supermik Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Davie Dodds will be looking for a new home then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Tragic. Survived centuries of weather, the French Revolution, the Paris Commune, two World Wars, then burnt to a shell during refurbishment. Edited April 15, 2019 by HibeeJibee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Tragic. Survived centuries of weather, the French Revolution, the Paris Commune, two World Wars, then burnt to a shell during refurbishment. If it's like Scotland they probably picked the wrong security company. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hud oan the noo the building's on fire! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenconner Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hope Quasimodo is okay 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Glenconner said: Hope Quasimodo is okay He had to jump in the river to douse the flames. He's wringing in the Seine. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Due to the way it works in France the building belongs to the state. However repairs were being financed by donations as the Ministry of Culture had declined to fund the work. They're going to be footing a considerable bigger bill now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Moomintroll Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 He had to jump in the river to douse the flames. He's wringing in the Seine.You have spent the majority of your life hoping this would happen so you could use that joke, you have, haven't you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Didn't realise it was quite this superlative but apparently Notre Dame is the most-visited building in the world and the most popular tourist attraction in Europe - well ahead of the likes of the Eifel Tower, Coliseum and Tower of London. Not to mention its core use as a cathedral plus its place as a symbol of Parisian and French identity. Profoundly shocking to see such an icon burn. Edited April 15, 2019 by HibeeJibee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 This is worse than 9/11. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 it was maybe lucky to survive the Second World War- "General von Choltitz was an unrepentant Nazi, and had been ordered by Hitler to leave the city a "heap of burning ruins", but he also realized the battle was lost, and he did not want to be captured by the Resistance. Through the offices of the Swedish Consul-General, Raoul Nordling, he ignored Hitler's orders and arranged a truce. Choltitz later asserted that his defiance of Hitler's direct order stemmed from its obvious military futility, his affection for the French capital's history and culture, and his belief that Hitler had by then become insane." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, tamthebam said: General von Choltitz You made that up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You made that up. reminds me of a certain girl's nickname at my school... her surname was similar to a Scottish F1 racing driver's... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sergeant Wilson Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 minute ago, HibeeJibee said: Was Muriel Gray in cherge? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Heel turn by Esmeralda IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 C'est vraiment furqued. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 He had to jump in the river to douse the flames. He's wringing in the Seine.Has all that money went to yer heid?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 I can't explain why but I have Candle in the Wind stuck in my head and images of Calum Davidson keep popping up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 This is worse than 9/11.9/11 always forget. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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