Daily Archives: September 20, 2006


Is It A Phallic Symbol or….?

The sculptor calls the piece Hope and Renewal
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and says:

“In Cambodia, the idea of planting a flower signifies hope and renewal and the flower is a symbol of growth and opportunity,” Garber explained. “So I thought in that area where there are a lot of immigrants and a lot of refugees that it would be appropriate to design something that gives some sense of optimism, of growth or hope, to kind of uplift the community without being too literal.”

Some of the fine citizens of Chicago apparently think it is more phallic than plantlike. Laura at The Sarchasm opines:

I’m not sure I know what the sculpture is supposed to be, but I’m pretty sure it does not remotely resemble any part of the external human anatomy. I think abstinence only education is having an adverse effect on our society, don’t you? What are they teaching kids these days? If you have sex before marriage, your willy will end up looking like THIS!

Yep!
To me it looks like a couple abstract cobra headed golf drivers or croquet mallets and it certainly could be a couple germinating seeds.

What does it look like to you?


Tundra Rounds

Grand Rounds, Volume 2, Number 52 is up at Tundra Medicine Dreams.
Grand Rounds is

…the medical blogosphere’s weekly carnival of the best writing and thinking on topics related to health and healthcare. This week’s edition comes to you from the beautiful state of Alaska.

Grand Rounds and the Friday Ark appear to share a close birthday. This is GR’s 104th issue and last Friday was the Ark’s 104th boarding! Tundra Dreams has decked out this issue of the Rounds with some great animal pictures so I plan to board them this Friday.