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How would I go about petitioning the city to erect a statue?

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  • 11-09-2007 6:11pm
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    Karl Hungus
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    Serious question, how would this be done, and what kind of support would be needed?

    Thanks for any help.


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    DeadSkin
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    Karl Hungus wrote:
    Serious question, how would this be done, and what kind of support would be needed?

    Thanks for any help.

    I'd say give Galway County Council a shout.
    Probably be some form of petition involved.


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    Lockstep
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    What statue you want to get erected?


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    cornbb
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    Karl Hungus wrote:
    Serious question

    Aw, and i was all ready to go with my razor-sharp wit :(

    I suppose you would need to get the support of some fellow Galwegians, talking to a few of the local rags wouldn't hurt either. You would need to get permission from the council, no idea where to get funding.


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    sgthighway
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    It would be the City Council mate.

    I would advise you meet your local Councillor or a Councillor that would support your statue before going through spending time on a petition.

    Planning Permission would be involved. You would probably have to have an idea of the scale/size and material of the statue. Have you a proposed location; Street or Park. Who will pay for the statue to be made, installed and maintained?

    Do you want to share with us your idea to get further opinions?


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    Karl Hungus
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    Thanks for the answers guys.
    kickoutthejams wrote:
    What statue you want to get erected?
    sgthighway wrote:
    Do you want to share with us your idea to get further opinions?

    I wasn't going to say incase anyone thought I was taking the piss about this, but my hope is to get a statue of Richard Dean Anderson erected somewhere in the city center, possibly shop street.


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    Lockstep
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    Magyver?


    In Galway? I see the connection

    Seriously though


    Why not,we need a good statue.

    Although I'd go for stealing this statue of a student from leuven in Belgium(Lueven is the Belgian Galway)

    http://www.trabel.com/leuven/images/leuven-fonske%20nieuw.jpg


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    Karl Hungus
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    Yes, MacGyver. No, there's no connection between him and Galway, but certainly, I agree that we do need a good statue, and I think it would be interesting to have something that would represent certain timeless aspects of pop culture; Richard Dean Anderson.


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    DRakE
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    Serious Question
    MacGyver

    :rolleyes:


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    Karl Hungus
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    DRakE wrote:
    :rolleyes:

    DO NOT MOCK ME!!! :mad:


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    tman
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    Tis obviously going to be a statue of KD


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    Karl Hungus
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    tman wrote:
    Tis obviously going to be a statue of KD

    Not a bad idea.


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    randylonghorn
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    Just give City Hall a ring, and ask them who would you speak to about an erection ...


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    JohnCleary
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    randylonghorn wrote:
    Just give City Hall a ring, and ask them who would you speak to about an erection ...

    ... And then they'll forward you warty Nora's number... :eek:


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    pid()
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    I'd rather see a statue of Teal'c (Christopher Judge) holding a Jaffa staff weapon. :D


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    BrokenArrows
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    AH man im in stiches in an internet cafe here looking like a fool.

    I personally would love to see that statue in the middle of eyre square. Would just be so pointless and funny.

    On a serious note of you ever want this thing to make even the smallest bit of headway you need to come up with a very good reason why you want a statue of Anderson in galway. I mean seriously they would probably take you more seriously if you wanted to put up a statue of hitler or something.

    Would be funny having 4 members of SG1 surrounding the fountain.


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    stevecrow74
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    Karl Hungus wrote:
    DO NOT MOCK ME!!! :mad:

    when you come out with stuff like that it's physically impossible not to:D


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    Lockstep
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    It sounds like something Homer would do.

    Petitioning city hall to erect a statue of such a random thing.



    I think a statue of Nora giving a piggyback to KD whilst he blows bubbles would be a timeless symbol of Galwegian individuality and humour.


    But seriously,why not.I love the idea of putting up a statue of Magyver for no real reason,it'd putGalway on the map for sure and the toursits would flock to see such a strange spectacle of an American tv star in a small Western Irish city


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    Wompa1
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    Why not try and buy the city a drink first, ya know loosen it up....sorry....


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    Proxy
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    kickoutthejams wrote:
    I think a statue of Nora giving a piggyback to KD whilst he blows bubbles would be a timeless symbol of Galwegian individuality and humour.

    As much as I love Richard Dean Anderson... that would rock my socks.


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    randylonghorn
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    kickoutthejams wrote:
    But seriously,why not.I love the idea of putting up a statue of Magyver for no real reason,it'd putGalway on the map for sure and the toursits would flock to see such a strange spectacle of an American tv star in a small Western Irish city
    Well, the statue of Frank Zappa in Uzupis in Vilnius gets enough visitors, and it's not even in a park or anything, and quite out of the way really.
    JohnCleary wrote:
    ... And then they'll forward you warty Nora's number... :eek:
    No, John, in this case Karl is trying to GET an erection ... now, if he wanted to instantly get rid of one, that would be different ...


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