The Metropolis

City bankers lose vital penis size proving ground

Mike Pollitt | Tuesday 1 November, 2011 11:03

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The only 5-a-side pitches in The City close this week, so they can be replaced with a big skyscraper. At a stroke, hundreds of suits lose their weekly chance to prove their masculinity against each other in a controlled environment. Shorn of this outlet, they will have no option but to take manic risks with the global economy in order to validate themselves, and their penis sizes. Who knows where this will lead? Worrying.

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