The little man has gotten more than 2,000 women pregnant.
Or so the story goes.
Well, really, the little man statue has.
Starting today the totem--a fertility statue - and its mate, will be on display for the month of February at the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.
The two are imports from the Ivory Coast, but made their way to the U.S. in 1993. They were only supposed to be decorative, but those naughty nymphs drew many a wandering hand. And those who touched them soon after became pregnant. Within a couple months, 13 women conceived. Now this may not sound like a lot, but apparently some had been told they wouldn't be able to have children, others were on birth control, etc.
Well it was enough to get the right people talking and the statues were swept off on a whirlwind tour of the world. I'm talking three trips around the globe, millions of visitors, and apparently - 2,000 pregnancies.
They've certainly made a name for themselves.
And now, women can make a pilgrimage to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to lay a hand on these fertility wonders.
Whether or not coincidence and chance was involved - I know many skeptics out there were probably rolling their eyes after the first sentence - I think it's nice, in a world where women are dropping thousands of dollars on in vitro, and losing hope for having children, that there's something out there to hold on to. To say, 'hey, maybe it works.' That maybe it comes down to two hunks of wood and a little mystery.
Either way, I don't know about you, but just in case, I'm staying far, far away from South Carolina.
-- Brianna
