Creative landscaping in Idaho
Via Political Wire:
"A 60-foot phallus created by vandals on the grassy slopes beneath the Idaho governor's mansion has been fig-leafed over by work crews on their second try," the Idaho Statesman reports."The grassy graffiti appeared in July after someone applied extra-strength weed killer. Officials said at the time it was too late in the growing season to attempt to remove the image."
It's old news, but still pretty hilarious. I just wonder what message they were trying to send.
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"giant male phallus"
Um...
Is the "male" really necessary? Wait, oh yeah, I totally forgot. I left my female phallus at home today, silly me.
Reminds me of the Pankhurst women writing "Votes For Women" in acid on English golf courses. Hee. Those wacky womens libbers.
Actually the word phallus refers to a penis shaped object, not just a penis itself. So I could imagine what a female phallus might look like (hint: think sex toys!), not to mention all sorts of gender identities and body parts.
Feministing is making me giggle a lot today!
This happened once when I was in high school, but in a more nefarious way: instead of using extra strength weed killer, they used some kind of extra-strength fertilizer to spell out the words 'fuck you'. The neighbor hosed it down to get rid of it, and I am told that years later, 'fuck you' was still faintly visible as a darker green shade of grass.
It kinda looks like a hair dryer.
What does it mean? Idaho is a fucked up place.
The Governor's Mansion, which by the way no Governor has ever lived in, was donated to the State by ultra-rich old guy. Who just happens to be the current Governor's ex-father in law. I don't think they get along.
Anyway, Governor won't move into Governor's Mansion. So big ugly house on the hill remains empty, and eating tax dollars for no apparent purpose.
I think it's a message to our current Governor - "Hey, you're a dick!"
I tend to agree.
it's kind of like its saying "dick, this way!"
Looks kind of like a lower case B.
Or maybe a quarter note?
Either way, Teh Sexy!! And very very masculine!
"Butch Otter's a giant dick!" (Seriously, that's his name.)
Oh, and actually, "phallus" never refers to an actual penis. It is the symbol of the eternally erect member that has was used for good luck charms and fertility symbols in the ancient world, and to represent power in the modern world. But, yeah, "male phallus" is sort of redundant.
Someone did that very thing at my old school.
Something of a sacrilege, really; it was done on the cricket pitch...
Did anyone else get a Gay Pride organization banner at the top of the page when they clicked on the "old news" link? Reminded me of Sen. Larry Craig.
I've heard of people doing this with clover seeds, too. It takes longer to show up, but is a lot harder to get rid of.
That message would be: "Takes a dick to know a dick".