Schoolyard penis seen from space



Press Association
Wednesday January 31, 2007
EducationGuardian.co.uk


The satellite image of a penis on the lawn of Bellemoor school in Southampton. Photograph: PA



Two pupils who drew a giant penis on a school lawn using weed killer two years ago can still admire their work from satellite photos now posted on the internet.
Despite the school re-seeding the area, the penis has turned up on satellite image search engines because a photo was taken before the new grass could conceal the appendage.

The unnamed pair of year 11 pupils from Bellemoor school for boys in Southampton, burned the 6-metre (20ft) phallus into the grass as an end of term joke.

Staff, parents and pupils who log on can now see the image in all its glory.

A spokeswoman for the school said: "It was just one of those high school jinks.

"This was an act of vandalism that took place during the summer of 2005. Southampton city council re-seeded the area and the grass was re-grown by the beginning of the new school term."



What news item has caught your eye recently?

u have got to be kiddin me lol

WTF ?

While it's not exactly the Great Wall of China,
at least when the students did it,
their methods were green.

Always environment safety first, kids.

Ok, am I blind? I don't see it anywhere!

WTF?

UCantHavaDaMango said:

If you look very closely you can see it on the large grass area.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Story of my life.

anarchy.

i love it.

FruitToAttractBears said:

You made me day.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

doo da
doo da

JDINTERACTIVE said:

can you draw a big red circle around it or something?

Anx said:

Are you singin' Camptown Races?

Good grief

FruitToAttractBears said:

oooohhh!!

Wow, it's so small! It's wonder if you could see it from a hot air balloon, let alone space!

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Not the first time you've said that, eh?!

Anx said:

omg!

Anx said:

Schoolyard penis seen from space!

oh doo da day!

JDINTERACTIVE said:

It is, actually.