# Accidentally hilarious NY Times Illustration **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424 "2020-03-27T14:35:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/1 "2020-03-27T14:35:52Z")
This is an poem with an illustration from the NY Times. I can’t believe it got past the editors (spoilered, because it’s potentially NSFW). [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/magazine/poem-how-to-survive-this.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/magazine/poem-how-to-survive-this.html) I’m told it’s a globe with a mask, but I really can’t see the mask, I only see the other thing. Hopefully, this isn’t paywalled. If it is, maybe someone with access can post a screen capture (spoilered, of course). ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/2 "2020-03-27T14:48:23Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > This is an poem with an illustration from the NY Times. I can’t believe it got past the editors (spoilered, because it’s potentially NSFW). > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/magazine/poem-how-to-survive-this.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/magazine/poem-how-to-survive-this.html) > > I’m told it’s a globe with a mask, but I really can’t see the mask, I only see the other thing. > > Hopefully, this isn’t paywalled. If it is, maybe someone with access can post a screen capture (spoilered, of course). Paywalled, but searching google images for ny times poem illustration turned it up: [search results](https://www.google.com/search?q=ny+times+poem+illustration&sxsrf=ALeKk02mUwVdGgyF3mJhOfwvRselSGCWqQ:1585320342644&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOnYO_8rroAhUYVc0KHdg_AzwQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=3127&bih=1776#imgrc=315_l7cibEh6oM) Agreed, kinda bizarre. Not sure how that’s supposed to look like a mask… ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/3 "2020-03-27T15:20:16Z")
Man, I’m dense. It took me far longer than I care to admit to see it. I was like, kinda looks like a breast? Maybe? Then I thought … stubby penis? And then I saw the whole penis. Ah… Now I understand. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/4 "2020-03-27T15:39:00Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Man, I’m dense. It took me far longer than I care to admit to see it. I was like, kinda looks like a breast? Maybe? Then I thought … stubby penis? And then I saw the whole penis. Ah… Now I understand. I just thought it looked like a breast. I didn’t even notice the penis until I saw your post. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/5 "2020-03-27T15:41:22Z")
Yes, it looks like a penis. But it also looks like a surgical mask on the globe. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/6 "2020-03-27T16:01:04Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Yes, it looks like a penis. But it also looks like a surgical mask on the globe. Only now did I get what those parallel lines are trying to depict. I teach cartography, so maybe that’s why I took them to be the equator, plus some other important latitude (30 degrees north?). ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/7 "2020-03-27T16:08:25Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Yes, it looks like a penis. But it also looks like a surgical mask on the globe. Eventually, yeah; a really,really poorly drawn one.Is it supposed to be a child’s drawing?The phallic part is so prominent it’s hard to believe it’s not intentional. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/8 "2020-03-27T19:21:36Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > Eventually, yeah; a really,really poorly drawn one.Is it supposed to be a child’s drawing? Some penises look pretty much like that. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/9 "2020-03-27T19:36:32Z")
I see something else entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/10 "2020-03-27T19:41:22Z")
That’s some really poor drawing skills, especially for the NYT. Seth Rogen is pretty good at drawing penises. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/11 "2020-03-27T19:57:00Z")
I know poems are flowery expressions for desiring sex, but I couldn’t find any allusions in the verse to the world having a stiffy. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/12 "2020-03-27T21:27:34Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I just thought it looked like a breast. I didn’t even notice the penis until I saw your post. Man, I didn’t see a breast at all. I’m finally able to see the mask, but it took a while. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/13 "2020-03-27T23:32:28Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Some penises look pretty much like that. :eek::p:p:p ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/14 "2020-03-27T23:41:35Z")
The message is clear: the world is f\*\*\*ed ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/15 "2020-03-28T01:55:01Z")
There is absolutely no penis in that image. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/16 "2020-03-28T08:15:59Z")
Left to my own imagination, I don’t see a mask or a penis. I just see a globe with a weird protrusion on it. But after being told both “it’s a globe with a mask!” and “there’s a penis in there!” I must confess the penis is obvious and I still don’t see a mask. I like penes, so I’m okay with that. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/17 "2020-03-28T08:25:53Z")
If it’s a mask, what’s the round thing on the right side supposed to be? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/18 "2020-03-28T11:29:32Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > If it’s a mask, what’s the round thing on the right side supposed to be? I’m assuming a nose that has a mask over it. The globe is “looking” to the side, and is seen in “profile” with the two lines being the ear loops of the mask. Given the prominence (heh) of penis responses, plus a few breasts, I gotta wonder what the hell **Gatopescado** is seeing. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/19 "2020-03-28T11:53:10Z")
I don’t see a penis at all, just the globe with a mask. And I’m one who can’t anything but a penis in the Amazon logo. Weird ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424/20 "2020-03-28T12:57:41Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I’m assuming a nose that has a mask over it. The globe is “looking” to the side, and is seen in “profile” with the two lines being the ear loops of the mask. > > Given the prominence (heh) of penis responses, plus a few breasts, I gotta wonder what the hell **Gatopescado** is seeing. Thanks. I expected to see it from the front. > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > I don’t see a penis at all, just the globe with a mask. And I’m one who can’t anything but a penis in the Amazon logo. > > Weird The protrusion is the head. The middle band is the shaft. I don’t know if it’s very badly drawn or drawn just right. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-hilarious-ny-times-illustration/850424.md?page=2)