Comments on: Lourdes Vomiting Bug

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:18:51 +0000

What about a BIG statue of Pee Flynn? You wouldn't even have to rechristen it.

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:42:56 +0000

@ Hoof: The one in Brussels is too big for a baby and he's standing up. We need a lying-down one for Xmas.

And I hope you're not drawing a sly connection between vomiting and Temple Bar … I had enough slagging on the rugby!

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:41:19 +0000

Straw Poles?

By: Nora

Nora — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:34:19 +0000

"it isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t the most impressive statue IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve ever seen"

Me neither. But I have it fixed in my head that there's another version in Basle/Basel. I can still see myself in my mind's eye standing in front of it with a female friend, saying, "Well that's that, what'll we do now?" and we ended up in a gay bar by mistake.

Amnesty should put up a crib in Temple Bar this year instead of a tree. Baby Jesus in the middle as a fountain (Lourdes water or not.) And if there are any Gaill around we can say, "Catholic Ireland? Are you jokin' me? That's only the Poles".

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:29:06 +0000

Sounds good to me.

I will, of course, expect an appropriate offering from the faithful.

By: Hoof

Hoof — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:08:40 +0000

I know the spot Bock, not worth the trip unless between pubs. But we could have a little halo "appear" over his head and start pilgrimages to Jesus- Manneken-Piss. For good measure the Trappist monks who make that dynamite beer could funnel their brew through the "pipe". Have Benny over to bless it and charge the punters Ã¢â€šÂ¬10 a half-litre.

I'm getting on to the Brussels mayor and Micheal O'Leary, there could be a recession-buster and free beer in this scheme yet…….speaking of beer ('n' rugby)…guten nacht!!

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:57:13 +0000

@Bock

Would you be drawing attention to yourself in the circumstances?

I don't know what the current situation is in this country, but in my day the only charge they could get you under was indecent exposure. Ironic!

By: Bock

Bock — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:42:27 +0000

It's called the Manneken-Pis. It's up a narrow side street, and it does exactly as described, but it isn't the most impressive statue I've ever seen.

By: Benny the Bridgebuilder

Benny the Bridgebuilder — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:42:02 +0000

@hoof It's not baby jesus this time round. It's an early version of the Brussels fire brigade with undertones of the wedding feast of Cana and the exploits of Uncle Arthur. See here.

By: Hoof

Hoof — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:48:35 +0000

Nora, I think the Belgians have one of those peeing baby Jesus statues in Brussels.

I suppose there's room for a vomiting one in Temple Bar.