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February 19, 2007
Unintentional humor at its best
I wrote last month about my annoyance at a fellow who made naughty drawings in the snow on peoples' cars. Naturally, this letter to the editor in the Flyer News caught my eye:
Phallic symbol carved from snow or drawn may be more than immature
If you know me, there is nothing that I cherish more here at UD than the respect with which each student treats one another. And yet, just the other day, whilst I was walking to class, quietly humming The Beatle’s “Happiness is a Warm Gun,” I came across a spectacle so vile that I find it difficult even now to utter its description. It was none other than a giant snow penis. Yes, the snow—so white, so beautiful—was used to make a sculpture of the much talked about male organ. Why you might ask? Well, I believe it has something to do with our male-dominated society. Allow me to explain.
The article then goes into this diatribe about phallic drawings as an attempt to perpetuate a male-dominated society. Personally, I think that analysis is a bunch of hooey. I know exactly why people like to draw pictures of wee-wees in books, on walls, or in the snow. They think it's funny. To prove my point that penis jokes are hilarious, I challenge you to read this sentence from the very same article and not laugh, let alone crack a smile:
When students here at UD choose to erect a giant snow penis, they are inadvertantly doing something worse: advocating patriarchy.
Come on! That's gold. See what I mean? You know you giggled at that. I still can't tell if the article is serious or a joke, though use of the word "erect" sure makes me think it's a joke. The reference to the Beatles' Happiness is a Warm Gun also suggests the writer might be "playing with us," because that song could be about, you know.
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Posted by oz115 at February 19, 2007 10:31 PM