Cyprus Mail 9 May 2021
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| The reason the Noble Peasant got coverage was because when you look at the picture, posted on the project website, you get the impression that the Cypriot horkatos has the biggest ding-dong in the world |
From Tales from the Coffeeshop
THE PLANS of Turkish Cypriot moneybags Erbil Arkin, to build a giant statue, of what he describes as the ‘Noble Peasant’ (evgenis horkatos in Greek), on the mountain overlooking Kyrenia harbour received coverage in the UK, on the popular television show Good Morning Britain. The Noble Peasant (is this a contradiction in terms?) will be 40 metres tall, higher than Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer.
The reason the Noble Peasant got coverage was because when you look at the picture, posted on the project website, you get the impression that the Cypriot horkatos has the biggest ding-dong in the world, which could boost tourist arrivals. It is in fact his knee that is sticking out because the peasant is kneeling, but it does look like a super-giant ding-dong.
There were all types jokes on the GMB. “Cyprus plans to erect statue,” said one presenter while someone tweeted “Is that your knee or are you just pleased to see me?”
