Italian PM Gives Roman Statue a New Penis
It somehow seems fitting that the womanizing Prime Minister of Italy has suited an ancient Roman statue with a new penis: "Government officials confirmed today, however, that a valuable statue of the god Mars, on loan to the prime minister's office, had been fitted with an artificial penis … La Repu
It somehow seems fitting that the womanizing Prime Minister of Italy has suited an ancient Roman statue with a new penis, I guess he didn’t want him to feel incomplete. This from the Guardian newspaper:
Government officials confirmed today, however, that a valuable statue of the god Mars, on loan to the prime minister’s office, had been fitted with an artificial penis. The original was chipped off at some stage in its long life, beginning in AD175.
La Repubblica said the transplant was carried out at Berlusconi’s “express request” and that, along with a new hand for an accompanying statue of the goddess Venus, it had cost the Italian taxpayer €70,000 (£60,000).
That’s a lot for a fake penis. I bet art Mark Billy would sell them his for a lot less. But honestly, for that kind of money you’d think the scandal-prone Berlusconi would ask for a bigger penis.
Hat tip @AndrewSeto
