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Zwiebel@feddit.org 7 months ago
They are edible tho
Among other things
The gourd is used traditionally to administer enemas. Along the upper Congo River an enema apparatus is made by making a hole in one end of the gourd for filling it, and using a resin to attach a hollow cane to the gourd’s neck.[52]
which sounds… splintery…
There is always risk in any medical procedure. Or sexy time fun…
If only we had told this to Aleksey Tartarov sooner.
Ok now you got my attention
There’s also a 13th century persian poem called The Importance of Gourd Crafting that offers other rather intimate uses for the produce.
PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 7 months ago
That first image deffo looks like a sex toy.