Public Enema Number Two
June 20, 2008 11:08 AM | permalink
Ah, Russia. Land of Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Tchaikovsky. And now home to an 800-pound bronze enema statue.
Celebrating the joys of douching, this monument to forcible bowel evacuation can be found in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk, home to a number of spas that pride themselves on their enemas with water from nearby mineral springs.
The prized enema is held aloft by three Botticelli-esque angels. It can be found near a spa where the slogan is "Let's beat constipation and sloppiness with enemas."
Which coincidently also appears as a motto on my family coat of arms. But it's in Latin ("Hostilis mos plumbum nos ut evinco venter opera quod spurcamen"), so of course it sounds more impressive.
Posted by Dixon
