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The George W. Bush Sewage Plant?
April 02, 2008 2:33 PM
NITYA VENKATARAMAN WRITES:
A grassroots team in San Francisco is sponsoring a November ballot initiative to rename the "Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility" the "George W. Bush Sewage Plant".
Not sure how serious to take this given the fact that members of the six-member panel include "Peaches Christ" a "Gender Illusionist" and businessman "Sister Porn Again".
Still, my most vocal knower of all things random (read: my mother) points out that there's a historical precedent for such local hijinx: During the Vietnam War, the Indian city of Calcutta (capital of West Bengal, which holds the distinction for the world's longest-running democratically-elected communist government) renamed the street where the U.S. Consulate is located Ho Chi Minh Sarani, or Ho Chi Minh Way.
Can you think of any others?
- NITYA VENKATARAMAN
April 2, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (9)
I'm a San Francisco resident. Where do I sign to get this on the ballot?!
Yes!
Posted by: Bill | Apr 29, 2008 2:17:31 PM
Iran renamed the street with the British embassy in Tehran "Bobby Sands street" after the hunger striker's death:
Posted by: Kalkin | Apr 14, 2008 12:50:06 AM
Well, let's see. After Ronald Reagan fired all the air traffic controllers, some pranksters renamed Washington's airport for him. And because he prided himself on delivering smaller and cheaper government, the same pranksters named the largest federal office building in DC (and most expensive in history) after him: the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
Makes me laugh every time I'm in DC.
Posted by: FlyOnTheWall | Apr 3, 2008 3:56:29 PM
LMAO how fitting considering the garbage that comes out of his mouth
Posted by: choosing the lesser of evils | Apr 3, 2008 7:12:59 AM
this is anobvious slight to K Rove after all his A.K.A. is a sewer plant product. G.W. should let Karl(T.B.)get the the cred he is surely due. There is plenty coming for Dubya
Posted by: mike kovanda | Apr 3, 2008 12:38:29 AM
With all the prejudice and hatred and corruption and sexual misconduct coming from the Democrat/lib party they have the audacity to insult our President?
We its San Francisco a city that is so anti-American oh thats right Pelosi comes from there!
Posted by: spock | Apr 2, 2008 8:42:19 PM
Humorist Dave Barry once wrote a piece poking fun at East Grand Forks MN, which named a sewage treatment plant after him. Barry attended the grand opening.
The Dave Barry for President website is here: His candidacy has been unjustly neglected by the mass media, though the narrow-coverage media has given his run its due.
Posted by: Peter M | Apr 2, 2008 4:31:22 PM
sounds like that city has its act together...they know what will make the world a better place. grow up and join the rest of the nation san fran
Posted by: GODISNOTREAL | Apr 2, 2008 3:18:18 PM
Jake,
This is for real. It is a prank with a point, and San Francisco has a long tradition of flipping the bird at Washington, DC.
Among us are two business owners, a showman and mayoral candidate, one of San Francisco's most popular drag queens, and dozens of community activists and politicos.
I'll be glad to explain how this came about. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go take a W.
T. Wayne Pickering
Presidential Memorial Commission
Posted by: T. Wayne Pickering | Apr 2, 2008 2:56:16 PM
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