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Water Humor

The Visual Water Dictionary: Bank Stability

May 28, 2010
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Confused about wonky water terms? No prob! The Visual Water Dictionary attempts to cut confusion on ambiguous water terminology with easy visual references. Today’s Term: Bank Stability Bank Stability refers to [...]

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Stick Figures in Agony on Water Warning Signs

May 6, 2010
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The use of pictures and visual international symbols on signage–such as cartoons, stick figures and the ubiquitous red circle-slash–have eased some of the challenges of communicating across language barriers. Even on [...]

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h2o mp3: Dope in the Water – Steve Anderson

April 20, 2010
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We’re tickled to present you with a world premiere of sorts! The parody song “Dope In the Water” (sung to the tune of “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple) [...]

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Vote YES for bottled water here

April 19, 2010
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Ryan on PicasaWeb notes, “I prefer to drink bottled water away from home” And along with his photo taken in England as evidence, we’re not prepared to argue with him!

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The Value of Water, Explained by Two Grannies

April 7, 2010
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Those witty folks at Yorkshire Water UK are at it again, with time with a kooky campaign centered on two thrifty Grannies. “Edna and Mary” urge us to “Look ‘ow much [...]

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The Devil Made Them Do It!

April 6, 2010
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This could explain the presence of certain contaminants in our water! You can muster your own evil wit to write a wicked caption or ID these frolicking fiends on this [...]

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A. Blackwell was Passed Over, Again!

April 4, 2010
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Southwest Water names Glenn Fountain as project manager. (via WaterTechOnline.com) We’d like to see another announcement, perhaps “Forest Brook and Marsh Wells will assist.”

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Finally, Guilt-Free Bottled Water!

April 1, 2010
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Well, this has been a long time coming! Better than recycling or even compostable bottles, new TossNot brand goes further with a fully edible bottle! We’ve just finished trying one [...]

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Reverse Caption Contest: Wastewater Overflow!

March 27, 2010
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Not the usual “write a caption for this photo! Instead, let’s find a photo for this caption! I saw this headline yesterday on Water Technology Online and was immediately driven [...]

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Shocking Water Revelations via Google Auto-Suggest

March 23, 2010
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I’m not sure if Google’s auto-suggest feature is miraculous, intuitive, creepy, or all three! How’s it work? From Google Support we get this uncomfortably vague explanation: As you type, Google [...]

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