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A chunk fell off
Of the Irish tourist? 
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That darned alcohol again, getting blamed for everything.
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The first Belgian statue that comes to mind:
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Irish tourists should not aspire to be like US or UK tourists.
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If if was that statue, you would have real life imitating Goonies.
“Oh, my GOD! That’s my mom’s most favorite piece!”
American’s breathing a sigh of relief it wasn’t us this time.
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Never fuck with statues.
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Way back when, Chicago had a public art event where a couple of dozen life-sized fiberglass cows were transformed by artists and placed around the loop. I would see people either allowing or encouraging their kids to climb on them. This led to several arguments about just how interactive public art is supposed to be, not with the parents but with my friends. Apparently, lots of people think climbing on statuary is just fine, and it’s just bad luck if it breaks.
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I think some of them are still around. Probably just the survivors though. Around Watertower place I think.
The Bronze cow is more durable.
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Yeah, some are still on display-most were auctioned for charity. There’s a book about them.
I would assume pretty much any touron climbing monuments has alcohol taken.
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