When I first saw its picture, I thought it’s just another photoshopped hoax, but digging deeper, I was shocked to discover that it’s a real plant, usually called the Peter Pepper, scientific name capsicum annuum var. annuum ‘Peter’.
It’s native to Louisiana and Texas.
It’s been called many other names, including Chilli Willy and Penis Chilli; and has been judged “Most Pornographic Pepper” by Organic Gardening Magazine.
Not surprising, since it looks like so:
Apparently it has always been grown more as an ornamental thing, rather than to be eaten, although it’s perfectly edible.
The New Straits Times first reported on 6th April 2008 that a toothpaste sold in Kuala Terengganu has caused a furore to some extent, as “its brand name was considered to be rather suggestive by some people.”
2 days later, the same newspaper, reported that the product is produced by Pro Dental B Corporation Sdn Bhd, a Kulim, Kedah, based company, and that even its executive director Sunny Saw defended its name, saying he “saw nothing wrong with the name as it was connected to oral care. The name is just to show that it is an oral product.”
Still, enough people thought that the brand name carried a negative connotation that it made the news, online and offline, including marketing executives and English teachers, people that should know better than most.
Apparently happened on Bulgarian Idol auditions, broadcast on Bulgarian TV 26th February 2008, when Valentina Hassan, who does not speak a word of English, sung the classic Harry Nilsson / Mariah Carey hit “Without You”.
Even the dialogue is funny, as she said she was going to sing a song called “Ken Lee”, and to a question as to whether she meant “Without You”, she empathically said “No!” Then at the end, when asked what language she had just sung in, she didn’t miss a beat when answering: “English!”
Has to be seen to be believed, this is at least the video of the year 2008:
This November 2006 video has got to be one of the greatest I have ever taken. Chris looks like s/he cannot wait for the song to end because of the pesky short, drunk old man who’s become his/her biggest fan. And who can forget that dancing partner’s totally original dance moves, complete with robot walk and silat shuffle!
This rather effeminate male vagrant was photographed unintentionally posing with a Honda Accord. The last photo is especially exclusive - complete with apparent nose cleaning operation.
For the auditions of X Factor 4, Totoshko travelled all the way from Japan to meet her idol, Simon Cowell in the Birmingham auditions of the show in August. It’s obvious that getting thru the audition was secondary in the 31-year old soft-spoken woman’s intentions.
In normal circumstances Cowell would’ve slaughtered her there and then, like he had done so many times to other people in the past, but this time a softer side of him was revealed.
She sang one of the worst ever versions of ‘My Way’ and caused Cowell to try very hard not to laugh.
She said: “I like you very much Simon, I came here just to meet you, you are very big in Tokyo.”
Cowell then gave her a hug and 2 kisses.
He didn’t let her go thru to the next round, but if he heard such singing from any other person, he would not tell them what he told her: “That was a very quiet audition but very sweet voice and you’re very cute, I may have to take you home”.
The episode was first shown on British television on 1st September 2007.
