oenophile Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) 'Mr. Floatie' Backs Out of Mayoral Race Wednesday, October 19, 2005 VICTORIA, British Columbia - Mr. Floatie, a community activist who dresses up in a feces costume to decry the pumping of raw sewage into the waters off British Columbia's capital, has withdrawn his name as a candidate for mayor. The city had planned to challenge Mr. Floatie's candidacy in B.C. Supreme Court. James Skwarok, the man inside the costume, said the city apparently took issue with his candidacy because only real people can run for municipal office. "Of course I'm not a real person," Skwarok said earlier this week. "I'm a big piece of poop." Robert Woodland, Victoria's administrator, confirmed that Mr. Floatie is no longer in the running, the Victoria Times Colonist reported Tuesday. Skwarok was not available for further comment. Mr. Floatie has become a regular sight at public gatherings. He passes out pamphlets drawing attention to Victoria's practice of pumping sewage directly into the Juan de Fuca after only a screening to remove solids. Edited October 20, 2005 by oenophile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate1974 Posted October 20, 2005 Share Posted October 20, 2005 Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satori001 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 If Mr. Floatie wants to run things somewhere, there's a certain ministry that hasn't had his kind of charisma since Craig left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInvisibleDan Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) It's "Mister Hanky, the Christmas Poo!" Maybe he fears charges of plagiarism as well. Edited October 21, 2005 by TheInvisibleDan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate1974 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hidey Ho!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
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If Mr. Floatie wants to run things somewhere, there's a certain ministry that hasn't had his kind of charisma since Craig left.
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It's "Mister Hanky, the Christmas Poo!"
Maybe he fears charges of plagiarism as well.
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Hidey Ho!!
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