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50 People Who Made The Absolute Most Of A Photo With A Statue And Ended Up Online
Getting to do silly poses that crack others up is one of the best parts of being photographed. Sure, there’s always room for being super serious or looking professional, but letting your derpy side out is a great way to have fun and stay lighthearted. And if there’s a statue nearby, the potential for hilarity only increases.
We’ve collected some of the funniest and most creative photos of people posing next to statues, as shared on the @statuewithfun and @lnsanereality Twitter accounts. Not only do the pics provide you with your recommended dose of daily humor, but they’re also brimming with awesome ideas that are practically begging to be borrowed. Check out the top pics below and upvote the most chuckle-worthy ones as you scroll down.
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OlmsteadKat 2 years ago
I wasn't even paying attention. Your comment made me zoom in a bit and that's totally him!
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Kimberly Snodgrass 2 years ago
That's not The Thinker statue. Close, but The Thinker has a hand up, thinking. Lol
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Bear Hall 2 years ago
"Do you think it's funny? I have the most famous constipation of the world in the middle of this huge square, throngs of people come up to me every day: 'Are you done yet? I have to use it, too' and now you think it's funny. Well, at least I can wipe my tears now. Thanks."
Little Johnny...and Laura 2 years ago
I miss Robin Williams sense of humor! We could really use it now!!!
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Orange Tabby 2 years ago
I've seen this picture a million times and I AM WILLING TO SEE IT A BILLION TIMES MORE.
Cricketgeeklol 2 years ago
The best thing about this is that the baby has no clue what he is doing! It is so sweet and innocent 🥰
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
I don't think this one is actually posed, just timed amazingly, but... CUT IT OUT, ONION NINJAS!!!
Luise Spengler 2 years ago
I know where that is, it's in Russia in St. Petersburg on the rabbit island:)
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WindySwede 2 years ago
thou *pow* shallt *pow* löve *pow* them *pow* forever *pow* (Though I don't support unnecessary violence) [cupid flies away]
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Both the @statuewithfun and @lnsanereality Twitter accounts share the same name—’People Doing [Stuff] With Statues.’ They also have a very similar number of followers. For instance, @statuewithfun, which was created just over a year ago in June 2022, has nearly 101k fans on the social network. Meanwhile, the @lnsanereality project joined Twitter barely a couple of months ago, in May 2023, but it’s already grown to 73.6k followers in size.
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Mike Chenoweth 2 years ago
The ancient tradition of manscaping, forever immortalized in stone.
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Spooky Scary Skeletons 2 years ago
FDR and Churchil are smiling because they ditched that creepy punk Stalin back in the restaurant with the bill while he was still in the bathroom.
Yuffa Kinazzo 2 years ago
Yea. And Mike Tyson is showing them the video of "I woulda punched him in the faith thicks or theven times. "
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Heidi Gott 2 years ago
LOVE this one!! Not only is fun, clever, & 100% perfect pose with it but shows how past & present as well as all people are connected , leaving an impact (good, bad, ect) with everything/one else! Great job to person in photo & person who took it
Daniel Atkins 2 years ago
Check out this video. See that guy there he is pretending to be a statue wait for it he is about to move.
The popularity of both projects is proof that comedy resonates with a lot of internet users. The photos are very straightforward: the humor in each situation is instantly recognizable. And that means a lot in a world where the average internet user’s attention span continues to rapidly decline. What also helps keep the message in the pics clear is the utter lack of words or comments in the pics. The images speak for themselves.
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Julia Mckinney 2 years ago
"Psst, hey buddy. $20 to take the 'Three-Fifths Clause' out of the Constitution."
Paige Thomas 2 years ago (edited)
Y'all not gonna talk abt the guy Infront / behind the statue ☠️
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LauraDragonWench 2 years ago
After that kind of slap, it'd be, "B***h, get your own damn fruit!" 😂
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Juliette Deroulede 2 years ago
Tom Sawyer is based on Mark Twain himself... Slightly fictionalized accounts of his own childhood
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Maggie Mae 2 years ago
Looks Just Like Samuel Clemmens AKA... Mark Twain was an American humorist, novelist, and travel writer. Today he is best remembered as the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).
Penny Kemper 2 years ago
If it's in Connecticut. My exes neurologist looks like him. And we live 20 miles from Hannibal
Not only that, but photography (especially witty internet pics) transcends cultural and language barriers. No matter what corner of the globe you hail from, you’re probably going to smile or chuckle when you spot someone goofing about releasing their inner derp next to fabulous works of art. The contrast between the silliness of the poser and the seriousness of the statues also adds an extra layer of enjoyment.
