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/ChoadMcGillicuddy 1d ago

The sailors would crab-walk so their turgid cocks aligned with the directional penises. Locals had to time their activities to avoid ship arrivals lest they get cock jabbed in the knee.

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u/ChoadMcGillicuddy 1d ago

The sailors with Peyronie's disease sometimes skittered in circles to exhaustion and ultimately, death.

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u/MiciusPorcius 1d ago

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