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.

[Clara Lou]

Seems to me that there are an awful lot of people with not enough to think about if that’s the best they can come up with. This is too funny.

[AppyPappy]

Sorry. When I saw it, my first reaction was not “Dude, that’s a dick”.

[2Jedismom]

Should change the name of the town to

[COBOL2Java]

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar!"

[jackibutterfly]

"I've got an idea -- maybe integrate some water art -- an occasional fountain from each one at random intervals?"

Hooooo, boy! :-)

[SoldierDad]

ROFLOLOLOL. Only too true, too true!!:}

[kalee]

It looks like a grain silo to me.

[Tamar1973]

It kind of looks like the Dol hareubang you find in South Korea's Cheju province.

[NautiNurse]

I wonder what they say about the Oregon state capitol building.

[KingLiberty]

Pope’s hat, a well known example.

[Clara Lou]

Exactly. There are several like that sitting at the doors of our local grocery store. Have been for years. Apparently someone forgot to complain. Or, maybe people’s minds have been on something more meaningful.

[quark]

"Hey, I think they look great!"

[T.Smith]

Let us hope these Oregonians never take a trip to monument valley.

[NewHampshireDuo]

I remember hearing once upon a time that the shape of dish detergent bottles and the like (things normally handled by women) have a, uh hum, natural basis.

[Clara Lou]

Just which Pope’s hat are you talking about? [pic please]

[savedbygrace]

“Ma’am, I understand you want to file a complaint against the man in the apartment across the alley for indecent exposure, but I can’t see his window from here.”

“Well, officer, it you stand on the top this step stool in front of my bathroom window and lean as far as you can to the left, you can see it.”

[Revolting cat!]

And then there is the English cucumber, which comes wrapped in a condom, in every store I've seen it!

[RockinRight]

I am suing them for using likeness (to scale, even) for these posts.

[quark]

Now, that’s what I call “intelligent design!”

[KingLiberty]

The mitar, I think they call it. I’ve never posted a picture, don’t have the equipment at this site and don’t know if I know how at my others.