Mysterious monolith appears in Utah desert

[The Larch]

Apparently another monolith has appeared now in Romania... 

[Valmy]

Apparently another monolith has appeared now in Romania... 

Or it got moved to Romania.

[Barrister]

Apparently another monolith has appeared now in Romania... 

Or it got moved to Romania.

The Romanian object (remember, not a monolith) had three sides, so it clearly wasn't the same one.

And it's also disappeared.    

https://globalnews.ca/news/7493097/utah-monolith-romania/

[Admiral Yi]

How do you know this mysterious metal monolith is not capable of changing shape?

[Syt]

Meanwhile, a 2 meter tall phallus was stolen in Bavaria:

https://www.dw.com/en/bavaria-theft-of-wooden-phallus-landmark-puzzles-police/a-55784066#:~:text=Police%20in%20Bavaria%20are%20looking,mystery%2C%20disappeared%20over%20the%20weekend.

Bavaria: Theft of wooden phallus landmark puzzles police

Police in Bavaria are looking for a 2-meter wooden penis sculpture that has become a celebrated local landmark in recent years. The phallus landmark, the origins of which remain a mystery, disappeared over the weekend.

Police in southern Germany say they are investigating the disappearance of a phallus-shaped wooden sculpture from a mountaintop, but that they are still not sure whether a crime has been committed.

The 2-meter-tall (almost 7-foot) object has grown in fame since it appeared overlooking the Allgäu region on the slopes of the Grünten, a mountain near Germany's border with Austria.

It provided a popular photo opportunity for walkers and gained widespread attention on social media — even attracting the moniker "Guardian of the Allgäu."

The phallus sculpture, which was still in place as late as Saturday evening, had a local beer named in its honor and was listed as a cultural landmark on Google Maps.

However, in the dead of night leading into Sunday, the timber landmark went missing.

Local newspaper the Allgäuer Zeitung reported that the sculpture appeared to have been chopped down over the weekend. The only sign that the 200-kilogram (440-pound) sculpture had ever been there was a pile of sawdust.

The mayor of the nearby town of Rettenberg, Nikolaus Weissinger, lamented the disappearance, which came two weeks after the monument attracted media attention for having toppled over.

"It's a real shame," Weissinger was quoted as saying by the Allgäuer Zeitung.

German news agency DPA said police in the Bavarian town of Kempten was investigating the disappearance. However, police said that given that the original owner was unknown, it was unclear whether there could be a prosecution.

"We don't know if it amounts to a criminal act or not," said a police spokesman.

According to local lore, the sculpture was made as a joke birthday present for a young man. However, his family didn't appreciate the gift, and found a new home for it high in the hills.

[Barrister]

How do you know this mysterious metal monolith is not capable of changing shape?

Not a monolith.

[Admiral Yi]

How do you know this mysterious metal monolith is not capable of changing shape?

Not a monolith.

Trilith, because of the three sides, right?

I think I'm getting the hang of this.

[grumbler]

How do you know this mysterious metal monolith is not capable of changing shape?

Not a monolith.

Trilith, because of the three sides, right?

I think I'm getting the hang of this.

  It's not a monolith if it has more than one side.

[DGuller]

What about wooden phallus?  Is it capable of changing shape?  By definition is shouldn't be, but the terminology can get a little confusing.

[alfred russel]

I have a phallus and it changes shape.

[Maximus]

What about wooden phallus?  Is it capable of changing shape?  By definition is shouldn't be, but the terminology can get a little confusing.

Only with enough sheep.

[The Brain]

Maybe it's an old Phallus Athena cult that has survived in the Bavaria hill country?

[PDH]

It is definitely religious.  Likely a Phallus See.

[Caliga]

I wonder if those Raelian dudes have an opinion on these?  I can't think of the last time we heard from that Rael guy or his spokeslady (the one who looks like a shark).

[Caliga]

Well duh, I just checked his website and of course he commented:

"It is illegal to install structures or art without authorisation on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from," the department said. Human beings are soooo funny!  That is why we need an embassy... .