Men seeking employment from the police force in Papua, Indonesia, are asked whether they’ve enlarged their penises. I think that’s an invasion of privacy, but there’s a cultural reason why applicants are asked about the size of their sex organ. Papuans have been known to wrap the penis in leaves from a plant that is so itchy and irritating it causes the organ to expand. The bee sting-like swelling causes a “hindrance during training,” says the Papua police chief, so the men who use this local technique are deemed unfit for the job. But wouldn’t the enlargement be temporary? And if it isn’t, then Papuans should forget becoming police officers and figure out how to bottle that stuff. I bet they’d make a killing! [Reuters]
