Craig Ferguson on Anthrax Scare: 'It Would be a Very Frightening Situation' (Video)

Craig Ferguson made jokes about the Late Late Show Tuesday concerning the mysterious whitened powder which was delivered to his L.A. office at CBS TV Galleries earlier on that day.our editor recommendsCraig Ferguson defends Letterman (video)Craig Ferguson getting into CBS primetimeDavid Letterman Turns into a Jihadist Target "It's an unpleasant day at the studio," he stated. "Today someone sent here an envelope full of whitened powder. I stated, 'I'll test drive it for you personally if you would like.' I've got a special test which i carried out between 1979 and 1992." "It had been an extremely frightening situation. It had been really frightening. My main objective, obviously, was for my staff. By staff I am talking about penis," he added. The Connected Press reported that a couple of Ferguson's staffers arrived to connection with the whitened powder, that was regarded as anthrax, but was later seen to be harmless. "Within the past, if a person sent me whitened powder, I'd have stated, 'Yeah!' I'd have snorted it, wound up in a party at Elton John's house, or rehab, or both. But nowadays, whitened powder within the mail isn't good. I known as CBS security, plus they stated, 'We're busy.' I stated, 'I am an individual friend of Came Carey's.' Plus they stated, 'Send someone over immediately.' " He added, "This is actually the most attention this show has become since ... this is actually the most attention this show has become." The whitened powder showed up just days after it had been revealed David Letterman -- who also airs on CBS -- was named a jihadist target after making jokes the 2009 summer time about al Queda. Both shows are created by Letterman's company Worldwide Pants. Related Subjects Craig Ferguson David Letterman