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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 19/09/2024 à 05:59, Aidan Kehoe a écrit :   
   >   
   > I was in the National Archeological Museum in Athens a couple of days ago,   
   and   
   > the English-language description under one of the early exhibits used the   
   word   
   > “ithyphallic,” which was new to me. It is of course no longer 1990 with   
   the   
   > associated need to make a written note of the word and consult a paper   
   > dictionary when such a difficulty comes up, and I learned fairly quickly that   
   > it means “having an erect penis.” [...]   
   >   
   > If anyone is going to Athens, be aware there is a significant street drug   
   > problem. If you are bringing children check with the hotel about what streets   
   > to avoid, if you prefer not to have to explain what this man sitting on the   
   > ground with a needle and a syringe sticking into his arm is doing.   
      
   One could just segue from 'ithyphallic' and explain that it's another   
   sense of 'prick'.   
      
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