Mistake caused 'penis map' to be put up at Toronto station

Isn't the internet great at times?

After the people who run buses in Toronto decided to replace a map at one of its stations, they probably weren't banking on such an enthusiastic response.

Despite being drawn exactly according to the station's design, a passenger couldn't help noticing it resembled a prominent feature of the male physique.

It was inevitably shared online, and now the Toronto Transit Commission's told Newsbeat they're replacing it.

Spokesman Brad Ross explains: "The designers were trying to get this job done by the end of the year, the process that was in place wasn't followed.

"A manager would have seen that map, and would have noticed its unique shape shall we say and had it redesigned."

He adds: "We have a (new) map which will go in tomorrow.

"The station design, the architectural drawings are shaped as you see them in that photo, it is phallic shaped there's no doubt about it."

Brad remembers the moment a member of staff told him how it had turned out.

"The image of a tweet from one of our customer service folks was sent to me, and as soon as I saw it I knew that this was going to become a bit of a story."

The map was drawn according to the building's architectural design

Although he thinks the decision to replace the map was an easy one.

"Honestly we could live without the constant jokes, we want the map to be functional and not to become a tourist attraction.

"Some may take offence because of its likeness to the male member, and we don't want to offend anybody."

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