Why are a lot of statues vandalised with traffic cones in Scotland?
from First_Thunder@lemmy.zip to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 19:17
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Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 19:48 next collapse

I’m guessing it’s because they are both found on the way back from the pub.

naught101@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 22:17 collapse

Something to fill time while waiting for the kebab you ordered?

starlinguk@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 20:41 next collapse

Vandalised? You can take them off!

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world on 02 Sep 03:33 next collapse

yeah how are the statues damaged?

__siru__@discuss.tchncs.de on 07 Sep 22:03 collapse

I suspect this might be part of the reason why it is catching on. Its harder to prosecute someone for doing this than say spraypainting the statue, as the statue is in no way damaged by the act.

slazer2au@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 21:23 next collapse

Because who doesn’t want to make a random statue a witch?

Witchfire@lemmy.world on 01 Sep 23:14 collapse

That’s insulting to us witches

slazer2au@lemmy.world on 02 Sep 06:34 collapse

Well your no fun.

Olap@lemmy.world on 05 Sep 08:30 collapse

It started with the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow afaik. And the council would send someone up to take it off. And so a local would stick it back up. And so on. So mostly just a laugh, I don’t think anyone really had much to say about Wellington in the 20th Century. And it just kinda spread. Glasgow City Council don’t bother removing it these days, too much faff