According to the report, the man, 49, blew a kiss at his married 20-year-old neighbour and then proceeded to exhibit his feelings more deeply by taking out his penis and doing more than shake it at her.

The man at first denied the charge when he appeared before the magistrate in New Amsterdam but then admitted the offence and begged for a light sentence, claiming he had learnt his lesson.

But the magistrate sentenced him to nine months in jail, admonishing, “You have disgraced your relatives with this act. I hope, during your period of incarceration, you reflect on your ways.”

From popular accounts of what goes on in jails, he will probably learn lessons he will remember long, long after his sentence is over.

However, while this hapless neighbour serves his time behind bars and reflects on the error of his ways, there are many other penis shakers who should be taught that doing so in public is not the accepted norm in modern societies.

Not so long ago, when male streaking in public was the in thing, I heard the story of a newspaperman (now deceased) who was imbibing and accepted a bet from his drinking buddies to go streaking that night down Main Street in Georgetown.

According to the account I heard, Main Street in those days was also a popular hangout for ladies of the night looking for customers from the bars in and around the avenue and they quickly gathered around to watch after news spread about the newspaperman about to streak.

It seems the ladies of the night were not too enthusiastic when they saw the newspaperman trotting along and exhibiting his wares and there were many loud expressions of disgust.

Apparently, he was not arrested for his pains, coming to his senses before the cops arrived, and that particular man with the shaking penis was not put before the courts.

That’s the way I heard it, people, and I have no reason to doubt the story – after all, it was told to me by other journalists and you know people in that profession try their best to tell the truth! Yeah, right!

And this brings me to the other penis shakers around the country who are getting away with their shaking hobby.

There was a time when men who had to answer a call of nature while on the road would have pulled up in their vehicles, or on their bicycles or motorbikes, behind or near bushes, the sea wall or other cover, to do their business away from the public eye.

Answering a call of nature at inconvenient times happens to everyone and a full bladder is a heavy burden to bear sometimes. But relieving that burden is a private affair and not something that should be made an exhibition.

It has become almost common to see men of all ages, pulling up at will in broad daylight on the sides of highways, byways, streets, roads, in the city and around the country, to take a pee and to shake.

Some try to do it behind open doors of mini-buses or cars parked on the side of the road, but others seem to believe they have a democratic right to do so any which way.

Public rest houses for the driving public are common along highways in many countries and the authorities here should consider putting them up at convenient points along main highways and streets around the country.

Men peeing and shaking by the sides of roads may be an attraction for some, but it is not likely to be a major tourist attraction.

If there is a law against indecent exposure and if peeing and shaking is against that law, traffic cops should also be asked to sound the sirens and put on the flashing lights when they see these guys around.

There are some movers and shakers we can do without.