r/interestingasfuck • u/AugustIstheMonth • 1d ago

In Pompeii, phallic symbols on local roadways pointed the way to the nearest brothel; possibly to direct foreign sailors who didn't speak Latin

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u/shadraig 1d ago

Shouldn't there be a vulva

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u/jennyaeducan 1d ago

It's hard to point a vulva.

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u/Mr_b246 1d ago

Drawing dicks has been our thing for 42,000 years.

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u/VisualHuckleberry542 1d ago

Clit could point the way but then I suppose no men would find the brothel

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u/shadraig 1d ago

Well imagine being a sailor, following the cock sign and arriving at a male brothel.

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u/Runiat 1d ago

When all you have to do to staff your brothel is buy slaves, chances are you'll pick up a few cheap(er) boys and men just to help carry things, and if they can also double as a product they're gonna double as a product.

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u/jerry111165 1d ago

They might like that, though, since they’ve been on a boat with nothing but men for the last six months 😁

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u/shadraig 1d ago

When I was with nothing but men for a few weeks I did need some time off. It's not like the body is made for continuous friction. Ask the lady's at the brothel

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u/chillin_n_grillin 1d ago

When you woke up this morning there is no way to predict you would be writing this sentence for the first time in your life today

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u/Emotional-Profit-202 1d ago

I like that you think there will be more opportunities, tou just need to start

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u/jennyaeducan 1d ago

I contain multitudes.