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  • Eww by Folly Problem

    Why do the streets of Edinburgh say EWW? A fun joke about sewers being icky? I got obsessed for two weekends and found the answer.

    eww-etch-detail It all goes back to the Edinburgh Water Works, and the aftermath of the Black Death. I even found some great etchings from the National Archives of Scotland.

    eww-splay It’s a wee little square, all printed in medium blue risograph ink.
    eww-street Don’t you want to know about EWW?

    8 page zine, first printed in May 2025.