Pranksters Write Theresa on the Cerne Abbas Giant's Giant Penis

[L. Coyote]

Too hilarious to not share. Know anyone named "Theresa" in England?

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[sandensea]

1. Aren't we being a little HARD on the old girl?

[L. Coyote]

2. Nothing wrong with some real stand up comedy.

You have to admit, she is very near an asshole and close to nuts.

[sandensea]

3. Ta-da-chsh!

[NCTraveler]

16. As if it's not funny enough on its own.

"she is very near an asshole and close to nuts."

Well done!!!!

[L. Coyote]

19. Plus, there is a would-be vagina in the neighborhood this year.

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[TheBlackAdder]

15. Now, that's a little hard to swallow. Painting May as just a little larger than life.

[WinkyDink]

4. I'm sorry, but this is the defacing (as it were) of an ancient artifact. Would carving initials in

Stonehenge be funny?

[L. Coyote]

5. WinkyDink, you should know better than to comment on a penis thread.

Seriously, you are correct. Hopefully, the pranksters had the foresight to proceed without negatively impacting the monument. This is not the Nazca desert, it is a grass covered hill.

[Denzil_DC]

17. There's no evidence it's all that ancient. Certainly not comparable with Stonehenge:

The origin and age of the figure are unclear. It is often thought of as an ancient construction, though the earliest mention of it dates to the late 17th century. Early antiquarians associated it, on little evidence, with a Saxon deity, while other scholars sought to identify it with a Celtic British figure of the Roman Hercules or some syncretization of the two. Archaeological evidence that parts of the drawing have been lost over time strengthen the Hercules identification. The lack of earlier descriptions leads modern scholars to conclude that it probably dates from the 17th century, and perhaps originated as political satire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerne_Abbas_Giant

Still pretty old, of course.

As for "defacing," they're letters painted on board laid on the ground, so any damage is likely to be very minor.

[ProudLib72]

22. Sod has to be recut every once in a while to expose the chalk

Otherwise there would be nothing at all, just grass. I watched a program about how there used to be shield that is now completely obscured by grass. So this "ancient" artifact is actually as contrived as it gets.

[riversedge]

6. Well done UK.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. From the article...

Some have speculated whether the stunt was a reference to the Tory slogan "Standing up for Britain".

[Rollo]

8. "Too hilarious to not share. Know anyone named "Theresa" in England?" - I may...

[L. Coyote]

20. Theresa isn't a happy camper tonight.

[Rollo]

23. And today she embraced the full Trump emulation mode, and lied that it was really a great victory...

Denial should stay in Egypt.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. Shwing

[aidbo]

10. Bit late in the year for a Maypole

[ucrdem]

12. .

[ucrdem]

11. Looks like he got privatized.

[Achilleaze]

13. republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief polluted with envy

[Happyhippychick]

14. She's been schlonged!

[L. Coyote]

18. Will she be schlonged electorally? There is precedence for the usage.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a40714/donald-trump-schlonged-definition/

In 2011, NPR's Neal Conan made this observation (to The Post's Chris Cillizza) on the 1984 Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro campaign: "That ticket went on to get schlonged at the polls." ...........

Of course, it is NOT an often used word in politics.

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[lpbk2713]

21. I've heard Brits are said to keep a stiff upper lip.

But that's a whole nother context.