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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago

Cocky copycats soon erected similar works of art in parks across the city

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 54 points 2 years ago

An unknown number of hardened criminals are still at large.

[–] Mamertine@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (2 children)

An online petition demanding that the sculptors cease and desist

Can we get a petition going for the sculptors to continue?

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 28 points 2 years ago

more publicity => more snow penises

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

D20 chess. They want the art stundents sculpting more.

(I wonder how many nerds got triggered by this comment.)

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

If the snow penises last for 4 or more hours, consult a doctor.

[–] IntergalacticZombie@feddit.uk 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hit those bitches!

[–] ours@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Some snowginas to represent as well.

[–] pixelscience@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Could they not have just kicked it over instead of bringing a giant ass excavator?

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

...and to send him pictures of the penises so municipal workers could be dispatched to fell them.

All right guys. This is what we've been waiting for. Someone is litterally asking for dick pics. Hopefully they have enough workers.

[–] 1bluepixel@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

"Battle not with penises lest you become a penis."

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

The real draft has arrived

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Law enforcement probably needs to get to work," Vice-Mayor Alexey Bubnov told local news outlet It's My City on Friday. "If they insult someone, it's probably an administrative offense. Involve law enforcement and demolish it. This is a provocation, and we need to fight these people."

What a dick.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Imagine getting locked up over a snow dick

[–] TinyPizza@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Say what you want, this is why they'll win the war.
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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I read this as “show penises in Russia” and all I could think about was George Costanza and shrinkage.

[–] TastehWaffleZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon

[–] Lightsong@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nice touch with the veins.

[–] corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

this website has very weird ads for me, ive checked it on mediabiasfactcheck and it seems okay though

[–] corrupts_absolutely@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

now that i think about it the two times ive interacted wih it it had sourced rt so perhaps i should avoid it
this is straight up an rt piece too, Residents Outraged as Snow Penises Take Over Russia's Yekaterinburg - moscow times covering the same issue.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They had photos to corroborate, so it seems legit.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Story on Big News Network XD

[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

A lone sturdy choad Proudly stands on my car hood Happy to see me?