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L 2 years ago
for a cute photo obviously 😀. she could have cleaned it first... or maybe she's just a brave soul.
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L 2 years ago
I gave you an upvote to cancel out a down vote.. sometimes people don't understand what the downvote button is for. I actually do like this one but we're allowed to have our own opinions and express them here. and here's an upvote for Bruce too.
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Pascal’s Swagger 2 years ago
No she got it from Bob Fosse’s choreography for Mexican Breakfast
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Andrea Hall 2 years ago
They've practiced this so many times that the baby's about to throw up.
Statues play a host of different roles in society. For one, they’re a way for artists to make sense of the world—they express how they feel about certain aspects of life, nature, and society by working with marble, metal, wood, plastic, glass, and other materials. It could also be argued that statues are far more ‘present’ because they occupy large amounts of three-dimensional space. That’s not to say that they’re ‘superior’ to other art forms, only that statues have a more tangible, physical presence.
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DarkViolet 2 years ago
"Kick ME in the strike zone, wiil ya? How you lovin' it NOW, French Fry?"
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Michelle M 2 years ago
Looks like one of the statues was removed. Probably for the purpose of taking those pictures.
L 2 years ago
I thought the same thing but maybe it was designed that way, look at the bases.
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The girl holding the pants waistband of the boy in front of her . . .
Mary Peace 2 years ago
At that age it's OK, and I thought it was clever that the statue kids aren't each holding the next one in the same way, it makes it more true-to-life.
Load More Replies... Jelo Alconaba 2 years ago
Kid: "Why the heck mom wants me to pose with these statues? I guess I will know when I grow up." Funny and cute though.
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
Awww, first of all, such a cute pose idea! Second he is just the cutest baby ever 😍
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However, statues aren’t just about expressing the artist’s relationship with the world. They’re a medium for encapsulating the virtues and values that society holds highest. Statues are a way of honoring figures from history, ideals, and even myths. They act as a constant reminder of these ideas.
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Joshua Mhando 2 years ago
Them: How was your day Me: Very fine, it was made by some random kid's face on internet
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
Smoking is injurious to health may cause the stone to turn yellow
PotatoGirl31 2 years ago
I just can't get over the child dying of lung cancer on the back! Imagine if America's forced every tobacco company to have those in their packs!!
L 2 years ago
I don't know...it might just increase the intrigue. people do weird things.
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Madam Liourex 2 years ago
I think that's an apostle... and what country is deterring smoking so hard? Pic on pack epiphany make me quit lol
Greenmantle 2 years ago
Australia. Packs are required to have pictures like these and health warnings all over them since about 15 years ago. They're also heavily taxed,.
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ThéviNinja (she/her) 2 years ago
Upvote because someone isn’t physically touching or crawling on a statue in this one
Anyone-for-tea? 2 years ago
What’s wrong with touching a statue? I think they’re built to last? And many of them it’s seen as good luck 🤞
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Mary Peace 2 years ago
I love this but I'm distracted by the water bottle in the guy's pocket. They obviously went to some trouble to line him up right for the photo, he could have taken the bottle out of his pocket for a moment.
But as time passes, values change, become outdated, or even pose a danger to current social norms. This creates friction. On the one hand, you have people who believe that society should be aware of its history, including all the elating ups and uncomfortable downs. Denying that history would mean repeating it in the future. On the other hand, some members of society believe that as times change, so should the statues, art, symbols, and icons that are present around us.
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PrismatizedOozeLordZ 2 years ago
Knowing he needed to step up his game, Sandman meditated until he could turn completely solid. Spider-Man: The Diamond Fist.
Dustin Hisel 2 years ago
After forgetting to take the foil off his Chipotle leftovers, Robin Vance became the dreaded 'Metal Face'. Bent on revenge as, he was watching a news report on Spiderman while distractedly microwaving his burrito!
Liam Jones 2 years ago
Why does the text on the sign look AI generated? Pictures seems to match the real statue Jorge Remus, just the plaque looks weird.
Yuffa Kinazzo 2 years ago
Everything is fake on the internet and television.
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Ramón Doomernik 2 years ago
Guys are still posing while the artist is already done and taking his twelve o'clock
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
This one, I like! Imitation being the best form of flattery, these guys are doing it right!
Megan Lauhon 2 years ago
I'm impressed by the dedication. The posing, the improvised hood, so good.
