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The bear on the Bern (Switzerland) coat of arms will keep its penis despite pressure to remove it.
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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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YaDownWitCPP lemmy.world YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world
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Good for the bear! I would hate to lose my penis.

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Ribbons lemmy.blahaj.zone Ribbons@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Let it hang, Switzerland.

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Sundray lemmus.org sundray@lemmus.org
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It's good to see Switzerland upholding the right to bear penis.

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TheReanuKeeves lemmy.world TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world
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MushuChupacabra piefed.world MushuChupacabra@piefed.world
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I'd start a petition to have the penis drawn bigger.

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ccunning lemmy.world ccunning@lemmy.world
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

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huppakee piefed.social huppakee@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-07
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

Wait, they kept the coat of arms this entire time?

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huppakee piefed.social huppakee@piefed.social
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#9 · Quote Reply

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That's just how they look there

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new_guy lemmy.world new_guy@lemmy.world
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They didn't have furry artists back then

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frustrated_phagocytosis fedia.io frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
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With that shape and color, It looks like a bear claw is stuck in his penis. No wonder he's making that face.

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SpaceNoodle lemmy.world SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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#12 · Quote Reply

Wait, they kept the coat of arms this entire time?

Well, technically they fixed it

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Ibisalt lemmy.world Ibisalt@lemmy.world
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#13 · Quote Reply

fun fact: the doblerone logo contains a hidden bear in reference to the city of bern

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massive_bereavement fedia.io massive_bereavement@fedia.io
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

So progressive of New Bern, a transgender bear as a mascot.

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Imgonnatrythis sh.itjust.works Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-09-23
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

Fucking fascistss

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Coyote piefed.ca Coyote@piefed.ca
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fun fact: the doblerone logo contains a hidden bear in reference to the city of bern

Toblerone has also hidden much of the chocolate that used to come in the bars.

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M137 lemmy.world M137@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-09-05
#18 · Quote Reply

Well, technically they fixed it

What? They made it worse.

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SpaceNoodle lemmy.world SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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What? They made it worse.

"Fix" is a euphemism for "neuter."

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Proprietary_Blend lemmy.world Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-12-25
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Where penis?

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ImproperKeming ani.social ImproperKeming@ani.social
Joined: 2024-01-11
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They didn't have furry artists back then

If that's true, who gave the bear an ahegao face?

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Poem_for_your_sprog lemmy.world Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-13
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So progressive of New Bern, a transgender bear as a mascot.

Who is to say the original isn't a futanari?

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couldhavebeenyou lemmy.zip couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip
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So progressive of New Bern, a transgender bear as a mascot.

Haz no tiddies

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couldhavebeenyou lemmy.zip couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip
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I'd start a petition to have the penis drawn bigger.

As a symbol of progress

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hector lemmy.today hector@lemmy.today
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Did some prude have a hard on in removing it? Not going soft on the bear penis issue, the population erected a defense.

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hector lemmy.today hector@lemmy.today
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

Boo to this new bern and their bear penis denial! Where the fuck is New Bern though? Got to be connecticut or some shit am I right?

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hector lemmy.today hector@lemmy.today
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I'd start a petition to have the penis drawn bigger.

Drawn dick and balls were a good luck sign in ancient days.

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hector lemmy.today hector@lemmy.today
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#28 · Quote Reply

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I'd like to see you eat a bunch of fly agaric and draw a better one.

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mrsemi lemmy.world mrsemi@lemmy.world
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#29 · Quote Reply

Drawn dick and balls were a good luck sign in ancient days.
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Dultas lemmy.world Dultas@lemmy.world
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Boo to this new bern and their bear penis denial! Where the fuck is New Bern though? Got to be connecticut or some shit am I right?

North Carolina. Was the capitol once. Where Pepsi was invented.

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finallymadeanaccount lemmy.world finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world
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#31 · Quote Reply

Never noticed it until you pointed it out ...

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finallymadeanaccount lemmy.world finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world
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It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

Somehow the bear's eyerolling expression of despair looks more pronounced now.

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🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
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#33 · (edited) Quote Reply

Now I understand why there is a claw on its crotch. It's not a claw.

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ccunning lemmy.world ccunning@lemmy.world
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#34 · Quote Reply

So progressive of New Bern, a transgender bear as a mascot.

