I saw a post saying that some bronze statues are highlighted where people frequently touch them. Then I remembered that Molly Malone statue in Dublin…

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  1. The funny thing is, 90% of the time you see something like this there’s some old joke or saying about good luck. You’ll see a bald head on some school statue, or even a shining butt now and again. Dublin Presents: Molly Malone’s Magnificent Mammaries.

    Molly Malone is just Dublin being Dublin.

  2. Afaik the sculptor was female. I hope she had some really exciting realisations after this statue, if not before.

  3. The Wall St bull in New York has the most shiny metal balls from tourists rubbing them. It’s not just a female statue thing, or even a human statue thing!

  4. Was walking past one day and there was a gang of young lads perched up close by shouting “Perverts” each time a tourist posed for a photo groping Molly. Made me proud to be Irish

  5. I remember when twitter users tried to make an argument that this was a direct symptom of rampant sexual abuse in our society. It’s a statue, men, women and children all feel those bronzies for a funny photo, sin é.

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