By the balls: Tsakalotos ‘phallus-like’ signature hopes to end Greek economic misery

Published time: 10 Jul, 2015 09:18 Edited time: 11 Jul, 2015 09:46

Yanis Varoufakis’s decision to resign as the Greek Finance Minister caught most of the economic world by surprise. However, his replacement, Euclid Tsakalotos, might just become a household name, but not because of his economic policies.

Tsakalotos signature has caused much amusement as he signed a document to try and proved Greece with some debt relief… Take a look to get an idea why.

So... This is the signature of our Fin Minister here in #Greece. Tell me how we should feel... #GreeceCrisis pic.twitter.com/w6TlsqkaSv
— Iasonas Kantas (@IasonKantas) July 10, 2015

Greek twittersphere is having a field day with the signature of the new FinMin Tsakalotos. Couldn't be more symbolic pic.twitter.com/t4ffOIxtTu
— Akis Apostolopoulos (@AkisApostolop) July 10, 2015

So Euclid Tsakalotos' signature isn't very consistent, and sometimes looks a bit like... ahem. HT @IasonKantas pic.twitter.com/RPKTMkNwwA
— Mike Bird (@Birdyword) July 10, 2015

His alleged signature has an uncanny resemblance to a phallus… The European creditors will now be hoping that Tsakalotos’s pledges are no cock-and-bull story.

Greek FinMin Tsakalotos signs new proposal... not a good omen for what is to come! #Greece #greferendum #GreekCrisis pic.twitter.com/QYI5KOGRu3
— Kostas Kallergis (@KallergisK) July 10, 2015

The signature of the Minister of Finance #Tsakalotos, semantic for what awaits #Greece ~~ #Eurogroup #EU #proposal pic.twitter.com/Hfz7SuiAy5
— ☠ GcRap ☠ (@G_c_R_) July 10, 2015