Landmarks....

Paul Smeenus · 12-30-2013, 05:47 PM

Psy-Fi · 12-30-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

In Worcester Mass there is one a statue of a man holding a turtle in a precarious position and the turtle is expelling water from his mouth like he is enjoying it... WTF?

That's the Turtle Boy fountain in Worcester Common. A former girlfriend of mine lived in Worcester and showed me the fountain one day when I went to visit her. I can't recall seeing water spewing out of the turtles mouth then or any other time I've seen it, but it would certainly add to the unintended humor of the sculpture!

Burning Down · 12-30-2013, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

That's the Turtle Boy fountain in Worcester Common. A former girlfriend of mine lived in Worcester and showed me the fountain one day when I went to visit her. I can't recall seeing water spewing out of the turtles mouth then or any other time I've seen it, but it would certainly add to the unintended humor of the sculpture!

Wow.

Jukeboxfin · 12-30-2013, 06:21 PM

The Centra across from my flat looks pretty funky.

Trollheart · 12-30-2013, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mojo

YES! Big Phil outside of Bruxelles! I adored that pub. I dont know what its like now. Phil was vandalised not so long ago, wasnt he? Was he cut down or something?

Yes he was, sad state of affairs. But they fixed him and he's back up. Can't keep an old rocker down!

(Y'know wha' I mean?)

Trollheart · 12-30-2013, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

Oh The Angle of the North, looks like Christ The Redeemer with wings... The first one is ****in stunning... and THE SHOPPING CART ART IS FREAKIN BOSS...

AND TROLLHEART: how does that finger make you feel

Like my government really respects me and cares for my feelngs and will still be there in the morning when I wake up, rather than just trying to get me out of my knickers ... oh. Wait...

RoxyRollah · 12-30-2013, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Like my government really respects me and cares for my feelngs and will still be there in the morning when I wake up, rather than just trying to get me out of my knickers ... oh. Wait...

of course they do....what sorta government pulls a one night stand on its people....?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 12-31-2013, 09:15 AM

TH sorry to bring it up again but that really is tickling me. It's just a really big stick ffs

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Aren't you from Dublin? There must be loads of landmarks there.

Burning Down · 12-31-2013, 09:20 AM

Lol, we have a few landmarks in Toronto which are absolute eyesores as well. Every city has got them.

**Janszoon** · 12-31-2013, 10:42 AM

Here in Philly, right on top of city hall, we have this 37 foot tall statue of state founder William Penn with his cock out, ready to piss on unsuspecting citizens. Actually, it's just his hand, but if you're approaching city hall from the biggest boulevard downtown, this is the view you get:

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12-30-2013, 06:21 PM	#34 (permalink)
Jukeboxfin Groupie Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Kingston Posts: 14	The Centra across from my flat looks pretty funky.

12-31-2013, 09:15 AM	#38 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	TH sorry to bring it up again but that really is tickling me. It's just a really big stick ffs . Aren't you from Dublin? There must be loads of landmarks there.

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Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Lol, we have a few landmarks in Toronto which are absolute eyesores as well. Every city has got them.