Author Topic: What do you think of the White Horse?  (Read 12551 times)

Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #75 on: 16 February, 2009, 06:15:57 pm »

PS on the way down to Cornwall pre Xmas passed the wicker man on the M5. He had wood! a bloody great log. My daughters were very shocked. It had been removed by the time we came back tho.

But did you notice the camels or the dinosaur? Both are pieces of unoffficial 'public art', the camels have been there for years.

Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #76 on: 16 February, 2009, 08:24:26 pm »
What annoys me is the "Angel of the South"  references


Is every structure that is not north of Newcastle going to be dubbed "The Angel of the South"?


Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #77 on: 16 February, 2009, 09:11:15 pm »
Yes. But only until it's built and we're lumbered with super Dobbin and it will get it's own identity.  :-\
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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #78 on: 16 February, 2009, 09:24:30 pm »
What annoys me is the "Angel of the South"  references


Is every structure that is not north of Newcastle going to be dubbed "The Angel of the South"?



It's only cause there's nowt worth speaking of south of the Midlands :P

Course, they could have The B Of The Bang now it's no longer welcome in Manc.
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rogerzilla

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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #79 on: 16 February, 2009, 09:30:18 pm »
I know it's not glittery or inflatable, but is anyone else thinking of Jeff Koons?
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clarion

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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #80 on: 16 February, 2009, 09:32:53 pm »
I know it's not glittery or inflatable, but is anyone else thinking of Jeff Koons?

I try very hard not to.

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Search for: Woman with Dolphin  by Jeff Koons
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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #81 on: 16 February, 2009, 09:34:33 pm »
What annoys me is the "Angel of the South"  references


Is every structure that is not north of Newcastle going to be dubbed "The Angel of the South"?



Not quite, we've already got the Sails of the South and the Concrete Monstrosity of the South Spinnaker Tower down here.


clarion

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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #82 on: 16 February, 2009, 09:36:59 pm »
Jeff Koons

is crap

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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #83 on: 16 February, 2009, 10:08:45 pm »

I'm instructed to mention that these links may not be work safe.
Sorted out now :).
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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #84 on: 16 February, 2009, 10:12:05 pm »
He was Mr. Cicciolina for a while...and they almost deserved each other.
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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #85 on: 17 February, 2009, 08:06:16 pm »
I quite like it. Could have been better though.

I've never seen the Angel in the flesh, but I loved it when a bunch of Newcastle fans made it a giant Shearer shirt :P
Those wonderful norks are never far from my thoughts, oh yeah!

Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #86 on: 18 February, 2009, 08:34:33 am »
Is every structure that is not north of Newcastle going to be dubbed "The Angel of the South"?

Bath offered, among the other pigs of King Bladud last year, "The Pig of the West":

Pig of the West

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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #87 on: 18 February, 2009, 05:06:26 pm »
Is every structure that is not north of Newcastle going to be dubbed "The Angel of the South"?

Bath offered, among the other pigs of King Bladud last year, "The Pig of the West":

Pig of the West

A pig with a built in barbecue... Now that is smart..
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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #88 on: 18 February, 2009, 07:09:10 pm »
What annoys me is the "Angel of the South"  references


Is every structure that is not north of Newcastle going to be dubbed "The Angel of the South"?



Not quite, we've already got the Sails of the South and the Concrete Monstrosity of the South Spinnaker Tower down here.




The "Spinney" as one of my Antipodean colleagues calls it is a typical British institution.

Late
Over budget
Councils failed to write the contracts so the TAxpaer picked up the bill
The Company was allwed to build the profitable bits and then delayed the unprofitable ones.
The lifts still don't work
It is a cheap copy of another design


Yep - a real testament.

rogerzilla

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Re: What do you think of the White Horse?
« Reply #89 on: 18 February, 2009, 07:22:55 pm »
http://www.peeble.com/summar17.jpg

More "Wicker Man" then "Angel", I think.

In Newcastle city centre there is a shop called "Bagel Of The North"  ;D
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