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Giant phallus-shaped iceberg floating in Conception Bay surprises residents of Dildo, Canada (www.livescience.com)

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[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

c/BrandNewSentence

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[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"It's a bit small"

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I mean, who names a bay in Dildo county Conception Bay (or vice versa)? The iceberg is just the tip!

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

phallus [...] floating in conception bay

[–] jagged_circle 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A penis-shaped iceberg floated by the town of Dildo, Canada, which isn't too far from the city of Spread Eagle and the town of Placentia. (Image credit: Ken Pretty)

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[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

y'all hear about the dick-berg in dildo??

[–] macaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This happened two years ago…

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And it still hasn't melted? Checkmate, environmental lobby

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Quite the opposite effect of what happens to me in the cold!

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's old, but... I'll allow it.

Also...

Dingdong. Willy. Johnson. One-eyed sailor. Trouser snake.

Now it's your turn.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 7 points 2 days ago

Tally-whacker, schlong, weiner, meat and two veg, purple headed womb ferret.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

I'll go with my mcc Halo 2 avatar: one-eyed-purple-elite

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

This is two years old.

[–] Moose@moose.best 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah, first thing I thought was "Wait - again?!?". That would have been one hell of a coincidence.

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Nice

[–] jagged_circle 8 points 2 days ago (6 children)

A penis-shaped iceberg floated by the town of Dildo, Canada, which isn't too far from the city of Spread Eagle and the town of Placentia. (Image credit: Ken Pretty)

It can't be.

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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

2 years old but funny

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

everything reminds me of her

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It's the hovering part that surprises me.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Let the comments begin.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Reached for comment, local resident Dick Cock said: "LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT WHITE COCK!!!!"

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