The City of Austin is renaming the Solid Waste Services Department and they’re asking for the help of the public in coming up with a new name.

Unless there’s a huge come-from-behind surge from Austin Feces Brigade, the winner is going to be The Fred Durst Society Of The Humanities And Arts.

I love living in Austin for many reasons. One is it’s a city with a sense of humor. Our town slogan is “keep Austin weird” and we are.

I wonder if Fred Durst will be attending the christening ceremony?

The City of Austin is renaming the Solid Waste Services Department to better reflect all of the services the Department provides, including recycling, garbage collection, yard trimmings pick-up, street sweeping, litter abatement and litter control, household hazardous waste disposal, storm debris clean-up, Zero Waste initiatives and community outreach & education. We would like your input on the three new department name ideas below. You can cast a total of three votes, and as many as three votes for a particular name. Just click ‘vote’ to the left of the name to cast your vote. You can also provide comments on any of the items or suggest a new name of your own. The deadline to vote and comment is Thursday, February 10 at midnight. Thanks for your input! Stay tuned: the new department name will be announced in late April 2011.

Click here to place your vote. You can also suggest a name.

Among my favorites are: Ministry Of Filth, Taco Bell, Austin Feces Brigade, George Bush Memorial Shit Pile, Zombie Disposal Services and Austin Dept. Of Are You Gonna Eat That?
 
Via The High Definite