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happiness of the City” by city manager Hans Uslar. The stat- ue was first stolen in 2006; a replacement statue was placed in the park a year later.
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When traveling to Yokohama, Ja- pan, make sure you have Unco Shop on your must-visit list. “Unco” in Japanese means ... poop. And yes, there’s a whole shop devoted to products featuring coiled-up human waste — from clothing items to home accessories, Oddity Central reported.
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The shop is the brainchild of Akihiko Nobata, aka “Pres- ident Poop,” who trademarked a logo and gave up his job sell- ing high-end men’s clothing to start his online business in 2014. Last year, he dropped a brick-and-mortar retail destination, complete with a guestbook where visitors draw poops “and giggle while draw- ing them,” Nobata said.
Hilario’s car collided with one portable john, but he was not hurt. Driver Vern Hicks also hit one of the johns and may have to total his car. Most of the units were hit by cars; one Waukesha County Sher- iff’s deputy was heard saying he was “responding to that crappy situation.”
A 3 1/2-foot-tall bronze stat- ue pays tribute to the cartoon strip character at Dennis the Menace Playground in Mon- terey, California — except for when it’s on the run.
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Drivers along I-94 in Pe- waukee, Wisconsin, were forced to navigate an alarming obstacle course around 4:45 a.m. on Aug. 9, WISN-TV re- ported. As a flatbed truck was busy hauling port-a-potties, at
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The statue, which was in- stalled in 1988, was stolen, again, on Aug. 21, Monte- rey police told KSBW-TV. Thieves used a grinder to cut Dennis’ foot and remove the 200-pound artwork, called “a symbol of the goodness and
“It transcends language and culture, and creates universal laughter,” he added.
“I was like, ‘Is that a port- a-potty?’” said driver Alex Hi- lario. “Where did it even come from? Did they set it there?
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