Judiciary
Sippy Cups Caused Exploding Court Toilets
Posted Jun 10, 2009, 10:30 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Plumbers have figured out why toilets and sinks in a second-floor bathroom at the courthouse in Marshfield, Mo., backed up after rains.
The problem: Some sippy cups found near a joint in some pipes, KY3.com reports. “Years of leaky pipes and exploding sinks and toilets may be over at the Webster County Courthouse,” the story says.
Hat tip to Court-O-Rama.
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