He would touch that with a six-inch pole.

When you’re rock climbing you need as much grip as possible. This man has figured out that popping a boner gives him an additional body part to grip rocks with, allowing him to scale walls 25% faster. Just one of many useful boner applications.

Ah, the dangers of falling asleep in a public place. As all men know, morning wood is unavoidable, and it’ll happen whether you like it or not. The only solution is a well-padded blanket. Or duct tape.

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Thanks to Defoe’s Big Toe for sending us this picture of Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane getting pretty excited over scoring a late-minute goal. But what’s especially awkward is how his teammate has quickly seized the opportunity to grab a bite of some airborne boner.

An Awkward Boners reader sent us the following photo:

It looks like this guy went camping but forgot to bring a tent. Oh wait. There’s one in his shorts.

An anonymous Awkward Boners reader sent us the following photo:

Boners aren’t just a modern phenomenon. They’ve been going on since at least the 1970′s. This gentleman is clearly enthused about either his dirty moustache or the thought of going to the disco later.

Performer Mark Ballas tries to hide his boner behind Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. But to be honest, it’s not his boner that’s the most indecent thing in this scene, it’s his short shorts.