The need for clarity and simplicity in internet posts is only bound to increase as time goes on. CNN reports how people’s attention spans have taken a nosedive over the past two decades. “In 2004, we measured the average attention on a screen to be 2½ minutes. Some years later, we found attention spans to be about 75 seconds. Now we find people can only pay attention to one screen for an average of 47 seconds,” Dr. Gloria Mark, from the University of California, Irvine, explains.
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WindySwede 2 years ago
"Have the bags been out of your sight or control since you packed them?"
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Then the gentleman, in one swift movement, grabs the offender's arm and snaps it like a pretzel stick.
KingofJokers 2 years ago
Then the woman takes back the bag and beats the thief with it.
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Ana 2 years ago
Once again Ronald Mc Donald is brought up on assault charges... Does this terror clown know no bounds...
Jennifer Briggeman 2 years ago
The guy’s expression behind the hand made me spit my drink! 🤣🤣🤣
Diplodocus Dinosaur 2 years ago
It shouldn’tbe possible to trample a bicycle with those shoes on!!! 🤔
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Cari Purvis 2 years ago
At first I thought this picture doesn't belong here 🤣🤣 I thought the cop was real 🤔
DarkViolet 2 years ago
"I don't KNOW what happened, officer! One of them tried to pick my pocket; everything went red. The next thing I knew, they were on the pavement! Honest!"
Otis B Driftwood 2 years ago
I've seen the pic a few times and I never realized the cop was a statue 🤦♀️
Dr. Mark’s research has shown that people these days spend less than a minute concentrating on one screen at a time. That means that many of us are constantly jumping between different appliances. The issue here isn’t just related to our spare time and entertainment, however. When it comes to work, we’re not much better.
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David Leick 2 years ago (edited)
Well they were f*****g everyone else already. Ohhhhh, you meant THAT kind of spit roast. 😳
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Michele Garrard 2 years ago
I see your last name! You got a nice music career going thanks to that man
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That's probably what Reagan would have done to some troublemaker. He took shít from NO one!
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Tim Douglass 2 years ago
This is also how you break an expensive piece of art. Please don't climb on or hang from statues or sculptures. They are not built to take that additional load and can and often do break.
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KingofJokers 2 years ago
Going a bit to far for this photo. That statue doesn't look sturdy enough to support that man's weight and the talons on that eagle look razor sharp.
Mora Chilis 2 years ago
I agree. fine line between funny and destroying a sculpture.
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Annette Easton 2 years ago
Do. Not. Climb. On. Art. Especially pieces that clearly were not designed to handle it.
DarkViolet 2 years ago
"I'm sick of you jive-a*s humans climbing all over me! You hear me? SICK of it!!"
WindySwede 2 years ago
I would be worried that it would b(r)eak on me! (sorry for pun 🙃)
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Graham Glover 5 months ago
Where is this? I have a female friend on Facebook doing the same thing with this stature. I don't want to ask her...
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Callin all cars 2 years ago
So this is why people get spray painted and pretend to be statues.
According to the researcher, it takes us around 25 minutes to refocus on the task that we were doing if we were distracted. “If we look at work in terms of switching projects, as opposed to the micro view of switching screens, we find people spend about 10½ minutes in any work project before being interrupted—internally or by someone else—and then switch to another work project,” Dr. Mark told CNN. We then spend nearly half an hour jumping between various tasks until we get back to the original one.
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Ana 2 years ago
Your comment made this statue less creepy... why is it naked?
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Mary Peace 2 years ago
I like the way the little girl is sitting by the plaque, so she really looks like she's part of the artwork. And she's very cute.
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glowworm2 2 years ago
Is this the same statue where that other person was pretending that their papers got knocked all over the place?
Jay 2 years ago (edited)
yes it is, you can tell by the floor design, the blue tinting on the shoes, and they're in the exact same pose (one is not on it's knees) which makes both pics more impressive, as they have to get the right distance for size and positioning.
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Which of these pics amused you the most, dear Pandas? Were there any poses that you spotted that you’d love to copy the next time you run into a random statue? What’s the derpiest pose you’ve struck next to a work of art? We always enjoy hearing from you, so drop by the comments and share your thoughts (and pics!) with us.
For some more amusingly statuesque posing check out Bored Panda's earlier posts here and here!
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Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
Or, "you have a red stain on your butt, might want to check in the bathroom"
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Vincent Schilling 2 years ago
Can we take one moment to notice how some artist literally carved hair and nightgown material into this statue?
Mary Peace 2 years ago
Yes, beautifully done, but I don't think it's nightgown, those are the clothes they wore then, especially from reading Sarah Moody's comment here, if it was Pompeii.
