A sewage plant has been named after John Oliver and the comedian is thrilled at how "beautiful" it is. Speaking on his "Last Week Tonight" program on Sunday, the HBO host shared that he recently attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the plant in Danbury, Connecticut, and what he saw was beyond his wildest imagination.
"Yes, I went to Danbury, home of the Danbury Railway Museum, their self-proclaimed World’s Tallest Uncle Sam, and now the single-greatest sewage plant in the continental United States," Oliver said, according to Boston.com. "It was even more beautiful than I had imagined."
The newly named sewage plant is the result of a feud between Oliver and Danbury’s mayor, Mark Boughton. Tensions first arose in August when Oliver insulted the city during an episode of his show. In response, Boughton proposed that the city name it's sewage treatment plant after Oliver. Boughton's reasoning was that the plant was "full of s--t, just like you, John."
Oliver embraced the idea and offered to donate $55,000 to local charities in order to secure a new sign with his name outside the plant and soon other local businesses were involved in the fundraising initiative. The Danbury City Council approved the name change earlier this month.
"There is a reason that this sewer plant means so much to me, and that’s that it represents everything that we need the most right now," Oliver said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. "Because think about it: This place takes the worst that humanity can produce, and transforms it into something that we can live with. And now more than ever, there’s something inspirational in that."
Oliver added that it was light at the end of a dark tunnel.
"Because at the end of this awful, awful year, what could be more important than evidence that if we want to, we can come together, overcome our differences, and sort our s--t out," he continued. "Mr. Mayor, I could not be more proud to have my name on your s--t sorter."
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