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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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posted on
09/14/2019 6:40:46 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Start combing the Dachas of Russian Oligarchs.
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:41:49 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Olog-hai
It would be a shame to actually use such a beautiful toilet.
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:46:47 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
To: Olog-hai
I think it’s important to note that this was a visiting display item, not a regular fixture of Blenheim Palace. The Marlboroughs have better taste than that.
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:47:01 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(One of the chief causes of premature death is fretting about your health.)
To: Olog-hai
The gold toilet was named “America.”
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:47:19 AM PDT
by
Meatspace
To: Tax-chick
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. …
They actually hooked it up to the plumbing system, believe it or not.
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:49:10 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Meatspace
I thought that Obama stole it.
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:50:03 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Olog-hai
"The toilet, the work of Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan, had been installed only two days earlier"Churchill would have been appalled at the vapid stupidity of such an installation.
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:50:15 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
To: Olog-hai
The Marlboroughs used to have better taste ...
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:51:07 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(One of the chief causes of premature death is fretting about your health.)
To: Tax-chick
The Marlboroughs have better taste than that.Cuz the loo was just visitin'?
ROTF!
Nothing screams great taste like hosting a peripatetic gold porta potti!
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:51:36 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:55:23 AM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: mewzilla
peripatetic precious porta potti!
To: Tax-chick
Rednecks get reamed for using an old terlet for a planter.
But if it’s solid gold and useless, folks will pay thru the nose just to look at it.
Go figure.
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:57:43 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds)
To: HangnJudge
😂
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posted on
09/14/2019 6:58:12 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds)
To: Olog-hai
To: Anti-Bubba182
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:04:06 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
To: Tax-chick
Thanks...I was pondering WHY a gold toilet was THERE...
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:08:05 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Want to know your family genealogy? Run for political office.)
To: mewzilla
Precious Purloined Piss Pot
To: Pearls Before Swine
"Prior to the theft, visitors to the Cattelan exhibition could book a three-minute appointment to use the toilet."
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posted on
09/14/2019 7:10:09 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Want to know your family genealogy? Run for political office.)
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