine's Day, also wrapped in foil
  
• a half-eaten container of spreadable port wine wine, which was originally pink, but quickly becoming blue (and gray)
  
• three separate instances of spoiled mozzerella cheese
  
• one moldy pickle (pictured below)

EXCLUSIVE PHOTO: The lone moldy pickle!

While The Lair kitchen was temporarily evacuated, during the intial investigation and removal of the insidious lurking grossness, our reporter on the scene claims that the scene has simmered down, and as of this morning, Council Members and Lair residents alike have been permitted to re-enter The Lair Kitchen. The situation was completely rectified early this morning, as the grossness itself, which was contained in white drawstring garbage bag overnight, was disposed of at approximately 9:32am (Eastern Standard Time.)

Limited Time Offer Skillet offered the following quote:

"The stench was unbearable, and the reality of the situation was truly horrifying...I cannot understand how something so terrifying and insidious could lurk unnoticed in my domain for so long."

No word yet on when the talks will be rescheduled, as Head Council Member E will most likely want to allow sufficent time for The Council to emotionally recover from the ordeal.

As of press time, there are no plans for a News-sponsored parade for Citizen Meow.