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In reply to the discussion: American tourist snaps off finger to 600-year-old Italian statue, says he was trying to measure it [View all]liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)56. The man is a surgeon from Connecticut, not Missouri,
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American tourist snaps off finger to 600-year-old Italian statue, says he was trying to measure it [View all]
n2doc
Aug 2013
OP
My aunt once actually picked at a Van Gough !! She was distressed at the waste in the thick layer
bettyellen
Aug 2013
#29
heh heh. It's funny, I was in HS at the time and my initial reaction was "Arrest her!", LOL...
bettyellen
Aug 2013
#34
there is no help for sociopaths. everyone is wrong except for her... doctors, lawyers,
bettyellen
Aug 2013
#58
Years ago, I was in the basement of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
William Seger
Aug 2013
#67
The idiot is actually a surgeon from Connecticut (according to Daily Mail anyway)
dorkzilla
Aug 2013
#5
Treestar, don't you know it's only Americans that act like boors when traveling overseas?
Ikonoklast
Aug 2013
#85
I'm sure he's not the first Italian to give an American tourist the finger... n/t
PoliticAverse
Aug 2013
#6
You could also openly carry a bottle of water, taking regular swigs as you sashay through
CTyankee
Aug 2013
#51
Well the excuse, "I was just trying to measure it!" would have made more sense.
yellowcanine
Aug 2013
#43
It is amazing to me that during WW2 the Mona Lisa was carted around France and hidden in
CTyankee
Aug 2013
#55
Yeah, looking at that statue, I would assume it has plenty of repairs done to it.
Hassin Bin Sober
Aug 2013
#73
"Wow! What cheap shoddy workmanship! Why don't folk make stuff that lasts?"
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#46
Peru's most sacred site, Machu Picchu, has been damaged during a shoot for a beer commercial.
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#75