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Statue of giant potato goes viral for phallus shape
Statue of giant potato goes viral for phallus shape
Reuters
Published Oct 18, 2021 10:51 AM PHT

XYLOPHAGOU, Cyprus - A Cypriot community's endeavor to pay homage to the humble spud has gone viral after their 5 meter (16 ft) tall statue of a Cyprus potato drew comparisons to a giant penis.
XYLOPHAGOU, Cyprus - A Cypriot community's endeavor to pay homage to the humble spud has gone viral after their 5 meter (16 ft) tall statue of a Cyprus potato drew comparisons to a giant penis.
The fiberglass replica, which cost 8,000 euros ($9,300) and sits by a main road at the entrance to the village of Xylophagou, has drawn widespread ribbing on social media.
The fiberglass replica, which cost 8,000 euros ($9,300) and sits by a main road at the entrance to the village of Xylophagou, has drawn widespread ribbing on social media.
"Other countries have instantly recognisable monuments, now we have ours," Euripides Evriviades, who is a former Cyprus ambassador to the UK, wrote on Twitter.
"Other countries have instantly recognisable monuments, now we have ours," Euripides Evriviades, who is a former Cyprus ambassador to the UK, wrote on Twitter.
No. Itβs not a homage to the ancient cult of the #phallus, a commonly represented symbol in antiquity.
But a monument to the #Cyprus #potato produced in #Xylofagou (Xylophagou) village.
Other countries have instantly recognizable monuments. Now we have ours. π#Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/oWXTL7L01x
β Euripides L Evriviades π¨πΎπͺπΊ (@eevriviades) October 15, 2021
No. Itβs not a homage to the ancient cult of the #phallus, a commonly represented symbol in antiquity.
β Euripides L Evriviades π¨πΎπͺπΊ (@eevriviades) October 15, 2021
But a monument to the #Cyprus #potato produced in #Xylofagou (Xylophagou) village.
Other countries have instantly recognizable monuments. Now we have ours. π#Unbelievable pic.twitter.com/oWXTL7L01x
Alongside he posted a collage juxtaposing an image of the Big Potato with the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and Hong Kong Big Buddha.
Alongside he posted a collage juxtaposing an image of the Big Potato with the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and Hong Kong Big Buddha.
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But Xylophagou's residents are taking the ridicule in their stride, insisting that the beige-colored knobbly design named "The Big Potato" is a faithful reproduction of its main potato crop, the Spunta.
But Xylophagou's residents are taking the ridicule in their stride, insisting that the beige-colored knobbly design named "The Big Potato" is a faithful reproduction of its main potato crop, the Spunta.
Community leader George Tasou said those who saw in the statue anything more than a potato was guilty of a dirty mind.
Community leader George Tasou said those who saw in the statue anything more than a potato was guilty of a dirty mind.
"That is, I think, talk of a mind possessed," he said. "Whether we like it or not this potato, the Spunta, is thin and long."
"That is, I think, talk of a mind possessed," he said. "Whether we like it or not this potato, the Spunta, is thin and long."
Potatoes are the mainstay of Cyprus, known for its rich red fertile soil. Next year Xylophagou plans another novelty with its favorite produce; frying 800 kgs of potatoes in a chip-fest.
Potatoes are the mainstay of Cyprus, known for its rich red fertile soil. Next year Xylophagou plans another novelty with its favorite produce; frying 800 kgs of potatoes in a chip-fest.
Tasou said work on the Big Potato was incomplete and that it would be mounted in local stone with a bench, a park and a small store, bringing the total cost of the project to 15,000 euros.
Tasou said work on the Big Potato was incomplete and that it would be mounted in local stone with a bench, a park and a small store, bringing the total cost of the project to 15,000 euros.
"It will be a landmark," he said as giggling visitors behind him posed for selfies.
"It will be a landmark," he said as giggling visitors behind him posed for selfies.
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