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[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 50 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What next? Will the Fr*nch stop women from sexually assaulting Victor Noir's memorial? Will New York visitors no longer be able to rub the balls on the Charging Bull? The world just ain't what it used to be, I tell ya.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't rub your balls on the Charging Bull.

[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

what if the bull is already at 100%?

[–] eighty@aussie.zone 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Dublin City Council do not want anyone to touch any work of art whether indoors or outdoors to avoid damage and costly repairs," a spokesperson said.

However, [The council] said that these options (moving the statue/raising the plinth) would be "costly", adding that placing a railing around the artwork "may increase risk".

So it would be be less costly to just leave it? I swear, this subject is not indecent enough to warrant this amount of attention, resources, nor effort. Please work on something else.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What costly repairs would a bronze that's touched more require?

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Skin oils alone will corrode various metals over years. Also, lots of touching will basically erode it, hence the "polished" look on the statue's entire cleavage

Someone in government just learned why the boobs are shinier than the rest and was immediately outraged

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

But it's my only line!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 21 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh wow. Things you never knew existed…

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was having a conversation with someone the other day about lost websites, including this one. I only managed to track it down from a comment I made on a forum about a tonne of links I sent to a news site, which included a jokey aside about statue molesting. Blimey that was hard work. Now to find Fat Chicks in Party Hats and Portal of Evil...

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At least zombo.com is still going

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Right then, that inspired me to start Relics of the Old Web.

[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

This is beautiful. There's no internet like old internet.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

For anyone that doesn't want to click the link

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Although they definitely should.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

The built-in address bar is amazing. Very period. I can almost taste Jeeves.

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

.....Gene Wilder?

..........Gene Wilders tits?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago

Now there's a sentence I wasn't expecting to read today.

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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

put something in public space

the public collectively does something with it

no, you weren’t supposed to do that

[–] NIB@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago

Literally 2025.

[–] 2ugly2live@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't there some grave that women wanting to be pregnant grind on? Are they going to ban that too?

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Victor Noirs statue/grave as mentioned elsewhere in the comments.

Can everyone please stop touching up statues and grinding their bits on them please.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The statue wasn't well received when it was unveilled.

Great display of virtue signaling, if I ever seen one. And nothing lasts forever; if it breaks, have another commissioned, you prudish lot of sycophants.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Just grope the rest of it, FFS. And the wheelbarrow too. When the whole thing is a uniform color, I don't think anyone will give a shit anymore...

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago

It's a novel solution - it needs more molesting not less.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago

"Boobs are... uh... hard... like bronze."

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What if we "motorboating" it ?

[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No marine vessels with or without motors will be allowed on church grounds or the surrounding pavement. Please contact the Transportation Department if you are not quite sure how to safely bring a motorboat into or out of Dublin.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Lol the patina wore off 🤣

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There's a dog statue somewhere that's polished like this too because people pet the dog.

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think there’s one in Tokyo. A famous dog who kept going back to the train station everyday waiting for his master who had died iirc.

Edit: Hachiko

[–] Lairo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Greyfriars Bobby in Edinburgh

[–] ProfHillbilly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean she does have some nicely shaped ones.

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