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Sarah Moody 2 years ago
Oh, this statue has a sad story. :( I forget her name, but she was blind and I believe lived in Pompei. When the volcano erupted, and everhthing was going crazy, she was able to navigate the town unlike everyone else. She goes to find the man she loves, who she finds by listening for him. She rescues him and the woman he loves. In the end, he marries the other woman, and of course, the statue lady is heart broken.
TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
Hey guess what Samantha told Doug who told Melissa, but then Marilyn found out and now John knows…and then John told Noah what happened and Noah poted it on Twitter
Mary Peace 2 years ago (edited)
"Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell, oo-ooh?"
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Craig Jones 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure that's a street performer doing a living statue bit.
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Yamna Javed 2 years ago (edited)
Don't you dare to deny i know you and that cat girl running with the suite case have planned this together!😑😑
Graham Berry 2 years ago
Not a statue. This is a New York street performer pretending to be a statue.
Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman 2 years ago
Back in the 70's could have been used in a rental car advertisement. Instead of... well you know.
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Sapient Mulch 2 years ago
My one time response to hearing that: "Yeah? Then really punish me and let me beat you!"
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The statue reminds me of this quote: “A man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.”
DarkViolet 2 years ago
"DON'T--YOU--EVER--DIS--RESPECT--ME--AGAIN!! DO--YOU--UNDER--STAND--ME--BOY?!!!"
Mary Peace 2 years ago
I don't like that she climbed on the statue but then I wondered if it was photoshopped. Just a suggestion.
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TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
you did WHAT?!?! YOUR MOTHER WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS! THATS IT, NO MORE COMPUTER PRIVILEGES FOR A WEEK!
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Kpop Fanatic 2 years ago
This is just a question but am I the only one who thought this was about the holocaust like how the were striped and then shot in the back.
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Bob Brooce 2 years ago
Just thought I'd save the poor, hardworking people at the BP offices some trouble. Tits-64c54...f2cf98.jpg 
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Leonie Smith 2 years ago
Aww, that's really beautiful. I don't know why but I'm finding her kissing the sax player really moving.
Roy Phillips 2 years ago
Ah, yeah! Bleeding Gums Murphy meeting up with Lisa for the first time!!
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dortesonjahogh 2 years ago
I think the statue is the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, and the little duck on the left in the picture is from his story "The Ugly duckling"
Niki Munster 2 years ago
Guy behind the statue should be looking over the other shoulder, where space needed to be filled. The guy with the duck chose the best spot tho lol
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kansasmagic 2 years ago
So was this statue made solely for the purpose of taking ridiculous pictures?
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Fussy1 2 years ago
I'm just going to come right out and state the obvious here. Have ya seen the length of her toes?! Like if she ever lost a finger and a replacement finger transplant was possible, she could be her own donor and recipient.
Christina L 2 years ago
Yep, those are some freakishly long toes! Wowzers!
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Daphne Charlotte McWhorter 2 years ago
Why do people rub the statues' boobs, like, just, why?!?!?!?!?!
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Wicked-Wheelchair-Woman 2 years ago
Benson and Hedges (I'm dating myself with this) Don't know how many, if any, would get it. *SIGH* I'm old.
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Norman Beattie 2 years ago
"You can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, But you can't pick your friends nose"
Fussy1 2 years ago
Whenever my ex husband would say this, I'd reply with, "wanna bet". Then proceed to chase him around the house with my finger cocked and ready! (pretty sure it wasn't the deciding factor in our divorce?) lol
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Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
At least some of these people have the decency to not touch the statues! I can understand that some statues are intended to be touched or draped on (those on park benches are good examples), but I wouldn't want to put my face or hands on ANY statue (you never know how many people, with what contagions, touched it before you) unless it's currently or literally just stopped raining hard!
Herkfixer 2 years ago
Problem is, to get this height he probably climbed onto and jumped off the statue.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
…on the side, up above, down below...You got soul!
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Sue J 2 years ago
This one bugs me. If the bottle was slightly to the right it would be perfect!
K.A. Hansen 2 years ago
She's still trying to line it up - that's why it's spilling. 😄
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RenegadeTrader 2 years ago
There are better pics -- https://images.app.goo.gl/TunmEqwQqbo7DkHS7
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Giuditta Jones (she/they) 2 years ago
I always feel like statues like those are intended for photos like this. Isn't she exactly doing what the creator wanted?
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
This one, and some of the others on this list, I agree that they seem to be made with the posing in mind; other ones are really disrespectful (ones that you have to climb a pedestal to pose with); and still others are almost too innocent to not get the snap (little kids with animals or kid statues)
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Lorraine Filyer 2 years ago
This is being used exactly as the sculptor intended. And there is a seat up front.
