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struggle4progress

(118,320 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:40 PM Nov 2012

Whitehall closed off after naked man mounts statue of Duke of Cambridge

... At one point the man could be seen balancing on the Duke's head, with his arms out stretched. He then sat down on the Duke's head.

The man was believed to have been clothed when he climbed on to the statue ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9698799/Whitehall-closed-off-after-naked-man-mounts-statue-of-Duke-of-Cambridge.html

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Whitehall closed off after naked man mounts statue of Duke of Cambridge (Original Post) struggle4progress Nov 2012 OP

Obligatory "This thread is useless without pictures" post struggle4progress Nov 2012 #1

Chilly up there, all that metal. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #4

Apparently Britain has its share of teabaggers too. mysuzuki2 Nov 2012 #16

There's already a statue of Prince William???!!! Catlover827 Nov 2012 #2

The statue is of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, not of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge struggle4progress Nov 2012 #3

I know - I was joking Catlover827 Nov 2012 #9

I knew you knew struggle4progress Nov 2012 #11

No pics? HopeHoops Nov 2012 #5

"Look, ma! No hands!" struggle4progress Nov 2012 #6

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! I don't even WANT to know what drugs he was on! HopeHoops Nov 2012 #7

"... He was eventually coaxed down around 2.45pm and put in the back of a police van. Scotland Yard struggle4progress Nov 2012 #8

I don't know if it was cold. The picture didn't show "Mr. Dinky". HopeHoops Nov 2012 #10

Yesterday's high was 55F. Right now it's about 48F. struggle4progress Nov 2012 #13

Well at that temperature, mine goes all turtle. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #14

It was this cold geardaddy Nov 2012 #12

Wow, are those pics real? Xyzse Nov 2012 #15

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

1. Obligatory "This thread is useless without pictures" post

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:42 PM

Nov 2012

Section of Whitehall closed off as naked man straddled statue
Rob Williams
Friday 23 November 2012
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/section-of-whitehall-closed-off-as-naked-man-straddled-statue-8347149.html

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

4. Chilly up there, all that metal.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:57 PM

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mysuzuki2

(3,521 posts)

16. Apparently Britain has its share of teabaggers too.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 03:04 PM

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Catlover827

(191 posts)

2. There's already a statue of Prince William???!!!

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:45 PM

Nov 2012

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

3. The statue is of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, not of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Reply to Catlover827 (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 12:54 PM

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Catlover827

(191 posts)

9. I know - I was joking

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:18 PM

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struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

11. I knew you knew

Reply to Catlover827 (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:22 PM

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HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

5. No pics?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:03 PM

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struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

6. "Look, ma! No hands!"

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:05 PM

Nov 2012

23 November 2012 Last updated at 11:16 ET
Part of Whitehall shut due to naked man on statue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20466764

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

7. HOLY FUCKING SHIT! I don't even WANT to know what drugs he was on!

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:07 PM

Nov 2012

He's one hard on away from a pavement face splat. Did he live?

struggle4progress

(118,320 posts)

8. "... He was eventually coaxed down around 2.45pm and put in the back of a police van. Scotland Yard

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:11 PM

Nov 2012

confirmed the man had been detained under the Mental Health Act ..."
Is it cold up there? Mystery man brings Whitehall to a standstill by climbing and straddling statue NAKED
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/naked-man-climbs-statue-in-whitehall-1452398