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Sure, the Olympics are supposed to be about the greatest athletes in the world getting together to compete against one another, with the world watching as incredible people show off their talents and skills. But guess what has instead captured the attention of everyone? Three penis statues.
【あ、そうかも！】メディア関係者の拠点、メディアプレスセンターの前に置かれている謎のオブジェ。すでに日本でも話題のようですが、いちおう見に来ました。わけがわかりませんが、なんだかおかしい。そしてたぶんオリンピックには関係ない。 pic.twitter.com/hI3on5Tdsn
— NHKスポーツ (@nhk_sports) February 10, 2018
Yep. not hard…to miss. While folks in Japan call these handsome naked dudes “morugessoyo,” it translates to “I have no idea” in Korean. And that’s something we can all agree on, because we also have no clue what these statues are all about.
Although, according to BuzzFeed, the statues have been at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center since 2009, and they represent “the desire for a cool body.” Man, sounds like an ad for Axe Body Spray. And you just knew that Twitter was going to go meme-crazy with this one:
すぐに作れそうだったのでつい・・・。#モルゲッソヨ pic.twitter.com/vVOtGy1w05
— CPUX4 (@CPUX4) February 9, 2018
평창 알펜시아 리조트의 ‘모루게소요’ 진짜 이름은 총알맨들.. Bullet Men… 김지현 님 작품이라고 하네요
사진은 제가 직접 찍은것 pic.twitter.com/hWQ8SaBT02— Jacqueline J (@ActJacqueline) February 13, 2018
these faceless penis men are outside the olympic media center pic.twitter.com/E7SzGVYb3o
— Joon Lee (@iamjoonlee) February 8, 2018
モルゲッソヨのコスプレです pic.twitter.com/t7zYEOo81W
— 茂る (@shigel_marv) February 11, 2018
#モルゲッソヨ pic.twitter.com/VhG9dmqNP7
— ホカホカ (@hokahoka21) February 11, 2018
平昌オリンピックスキージャンプ出場モルゲッソヨ#モルゲッソヨ pic.twitter.com/2ALiYDEUdO
— clome(夏乃翠):背景萌 (@tyuunibyouwww1) February 11, 2018
また北朝鮮の工作員の田辺真一が朝から寝言ぶっこいてんな #モルゲッソヨ #サンデーモーニング pic.twitter.com/Z6xKpSdaAJ
— OVERDOPE (@overdope_) February 11, 2018
#本日の暇カプチーノ、『モルゲッソヨ』。 pic.twitter.com/oUtsOI0Eg7
— じょーじ (@george_10g) February 9, 2018
Good going, internet. I look forward to the next Olympics meme, although it will be hard to top the memes that took off after this one:
h/t Daily Dot
