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Thames Water Singing sewermen carol

22 Dec 11 - 06:28 AM (#3278262)
Subject: Singing sewermen carol
From: Roger the Skiffler

Well, it amused me!
Singing Sewermen

RtS


22 Dec 11 - 07:27 AM (#3278276)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: gnomad

Me too.

I would be interested to see cost/benefit figures comparing that with a leaflet campaign with the same message. I wouldn't mind betting that the song would win by a good distance.


23 Dec 11 - 07:04 AM (#3278838)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: fat B****rd

Cheers, Thimbles. I do like to be amused and educated at the same time.
Charlie
PS I'll be in touch.


23 Dec 11 - 05:02 PM (#3279089)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: Charley Noble

Well, that's certainly a breath of fresh air and with a cogent message.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble


24 Dec 11 - 02:45 PM (#3279425)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: JHW

Just two days ago a manhole outside the pub here was up and an inside job robot up the pipe was relaying a video of the sewer. Alas no singers down ours.


24 Dec 11 - 08:17 PM (#3279545)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: GUEST,.gargoyle

Transcribe the lyrics.

Not all of us "feast at the bountiful table of Flash."

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Only "the Word" (text) edures forever.


25 Dec 11 - 05:48 PM (#3279912)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: foggers

Ah if only other public service messages could be conveyed with such style!


26 Dec 11 - 04:35 PM (#3280287)
Subject: RE: Singing sewermen carol
From: GUEST,Fred Bailey

Down in the sew-er, shoveling up man-ure
That's where these blighters do their bit.
You can hear the shovels ring, ting-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
When they're down in the sewer scooping shit.


22 May 20 - 04:45 PM (#4054442)
Subject: RE: Thames Water Singing sewermen carol
From: Joe Offer

to the tune of "Good King Wenceslas":

London's Sewermen looked out
On their fat-blocked sewers
Fat had fallen round about
Fat from turkey dinners
Fat is flushed both day and night
By those sewer sinners
Fat should not be flushed but binned
'Cos it blocks the sewers

Hither geezer stand by me
Help us to ensure
That the fat goes in the bin
Not into the sewer
Then our sewers they will be
Running free and easy
And us London Sewermen
Won't be half as queasy

Turkey fat and drains don't mix
Nor do dirty wet wipes
Only what comes out of you
Should go into our pipes
We can take your loo roll too
Just to stop it humming
Please be careful what you flush
Down your yuletide plumbing


Thames Water Singing Sewermen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1rItAH60MU


22 May 20 - 04:56 PM (#4054446)
Subject: RE: Thames Water Singing sewermen carol
From: Joe Offer

And then there's a "12 Days" carol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIu1IGcxg08

And "Jingle Bells" (now with women in the chorus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvP4klbSOAY