A photograph has gone viral ......
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| Medieval Flasher |
..... that shows an 800-year-old, crude relief woodcut sculpture, of a man
exposing himself on the ceiling of All Saints Church in Hereford,
England.
No
one is really sure how long its been there, as it was uncovered when a new café gallery was opened up at the Church .... some believe that it may
be to ward off evil spirits, but wood carvers and especially stone masons, were very independent minded in
the middle ages, and it may be that the carver may have just been bored, or pissed
off with the local clergy over something (like the pay). After all, as it was hidden in the roof carvings, it could be someone about to defecate on the heads of those praying below.
Personally I just think the carver just thought this was funny ....
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| Stone Masons Humour Through The Centuries ..... |
..... after all, this isn't the only example of church and cathedral workers humour created over the centuries.
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