This week's question: The U.S. will be short an estimated 550,000 licensed plumbers by 2027, a result of rising retirements and a shortage of young trainees. In seven or fewer words, come up with a slogan for a recruitment poster that will inspire a new generation to enter the profession and save America's bathrooms.
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Last week’s contest: The U.S. will be short an estimated 550,000 licensed plumbers by 2027, a result of rising retirements and a shortage of young trainees. In seven or fewer words, come up with a slogan for a recruitment poster that will inspire a new generation to enter the profession and save America’s bathrooms.
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RESULTS:
THE WINNER: Yes we (can fix the) can!
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
SECOND PLACE: Live your pipe dream
Ann Dunsky, Connecticut
THIRD PLACE: The few, the proud, the latrines
Ellen Martin, Austin, Texas
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The New STEM: Septic Tank Engineering Management
Peter Wilander, Brevard, North Carolina
Unclog your full potential
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
Experience the flush of success
Laurel Rose, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A royal flush beats a full outhouse
Frank Sargent, Carlisle, Massachusetts
Take the plunge!
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
Grow with the flow!
Rob Huffman, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Don’t go down the drain, fix it
Don Phillips, Point Arena, California
Uncle John wants you
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
Be the man that fixes the can
Maureen McNelis, Rockaway Beach, New York
It’s not rocket science, it’s drain surgery
Trish Studer, Massillon, Ohio
Smells like money to me
John Gray, Columbus, Wisconsin