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Lonnie Ancient citizen Do not go gentle into that good night... Rage, rage against the dying of the light... Posts: 10,517	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 13:55:49 GMT -5 coachdoc likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lonnie on Jul 21, 2014 13:55:49 GMT -5 25 of them...
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Cornflake Ancient citizen Posts: 26,509	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 14:03:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cornflake on Jul 21, 2014 14:03:53 GMT -5 If these are sculptures, why is the water splashing around their hooves?
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billhammond Ancient citizen Our dear brother ... Posts: 51,936	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 14:04:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by billhammond on Jul 21, 2014 14:04:19 GMT -5 Boy, those Lithuanians are a laff riot, huh? I LOVED the Kelpies, though! Our local submission is lame by comparison:
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millring Ancient citizen If you knew, you'd be smiling too Posts: 46,178	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 14:18:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by millring on Jul 21, 2014 14:18:47 GMT -5 Hmmm. Indianapolis has one like the first (I thought)...oh, it's deer.
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millring Ancient citizen If you knew, you'd be smiling too Posts: 46,178	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 14:28:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by millring on Jul 21, 2014 14:28:15 GMT -5 Saw this this morning and thought it was interesting.
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dradtke Ancient citizen Posts: 20,246	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 14:50:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dradtke on Jul 21, 2014 14:50:02 GMT -5 Jul 21, 2014 14:04:19 GMT -5 billhammond said: Boy, those Lithuanians are a laff riot, huh? I LOVED the Kelpies, though! Our local submission is lame by comparison: Try explaining who that is to kids today.
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Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 14:53:07 GMT -5

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Jul 21, 2014 14:50:02 GMT -5 dradtke said:

Try explaining who that is to kids today.

There's a quiz for them:

Who can turn the world on with her smile?

Who can take a nothing date and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?

If your belief system does not include incongruities that astonish, frustrate or befuddle you,
it most probably does not include a power higher than you.

dradtke Ancient citizen Posts: 20,246	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 16:04:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dradtke on Jul 21, 2014 16:04:56 GMT -5 I believe it's "a nothing day."
	Everything is water, and the world is full of gods. -Thales Nature never draws a line without smudging it. -Churchill The early bird who gets the worm works for somebody who comes in late and owns the worm farm. -McGee A wave and a particle were walking side by side, one turned to the other, said, "Which one of us am I?" -Jankiewicz This machine kills fascists. -Guthrie www.9thplanet.org

billhammond Ancient citizen Our dear brother ... Posts: 51,936	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 16:06:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by billhammond on Jul 21, 2014 16:06:36 GMT -5 Jul 21, 2014 16:04:56 GMT -5 dradtke said: I believe it's "a nothing day." Unless you're going out with me, of course.

millring Ancient citizen If you knew, you'd be smiling too Posts: 46,178	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 16:10:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by millring on Jul 21, 2014 16:10:21 GMT -5 Jul 21, 2014 16:04:56 GMT -5 dradtke said: I believe it's "a nothing day." Dang. Now I'm embarrassed to think how many times I performed this in public with the wrong words. Oh well.
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Marshall Ancient citizen Posts: 48,434	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 21:19:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Marshall on Jul 21, 2014 21:19:31 GMT -5 Jul 21, 2014 14:03:53 GMT -5 Cornflake said: If these are sculptures, why is the water splashing around their hooves? It's a fountain, dude. Is this the one where they run through an artificial river?
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kenlarsson Senior Member Posts: 8,736	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 21:33:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kenlarsson on Jul 21, 2014 21:33:28 GMT -5 The weirdest sculptures I've ever seen were in the Vigeland Sculpture Garden in Oslo,
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Village Idiot Ancient citizen Administrator Greetings Posts: 35,773	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 21:43:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Village Idiot on Jul 21, 2014 21:43:11 GMT -5 OK, those are damned weird, Ken.
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RickW Ancient citizen I got's five fingers - what's that flatpick thingy for? Posts: 24,117	Interesting sculpture Jul 21, 2014 21:51:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RickW on Jul 21, 2014 21:51:58 GMT -5 Yikes. I think you can arrested for owning some of those pictures, Ken. I like the horses. Quite brilliant, but simple.
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millring Ancient citizen If you knew, you'd be smiling too Posts: 46,178	Interesting sculpture Jul 22, 2014 5:31:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by millring on Jul 22, 2014 5:31:43 GMT -5 Babe Magnet
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Marshall Ancient citizen Posts: 48,434	Interesting sculpture Jul 22, 2014 8:55:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Marshall on Jul 22, 2014 8:55:25 GMT -5 Here's one
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Interesting sculpture Jul 22, 2014 9:01:00 GMT -5

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Jul 21, 2014 21:19:31 GMT -5 Marshall said:

Jul 21, 2014 14:03:53 GMT -5 Cornflake said:

If these are sculptures, why is the water splashing around their hooves?

Is this the one where they run through an artificial river?

Yes. Here's another angle with the "river".

Disguises some pretty mediocre architecture, doesn't it?

Impressive at night too.

Last Edit: Jul 22, 2014 9:05:26 GMT -5 by Marshall

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patrick Senior Member Rock on Dudes! Posts: 8,156	Interesting sculpture Jul 22, 2014 9:05:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by patrick on Jul 22, 2014 9:05:59 GMT -5 Jul 22, 2014 5:31:43 GMT -5 millring said: Babe Magnet This great sculpture memorializes the ancient Swedish art of baby juggling.
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Marshall Ancient citizen Posts: 48,434	Interesting sculpture Jul 22, 2014 9:11:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Marshall on Jul 22, 2014 9:11:21 GMT -5 Of course, Louis XIV did a pretty good job too with "Apollo Rising"
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coachdoc Ancient citizen Don't get your tinsel in a tangle. Posts: 16,850	Interesting sculpture Jul 22, 2014 10:52:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coachdoc on Jul 22, 2014 10:52:28 GMT -5 Very Cool thread guys. Thanks.
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