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Wwyd - statue crayon incident

74 replies

Nearlyspring23 · 13/04/2023 19:24

Just been reading the news report on a 200 year old statue being defaced by blue crayon.

If your child was responsible and hadn’t been spotted would you own up?

I would class myself as quite responsible, but not sure I would?!

Blue scrawl on statue of Sabrina

Blue crayon scrawled over 230-year-old Sabrina statue at Croome

A statue of Sabrina and a memorial to Capability Brown at Croome is covered in blue crayon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-65262756

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Liorae · 14/04/2023 09:50

SirChenjins · 13/04/2023 19:41

You’d let your 4 year old (if indeed that’s the age of the child) run around unsupervised and out of sight in an open parkland for long enough to do that sort of damage?

Yes, and I am sure will find a way to blame the grandparents 😀

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 09:52

hotdiggetydog · 14/04/2023 09:47

Crayon wipes off and it's been acknowledged that the "artwork" needed a clean anyway.

Let kids be kids for god's sake

Do you come out with shite like that in RL or do you save it for MN?

Killingmytime · 14/04/2023 10:33

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 09:52

Do you come out with shite like that in RL or do you save it for MN?

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Seriously kids be kids? So kids be kids means destroying stuffs?
is that what you teach your kids?

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 10:46

Just to be clear - I didn’t say kids will be kids 😊

Florissante · 14/04/2023 10:51

hotdiggetydog · 14/04/2023 07:29

Pretty funny tho innit. No actual harm done.

No, it's not funny. And the statue has been vandalised - that's harm.

KezzaMucklowe · 14/04/2023 10:55

Alighttouchonthetiller · 14/04/2023 07:15

Teenager. If you click on the article and zoom into the statue you can make out the ubiquitous 'willy' drawing, with the breasts representing the balls, that some teenagers feel compelled to draw on every available surface.

Well spotted.

NerrSnerr · 14/04/2023 10:55

Alighttouchonthetiller · 14/04/2023 07:15

Teenager. If you click on the article and zoom into the statue you can make out the ubiquitous 'willy' drawing, with the breasts representing the balls, that some teenagers feel compelled to draw on every available surface.

I was just going to comment on that that is definitely a cock between her boobs!

KezzaMucklowe · 14/04/2023 10:58

I didn't see it until pp pointed it out.
It's definitely there.

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 11:05

Nah, definitely not teenagers - if it was there would be less scribbling and more cocks.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 14/04/2023 11:06

Yes I see it too

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 14/04/2023 11:06

And a hand grab on her boob

PuttingDownRoots · 14/04/2023 11:08

It looks like a child who knew it was wrong but either couldn't help themselves or were bored.

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 11:08

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 14/04/2023 11:06

And a hand grab on her boob

Definitely. There would be all sorts of high jinks going on.

hotdiggetydog · 14/04/2023 11:43

Florissante · 14/04/2023 10:51

No, it's not funny. And the statue has been vandalised - that's harm.

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Well I'm laughing my tits off, so YES it is funny, albeit not to everyone.

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 11:48

Albeit not to everyone with a brain.

HandbagsAtDawns · 14/04/2023 11:59

@hotdiggetydog are you a teenager? Can you tell us why you find it funny? Seriously, where is the humour in it

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 12:01

Honestly, don’t - that poster has form

HandbagsAtDawns · 14/04/2023 12:04

I want to @SirChenjins if that was to me

Liorae · 14/04/2023 13:56

PuttingDownRoots · 14/04/2023 11:08

It looks like a child who knew it was wrong but either couldn't help themselves or were bored.

Couldn't help themselves from vandalizing artwork? How very Mumsnet.

Killingmytime · 14/04/2023 14:53

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 10:46

Just to be clear - I didn’t say kids will be kids 😊

Apologies i didn’t mean to tag you, but it’s clear now what that poster’s up too 😉

hotdiggetydog · 14/04/2023 15:13

HandbagsAtDawns · 14/04/2023 11:59

@hotdiggetydog are you a teenager? Can you tell us why you find it funny? Seriously, where is the humour in it

Some jokes just go over people's heads don't they. Wouldn't worry about it.

SirChenjins · 14/04/2023 15:21

I wasn’t

JustAnotherManicNameChange · 14/04/2023 15:29

There's no way the Sabrina statue was drawn on by a small child.

HandbagsAtDawns · 14/04/2023 19:56

@SirChenjins that's good then Grin
Nah didn't think you could @hotdiggetydog

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