Damn foreigners and their lack of humor

You know that at the time this probably seemed real funny. If you were holding the chain saw.

UM forestry students apologize to band

MISSOULA — Forestry students at the University of Montana have apologized to a visiting Japanese marching band after some residents complained they had threatened band members with chain saws during UM's homecoming parade.

The Forestry Student Association's float was behind the Senshu University Tamana Senior High School Drum and Brass Crops from Kumamoto, Japan, during the Oct. 1 parade.

As thousands watched, some members of the forestry group crowded the rear of the visiting band, brandishing and intimidating its members with chain saws, minus the chains. The group has used chain saws in its floats for years, razzing parade entries in front of them and residents who line the parade route.