Dickie's Dangle

I forgot to share the story behind this statue in Liverpool. Locals call him "Dickie Lewis." This nude male figure stands proudly on a ship's prow as a symbol of the city's ability to weather any storm. The sculpture was well-received except for one unexpected side effect.

As our guide told us, "There's no delicate way to say this. Every time it rained, it looked for all the world as if Dickie were weeing on the people below."

Before long, there was a petition to "change the angle of Dickie's dangle." Sure enough, it worked. By moving the figure back, everything was fixed.Read more