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The Phattest Water Butt of All

July 21, 2010
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It should surprise no one (but delight everyone) that some clever person has produced a water butt in the shape of a butt. (Note for the non-Brits: Water Butt = [...]

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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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Eschew the Fat: How Gross is This?

January 13, 2010

How did I miss this Halloween treat? Scottish Water advises folks to “Be afraid, be very afraid” as they take us deep into the sewer to observe with our own [...]

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Sensational Singing Sewermen from Thames Water

December 23, 2009

The Singing Sewermen from Thames Water would like Brits to give the sewers a rest this Christmas, so the unconventional troupe has restyled the classic carol “God Rest Ye Merry [...]

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Slummin’ It at Hyde Park

November 23, 2009

Is this a photo from a poverty-stricken location in the developing world? No, it’s from the men’s restroom in London’s Hyde Park on the occasion of World Toilet Day, November 19, 2009. [...]

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Another Reason I’m an Anglophile

November 13, 2009

Just when we think our crush on the country, culture and people of England was getting out of hand, along comes a note from Ferrers (aka The Pie Man) to [...]

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The Golden Poo Awards. Really.

November 3, 2009

Toilet humor (humour) has moved out of the school yard and into the studios of some of the UK’s most creative animators. I thought I was good at the potty [...]

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Are you a Numptee?

October 1, 2009

Numptee is the charmingly clueless character starring in Yorkshire (UK) Water’s new public education campaign, “Bin it, don’t flush it.” You can’t help but smile at his silly antics though [...]

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Spotting Dangerous Predators

September 9, 2009

From the Flickr photostream of www.visitbritian.co.uk, a photo that sets up an interesting analogy on predatory marketing! Is it your “Jaws” devouring that bottled water?

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If I Could Place Ads on a Bottle

September 2, 2009

With demand dropping and prices with it, the bottled water industry needs new business models, and UK-based Soak Media is promoting one tried-and-true idea. Borrowing a page from ad-supported free [...]

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