January 31, 2007
THEY DESERVE GENIUS GRANTS:
Schoolyard penis seen from space (EducationGuardian.co.uk, January 31, 2007)
Two pupils who drew a giant penis on a school lawn using weed killer two years ago can still admire their work from satellite photos now posted on the internet.Posted by Orrin Judd at January 31, 2007 10:58 AMDespite the school re-seeding the area, the penis has turned up on satellite image search engines because a photo was taken before the new grass could conceal the appendage.
The unnamed pair of year 11 pupils from Bellemoor school for boys in Southampton, burned the 6-metre (20ft) phallus into the grass as an end of term joke.
I dunno... this seems to pit your "all humor is conservative" against your "puritan nation" in an adage-to-the-death.
I once heard a story of a marching band performing on the field of their cross-town rivals. The band hadformed the letters representing their school (EMU, if I recall right), and then each player secretly released a small packet of winter wheat where they were standing. That winter, up grows a giant EMU on their rival's field. Which resulted in a lawsuit, but it was still funny to hear.
Posted by: Just John at January 31, 2007 12:27 PMI think the idea of "all humor is conservative" is that there are standards and people fall short of them. To a lefty, art like that is transgressive and challenging, and don't you dare laugh at it!
Posted by: Guy T. at January 31, 2007 3:27 PMHeck, the Left finds the exclusivity of men having penises offensive.
Posted by: oj at January 31, 2007 5:43 PMNote that despite the genius they didn't leave it on display--thus puritanism.
Posted by: oj at January 31, 2007 5:47 PM