It never ceases to amaze me which stories will capture the attention of the media and their public. Every other Yellowstone story from the last few years got maybe a fraction of the coverage this one did. Some samples, courtesy of Google News: The LA Times: <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNGfpt5SktcmEvCMDz51b9IdSono5A sig2-x9YDalOOME18rMLkRcBjqA" href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/05/putting-the-yellow-in-yellowstone.html">Putting the yellow in Yellowstone</a> The AP: <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNG_HZY76-pvJ4SxHx0tGQcNM30b5A sig2-YAXV2gypvtKyHj7UY0Wbeg" href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iNfrGcynNUWA7rGsrQD5hm33Pq5wD986AACO0">2 Yellowstone workers fired after watering geyser</a> KTAK (Riverton, WY): <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNG8q3auXVi0364PoZF2db7CYxQ8NA sig2-0ik8hNDWaY28JpQAV8S7Ig" href="http://www.ktakradio.com/news/2009/may/15/old-faithful-leak-dont-call-plumber/">Old Faithful leak, but don't call plumber</a> ABC2 News (Baltimore, MD): <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNFkRuTzTRoqhEqF2pKE3r2KCKvrpw sig2-VdgAN1YgAE4VjtUfjPStYg" href="http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story/Marking-Their-Territory/iai6nscuFUCZD6iLUcxWeA.cspx">Marking Their Territory</a> Metro (UK):<a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNHgT-lIWUwMXqYTODlmz3e2VQJadQ sig2-XO2ZjCugztVhE4o6BEUs5A" href="http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Pair_of_geezers_caught_weeing_into_Old_Faithful_geyser&in_article_id=663803&in_page_id=2"> Geezers caught weeing into Old Faithful geyser</a> The St. Petersburg Times (Florida): <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNGs3hG5Ne2Hm0xygUrcn5gkikAI2w sig2--lGxeLDTv0pJwux5otip-Q" href="http://www.tampabay.com/SearchForwardServlet.do?articleId=1001168">While geyser held it, they decided not to</a> Grist Magazine: <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNGY-NQbVVkuCI_G_uMTcYwXC2ibZA sig2-P8IJSwEpe4y3JEdN_G2VHQ" href="http://www.grist.org/article/2009-05-14-yellowstone-six/">If it's Yellowstone, leave it mellow-stone?</a> Backpacker Magazine: <a target="_self" class="usg-AFQjCNF0dt0Yd1OkIarr51LHrOPKgswbYQ sig2-OXYoUm4n1m5sNcmfiNWQfw" href="http://www.backpacker.com/arrest_pee_old_faithful_yellowstone_urine/blogs/daily_dirt/1027">Don't Pee On A Geyser</a> GOSA directors, I hope you're taking notes. If ever you find that you need publicity for any reason, find a way to frame the message as an invitation to off-color toilet humor. The <a href="http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4389744">news aggregators</a>, headline writers, and newswriters of the world will take it from there. David Schwarz