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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

When designing an outhouse, don't go in house

Portland's sticking a "loo" in the middle of the South Park Blocks, which is upsetting some folks. But what we're really miffed about is that City Hall is using the Admiral's bland design, when we could have sprung for something more iconic.

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I never thought I'd say this but I'm taking the Admiral's side on this one. Other than the great Curtis Salgado's music, this is the only thing we've ever agreed on.

Please, please, don't give them any more silly ideas!

Thanks
JK

I agree with Bill. It sounds like the downtown neighborhood association is nuts. A memorable passage from the article:

"Blackwood supplied a May 31 email that Williams sent Water Bureau officials saying she thought the site was a 'good location' but was speaking on behalf of board members who didn't.

Williams said since then she has walked by the site several times and no longer feels that way."

Why am I reminded of the doomsday machine from the original Star Trek series?

http://www.daviddarling.info/images/Doomsday_Machine.jpg

With so many loos out there, the City needs to start naming them so we can tell them apart. Examples could include "Fireman Randy's Hose Job Loo" and "Sammyboy's Super Flush Loo" reserving at least a couple of them to be named for future members of the City Council. The names could properly be emblazened on the toilet seats.

Ditch the stupid names, and the "loo" label, too. This isn't Amsterdam or Brussels, no matter how many streetcars they import.

How about the shape of a shopping cart for the next loo?




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