December 13, 2006 | Funny Bits

Oh Christmas tree!

A British man got himself in hot water this week when neighbors objected to his idea of a Christmas joke, namely the creative trimming of the ten foot fir tree in his front yard so that it resembled an enormous penis. Apparently the real crime was the addition of strings of red and white fairy lights that accentuated its phallic shape.

Some of the neighbors complained to police: "It's rather rude. There are children and teenagers about and I don't think it's good for them to see." Another fumed: "It's just obscene. We shouldn't have to put up with it."

After a visit from the local constabulary, the man agreed to remove the lights and said he would take another whack at trimming his tree in the interest of keeping peace with the neighbors.

"I was amazed when police called around. They said they had received a complaint and would I mind removing the lights so it didn't look offensive."

We could think of worse things than getting a 10 foot cock for Christmas!

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