Posted on 03/26/2009 11:36:19 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
A STUDENT has some scrubbing to do after his parents discovered he'd painted an 18m-long penis on their roof to get his home noticed on Google Earth. Rory McInnes, 18, decided to make his family home stand out after watching a documentary about Google Earth.
Armed with a tin of white paint, he climbed on top of the $2 million home in Berkshire, south east England, and set to work.
His artwork remained unnoticed for 12 months until a helicopter pilot spotted it and swooped down low so his passengers could take photos.
Dad Andy thought it was a prank call when a British newspaper contacted him about the painting this week.
"It's an April Fool's joke, right? There's no way there's a 60ft phallus on top of my house,'' Mr McInnes told The Sun.
He confronted his four children, finding his answers when he reached Rory over the phone in Brazil.
Part-way through gap-year travels, Rory could not hold back his laughter as he confessed: "Oh, so you've found it then.''
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
“There’s no way there’s a 60ft phallus on top of my house,’’ Mr McInnes told The Sun.”
Some combinations of words, even though unremarkable, have probably never been said before.
I can just imagine what would have been seen by that "chopper" crew if it were to be a co-ed school that he attended. ; )
Really, I hope he plans to be something other than an artist!
I once painted a giant penis.
The paint remover was rough on my skin. ;)
Wow. Noice! They have to have a few quid to own that in the UK. Beautiful.
Well, he did take considerable risk. He could have encountered a stiff, unyielding wind while he was up there.
Not to mention the possible penal code violations.
“Really, I hope he plans to be something other than an artist!”
No nude models for him.
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