10/22/10

Marine Corp Marathon Toilet Saga Continues

From TBD:

Two weeks ago, the big question surrounding Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" was where everyone was going to take a dump. Seriously. The Marine Corps Marathon, which takes place the following day (Oct. 31), was refusing to share its Porta Potties. Naturally, the story became national news. In a New York Times article, the marathon's race director revealed plans to padlock the toilets and National Park Service spokesman Bill Line blew his top about a potential potty shortage, which, in turn, prompted this City Paper post about Line's temper. Much fun was had on Twitter and the like. Finally, the marathon decided not to have the Porta Potties delivered to the National Mall until after Stewart and Stephen Colbert's rally.

Story over, right? WRONG. No one ever solved the central question: Where will rally-goers relieve themselves?

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