Lesbos

darkman2

Lesbos is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1632 km² (630 square miles) with 320 kilometres (almost 200 miles) of coastline, making it the third largest Greek island and the largest of the numerous Greek islands scattered in the Aegean. Administratively, it forms part of the Lesbos Prefecture. Its population is approximately 90,000, a third of which lives in its capital, Mytilene, in the southeastern part of the island. The remaining population is distributed in small towns and villages. The largest are Kalloni, the Gera Villages, Plomari, Agiassos, Eresos and Molyvos (the ancient Mythymna). Mytilene was founded in the 11th century BC by the family Penthilidae, who arrived from Thessaly, and ruled the city-state until a popular revolt (590–580 BC) led by Pittacus of Mytilene ended their rule.

The meaning of the word lesbian derives from the poems of Sappho, who was born in Lesbos. The poems contain powerful emotional content directed toward other females and have frequently been interpreted as expressing homosexual love. It is due to this association that Lesbos and especially the town of Eresos, her birthplace, are visited frequently by female homosexual tourists.

:pac: I thought this was an April Fools joke when I read about it but according to wiki - it's not!...it exists:eek:

Anyone ever been?

Insect Overlord

IBTL

Kiera

Eh duh! Dont you know the greeks invented the gheys!

ibarelycare

Once, in college when I was really drunk

giggsy664

People who come from that island are called lesbians.

(Pun Semi-intended)

biko

OP how did you stumble upon that tidbit? Hmmm?

Hazys

darkman2 wrote: »

:pac: I thought this was an April Fools joke when I read about it but according to wiki - it's not!...it exists:eek:

Anyone ever been?

Because all articles in Wikipedia are 100% factual and are not open to abuse.

darkman2

Magnus wrote: »

OP how did you stumble upon that tidbit? Hmmm?

I was looking at a site of April Fools jokes in the media and they claimed the Daily Mail or something "fooled" people with a travel article on an Island called "Lesbos"......so I checked wiki and I don't think it was intended as a joke in hindsight..........cause it actually exists. *according to wiki*

Gordon

It's actually pronounced Lesvoss.

NoQuarter

QUICK! To google earth!!.......

giggsy664

giggsy664 wrote: »

People who come from that island are called lesbians.

(Pun Semi-intended)

Indeed.

Quazzie

It's got too large hills in the north and strangely for a medeterranean island has a geyser down south.


Rumours that only women are allowed to visit the geyser have yet to be confirmed.

liah

..There are seriously people out there who didn't actually know this place existed?

I learned about it in grade school geography before I even knew the implications of the word "lesbo" as it's used now.

..Weird. Maybe the Canadian school system is better than I thought? :pac:

Conor108

Went there last year! Not THAT many

galwayrush

Gordon wrote: »

It's actually pronounced Lesvoss.

So Lyndsay Lohan is a Lesvoss.:D

mike65

Nope

FruitLover

darkman2 wrote: »

Anyone ever been?

Yeah, they do a great clam chowder!


There was a hair in mine though.... :pac:

Mr.Lizard

darkman2 wrote: »

.it exists:eek:

Anyone ever been?

Not yet. Apparently the lesbians on that island actually do look like the women in porno movies rather than the lesbians we are familiar with in real life.

MagicMarker

Did you know, there's a country in Africa called Niger?

*sniggers*

Kiera

MagicMarker wrote: »

*sniggers*

Sooo unfuuny, Dude!

spoonbadger

Kiera wrote: »

Sooo unfuuny, Dude!

Yeah marker, that was very bad taste!.

......

heheh, *sniggers* .

Banter Joe

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

It's got too large hills in the north and strangely for a medeterranean island has a geyser down south.


Rumours that only women are allowed to visit the geyser have yet to be confirmed.

Who's this geyser?

I thought it was all lesbians.

m@cc@

MagicMarker wrote: »

Did you know, there's a country in Africa called Niger?

*sniggers*

It's actually pronounced Ni-jer.






*exits*

Terry

Feckin' Greeks.

MagicMarker

m@cc@ wrote: »

It's actually pronounced Ni-jer.

Chowdeeerrrr...

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

Chowdeeerrrr...

CHOWDAH

bluto63

Kiera wrote: »

Sooo unfuuny, Dude!

Niger, Please

Paddy Samurai

darkman2 wrote: »

:pac: I thought this was an April Fools joke when I read about it but according to wiki - it's not!...it exists:eek:

Anyone ever been?

Yep its true!,and worse than that the Lesbians(the islanders) are not happy with the other lesbians(the female muff divers) using their name.
So who are the real lesbians?.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7447178.stm


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7376919.stm

Blackpitts

darkman2 wrote: »

:pac: I thought this was an April Fools joke when I read about it but according to wiki - it's not!...it exists:eek:

Anyone ever been?

pic or GTFO?? there u go!

Gummy Panda

So this thread isn't about that trendy girl bar, Les Bos?

dr.bollocko

Resistance is not futile.

dmcronin

“Ha ha! Look at this country! ? U R Gay!? Ha ha! (looking at Uruguay on the globe).”

-Homer Simpson.

cocoshovel

I learnt this in primary school. Ooooooold!