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Enter the dragon:... Now Wales wants a 200ft sculpture to roar across the border
Daily Mail ^
| March 1, 2010
| Staff
Posted on 03/01/2010 12:32:35 PM PST by C19fan
We've heard of keeping up with the Joneses but maybe the Welsh are taking it just a touch too far.
Perched on top of a 130ft tower, this ferocious-looking dragon glares out menacingly towards England across the Welsh border. The gigantic sculpture, which would reach higher than Nelson's Column - which is 169ft, is set to become the tallest public artwork ever built in the UK. Billed as Wales' answer to the Angel Of The North or the Statue Of Liberty, it aims to become a focus for national pride.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: dragon; england; wales
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This must be a dream come true for Dungeons and Dragons fans.
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:32:36 PM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
I hope Bawney Fwank doesn’t get wind of this trend...
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:34:10 PM PST
by
jessduntno
(They'll get my false teeth when they pry them from my sister's cold, dead mouth!)
To: C19fan
Huh, I always thought of Mt. Rushmore as the tallest, largest sculpture in the world.
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:34:55 PM PST
by
SoDak
(bitter clinger)
To: C19fan
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:34:59 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(We're all heading toward red revolution - we just disagree on which type of Red we want.)
To: C19fan
The area immediately around the building would depict various branches of the Mabinogion, the ancient Welsh folklore tale..... Especially the authentic 100-vehicle parking lot..
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:36:14 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Political Philosophy: I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
To: C19fan
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:38:37 PM PST
by
TSgt
(RE-ELECT NOBODY - VOTE THEM ALL OUT!)
To: C19fan
Well, it will likely keep the Saxons out...
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:38:58 PM PST
by
Pharmboy
(The Stone Age did not end because they ran out of stones...)
To: C19fan
LOL!
Money well spent there then. - Cynical, Bridgwater England, 01/3/2010 19:58
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:39:58 PM PST
by
TSgt
(RE-ELECT NOBODY - VOTE THEM ALL OUT!)
To: C19fan
I like. it. I don’t know why, I just like it.
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:40:22 PM PST
by
Mrs. Don-o
("“Meddle not in the affairs of the dragon; for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.”)
To: C19fan
Can we buid one of these to stare at DC?
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:43:49 PM PST
by
RedMDer
(Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
To: raven92876
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:46:06 PM PST
by
stylecouncilor
(What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
To: C19fan
It's March 1st. St. David's Day. The patron saint of Wales. No surprise that today was selected for the announcement. Cymru am bydd!
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:46:12 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: C19fan
the lizard is cute...
but they would have been better served to remember and honor their manhood.
Google Rorke’s Rift.
To: RedMDer
Of all the Confederates why Nathan Bedford Forest?
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:47:23 PM PST
by
C19fan
To: Mrs. Don-o
Ditto. The Welsh National flag is gorgeous with the dragon in the middle.
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:48:03 PM PST
by
C19fan
To: Pharmboy
Maybe the English should put up a statue of Edward I to stare back.
To: Mrs. Don-o
To 9 - LOL I thought the very same thing after I looked at the image.
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:55:14 PM PST
by
jla
To: RedMDer
Can we buid one of these to stare at DC?So who is this a picture of you ask? Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was accused of war crimes at the Battle of Fort Pillow for allowing forces under his command to conduct a massacre of black Union Army prisoners. He served as the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, an organization which launched a "reign of terror" against blacks and white Republicans during Reconstruction in the South.
So in answer to your question - Yes you can! But only if you can get enough like minded morons to contribute enough money to buy the land and build what you want. I doubt now that Reconstruction is complete and the South regularly votes for the party of Lincoln that you will be able to rais enough cash to do that. Poor you!
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posted on
03/01/2010 12:55:39 PM PST
by
frithguild
(I gave to Joe Wilson the day after, to Scott Brown seven days before and next to JD Hayworth.)
To: C19fan
To: frithguild
Nice guy that Nathan Bedford Forrest was:
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posted on
03/01/2010 1:00:02 PM PST
by
frithguild
(I gave to Joe Wilson the day after, to Scott Brown seven days before and next to JD Hayworth.)
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