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AspergianMutantt
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01 Sep 2014, 1:53 pm

Gross Photos Show Sewer Workers Battling A 'Fatberg' The Size Of A Boeing 747 Under London
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/insane-ph ... 32806.html


I would hate to have that cleanup job, bet they hardly get paid much for it ether.


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01 Sep 2014, 2:45 pm

Sounds like a s**t job.


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01 Sep 2014, 3:31 pm

Turn some of the people that make "gutter" oil loose on that thing and they'll make short work of it. :D


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01 Sep 2014, 4:19 pm

Thank you, I will now avoid purchasing British made soap.


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01 Sep 2014, 4:32 pm

It was all my deep fried pizza and deep fried Mars bars that did it - sorry!! !! ! :oops:


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01 Sep 2014, 5:11 pm

No telling what's under Jackson,Mississippi then.I guess the South is full of lard monsters.


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01 Sep 2014, 6:57 pm

The artcle claims it is the size of a Boeing 747, yet "was not as big as the monster removed from Kingston-area sewers last year," which was the size of a "double-decker bus."



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01 Sep 2014, 9:22 pm

Makes me wonder what the guts of someone that eats lots of fried foods look like on the inside...



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01 Sep 2014, 9:38 pm

^Alcohol will cut the grease.I think I'll fry something now and chase it with a beer....


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01 Sep 2014, 11:12 pm

Misslizard wrote:
^Alcohol will cut the grease.I think I'll fry something now and chase it with a beer....


Sounds good to me!


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02 Sep 2014, 11:52 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
Misslizard wrote:
^Alcohol will cut the grease.I think I'll fry something now and chase it with a beer....


Sounds good to me!
Remember the Crestor too for good measure. :lol:


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02 Sep 2014, 11:39 pm

olestra! :alien:



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02 Sep 2014, 11:47 pm

auntblabby wrote:
olestra! :alien:


Does anyone even make that stuff anymore?


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03 Sep 2014, 12:02 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
olestra! :alien:


Does anyone even make that stuff anymore?

good question. i remember a while back i wanted to sample that stuff in the worst way, and if i had gotten my wish, likely it would indeed have been in the worst way ;)



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03 Sep 2014, 1:26 am

what.



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03 Sep 2014, 1:35 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
what.


It was supposed to replace high fat in potatoes chips and other snacks, but with the side effect of debilitating stomach cramps and uncontrollable diarrhea.


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