Icelandic Phallological Museum

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As if the title wasn't enough of a clue, then I should point out that visiting the Icelandic Phallological Museum while at work, may not be terribly swift if you live in a puritanical country, like the USA.

I must admit the idea of a large collection of penii hung like hunting trophies on the wall, is something I find somewhat disturbing.

And, uh, yeah, this was all just part of the online research I was doing. Yeah, research, that's the ticket, research.

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Not really. There were a number of puritan groups who helped found this country (the US/Canada border is a fairly recent thing, history-wise) but it hasn't had a big effect on business, government or society in general.

I think its because we don't have a 'bible-belt'. So, while there are most likely jobs in Canada where the accidental pulling up of a nude scene could get you into some sort of trouble, they are considered the exception, and not the rule.

Here folks like robont regularly post pictures of naked women to their journals, while at work. And robont is from Toronto, one of the places considered 'straight-laced' here in Canada.

Of course, Montreal is probably as far from puritanical as you can get, despite its strong catholic roots.

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I guess I'm splitting hairs in terms of words. What I'm going at is, there are some very conservative parts of Canada. Even Ontario, who has a film censorship board that will ban stuff the US doesn't blink at.

I think the thing is, since Canada's population is often centered in cities, and cities are often liberal, it's easy to say Canada is quite liberal.

Don't get me wrong, I do believe that Canada is a lot more liberal than the US, but all I'm saying is that it's not so simple. I've lived in the Northeast all my life, and seeing a nude woman or man on a computer screen in an office would not make anyone blink. It's not the entire US...

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I didn't mean to say that the entire US was anything in particular. Fact is, the only reason I now say that something is or is not work safe is because of requests I've had, and every single one of those came from people working in the United States. So, even if its not generally true, it seems to be true among the folks that read my posts.