Residents of Oregon town say shape of traffic posts is offensive (OF COURSE there's a picture)

KOMO-TV (Seattle) ^ | July 6, 2007 | Melica Johnson

[Stoat]

Residents of Oregon town say shape of traffic posts is offensive

Story Published: Jul 6, 2007 at 8:20 AM PDT

Story Updated: Jul 6, 2007 at 9:06 AM PDT

By Melica Johnson and KATU Web Staff
 

KEIZER, Ore. - The City of Keizer is taking heat for installing a group of cement posts designed to protect pedestrians from cars, but which some say is a phallic symbol.

A total of 52 of the posts were installed at a busy intersection in Keizer and they are getting a lot of second glances.

A number of residents have complained to the city that the posts resemble male genitalia.

"I can't disagree with that," said City Manager Chris Eppley.  "They certainly did not turn out the way we anticipated."

According to Eppley, the posts were ordered from a catalog and looked much different on paper.

"They're a standard style," Eppley said.  "I think in the right context they look fine.  They just happened not to (look fine) here."

The city is looking into retrofitting the posts with metal collars and chains that run between them, which they hope will change the look.  If not, they said the posts will have to go.

"If that fix doesn't work and I still think they look inappropriate, we'll have wasted $20,000 and we'll have to do something different," Eppley said.

Of course, the city could always keep them up and use them for sex education, at least according to one woman we spoke to. "My son said he wanted to hang a sign on it that says 'always use protection,'" she said.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The city is looking into retrofitting the posts with metal collars and chains that run between them, which they hope will change the look.

Eh, they'll just look kinky after that.

[HairOfTheDog]

If you have a dirty mind, it is a phallis. If you have a clean mind, it looks like a concrete trash can.

And if you have a complex personality, it looks like one of those phallis-shaped trash cans. :~)

[dearolddad]

So those pictures are from Thighland?

And, most likely ruled by a dick-tator.

[greccogirl]

Oh Lord, you’ve got to be kidding me. (rolls eyes)

[greccogirl]

ROTFLMAO!!

[pax_et_bonum]

Salacious Ping List ping!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

All the uproar over that itty bitty thing? San Fran has a REAL phallus at Coit Tower...

It's claimed it's a fire nozzle, but we know better.

[crazyshrink]

I cant believe no one thought to just attach hands to them all.

You know, like on those wobblely weevil kids toys. /sarc

[Randy Larsen]

Hahahaha...

"I was the model for those posts — actual size. I am cursed freak of nature."

That must be horrible to carry something that large on your skinny shoulders! :)

[ProtectOurFreedom]

My God that has to be the most ugly State capitol building I’ve ever seen. It looks like they ran out of money when it came time to erect the dome and all they could afford was that dinky column in the middle.

[-YYZ-]

The word for such a device is “bollard”, and I suppose if one goes around looking to see things as looking like a penis, it does. Of course so do many everyday objects.

[mikrofon]

"Vat ve haff here iss a clahsic case of
Post Traumatic Distress Zyndrome..."

[SandRat]

Ship the posts to Sin FreakSicko. They’d love ‘em!

[SteveMcKing]

No news is good news. Apparently the town only has stupid things to worry about.

[tutstar]

PING...

[Slings and Arrows]

Testaclese approves.

[MARTIAL MONK]

I guess they couldn’t get a picture of a complainer sitting atop one.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Xena is perturbed and confused....

Decides she must sit on the problem for a while before deciding......

[tophat9000]

Looks like R2D2 to me

[Bronzewound]

Hmmmm.