Omega Owners Forum

Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Andy B on 28 November 2023, 11:34:49

Title: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Andy B on 28 November 2023, 11:34:49
Haven't the Greeks watched James Acaster? .....  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73PkUvArJY
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: STEMO on 28 November 2023, 12:10:53
Spot on  ;D

Love this comment; "The UK is the largest supplier of independence days in the world "
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 28 November 2023, 13:27:12
What an utterly ridiculous situation to get themselves into, and shows to whole world what a bunch of clowns they are in 10 Downing St.  ::)

How the hell have they let this escalate?  ::)  All they had to say to the Greeks is, You can ask but the answer will be no...

Incidentally, a museum in Germany handed over some Benin Bronzes worth millions to Nigeria recently and they were promptly sold off to private collectors!  ;D

Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Andy B on 28 November 2023, 13:34:44
.... All they had to say to the Greeks is,  ...... we're still looking at them ....




Fixed that for you  ;)
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: ronnyd on 28 November 2023, 15:58:20
What an utterly ridiculous situation to get themselves into, and shows to whole world what a bunch of clowns they are in 10 Downing St.  ::)

How the hell have they let this escalate?  ::)  All they had to say to the Greeks is, You can ask but the answer will be no...

Incidentally, a museum in Germany handed over some Benin Bronzes worth millions to Nigeria recently and they were promptly sold off to private collectors!  ;D


Bet that Nigerian prince was chuffed to bits to get his sacred icons back so he could flog 'em on. Made a change from romancing desperate old ladies from Wolverhampton out of their children's inheritance.  ;D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 28 November 2023, 18:07:44
What an utterly ridiculous situation to get themselves into, and shows to whole world what a bunch of clowns they are in 10 Downing St.  ::)

How the hell have they let this escalate?  ::)  All they had to say to the Greeks is, You can ask but the answer will be no...

Incidentally, a museum in Germany handed over some Benin Bronzes worth millions to Nigeria recently and they were promptly sold off to private collectors!  ;D


Bet that Nigerian prince was chuffed to bits to get his sacred icons back so he could flog 'em on. Made a change from romancing desperate old ladies from Wolverhampton out of their children's inheritance.  ;D

Maybe he was sending dick pics to the curator of the German museum.  ;D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 28 November 2023, 20:20:04
What an utterly ridiculous situation to get themselves into, and shows to whole world what a bunch of clowns they are in 10 Downing St.  ::)

How the hell have they let this escalate?  ::)  All they had to say to the Greeks is, You can ask but the answer will be no...

Incidentally, a museum in Germany handed over some Benin Bronzes worth millions to Nigeria recently and they were promptly sold off to private collectors!  ;D


Bet that Nigerian prince was chuffed to bits to get his sacred icons back so he could flog 'em on. Made a change from romancing desperate old ladies from Wolverhampton out of their children's inheritance.  ;D

Maybe he was sending dick pics to the curator of the German museum.  ;D
That would be enough to put the willies up anyone :o
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 November 2023, 13:27:00
I found it amusing when one of the Greek officials said that the British Museum only want to keep them for ticket money..........it's free entry!
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Rangie on 29 November 2023, 15:49:58
I found it amusing when one of the Greek officials said that the British Museum only want to keep them for ticket money..........it's free entry!
.

Just the queueing to get in is a pain in the arse, used to go there a lot when I was a kid & walk straight in , took out two youngest grandchildren there a couple of years ago never again.
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: ronnyd on 29 November 2023, 18:04:02
Only a load of old rubble anyway. Dave the Builder will sort it for 'em.
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: dave the builder on 29 November 2023, 19:04:34
Only a load of old rubble anyway. Dave the Builder will sort it for 'em.
I'm not able to help
i'm busy looking for My own marbles ,which I've "miss-placed"  :P

NO ! not lost  >:D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 November 2023, 20:47:06
I wonder what the marbles are worth?  ???  :-\

Priceless?  ???   If so, we should offer to flog them to the Greeks at a knock down price of £3 trillion and clear the national debt!  :y
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: dave the builder on 29 November 2023, 20:54:27
I wonder what the marbles are worth? ???  :-\

Priceless?  ???   If so, we should offer to flog them to the Greeks at a knock down price of £3 trillion and clear the national debt!  :y

Not as much as you'd think clicky  (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295952899513)  ;)
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 November 2023, 21:54:51
I wonder what the marbles are worth? ???  :-\

Priceless?  ???   If so, we should offer to flog them to the Greeks at a knock down price of £3 trillion and clear the national debt!  :y

Not as much as you'd think clicky  (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295952899513)  ;)

Well it depends how much they want them eh?  ???   ;)

Maybe when they get their WW2 reparations from Germany they'll be able to buy them?  :-\ 

Or maybe their benevolent masters in Brussels will stump up?  :)
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: dave the builder on 29 November 2023, 22:15:53
"finders keepers"
"possession is nine tenths of the law"
etc etc
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: STEMO on 29 November 2023, 22:25:50
Well....we're in the process of making reparations for slavery, perhaps we should make reparations for being the biggest thieves on the planet  :-\
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 November 2023, 22:44:36
Well I'm sure Sir Starmer will hand it all over and get nothing in return.  ::)

Still we'll all get to feel good about ourselves as His Majesty's Labour government pulls off the greatest virtue signal in history.  :)                                             :-\
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 November 2023, 22:46:53
Well....we're in the process of making reparations for slavery, perhaps we should make reparations for being the biggest thieves on the planet :-\

Are we though?  ???  :-\

Think of all those galleons full of gold that the Spanish nicked from South America!  :)     Ole!  ;D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: STEMO on 29 November 2023, 22:49:43
Well....we're in the process of making reparations for slavery, perhaps we should make reparations for being the biggest thieves on the planet :-\

Are we though?  ???  :-\

Think of all those galleons full of gold that the Spanish nicked from South America!  :)     Ole!  ;D
We then nicked it off the Spanish  ;D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 29 November 2023, 22:50:47
Will we get reparations from the Italians for the Roman invasion, or the Danes for the vikings, the French, for the Normans ?
Nah, didnt think so.  ::)
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 November 2023, 23:47:26
Will we get reparations from the Italians for the Roman invasion, or the Danes for the vikings, the French, for the Normans ?
Nah, didnt think so.  ::)

What did they ever do for us?  :-\

The Romans built nice roads, baths and stuff, but when they left we let them fall apart.

The Danes saw that, so didn't bother building any thing. Just raped and pillaged. We stupidly thought that being nice to them and handing over lots of cash would result in them being nice to us. It didn't work.  ::)   1500 years later we made the same stupid mistake!  :-X   ;D

The Normans carried out the first census, raised taxes off the back of it and built some nice castles.  :y  Mostly in Wales.  :-X                                  ;D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 30 November 2023, 06:01:00
Matters not. They invaded and enslaved the Brits.  ;D
The Brits invaded half the world and taught them civilisation but they are still whining about.  ::) :D
Title: Re: Elgin Marbles
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 30 November 2023, 10:54:42
Well....we're in the process of making reparations for slavery, perhaps we should make reparations for being the biggest thieves on the planet :-\

Are we though?  ???  :-\

Think of all those galleons full of gold that the Spanish nicked from South America!  :)     Ole!  ;D
We then nicked it off the Spanish  ;D
Nope, they 'lost' it in the Caribbean and Irish Sea and some fortuitous piratey types found it.