Oh man - if I start spreading this around town it could be a good way to get them to put the penis back on.

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SubArcticTundra lemmy.ml SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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#35 · Quote Reply

Now I understand why there is a claw on its crotch. It's not a claw.

Frankly, I am quite disappointed at what I was expecting to be a much more prominent phalus

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huppakee piefed.social huppakee@piefed.social
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fun fact: the doblerone logo contains a hidden bear in reference to the city of bern

It used to, they had to stop using the Matterhorn in their logo because they left Switzerland

current and previous two logos

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rosco385 lemmy.wtf rosco385@lemmy.wtf
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fun fact: the doblerone logo contains a hidden bear in reference to the city of bern

Does the hidden bear still have it's penis?

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ccunning lemmy.world ccunning@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-01
#38 · Quote Reply

It used to, they had to stop using the Matterhorn in their logo because they left Switzerland

Weird that their official website still features it:
https://tobleronechocolate.com/

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Phoenixz lemmy.ca phoenixz@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-10
#39 · Quote Reply

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

God, Americans are such sad people.

Yeah yeah, not all of them, but prettyuch all of those with money or power

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chicken lemmy.dbzer0.com chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2023-06-30
#40 · Quote Reply

The bear has always been depicted on official documents with a red phallus. In view of this tradition, the cantonal government believed that it was reasonable to continue to depict the bear in this way. Nor did it wish to conduct an online survey on the bear’s future appearance. In its view, such a survey would not be representative and would have little informative value.

Normally I'm pro-democracy but they make some good points here

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holomorphic lemmy.world holomorphic@lemmy.world
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#41 · Quote Reply

The bear has always been depicted on official documents with a red phallus. In view of this tradition, the cantonal government believed that it was reasonable to continue to depict the bear in this way. Nor did it wish to conduct an online survey on the bear’s future appearance. In its view, such a survey would not be representative and would have little informative value. Normally I'm pro-demo...

This was officially brought into Parlament as a 'question'. Answering it without any aditional actions, is exactly how this is supposed to be handled.

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hector lemmy.today hector@lemmy.today
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#42 · Quote Reply

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Romans used to draw a cock and balls over their doorways for good luck.

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huppakee piefed.social huppakee@piefed.social
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#43 · Quote Reply

Weird that their official website still features it: https://tobleronechocolate.com/

I don't see much official about that website. This one seems a bit more legit if you ask me: https://www.mondelezinternational.com/our-brands/toblerone/

But also feel free to look up their logo change, many websites reported on it.

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ccunning lemmy.world ccunning@lemmy.world
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#44 · Quote Reply

North Carolina. Was the capitol once. Where Pepsi was invented.

Don’t sell us short. We also have the worlds largest Harris Teeters as well as the Guinness world record for largest open sandwich (a barbecue pork bun)

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Agent641 lemmy.world Agent641@lemmy.world
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#45 · Quote Reply

If a bear wore pants...

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Vinylraupe lemmy.zip Vinylraupe@lemmy.zip
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#46 · Quote Reply

It used to, they had to stop using the Matterhorn in their logo because they left Switzerland

Deserved. The Matterhorn isnt in Bern.

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TheV2 programming.dev TheV2@programming.dev
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#47 · Quote Reply

The cantonal government was responding to a written question from Liberal Green parliamentarian Thomas Brönnimann, who wondered whether it would not be more appropriate to depict the bear without its masculine attributes, so that the population as a whole would feel better represented.

I wish progress was instead defined by people speaking up for themselves and privileged people only supporting them to raise their voice...

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Ibisalt lemmy.world Ibisalt@lemmy.world
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#48 · Quote Reply

It used to, they had to stop using the Matterhorn in their logo because they left Switzerland

oh wow... TIL

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Infinite lemmy.zip Infinite@lemmy.zip
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#49 · Quote Reply

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the U.S. city of New Bern has removed the penis from its coat of arms.

It's the right to bear arms, not bear dongs

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Mulligrubs lemmy.world Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
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#50 · Quote Reply

Dear God! No NSFW tag? That gigantic red bear penis is now seared into my memory until my dying day.

Please Mr. Trump, save us from the bear penis, send the seventh fleet to Switzerland!

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InvalidName2 lemmy.zip InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
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#51 · Quote Reply

Bern, Switzerland -- sponsored by Cialis.

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