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Solid gold toilet stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace
Associated Press ^
| September 14, 2019
Posted on 09/14/2019 6:40:46 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Thieves have stolen a solid gold toilet worth up to £1 million ($1.25 million) from the birthplace of British wartime leader Winston Churchill.
The toilet, the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier at Blenheim Palace, west of London, after previously being shown at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Police said the toilet was taken early Saturday by thieves who used at least two vehicles. …
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blenheimpalace; cattelan; churchill; gold; goldentoilet; mauriziocattelan; toilet; uk
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To: Anti-Bubba182
I like it....
Now a good name for Chapter One
Bottoms Up?
I Smell Something
etc etc
To: Magnum44
To: Olog-hai
I’ve got a copper toilet (1890’s)...
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:15:25 AM PDT
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: Anti-Bubba182
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:17:47 AM PDT
by
BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
To: Olog-hai
Solid gold? What the bleep did that thing weigh??!!
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:27:19 AM PDT
by
jeffc
(The U.S. media are our enemy)
To: Olog-hai
I thought that Obama stole it. My first & second thoughts were to the previous DemocRAT White House residents. Willey Jeff & Hilly, just their style!
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:28:09 AM PDT
by
SES1066
(Happiness is a depressed Washington, DC housing market!)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:32:35 AM PDT
by
Ciaphas Cain
(Hillary has more mysterious deaths around her than Jessica Fletcher.)
To: Olog-hai
The previous Duke of Marlborough wouldn’t have done this. But the current one is a bit of a…the word wacko comes to mind.
The previous one was on a British TV show showing off Blenheim Palace with dignity.
The current young one since 2014 was on a British TV show where famous people lived on the street with the homeless for several days. Even though he agreed to do it, he snuck into a five-star hotel to stay instead of sleeping on the street as agreed. Total jerk, he then quit the show when this was pointed out.
To: Olog-hai
The Phantom lives!
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:37:20 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Olog-hai
Police have nothing to go on...
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:42:25 AM PDT
by
Fido969
(In!)
To: Bonemaker
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:43:40 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: goodnesswins
To have an extra special visit, take 4 shots of Goldschlager and eat two ears of corn before your visit.
To: jeffc
Don’t know about the entire toilet, but the seat weighs 80 lbs accoring to
this page. It’s actual 18-karat gold and works; cost estimated as high as $3 million.
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:54:23 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:54:34 AM PDT
by
bgill
To: Olog-hai
Now that's a gold throne.
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:56:38 AM PDT
by
McGruff
To: Olog-hai
Because the golden toilet had been connected to the palace’s plumbing system, police said its removal caused “significant damage and flooding” to the building, a UNESCO World Heritage site filled with valuable art and furniture. A 66-year-old man was arrested. The man has not been identified or charged.
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:58:36 AM PDT
by
McGruff
To: Olog-hai
SOLID gold? That thing must have weighed a ton.
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posted on
09/14/2019 8:06:18 AM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
To: goodnesswins
“Thanks...I was pondering WHY a gold toilet was THERE...”
It’s Art.
The name of the toilet is America.
It was placed in a spot where Churchill would have gone to the bathroom.
The artistic meaning is very clear.
We should be disturbed.
To: mewzilla
Watch it buddy, I’ve done that!
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posted on
09/14/2019 8:09:05 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Genealogy is a funny thing. When you dig up your ancestors, you find...human beings.)
To: Olog-hai
More asinine “art”. Some people with more money than brains are now upset.
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posted on
09/14/2019 8:12:19 AM PDT
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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