Council Asks Public To Name New Gritter And Obviously We Took The Piss

Oldham Council clearly didn't get the memo when the rest of the world realised that public votes were a bad idea.

As we all know (very, very well) democratic processes don't tend to go the way many would hope or expect these days.

So they got themselves a brand new gritter and decided to name it. Because, well, why the hell not?! People like to name cars - why not a gritter? The machine that stops us falling arse over tit. The vehicle that you never see down the street you live on.

They posted this Tweet and were inundated with responses. And pretty much all of them were pisstakes. Well done, England. You did us proud.

Here's some of our favourite suggestions.

And obviously...

And @AbandonedGloves decided to go in. Because, well, what's England without complaining about the council?!

It was actually hard to pick the ones to be featured in this article; they're all pure gold.

If you submitted one and it wasn't chosen, don't worry. Grit happens.

Featured image credit: Oldham Council/Twitter

Topics: council

Mel Ramsay

Mel Ramsay has been a Senior Journalist for Tyla and LADbible since 2015. She started her career writing obituaries and funeral guides online. Since then, her work has been published in a wide variety of national and local news sites. She is part of the BBC's Generation project and has spoken about young people, politics and mental health on television, radio and online. Contact her - [email protected]

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