It's a wonder that Lord Nelson doesn't shinny down his column and storm off in disgust.
Monday 23 August 2010
The fourth plinth follies
It's a wonder that Lord Nelson doesn't shinny down his column and storm off in disgust.
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Oddly enough the inverted Britain is the most appropriate (of this silly lot anyway) since the whole world seems upside down now
Gah. Gehhh? Whuuuuu?
Has someone slipped something into Britain's warm beer supply?
I was trying to remember who is on the other three plinths and found this little gem on Wikipedia:
"A statue of Edward Jenner, funded largely by public subscription, was unveiled on the fourth plinth in 1858, but protests by anti-vaccinationists led to its removal to Kensington Gardens four years later."
Geez, the more things change, eh? For the record, one of them is the famous hero of the 1857 Mutiny, Henry Havelock another hero of the Raj, James Napier, and George IV.
So I say put Jenner back up. It will irritate the anti-vaccinationists and that can't be bad.
Bryan,
Sounds good to me. I'm getting a sandwich board run up straight away.
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