Dunkin Domers

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There's something medieval about a dunk tank.
There's something medieval about a dunk tank. There will be a little humiliation served cold along with the appreciation at next Wednesday's City Employee Appreciation Picnic (And Karaoke).

Public Affairs estimates 1,600 employees will be at the event, which could provide for a lot of dunks for Jack Becker and Arlington Rodgers of Public Works, PWP's Eric Klinkner, Safety Officer Tom Lopez and Public Health Director Takashi Wada.

Dr. Wada holds a doctorate in being super nice.They'd generate much more interest if they'd gotten some electeds up there. Or the pols might have come if they'd brought out the Aaron Proctor Spanking Machine.

But Dr. Takashi? He's just too cute to want to heap abuse upon. And I don't know much of anything about Jack Becker, but perhaps he's the scourge of many a Public Works crew. Hmmmm ... I might be able to channel my latent rage over gross overbilling by PWP ~five years ago to gun for some Klinkner.

Who else should be on this list?

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Paul (that talker guy) said:
I sat in the tank the year they revived the picnic (I think). Joyce Streator was first in line, paid $5 for the privilege of walking up and tripping the mechanism so I got dunked. Lots of fun. You never know how many city employees are constituents until they all line up to pay a buck to try to put you in the drink. I did it a few times. Fun. Paul - the real one, not the pretender(s)
Todd said:
Just imagine the street value a Little dunking would have today.
Paul (that talker guy) said:
A hundred bucks and you can come over and spray me with the garden hose. You get the witty guy discount. Paul - the real one, not the pretender(s)
Ann Erdman said:
Jack Becker is the city's fleet superintendent. His guys keep all those fire engines, police cars and trash trucks humming.
Todd said:
Just tell me one thing Paul ... did you kill the Pak Mann arcade?
Todd said:
Trash trucks? I thought those were private haulers ... which Tyler wanted to increase competition for the contracts ... a proposition unceremoniously "dumped" a couple weeks back. I Could Be Wrong.

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