Political Commentary: Say it with herbicide

(H/t to E and the 13th floor)

Giant phallus etched below Idaho guv's mansion removed
- The Associated Press 04/11/08

BOISE, Idaho — A 60-foot phallus created by vandals on the grassy slopes beneath the governor's mansion has been fig-leafed over by work crews on their second try.

The area was recently replanted with grass seedlings and covered with straw. A previous attempt by landscapers to obliterate the image only enhanced it with a dark green outline, after which it was covered with a bright blue tarpaulin for several weeks.

"Humor is humor, and people can laugh and we move on," Rick Phillips, communications director for J.R. Simplot Co., told the Idaho Statesman.

Oh, we'll laugh - don't worry about that.