Jia -chan 2 years ago
That's a statue of Jack Layton, former leader of the opposition for the NDP (only one to do so) before he passed away from cancer. His widow, Olivia Chow, is now the mayor of Toronto where this statue is at the Ferry Docks. He loved biking and this statue is absolutely being used the way it was intended.
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
But you'll look sweet, upon the seat, of a bicycle built for two!
Mary Peace 2 years ago
I think it's OK to say that, so I corrected that down-vote for you.
Load More Replies... LauraDragonWench 2 years ago
Use protection, everyone's had a ride. (Sorry, couldn't resist such an old chestnut. 😂)
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KingofJokers 2 years ago
This...does this even count as a statue pic? And this is more cringe than clever/funny.
RKBJR82 2 years ago
You found it offensive. I found it funny. That's why I am happier than you.
Paddling Panda 2 years ago
Right? I feel like there needs to be a collective un-clutching of pearls here. Who gives a sh*t? She didn't hurt anyone so who cares what kind of photo she took.
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Lillian Charter 2 years ago
Why are so many people hating it? I get it'd a building not a statue but she's just making a joke.
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TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
Leonard and Malcom tie again at chess, while others watch the intense match.
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Upstaged75 2 years ago
My parents met at that school. :) (Cincinnati if you can't read the statue)
Anna roberts 2 years ago
https://www.newsrecord.org/news/bye-bye-bearcat-iconic-statue-going-to-storage/article_709af292-a26a-11ed-af7b-4325f5646e24.html
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TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
ohh no mister. you aint goin nowhere! that shirt shall be mine. MINE! MWAHAHAHAHAHA
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PowellSkier 2 years ago
I find this disrespectful and a little too dangerous. He could easily damage it.
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Grudge-holding Treefrog 2 years ago
The age old tale of a tired child, an exhausted parent, and a store
Upstaged75 2 years ago
My dad once dislocated my elbow like that when I was a toddler. It's called Nursemaid's Elbow - when a toddler suddenly pulls back or throws themselves on the ground while someone is holding their hand. It's easy to pop back in, but that also why you should never swing a very young child by their arms. :)
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TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
nooooooo i wanna play with my dinooo i dont wanna gooooooooo
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TheOddPotater (she/her) 2 years ago
Oliver Twist asks for more (aggressive version)
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Ramón Doomernik 2 years ago
Yes. They were painting the town red But he fell in the paint
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Nitka Tsar 2 years ago
Hmm I don‘t know… that photo should not have been made into a statue. The guy was drunk and kissed a random girl on the street. Today this would not be celebrated.
KingofJokers 2 years ago
I kinda wonder how the woman in the photo reacted to her image blowing up the way it did.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Hand over hand down the arm, lower down onto the pedestal, then jump down onto the grass. I’m thinking the person taking the picture gave her a leg up to get on top of the pedestal. They can help her jump down too. Yep, I was a little monkey child who climbed on, up, down, and around everything I could.
Amberlie Mikelsen 2 years ago
Don't let go!!! (Me, who sees a policeman en route with his ticket pad out and already filling in the crime)
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Ramón Doomernik 2 years ago
Why I think it's funny I'd do that Oh plus Lots of statues were made with interaction as part of the art. Those that aren't, you can't reach. They're behind glass or fences
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Phillip Moderow 2 years ago
Rule of Life # 387: Never twerk a gorilla that's been kept in solitary confinement for 20-years.
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Power puff scientist 2 years ago
These are really great. Love to see people having fun with statues like this.
Douglas Tucker 2 years ago
The creativity of some of the postings here is what our damn world needs in the long run. Let folks like this run our stale azz local, state, and national governments for a while. Bet we get things done and all with a good laugh.
Fortunate Chena 1 year ago
All the pictures are fantastic am going to find a statue and shoot one for myself
Orville Smith 2 years ago
Yes crude. But why doesn't McDonald's update Ronald McDonald's clown statue? And a certain percentage of people like crude humor.
Power puff scientist 2 years ago
These are really great. Love to see people having fun with statues like this.
Douglas Tucker 2 years ago
The creativity of some of the postings here is what our damn world needs in the long run. Let folks like this run our stale azz local, state, and national governments for a while. Bet we get things done and all with a good laugh.
Fortunate Chena 1 year ago
All the pictures are fantastic am going to find a statue and shoot one for myself
Orville Smith 2 years ago
Yes crude. But why doesn't McDonald's update Ronald McDonald's clown statue? And a certain percentage of people like crude humor.
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