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What I Did On My Summer Holidays
In July, while chatting in the yard with our new neighbour, comedian Brian Reynolds, my eye tried to make sense of some shapes in the grass across the street. I blurted, Is that a penis? Brian, who had already noticed the fresh neighbourhood art work (but didn't want to potentially weird out a complete stranger with the report), confirmed the sighting.
In August, the weeds on penis hill grew over the Humberside shlong. Toronto boasts some outstanding phallic symbols, but this was the first time I'd seen what appeared to be an adolescent boy's tribute burned larger than life into a lawn. It looked just like those doodles in the margins of high school text books, except it was ten feet long.
It made the neighbours giggle. And the little dribble at its tip was pointing at my porch.
It's now September and the hill is respectably clothed in closely clipped green again. Happy back-to-school, everyone!
Contributed by Sharon Harris
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That said, there's likely an art book or two in the world someplace that parodies this practice. And after all, "A white gentlemen's urinal has been named the most influential modern art work of all time."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4059997.stm
Harris is the unpleasant combination of a attention-seeking egotist whose cries for help involve uglifying Toronto. BlogTO should not be providing her with an audience.
*That's* going to look great in my next bio : )
For the record, I've never spray painted anything other than a candle holder. I'm against garden chemicals of any kind and grow organic.
I am guilty of taking photographs of things in our city that interest me. And Anon--even if you're the troll who posted my address on Torontoist with a call to trash my home--I love you!
Are all 752 members of the Flickr group Toronto Graffiti, Street Art and Scribbles vandals? http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontograffiti/