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Entry: Reading's Rising Urinals - A740765
Author: The Fish - (Gnu) - In 7 days expect me to disapear, as I'll be on my Honeymoon... - U43536

An article by Bluebottle and myself on Reading's new pop-up loo's.

Dammit! Still haven't seen them in action. Well reminded!

Anyway, this is looking pretty good, guys. A couple of things:

conspicuous > inconspicuous.
and the last paragraph is a leetle bit unclear.

Jack

Thanks for the tips - we'll get them sorted out soon!

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Well, I was wondering what on earth the title could possibly be referring to, and now I know!

ta!

Nice piece, all the best with it. A revelation for me, in any case. Rising urinals, eh! Even 2000AD didn't predict *that*!

One phrase that needs re-writing:

"Reading Town Council, who in an attempt to re-vitalise the town centre, have encouraged pubs to open in Reading."

This is not just unclear; it is not a sentence.

original subject matter; nice style. seems like EG material to me...

seeya
spiff

Well written entry!

I reckon they'll be coming across the Atlantic within another decade.

One little typo in the second paragraph under pop-up loo

'out of site' should be 'out of sight'



- X

Can it deal with both types of human waste products, or is it just for urine. Presumably, it's just for men, too, so no solution for drunken women?

At the moment it is just a urinal, although if you go to the website listed for the company that built it, they are working on a woman's version. I do not think there are plans to deal with other "waste products" as they tend not to be such a problem when people are drunk. Or at least, not until the morning after.

At the moment, my co-author, The Fish, is on his honeymoon, so as he has the editing rights to this article we cannot actually get the small spelling and grammer corrections changed as yet - they can wait until he returns.

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I used it last Friday!!

I got cheers from both my friends and passers-by!

I originally read this as "Reading Rising Urinals". I was thinking "How do you read a urinal? and why would you want to? and why would it have to be rising at the time of reading? hang on, how does a urinal 'rise' in the first place?"

But I read the thing and found a great entry! I've never heard of them before. It makes me happy to be alive to know that there are urinals that rise out of the pavements at dusk and retreat back into the ground at dawn. Thank you!



Ste

No, it's "Reading", pronounced "Redding"
BTW - Were you at The Fish's wedding, Jack?

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Well, yeah I just didn't read the "'s" bit of Reading's.

I have got stuck on the M4 at Reddin many a time

Ste

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I'm sure The Fish will be thrilled to know that when he returns from his honeymoon Looks like the first Bluebottle/Fish collaboration is underway.

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BB,

I was at Fish's wedding briefly. For some reason, although I'd promised to come along ages ago, I didn't confirm this with anyone, so I just turned up and felt a bit like a lemon. The ceremony was lovely, though!

Jack

Jack, don't worry about feeling out of place - The Fish was very pleased and glad that you went. I'm sorry I didn't see you earlier or have a chance to talk to you, but it was great that you were there.

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Yay!

Thanks so much Jack! I felt enough out of place in a suit and short hair!!!

Does the article still need editing? If so, I can... But haven't got a phone line at my flat...

Anyway, thanks edity types...!

Well, edit it where-ever you happen to be when you're online when you're not at the flat - when Mrs Fish lets you out and about

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