Re: Danbury, Connecticut officially naming sewage plant after kook John Oliver following feud

In article <[email protected]>, Leroy N. Soetoro says...
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>https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/danbury-ct-sewage-plant-john-oliver-
>feud
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>The town of Danbury, Conn. is officially naming a sewage plant after 
>comedian John Oliver following weeks of lighthearted jabs.
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>Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton confirmed the news Friday on Twitter that the 
>city’s new $110 million sewer plant will officially be named the John 
>Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant. Per his promise, the city’s decision to 
>actually go through with the naming means that the “Last Week Tonight” 
>host will pay $55,000 in donations to local charities including the 
>Connecticut Food Bank, Donors Choose and ALC Connecticut. In addition, he 
>had HBO pay to build a sign for the outside of the plant with Oliver's 
>name on it.
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>“Yup.. It's official the Danbury Sewer Plant is now the John Oliver 
>Memorial Sewer Plant. - You're move John. Bam!” the mayor tweeted 
>Thursday.
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>The City Council voted 18-1 Thursday night to rename the sewage plant 
>after the comedian, who began a tongue-in-cheek battle with Danbury when 
>he went on an expletive-filled rant against the city during one of his 
>shows.
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>JOHN OLIVER VIEWERS, NOT HACKERS, RESPONSIBLE FOR FCC SYSTEM OUTAGE
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>Boughton didn’t waste any time responding on social media. He posted a 
>video of himself at the sewage plant saying the city was going to name it 
>after Oliver.
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>“Why?” the Republican mayor asked. “Because it’s full of crap just like 
>you, John.”
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Oliver will turn this into a lasting advertisement for himself...this is 'comedy
gold'!


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