Enema monument unveiled in Russian resort

[DS1]

Spa director: 'An enema is almost a symbol of our region'




A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk.

The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels, was unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa, the spa's director said Thursday.

"There is no kitsch or obscenity, it is a successful work of art," Alexander Kharchenko "An enema is almost a symbol of our region."

The Caucasus Mountains region is known for dozens of spas where enemas with water from mineral springs are routinely administered to treat digestive and other complaints.

Kharchenko, 50, said the monument cost $42,000 and was installed in a square in front of his spa on Wednesday. A banner declaring: "Let's beat constipation and sloppiness with enemas" — an allusion to a line from "The Twelve Chairs," a famous Soviet film comedy — was posted on one of the spa's walls.

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[Parche]

1. Shit For Brains

:woohoo::hi:

[redqueen]

2. Oh, God.

[sammythecat]

3. Jesus

At least they didn't come up with some sort of fountain type affair.

[Lautremont]

4. Like a do-it-yourself kind of thing, you mean.

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Spa director ":"

:rofl:

[windoe]

6. We have nearly conquered anal retentiveness in our community,

go with the flow is our motto!! (Spent too many years in hospitals to resist this one!) :hi:

[Elidor]

7. Cherubs holding a giant enema bulb...

I'm guessing the sculptor has suffered at least one severe bout of delirium tremens.

[MrScorpio]

8. Hot babes and enemas....

You gotta hand it to the Russians, they know the meaning of fun

[Manifestor_of_Light]

9. With friends like these.......

(you know the rest)........ :rofl:

[Generic Brad]

10. No shit!

And it cost $42,000? I'll bet that cleaned them out.

[Orrex]

14. Well, it's all behind them now.

[bluesbassman]

11. I bet O'Reilly is pissed they took that from him. n/t

[Schema Thing]

12. Oh. I thought it was a monument to all the soldiers who'd lost one testicle

[Orrex]

13. I heard that the Russian Navy called out the Fleet for the occasion

:rofl:

[Monk06]

15. Mae West used to have daily champagne enemas administered by male body builders

When she was in her eighties.

Do it with style or don't do it at all.

[underpants]

16. No wonder Mom's Thanksgiving turkey always tasted like ass

:shrug: who knew?

[DS1]

18. Ok. It took me two visits to the thread to figure that out

:thumbsup:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

17. Enema of the People

Public Enema # 1.

kidding. I like art.

:hi: