There have been other interesting uses of British monetarily related things that involve Portugal:
https://www.pmgnotes.com/news/article/7138/The-Portuguese-Bank-Note-Crisis-of-1925/
I used to work in the building (Zetland house, in Shoreditch London) where the bank notes were printed at that time, and probably were for this caper.
Including whisking the royal court away from Napoleon.
A Latvian cartoon about a cat who wasn´t afraid of water…
[Animācijas filma STRAUME - kinoteātros no 29. augusta (youtube.com)]
A flood destroys the World and a cat jumps into a boat filled with an animal crew. Noah, Noah, where are you, meu velho?
[‘Flow’ Review: Most Groundbreaking Animated Film on Nature Since Bambi indiewire.com)]
You´ve been rickrolled!
Swiss artist Emile Gilliéron designed the poster, trophies and commemorative stamps for the 1896 Olympics in Athens. An exhibition at the Louvre in Paris is paying tribute to his work.
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/history/emile-gilliéron-the-swiss-iconographer-of-the-first-olympic-games/83973911
A phenakistoscope!
1 goat, 2 elephants, 3 monkeys, 4 ?
4 was a single wolf with near-magical disappearing ability.
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5 is 2 pelicans
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6 is a stretching cat – already “rescued”
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7 is a tank of fish
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8 is amorous armoured rhino. Traffic cone could fool anyone.
ETA now defaced.
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9 is the great escape
I reacted with the cussing mouth emoji in response to the wolf theft, but I want to change it to the confetti now. Too late!
In a photo of the statue, posted to Instagram, the Facebook CEO and co-founder said he was “bringing back the Roman tradition of making sculptures of your wife”.
Has he been reading “Western Civilization” fascists on Xitter?
Another billionaire that thinks he’s the F’ing Emperor God-King.
I’d honestly be pretty impressed if he’d actually made it himself, but I’m pretty sure he’s confusing “making” with “commissioning.” Common mistake among people with too much money.
Christ, what a fucking weirdo.
