The New York Times published a startling article this morning about one of the great underreported issues of our times: the wet wipe epidemic slowly but surely destroying New York City's sewer system. The butt wipes have reportedly caused millions in damages, and workers have been forced to physically remove the…
1. A snake
2. A Winnie the Pooh bear
3. A sense of dignity
4. Nappies, as in mini naps
5. Nappies, as in the British slang for "diapers"
6. A bicycle
7. A fax machine
8. A pair of jeans
9. A post-medieval understanding of the modern sewer system and its basic functions
As if parents didn't have enough on their minds with all their kids stealing cars and playing with dead squirrels, now they have to worry about vicious, child-swallowing storm drains. Jeffery LaPorta was just being a normal 14-year-old teenager, riding his bike with friends near the edge an overflowing creek when…
This is kind of sad: Alabama's most populous county could be forced to file for bankruptcy after accruing a $3 billion sewer debt. One could argue that Jefferson County's finances really did go down the shitter on this one.
You know that urban legend about alligators living in New York City sewers? Well: A baby alligator crawled out of a storm drain and took refuge under a Datsun in Queens on Sunday. So, now all urban legends are true.
[Meet Julio Camara, Mexico City's one and only sewage diver. Camara makes less than $500 a month to dive into sewers to clear blockages and repair infrastructure. Think of him next time you complain about your job. Pic via AP.]
