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tavernier

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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.

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A tragic accident while Ukraine was dismantling the Russia/Ukraine 'Friendship' monument [View all] 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