Yahoo News Workers in Iceland forced to put up sign telling tourists their office is not a penis museum
A group of workers in Iceland have been force to tell tourists that their office is just an office – and not a penis museum.
Tourists have apparently been flocking to the Reykjavík International Film Festival offices in the country’s capital hoping to see some phallic exhibits.
However, what they are actually looking for is the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which is just down the street.
First world problem in Iceland. pic.twitter.com/LYLON77nuU
— Ásta Helgadóttir (@asta_fish) March 12, 2018
It seems people have been turning up at the wrong address and workers inside the Film Festival offices have had enough – and wrote a note.
In huge letters, the staff wrote: ‘This is NOT the penis museum.’
Giving people directions, the workers jokily added: ‘You can’t miss it. It has a big penis logo.’
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They signed off: ’Sincerely, the people that work here.’
One person believes he and his girlfriend inspired the sign:
OH MY GOD I THINK MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HELPED INSPIRE THIS SIGN!
Sorry, nice friendly Icelanders who work in a building that apparently is quite often mistake for the penis museum.— Jason Seba (@jason_seba) March 12, 2018
Indeed! It was about 5 years ago –
We were walking the beautiful streets of Reykjavík, try to follow the (not good!) directions from the museums web site.— Jason Seba (@jason_seba) March 12, 2018
We found what we thought was the correct address, walked in – and were greeted by a bunch of friendly but confused workers in cubicles. “What are you looking for?” They asked, after they realized we were just dumb American tourists.
— Jason Seba (@jason_seba) March 12, 2018
My girlfriend said “the Phallological museum”
I guess the word “Phallological” is not commonly known to Icelandic English speakers. But she tried again: “the Phallological museum! Phalusses!”— Jason Seba (@jason_seba) March 12, 2018
We tried to look up “phallus” in our English to Icelandic dictionary. No luck!
So finally, frustrated, she said “the PENIS museum!!!”— Jason Seba (@jason_seba) March 12, 2018
The museum is apparently full of exhibits and information about mammalian penises.
We’re glad that’s all cleared up.
