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Quake-stricken Kiwis find relief in toilet humour

Quake-ravaged Christchurch residents are finding relief from their grim predicament with some good old-fashioned toilet humour.

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With working loos in short supply, and reports of portaloo thefts following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake, hundreds of families have taken to their backyard with a shovel to craft makeshift toilets.

The fruits of their labour are being showcased on a website where people can vote on their favourite designer dunny, or 'long drop' as Kiwis fondly call it.

The website has been inundated with hits as quake-stricken residents who've now gone for two weeks without an operational sewerage system upload their masterpieces.


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