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Surrey schoolkids whip out 12ft todger

Prank pops up on Google Earth

By Lester Haines • Get more from this author

Posted in Bootnotes, 12th June 2009 10:58 GMT

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The powers that be have ordered the removal of a brick-based jolly jape carried out by pupils from Sutton Grammar School in Surrey - years after school leavers left a message for ET and months after sharp-eyed Google Earth scourers spotted the 12ft todger:

12ft cock written in bricks on roof of Sutton Grammar School

Head Gordon Ironside has now ordered the profane sculptural exclamation (.kmz here) removed, and told the Sun: "It was a light-hearted act. But I'd prefer it wasn't there - or if it wasn't rude." ®

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