A Blog With 0% Social or Political Import

When you looked at this picture, what did you see?

A) A man carrying a guitar?

B) A man carrying a chainsaw?

C) A man with a really huge penis?

D) A man sitting on a cannon, with a mule tied up behind him?

E) A map of the region around the Baltic Sea.

Of course, the correct answer is E, but I’d never actually seen those other possibilities before  today,  which is why it is my blog of the day.  It’s great having a blog.

Not that I think there actually is any sort of significance in the shape a place is on the map.

I’m sure that Italy being shaped like a boot has nothing to do with their footwear industry.  With all due respect, as I’m sure they produce elegant and well crafted boots, among other fashion items, if Italy was to be shaped for what it’s actually famous for, it would be shaped like a pizza, or a strand of spaghetti.

Michigan’s lower peninsula is often referred to as The Mitten, and it’s cold enough there in the winter that you have to wear mittens, so there’s a fit.

On the other hand, when we refer to Florida as America’s Penis, the map shape is secondary to the fact that both politically and socially, quite a lot of dickishness goes on there.  Its prominently dangling off the southeastern tip of the North American continent is a convenient coincidence for the metaphor writers, nothing more.

So, I am not actually trying to imply that there is a funny looking skinny guy with a pot belly and a huge shlong who is thrusting  it at Mother Russia.  I just can’t get the image out of my head.