Schhhwing!

Last week, 2BK emailed me and asked me if I was familiar with this "toy" known as The Barrel Man. Now, any Filipino worth their salt will know what's up with this infamous wooden dude. When I was a kid, it was just kinda normal to go into a Tita Baby's house and see him chillin on the mantle next to the iced and gold lame'd out Santo Nino.

My shorthand explanation to her:

It's basically a wooden carving of a man with a disproportionately sized, spring loaded weiner. There's a wooden barrel that goes over the man, giving him some covering while pushing down his junk. The punchline is when you lift the barrel and his thing springs out. Hours of fun!

Here's the Wikipedia explanation.

It's been around forever so I'm a little jaded when the barrel goes up but that's not the case for the uninitiated. Could you imagine if I had homeboy posted up on my desk at work?!

Now that I think about it, 2BK made me realize how much of an inside joke The Barrel Man really is.

So for the unfamiliar...get familiar!

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