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speak easy

(12,425 posts)
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 06:11 PM Apr 2022

A tragic accident while Ukraine was dismantling the Russia/Ukraine 'Friendship' monument



The 'Russian Workers' head fell off.
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A tragic accident while Ukraine was dismantling the Russia/Ukraine 'Friendship' monument (Original Post) speak easy Apr 2022 OP
That's a real shame. brer cat Apr 2022 #1
It really is. speak easy Apr 2022 #2
Ha! brer cat Apr 2022 #4
I was hoping... SheltieLover Apr 2022 #7
Isn't it traditional to send back the head in a box? nt sl8 Apr 2022 #3
Reminds me of the time I took a trip to St. Petersburg Russia. tavernier Apr 2022 #5
! rurallib Apr 2022 #9
They did that in Roman times Warpy Apr 2022 #17
Or a generic European worker IronLionZion Apr 2022 #21
Kinda got my heart set on Queen Elizabeth Warpy Apr 2022 #26
That's a risk you run. dchill Apr 2022 #6
..😰 Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #8
Oops! StarryNite Apr 2022 #10
LOL LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #11
Check for Cechens Nictuku Apr 2022 #12
whoopsie............. Takket Apr 2022 #13
OMG you scared me! canetoad Apr 2022 #14
Me too, glad no one was hurt - or worse. Talitha Apr 2022 #24
I read they took off the Russian head first, on purpose. Nevilledog Apr 2022 #15
Too Bad, So Sad! Fla Dem Apr 2022 #16
In my world we call that an.... COL Mustard Apr 2022 #18
Was just Rebl2 Apr 2022 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #20
They should place the statue's head..... SergeStorms Apr 2022 #22
I was thinking maybe they should send it back to the Russians speak easy Apr 2022 #25
Aw gee, too bad ... LOL!!! 😆😂 nt Raine Apr 2022 #23
Jebediah Springfield lame54 Apr 2022 #27
Haw Haw ! Pluvious Apr 2022 #28
Send it back - via trebuchet! Deep State Witch Apr 2022 #29

tavernier

(13,988 posts)
5. Reminds me of the time I took a trip to St. Petersburg Russia.
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 06:23 PM
Apr 2022

Our tour guide pointed to a headless statue and told us that when the Russian regimes change, the simplest way to recycle the statues is to remove the heads to a storeroom for possible future use, and attach a new head representing the new ruling party. Apparently there had been a recent local shake-up, and the switch hadn’t as yet been completed.

Warpy

(114,003 posts)
17. They did that in Roman times
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 08:27 PM
Apr 2022

and there is some evidence they even recycled the heads, themselves. One example would be Caligula getting his frilly hairdo cut down and some wrinkles carved in to serve his Uncle Claudius, who succeeded him.

A few Pharaohs did the same thing, although they wee more likely to smooth down inscriptions and redo them on existing statuary. Exact likeness wasn't important to them, at all..

I wonder whose head will appear on the friendship statue when this is over. I think Joe Biden would object, he doesn't seem to be impressed with that sort of thing. Andrzej Duda? Macron? Queen Elizabeth?

Warpy

(114,003 posts)
26. Kinda got my heart set on Queen Elizabeth
Wed Apr 27, 2022, 12:43 AM
Apr 2022

although Duda has given so much help to both the military and refugees that he'd certainly qualify.

That is especially true now that Putin has shut off the gas pipeline to Poland.

Nictuku

(4,388 posts)
12. Check for Cechens
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 07:47 PM
Apr 2022

I heard that there were beheadings in areas where the Russians had Chechens doing their dirty work. Seems to be a sickening tactic of theirs.

Response to speak easy (Original post)

SergeStorms

(19,802 posts)
22. They should place the statue's head.....
Tue Apr 26, 2022, 09:01 PM
Apr 2022

right up the statue's ass and send a picture to Pootie.

Deep State Witch

(12,296 posts)
29. Send it back - via trebuchet!
Wed Apr 27, 2022, 12:20 PM
Apr 2022

I suggest that they send the head of the Russian guy back to the Russian Army - via a trebuchet.

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