HOUSTON STORM DRAIN PROGRAM HACKED BY SEX TOY MAKER

Two weeks ago, the city of Houston, Texas, launched an Adopt-A-Drain program, which asks residents to pick a nearby storm drain, give it a cute name, and keep it clear of debris during heavy storms. The program was a hit, with over 500 drains adopted by residents and given cute names like Blue Eyes Crying in the Drain, Drainy McDrain Face, Thomas the Thirsty Trench, Snakes on a Drain, and Sterling Cooper Drainper Pryce. But then … an online sex toy retailer out of Phoenix, Arizona called Bad Dragon saw an opportunity for free advertising and adopted more than 200 storm sewers. As the storm drain names come up on the the Adopt-A-Drain website, readers are directed to the Bad Dragon website, where it sells hand-made, dishwasher-safe sex toys. The Houston Public Works department has shut down the website until they can figure out how to keep this from happening again.
* Bad Dragon! Bad, Bad Dragon!
* Storm drains are like sex toys. You want them to be clean and free of debris.
* Dishwasher-safe? You’re going to put those things in with your dishes? I’m never eating at anybody else’s house again.
* How do you explain it when your kid goes into the dishwasher for a cereal bowl?
* The Houston Public Works department must love how Bad Dragon is now getting nationwide publicity.
* As a thank you, Bad Dragon should send them some toys.