Tory Students Petition for a 250 foot statue of Thatcher

by **Alvecia** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:25 am

Ifreann wrote:
Savoy-Habsburg wrote:Thatcher's statue? That's the most absurd thing I heard since long....

Thatchue.

That makes it sound more like a wickerlady.
Maybe we could burn Nicholas Cage in it!

My vote is yes.

by **Empire of Symphonia** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:28 am

My question is why is it in England? It should be in the Falklands.

Facing Argentina.

by **The Felnian Colonies** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:30 am

Empire of Symphonia wrote:My question is why is it in England? It should be in the Falklands.

Facing Argentina.

That's about the only good thing she did.

by **Ifreann** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:31 am

Alvecia wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Thatchue.

That makes it sound more like a wickerlady.
Maybe we could burn Nicholas Cage in it!

My vote is yes.

I'm not saying that the Thatchue should shoot bees at passing lefties. But I think we all know that that's what Thatcher would have wanted.

by **Modern Skaaneland** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:45 am

I love how Thatcher dealt with the extortionate miners, cutting all subsidies, but I hate how she mistreated football fans in response to the deaths at Hillsborough, Heysel and Bradford. Anarchy on the terraces really was that precious and I think that proper football culture in Britain should've been more respected than any politician.

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/wor ... ities-1985

It'd be one thing if she simply hated a particular club, but this was directed at the sport in general.

by **The East Marches** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:45 am

Empire of Symphonia wrote:My question is why is it in England? It should be in the Falklands.

Facing Argentina.

That would be something for the history books. That sounds like a fantastic idea.

by **Empire of Symphonia** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:51 am

The East Marches wrote:
Empire of Symphonia wrote:My question is why is it in England? It should be in the Falklands.

Facing Argentina.

That would be something for the history books. That sounds like a fantastic idea.

Should include the outstretched arm getting ready to throw a car-sized handbag.

by **Pope Joan** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 7:52 am

Beat you to it, Brit cons!

We already named a mighty US Naval vessel the USS Thatcher! Lots of iron there too, many tons of it.

Appropriately enough, it's a destroyer.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/162.htm

by **Genivaria** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:21 am

Saint Kitten wrote:
Khadgar wrote:
Iron is pretty cheap right now.

And to take advantage of the cheap prices they should build a 250 foot statue?

This would only be excusable if the iron was free imo.

Tory fiscal conservatism at its finest.

by **Genivaria** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:24 am

Terolk wrote:Why stop at Thatcher? I say we need a Cromwell statue that stands even taller!

And build it in Dublin to taunt the Irish for extra points.

by **Ifreann** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:25 am

Genivaria wrote:
Terolk wrote:Why stop at Thatcher? I say we need a Cromwell statue that stands even taller!

And build it in Dublin to taunt the Irish for extra points.

Pointing west.

by **Genivaria** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 8:34 am

Ifreann wrote:
Genivaria wrote:And build it in Dublin to taunt the Irish for extra points.

Pointing west.

Wielding a sword and a Protestant cross.

by **Daffyflippingduck** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:12 am

If your against this, it's probably safe to say your a little sexist.

by **Ifreann** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:13 am

Daffyflippingduck wrote:If your against this, it's probably safe to say your a little sexist.

Probably not.

by **Alvecia** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:13 am

Daffyflippingduck wrote:If your against this, it's probably safe to say your a little sexist.

Alternatively it could be the opposite, with you not giving Thatcher extra credit simply for being a woman.

by **Kilobugya** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:15 am

If it were not such a huge waste money, I would love that to be built just so we can dynamite afterwards

by **Ethel mermania** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:27 am

Daffyflippingduck wrote:If your against this, it's probably safe to say your a little sexist.

People can oppose people who are different then themselves, without it being based on sex or race.

by **Ashlak** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:29 am

If this gets built, someone will vandalize it within a week.

by **Ostroeuropa** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:30 am

Why don't we build two 100 foot statues of Iron with Thatcher fighting Atlee?

by **Ifreann** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:30 am

Kilobugya wrote:If it were not such a huge waste money, I would love that to be built just so we can dynamite afterwards

Dynamiting an iron statue sounds like it'd be really dangerous. Thatcher shrapnel flying everywhere.

by **Lychgate** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:36 am

I read this aloud and everyone in the room started face-palming in unison. Thatcher really did unite everyone...

by **Judah** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:37 am

I don't think these people realize how absurdly tall this statue will be.

by **Alvecia** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:40 am

Judah wrote:I don't think these people realize how absurdly tall this statue will be.

With the proposed 50ft marble plinth, is it not expected to be taller than the Statue of Liberty?

by **Frank Zipper** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:48 am

I'm guessing it would look something like this

by **Ethel mermania** » Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:53 am

Alvecia wrote:
Judah wrote:I don't think these people realize how absurdly tall this statue will be.

With the proposed 50ft marble plinth, is it not expected to be taller than the Statue of Liberty?

Yes, and across the steel from a campus bar. Absolutely delightful.

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