# First we lose the Old Man of the Mountain, and now this.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903 "2017-06-26T12:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/1 "2017-06-26T12:51:00Z")
…Norway has lost its _Trollpikken_ (“Troll prick”). Only this time, instead of natural erosion, the cause was human intervention. The rock formation, which suggested an enormous erect penis, was “hacked off” (the words in the news story) by vandals. > [@](#): > > **Norway Vows To Catch The Jerk Who Chopped Off Its ‘Penis Rock’** Just as New Hampshire has tried to restore in small ways the appearance of the OMotM, Norwegians have stepped up with an offer to restore the broken member: > [@](#): > > Contractor Sverre Garpestad told TV 2 that with the aid of helicopters, it would take about an hour to drill new supports, add bolts and mortar, and replace the rock. > “We have the Viagra it takes,” he was quoted as saying. > Now, presumably, all Garpestad needs is the money for the job. To that end, a crowdfunding site in Norway has raised about $20,000, nearly two-thirds of a goal set by activists to repair the formation. Whoever vandalized the formation faces a six-year sentence. > **[Norway Vows To Catch The Jerk Who Chopped Off Its 'Penis Rock'](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trollpikken-penis-rock-vandalized_n_59506367e4b0da2c731c5e6a?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)** > > Vandals could face up to six years in prison for defacing the Trollpikken. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/2 "2017-06-26T14:23:34Z")
It was a dickish move. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/3 "2017-06-26T15:47:52Z")
Oh. I thought the name Old Man of the Mountain had to be changed, in deference to political correctness, so as not to offend Senior Citizens or youth-challenged Americans, or whatever is approved. Not to mention the sexism violating the gender identity of the “person of the mountain”. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/4 "2017-06-26T15:53:33Z")
They should question Lorena Bobbitt. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/5 "2017-06-26T16:50:41Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > [Norway Vows To Catch The Jerk Who Chopped Off Its 'Penis Rock' | HuffPost Weird News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trollpikken-penis-rock-vandalized_us_59506367e4b0da2c731c5e6a?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009) “Also on Huffpost: Cloud Penises.” Apparently The Huffington Post is the go to website for penii. Sad about the rock dong though. ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/6 "2017-06-26T17:17:49Z")
Well there’s a reason Mount Rushmore is so big… …and yes, everyone reading this thread is thinking “who are the four most iconic penii”? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/7 "2017-06-26T17:33:01Z")
What size are the troll’s hands? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-we-lose-the-old-man-of-the-mountain-and-now-this/789903/8 "2017-06-26T18:10:57Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > “Also on Huffpost: Cloud Penises.” Apparently The Huffington Post is the go to website for penii. > > Sad about the rock dong though. _ **penes** _, not “penii” – CalMeacham, being pedantic. …although I suppose you could go the “…and while you’re at it give me another one” route. But it’d depend on the circumstances.