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Giving the green finger: Gardener who carved bush into rude gesture ordered to remove it
Daily Mail [UK] ^
| 7/20/12
| Rick Dewsbury
Posted on 07/21/2012 9:59:16 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
A gardener who carved a giant bush into a hand displaying a rude gesture has been ordered to remove it after being accused of committing a public order offence.
Richard Jackson has displayed the offending topiary, which shows the middle-finger sign, in his garden for the last eight years.
The 53-year-old has now been told by the council to alter it after a neighbour complained, but he has refused to comply.
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TOPICS: Gardening; Local News
KEYWORDS: napl
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To: Slings and Arrows
That’ll learn me to do writin’ before readin’!
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posted on
07/21/2012 10:45:36 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: Dosa26
We demand.... a scrubberry!Here you go.
22
posted on
07/21/2012 10:47:58 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Thats really some impressive shrubbery you have there.
23
posted on
07/21/2012 10:49:26 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
To: TheBattman
Ain’t pissants wonderful?
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posted on
07/21/2012 10:49:42 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Ahh yes...the timeless Art of Topiary Expression....classic natural beauty.
And its taken a long time to get that bush to look like that;it did not occur just overnight.
Methinks there is a story of neighbor envy/malice at play here.
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posted on
07/21/2012 10:51:31 PM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
To: citizen; CodeToad
I wonder if he’s for hire?
26
posted on
07/21/2012 10:52:05 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
That’s disgusting.
He should be forced to cut it down.
We certainly would not stand for this in our neighborhood.
27
posted on
07/21/2012 10:58:01 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: patriot08
According to #15, it’s his wife’s bush that the man had trimmed!
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:01:04 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: Slings and Arrows
Just think what he could do with a poodle.
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:04:46 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: TChad
Just think what he could do with a poodle.Mind --> blown
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:07:36 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: patriot08
31
posted on
07/21/2012 11:11:24 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
So much for the concept of ownership. He should shave it into a phallus and testes; let the busybodies fret about that for eight years. When will the spoiled children learn to avert their eyes if it bothers them? Maybe they could move on to tormenting their obese neighbors for offending their eyes.
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:12:49 PM PDT
by
Trod Upon
(Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
To: patriot08
Not in your neighbourhood, I'm certain!
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:13:51 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: Trod Upon
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:14:02 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
“topiary”? Is there such a word?
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:17:22 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: faithhopecharity
RE: Do they have a First Amendment now in UK....
I GUESSnot technology ... WE’ll just do a silly walk off then yes? :)
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:26:15 PM PDT
by
Dosa26
(JURY NULLIFICATION! IT'S THE LAW)
To: Revolting cat!
“topiary”? Is there such a word?Yes.
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:27:34 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I”M afraid we are calling the whole thing off then. carry on, cheery ohhh
38
posted on
07/21/2012 11:42:40 PM PDT
by
Dosa26
(JURY NULLIFICATION! IT'S THE LAW)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:45:54 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: Grams A
Actually I dislike those squiggly ones more than the hand.
actually, I love it all, the gardener is an artist and should get a merit for his effort LOL
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posted on
07/21/2012 11:53:55 PM PDT
by
munin
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