It's funny how Canberra's historical timeline contains so many twists and turns.
Back in 2013, when Canberra was marking its centenary, we all stared unbelievingly at a huge hot air balloon with 10 pendulous breasts, a piece of art unveiled as a special gift to the city.
As predictable jokes - boobs, milk from the teats, hot air etc - were marched out across the country and recriminations flew close to the ground in Canberra, it was the former chief minister Jon Stanhope who said what many of us felt only in private.
