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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12878654

A pensioner has been caught on CCTV apparently spraying the word ‘b******’ onto the plinth holding a statue of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister.

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Its installation was controversial and it has been egged and spat on – with some jokers even marking the statue as a public toilet on Google Maps.

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[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 76 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Cool. Crime but who cares.

Now the important question. Who the fuck paid 300k for a statue of her.

If public funds were involved. That's a fucking hanging offence.

If not. Tut tut typical sign of tory refusal to invest in mental health.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's a bargain price for a public toilet these days.

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah but when you shift in a public toilet. It takes it away.

So unless they gave they statue a realistic digestive tract.

Its a useless waste.

[–] quinacridone@lemmy.ml 55 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That lady (the pensioner, not Thatcher) deserves either a rise in her state pension and/or a New Year honour, perhaps a Baroness....?

[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 18 points 8 months ago

Replace the public urinal this pensioner graffitied with a statue in her honor.

[–] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 47 points 8 months ago

Someone marked the statue as a public toilet on google maps, now that is kinda funny

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 24 points 8 months ago

Imagine building a statue to Margaret Thatcher in 2022

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 18 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The rude word is given as:

‘b******’

I'm guessing it's ‘bollock’.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

Probably BASTARD since we see D.

[–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago

Definitely more probable than 'boobies'

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

The image shows it ending with |D. Options:

B***ID
B***HD
B***ND
B***AD

The shape of the | means I think these are unlikely: B***WD
B***MD
B***JD
B***VD

If the picture and number of stars are both accurate, and I'm reading it correctly, then I'm at a loss.

BEHIND wouldn't be censored, I assume, but who idk. British sweating is different than Canadian. You can say "fuck" on TV but not "bloody hell", so there's probably something there in missing.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 8 months ago

I think them getting the number of stars wrong is most likely, yeah.

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[–] Aldehyde@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

‘Bellend’ maybe?

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 18 points 8 months ago

What a hero

[–] leraje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 8 months ago

Not all heroes use zimmer frames. But some do.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 16 points 8 months ago

Someone still doing important work after exiting the workforce.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 15 points 8 months ago

Would love to be a pensioner able to do petty crime with little repurcussions

[–] TacticsConsort@yiffit.net 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

*elderly woman

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

From the article:

A pensioner has been caught on CCTV apparently spraying the word ‘b******’ onto the plinth holding a statue of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister.

Then the photo shows the word ending in a D

So what’s the word? Blowhard? Behead? Bedraggled?

What did the pensioner say?

[–] gex@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago
[–] Fishbulb@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Bastard I guess

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago

Incredibly based

[–] Zier@fedia.io 8 points 8 months ago

More of this please!

[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 8 months ago
[–] Teon@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

Someone mail her more spray paint.
Better yet, have 20 gallons of magenta paint delivered to her.
We must encourage this new genre of art!

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago

Uncle Comrade<3

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