Thursday 29 January 2015

Wau! Is it Wurst?




The above cartoon, which I have just drawn, was prompted by an advert from the city's public cleansing department in today's paper.

The advert showed a mountain of dog waste disposal bags and stated that 60,000 portions of picked-up dog excrement are collected every day from the provided bins here in Vienna.

From personal observation of the city's paths and a couple of recent  unfortunate incidents involving the soles of my shoes and the soft smelly brown substance I can vouch that there are still a good number of doggie-doo miscreants taking advantage of the long hours of winter darkness in this city of countless hotdog stands, 1.8 million humans, and their innumerable canines.

The joke in the cartoon is that the Viennese word for a sausage and for a piece of dog shit is the same word.  It is Wurst.

It is Wurst is an expression commonly heard here, and it means in effect: Don't worry, there's nothing to be done about it. Nevertheless it is gratifying to learn that an increasing number of dogs and their owners are making an effort to keep the streets clean and hygienic. 

CAPTION:  60,000 DOG EXCREMENT
  BAGS FILLED DAILY. THANK YOU.   


8 comments:

  1. That more or less describes what it is like here Gwil.

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  2. I like the header. Patterns on the ice. White and clean and no wurst.

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  3. Re the header image I photographed it in the local park yesterday, a sanctuary where dogs are not allowed to but ducks and squirrels are.

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  4. Now with official happy dog photo!

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  5. I like the addition of the happy dog photo. An image to encourage good manners to fellow men.

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