Decorations of the Day: Wild Dildos Appear All Over Portland Power Lines
Reports are flooding in from social media and The Oregonian about sex toys that have suddenly appeared all over the power lines of Portland.
Depending on the commenter, the number of suspended sex toys ranges from dozens to hundreds, but no official tally exists. People have documented examples in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland.
Marc Farrar, a Comcast spokesman, said he's not aware of crews removing any of the toys from Portland power lines. Ryan Noll, a CenturyLink spokesman, declined comment.
Officials raised some concerns about line safety, but most everyone else is using it as an excuse to take pictures or finding an awkward parenting situation in the anonymous 'art' project.
God I love this place
#KeepPortlandWeird pic.twitter.com/T57woY0a6r
— ⒩⒲⒜ rayawnie paris™ (@RayawnieParis) July 14, 2015WE WERE ACTUALLY THERE TO WITNESS THESE DILDOS PORTLAND #KeepPortlandWeird @k_bug2 pic.twitter.com/f2FckdSvnR
— Caroline Macom (@cece_macom) July 15, 2015Apparently the new trend in #Portland #Oregon is to throw dildos up on power lines. Wtf?! #KeepPortlandWeird pic.twitter.com/qNINxmolEt
— Cody Perez (@Cody_Perez) July 8, 2015On Broadway lol #Portland #PDX #keepportlandweird pic.twitter.com/MkrKXDyNNq
— Chris Bahn (@WarriorBahn) June 27, 2015#Portland: All fun & games until your 6 yr old child asks, "What are those?" as they point to the dildos in the sky. http://t.co/VJABPPFeQv
— Paul Ogg (@JustOGG) July 14, 2015Most of the residents seem to have a pretty good attitude about it, which really shouldn't be too surprising from Portlandians.