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On This Day: The Auld Orange Flute

category national | miscellaneous | other press author Thursday November 04, 2004 16:15author by pat c Report this post to the editors

On This Day:

4 November. William of Orange, later king of Great Britain and Ireland, was born in 1650. An equestrian statue of him, blown up in 1929 by Republicans, remained on a scrapheap until World War II, by which time the Dublin waterpipes were in such a state that more water was escaping than getting through to people's taps. It was noticed that the genitalia of King William's horse were solid lead and weighed a stone and a half. The horse's member proved perfect for sealing pipes.

On This Day:

4 November. William of Orange, later king of Great Britain and Ireland, was born in 1650. An equestrian statue of him, blown up in 1929 by Republicans, remained on a scrapheap until World War II, by which time the Dublin waterpipes were in such a state that more water was escaping than getting through to people's taps. It was noticed that the genitalia of King William's horse were solid lead and weighed a stone and a half. The horse's member proved perfect for sealing pipes.

Related Link: http://www.forteantimes.com/
author by Billpublication date Fri Nov 05, 2004 03:40author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I never realised you were the Fortean type, Pat!
They have changed the front page and the link now shows 5th November and (of course) features Guy Fawkes.
However, I spotted something else on their site which should be of interest to indymedia readers:
http://www.forteantimes.com/articles/176_trots.shtml

author by pat cpublication date Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:11author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Yes Bill, I'm an Irish correspondent for the Fortean Times. The Trots in space article is well worth reading.

 
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