Phallological Museum

Apparently……in Husavik, Iceland there is a Phallological Museum; a museum of the penis.

Open from May to September, it is housed in a plain brown building, the entrance marked by a tall brown phallus near the door and a penis-shaped sign over the front porch.

No doubt closed during to winter months due to shrinkage.

The joint, was the brainchild of Sigurdur Hjartarson.

His collection, which began in 1974 with a single bull’s penis that looked something like a riding crop, now boasts 261 preserved members from 90 species.

He said he began collecting penises 24 years ago, when working as a school administrator, with little notion he would one day be running a museum devoted to the subject.

“It was just a hobby,” he said, adding that the collection was relegated to his office until the inception of the museum.

“They were not on display in the sitting room.”

Yes…of course…a school administrator whose hobby is collecting penises. Probably wouldn’t fly here in fly over country but, Icelanders probably have a different feel for these kinds of things.

If you must know…

The largest, from a sperm whale, is 70 kg (154 lb) and 1.7 meters (5.58 ft) long. The smallest, a hamster penis bone, is just 2 mm and must be viewed through a magnifying glass.

Did you hear about the sperm whale that was having back pain?

The doctor told him; “You’ll be OK, just don’t lift anything that weighs more than 150 pounds”.

“How am I going to take a leak, Doc?”

Hjartarson says that number of visitors grows every year and 60 percent are women.

And, oh yeah…this.

One species conspicuous by its absence is homo sapiens, but that may soon be rectified since a German, an American, an Icelander and a Briton have promised to donate their organs after death, according to certificates on display.

The American, 52-year-old Stan Underwood, supplied a written description of his penis — which he purportedly nick-named “Elmo” — for display alongside a life-size plastic mould of the member as well as his pledge to donate it.

Nice going there Stan…and “Elmo”.

Have at it folks.

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