# Manila traffic cops to wear adult diapers during papal visit

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**Created:** [January 8, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-traffic-cops-to-wear-adult-diapers-during-papal-visit/709292 "2015-01-08T07:25:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-traffic-cops-to-wear-adult-diapers-during-papal-visit/709292/1 "2015-01-08T07:25:14Z")

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His Holiness is coming to town next week. This is, as you can imagine, a very Big Deal in this heavily Roman Catholic country. The notorious Manila traffic is going to be even more gridlocked as millions of the faithful descend upon the city. Traffic enforcers are going to have their work cut out for them and might not even be able to take bathroom breaks. Their solution: adult diapers.

> **[Philippine traffic officers to wear adult diapers during papal visit](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/07/philippines-pope-francis)**
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> Around 2,000 traffic officers on duty during Pope Francis’s visit to Manila next week will be required to wear adult diapers

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-traffic-cops-to-wear-adult-diapers-during-papal-visit/709292/2 "2015-01-08T12:37:38Z")

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Holy crap.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-traffic-cops-to-wear-adult-diapers-during-papal-visit/709292/3 "2015-01-08T13:11:50Z")

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> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> Holy crap.

😃 Mods, please close this thread; there can’t possibly be any better replies.  
Between wanting to watch all of the game, & wanting to watch all of the commercials, I’ve heard rumors that sale of ‘Grampers’ go up for the Super Bowl.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-traffic-cops-to-wear-adult-diapers-during-papal-visit/709292/4 "2015-01-08T13:29:14Z")

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The cops are carrying a heavy work load this week.