# Inspiration dfor the Cerne Abbas Giant

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**Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspiration-dfor-the-cerne-abbas-giant/408450/1 "2007-06-18T12:10:46Z")

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It’s a fruitful morning on [Snopes.com](http://Snopes.com). First the “God’s Goatse”, and now this:

[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/14/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Pole-Dancing-Ad.php](http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/14/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Pole-Dancing-Ad.php)

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> Local council orders racy ad removed from beneath airport’s flight path
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> LONDON: A giant silhouette of a naked pole dancer painted on a field beneath Gatwick Airport’s flight path is disturbing the British countryside.
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> The 100,000 square foot (9,300 square meter) advertisement is nearly invisible from the ground, but can be seen by airline passengers, Tandridge District Council spokeswoman Giuseppina Valenza said Thursday.
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> She said the ad was painted on the field without proper permission and that the council would take legal action if it was not removed.

This landscape structure practically begs to be associated with the **Cerne Abbas Giant** :

> **[Cerne Abbas Giant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerne_Abbas_giant)**
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> The Cerne Abbas Giant, or Cerne Giant, is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas, in Dorset, England. It is currently owned by the National Trust, and listed as a scheduled monument of England. Measuring 55 metres (180 ft) in length, the hill figure depicts a bald, nude male with a prominent erection, holding his left hand out to the side and wielding a large club in his right hand. Like many other hill figures, the Cerne Giant is formed by shallow trenches cut into the turf and backfil...