Amadeus Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 The only question now is: Where do we get some wire cutters and a big model rocket motor? All in the name of art, obviously.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 "The sculpture will be sited on Douglas promenade" Good 'Douglas Promenade' picture newsbot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanna Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Anyway, on a different note, what is the commonly used Manx name of the common gull: A. Fluffy chick B. Shitehawk C. Shigh Talk D. Some word beginning with 'f' I can't pronounce None of the above as 90% of people on the isle of man havent even seen a common gull let alone give it a commonly used name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 to mark the island's coastal walkway. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/8020216.stm That fails to go round the coast. (and no I don't mean Clarksons small diversion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silentbob Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I fail to see the importance of a fucking common shitehawk that is everywhere, why not our national bird? It would make the locals well Chuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (and no I don't mean Clarksons small diversion) He's called the Hamster apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Ah the Gull, it mocks us so, a painful reminder of who and what we are and where we may or may not be going. Of course, we can use our imagination and conjure up ways to cull any number of the species. Cull the Gull, if you like, lol,lol, but like the rat and the pigeon, we can never really be masters over this airborne natural survivor. I suspect here lies the true reason for the animosity shown so publicly against this rather splendid sculpture. So like ourselves - without the tiniest hint of guilt, the shifty bird will home in on a recently purchased item of barely edible take away food, often dropping it as it soars away and defecates as a handful of salt in a weeping wound, emphasising the often futile nature of the crime as a flock of brothers home in on the spoils. It's never pleasant to be reminded of one's own calculating coldness, but time and again the Gull does just that. But unlike us, the Gull can, on a whim, be gone to pastures new, to exploit newly discovered fertile ground at a moment's notice, and can only see the sea as a friend, rather than the formidable barrier that so often thwarts the spontaneity of our own expression. I believe the artist has looked the Gull straight in the eye and said - LOOK, I HAVE UNDERSTOOD FROM WHERE YOU COME, AND THIS IS MY ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT UNDERSTANDING. Has she succeeded? You be the judge........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Right, I've got a wire cutter now - we still need that rocket, though - oh, and duct tape, plenty of duct tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Right, I've got a wire cutter now - we still need that rocket, though - oh, and duct tape, plenty of duct tape! Pfft. Duck tape is no good for a Seagull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Pfft. Duck tape is no good for a Seagull. You would have thought that being German, he would have some kind of idea about attaching rockets to things that fly. I can't really imagine all those top german scientists standing there scratching their heads and exclaiming, 'Duck Tape!' that's it, we'll stick it together with Duck Tape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 From my Air Force days - that looks to me like a Messershit 109. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanna Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I fail to see the importance of a fucking common shitehawk that is everywhere, why not our national bird? It would make the locals well Chuffed. Interesting.....whats our national bird Silentbob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I fail to see the importance of a fucking common shitehawk that is everywhere, why not our national bird? It would make the locals well Chuffed. Interesting.....whats our national bird Silentbob? Pam Crowe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanna Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I fail to see the importance of a fucking common shitehawk that is everywhere, why not our national bird? It would make the locals well Chuffed. Interesting.....whats our national bird Silentbob? Pam Crowe? bird ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Big bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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