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Statues in dublin windows...???

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    #122
    meglome
    Registered Users Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭meglome


    brixtoncat wrote: »
    Might be controversial to some of you, but I made a short documentary film on the subject of "The Lady on the Rock" as she's known... might provide a lil more insight on the subject :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyIZiB-T1Sk

    That's great thanks.


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    #123
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    There's a house with them top to bottom on the street parallel/between Jervis and Capel St. I drive down it most evening and always noticed them.

    Tbh I always assumed it was some kind of calling card and that the place was a brothel. I hadn't noticed them anywhere else, I'll have to keep an eye out now.


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    #124
    rookiescribe
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    There are too many for it to be a brother nut it could signify protection, they are prevelant in gang controlled area's. "Do not burgle this house" could be their message?


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    #125
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    rookiescribe wrote: »
    There are too many for it to be a brother nut it could signify protection, they are prevelant in gang controlled area's. "Do not burgle this house" could be their message?

    What a load of utter crap tbh.


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    #126
    rookiescribe
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭rookiescribe


    Fair enough Degsy, but I'm not seeing any other credible explanations, there are absolurtely hundreds of them round where I live, I would find it harder to believe that everyone just loves them that much... And yes, they are prevelant in gang controlled area's, I know this because certain gang affiliated security companies have strong influence in these area's. I have had personal experience of this both north side and south side, in the the same places I see these statues. Now, do you have any better suggestions?


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    #127
    Miguel_Sanchez
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    rookiescribe wrote: »
    Now, do you have any better suggestions?

    Here's a credible explanation from this very thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=55940782&postcount=35

    Some people just like them and they caught on.

    I've noticed lately that on a street near where I live which had loads of them adorning windowsills there are now very few. I think people got bored of them.


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    #128
    latenia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭latenia


    rookiescribe wrote: »
    I have had personal experience of this both north side and south side, in the the same places I see these statues. Now, do you have any better suggestions?

    Did you ever notice the way most of the residents of these areas wear the same clothing, smoke the same brands of cigarettes and drink the same type of beer, have the same haircuts, have the same worldview? They're 'the mob'-incapable of independent thought and lacking in taste. They don't put up these statues because they think they look good; they do it because they're afraid to be different.


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    #129
    face1990
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    They just became a trend in working class areas (as opposed to gang-controlled areas). I doubt there's any secret meaning behind them.
    It's like those crying child paintings back a few decades ago, every house seemed to have one.
    And before that loads of houses would have sacred heart paintings.


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    #130
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    rookiescribe wrote: »
    Fair enough Degsy, but I'm not seeing any other credible explanations, there are absolurtely hundreds of them round where I live, I would find it harder to believe that everyone just loves them that much... And yes, they are prevelant in gang controlled area's, I know this because certain gang affiliated security companies have strong influence in these area's. I have had personal experience of this both north side and south side, in the the same places I see these statues.

    Lol!
    rookiescribe wrote: »
    Now, do you have any better suggestions?


    That people dont have a lot of taste when it comes to copying thier neighbours,perhaps?


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    #131
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    rookiescribe wrote: »
    There are too many for it to be a brother nut it could signify protection, they are prevelant in gang controlled area's. "Do not burgle this house" could be their message?
    rookiescribe wrote: »
    Fair enough Degsy, but I'm not seeing any other credible explanations, there are absolurtely hundreds of them round where I live, I would find it harder to believe that everyone just loves them that much... And yes, they are prevelant in gang controlled area's, I know this because certain gang affiliated security companies have strong influence in these area's. I have had personal experience of this both north side and south side, in the the same places I see these statues. Now, do you have any better suggestions?

    You don't really believe this do you?.


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    #132
    subway
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    Been developing that theory for 2 years!


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    #133
    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Eve Black Azure wrote: »
    You don't really believe this do you?.


    Well,the message "do not burgle this house" might be sound advice..the owners obviously havnt a pot to piss in.


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    #134
    face1990
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    rookiescribe wrote: »
    Fair enough Degsy, but I'm not seeing any other credible explanations, there are absolurtely hundreds of them round where I live, I would find it harder to believe that everyone just loves them that much...

    Count how many houses you see with those roman pillars, or those frilly fascia boards. Or how many have a red door. Maybe those are gang signs too.


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