After due deliberation by the city authorities it was decided to dump all 38 million gallons of water for fear of contamination. Now, supposing that this teenager had a full bladder, he would jettison about 12 fluid ounces into the lake. With water weighing in at 10 lbs per gallon this would mean that he deposited .0000000000000007 % uric acid into the city pipes.
To eradicate the possibility of infection, $1.5 million dollars were spent to prevent the good citizens of Portland getting blisters on their lips.
Meanwhile, Oregon State legislature is poised to legalize the sale and distribution of marijuana later this year.
This is tantamount to demanding that all food industry workers wear hairnets, plastic gloves and face-masks while rats are allowed to run wild in the pantry.
What Jesus termed "Straining out gnats while we swallow camels."
Yes. The world really has gone mad.
Jubilate.
Ian
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