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Paris Plunges Deeper Into Potty Talk With New Appeal Against Public Urination

A new video flush with toilet humor is the latest roll-out in Paris's campaign aimed at urging people — mainly men — not to foul its streets and monuments.

Paris has upped the scatological stakes, releasing a quirky new viral video called "Pas Pipi Dans Paris" or "Don't Pee In Paris."

If city government getting all up in one's bathroom business already seems a bit out there, the video ups the weirdness factor. It features French YouTube humorist and others singing, dancing and um, going, assisted by all sorts of toilet paraphernalia.

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