"Sink Longford to make a lake to prevent future flooding in Ireland".

Alessandra · 06-12-2009 3:49pm #1

After reading this:

Now that would be a genuine Lake County
A bizarre Facebook group page has appeared on the interweb called “Sink Longford to make a lake to prevent future flooding in Ireland.” It was posted less than a week ago, but the site has already attracted 6,000 “fans” and counting. Yesterday, nearly 500 people signed up.

At first glance, even the Taoiseach appears to have rowed in with support. “Ya, the floating traffic lights might work. It would be a hard job [to] change a bulb if one needed replacement. Using a ladder would be out as it would sink.” However, upon closer inspection, the author is Taoiseach “Brain” Cowen.

The rate at which people are signing up could be worrying for the county that brought us Eddie Macken, James “Bonkers” Bannon of Fine Gael and the grey squirrel. Nothing for it but to consult Longford Fianna Fáil deputy Peter Kelly. “At the moment, we’re bringing the Royal Canal to Clondra. And after that, we’ll take a look at the lake.”
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1205/1224260146140.html

There seems to be plenty of support for it! Bizarre that it made the newspaper though.