Who will take the handle off the Broad St. Trump?

[diva77]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. What does that mean?

[Yonnie3]

2. Historical analogy

Cholera epidemic - a pump handle was removed to prevent the spread

https://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/snowcricketarticle.html

Edit to add:

On 7 September 1854, Snow took his research to the town officials and convinced them to take the handle off the pump, making it impossible to draw water. The officials were reluctant to believe him, but took the handle off as a trial only to find the outbreak of cholera almost immediately trickled to a stop. Little by little, people who had left their homes and businesses in the Broad Street area out of fear of getting cholera began to return.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Oh, right, the London cholera epidemic.

I definitely wish we could remove the Trump handle. But maybe karma will intervene, since he's been hanging with possibly-infected CPAC attendees.

[Yonnie3]

4. I would not wish COVID-19 on anyone, even Trump.

I guess.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. You're a better person than I am.

[Tanuki]

6. The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles.

[EndlessWire]

7. You mean the Senate Repubs? n/t

[diva77]

8. well, actually, the idea is to stop the pump - so a good person would take the handle off.

[Tanuki]

9. Talk to Bob!

[spanone]

11. love that song & dylan

[pecosbob]

10. It will likely be a 'Number Six'

a jilted or out of favor insider...like the Keebler Elf or Chumley the Walrus. Just my speculation...

One obscure reference begets another.

[DavidDvorkin]

12. It's a beautiful pump

Perfect pump. Perfect handle. That's some of the best water in London. Everyone should drink it. Don't believe the fake media.