Surfer turned into tranny: Much-maligned statue dressed by pranksters

The San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 8/7/07 | Michael Stetz

[cold666pack]

A picture is worth a thousand words....I love the non-destructive way some opposed to this statue decided to show their dissatisfaction. If only others could take a lesson from this creative protest. :-)

[Vaquero]

reminds me of Gallagher’s description of California as being the ‘Granola state’:

“What ain’t fruits and nuts is flakes.”

[Vision]

Well let’s see. San Diego has an official month celebrating homosexuality and currently has a lawsuit against it by firefighters forced to attend a gay “pride” parade.

Is this a shock?

[BallyBill]

Hang Twelve.

[pogo101]

There are a lot of all 3, but don’t lose sight of the 44% of us here who also live here (based on statewide GOP vote in 2004).

[jazusamo]

ROFL!

[ConservaTexan]

The $120,000 statue

Taxpayers rejoice, your prayers have been answered!

[lesser_satan]

LOL, the lucha libre mask really completes the look.

[Riley]

They should have put some boxing gloves on it too- it’d look like StrongBad in a dress.

[cold666pack]

the 120K came from the botanical society, but they are a non-profit, so maybe that does come down to common denominator, taxpayer.

[dead]

Ghey statues deserve to be mocked.

[Old Professer]

Is that pronounced, Win-dance-ee-a?

[Vision]

Amazing isn’t it? Some sculptor is fat and happy.

[P-40]

Is that Rudy?

[ari-freedom]

how dare they mock and defile our rich cultural heritage!

[Smokin' Joe]

Lots of pink. Is Callisto on the loose again?

At least they didn't break it, fwiw.

[hschliemann]

I wish that just once a town would hold a contest to see which artist would be chosen for the honor of having his work displayed for the public.No pay,just the bragging rights and whatever else may come of having been selected.We put up with the same waste of money in Oakland(where there is no money for childrens' schools) and the art generally sucks!

[Calvin Locke]

I think they should bite the bullet, and donate it to the San Francisco surfing community.

Or maybe Seattle. "It" would look lovely next to Lenin.

Better yet, P-town, MA.

Lightbulb! I know just the place:

Outside of Burlington, VT along I-89N

[cold666pack]

what an incredible likeness, maybe the sculptors muse?

[sappy]

Oh no, Abu Ghraib style torture.