Better location for Luqa structure

The Luqa council unanimously (and that's something quite unusual) have been requesting the government to remove the so-called phallic ceramic structure from their village. The mayor insists that the council never gave any approval for its installation.

The Luqa council unanimously (and that's something quite unusual) have been requesting the government to remove the so-called phallic ceramic structure from their village. The mayor insists that the council never gave any approval for its installation. He points his finger at the central government.

Who is this central government? Is it Mepa? The Ministry of Education and Culture? Or perhaps, the Ministry of Tourism? If the latter, I suggest that they remove it from Luqa and install it in St Julians, replacing the laughable love structure. This will definitely be popular with our tourists. We will be seeing girls, and some boys too, entwined round this column with their friends taking photos and having a good laugh.

On a whim I went to see this monument myself before some distraught hunter could spill his frustration by shooting its head off. I admit that I felt overwhelmed and inadequate. At the base of this structure there is an inscription which I believe is in Latin. Perhaps there is a Times reader who still remembers his Latin and can translate it. It reads as follows: Itis apen isand quitea bigone.

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