Ancestors

Written by Wendy Palmer on 2025-01-16 at 05:24

[#]TIL that certain anatomical votives were classified by the British Museum as “big toes”.

Behold, St Cosmo’s big…toe

[#]history #votives #priapus #IsThatABigToeInYourPocketOrAreYouJustGladToSeeMe

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_WITT-320

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Toot

Written by MH Thaung on 2025-01-16 at 10:05

@wendypalmer If that's a big toe, surely it has a nasty ganglion on it. Better get out the family Bible and give it a good, solid whack!

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Descendants

Written by Wendy Palmer on 2025-01-16 at 15:00

@mhthaung 😂

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