YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WY — National Park Service rangers worked in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers today to cap off one of the nations beloved landmarks, "Old Faithful," due to the current government shutdown and consequent furloughs.

Chief Mechanical Engineer, Col. Nathaniel Langford, who was in charge of the project noted that the costs associated with the undertaking was astronomical, costing taxpayers an estimated $20 million.

Langford, who was absolutely perplexed by the idea in the first place, expressed a deep concern about the capping of Old Faithful.

"This has to be the most absolutely stupid idea anyone has ever conjured up," he told reporters. "I don't know exactly what will happen with all of the pressure build-up, but in laymen's terms, this is about as smart as putting a butt plug up your ass as a means to stopping yourself from having explosive diarrhea."