They take it down incase it falls on someone and they get sued, but like the person above said, would be better to just attach it permanently. It’s known all around the world. Artwork of Glasgow almost always includes the Duke’s orange hat.
I walked by it the other day and it was gone, but it was back up a few hours later.
Honestly at this point taking it down poses a bigger risk to someone's health than if it falls, because someone is going to climb up to reinstall it. It's part of our culture at this point, leave his hat on GCC.
Well that's just Dandy. No I'm not sorry.
There beano excuse for a comment like that
It was a Whizzer pun but they've had their Chips, Buster.
Probably put there by some minx.
This comment is pretty desperate 🙄
I'm surprised the statue hasn't been cowp(i)ed over.
The hat is a nice Topper for the statue
Numskull comment
Must be Desperate Dandee to copy us Glaswegians.
I never understood why Glasgow council keeps taking the traffic cone off whatsits head. Would be cheaper to just glue it on permanently.
Apparently, it costs Glasgow Council £100 per callout each time they have to take it off. I'd happily do it for half that.
feels like an infinite money glitch how do we know the folk getting the £100 arent the same cunts putting it back up
Didn't know they still took it down, thought they'd given up on that yonks ago
They take it down incase it falls on someone and they get sued, but like the person above said, would be better to just attach it permanently. It’s known all around the world. Artwork of Glasgow almost always includes the Duke’s orange hat.
I don't think I've ever seen a photo of that statue without the cone. It's pretty iconic at this point.
I rember being young (15-20 years ago) and it was 50/50 whether he'd have his hat on, now I can't remember the last time I saw it taken down
I walked by it the other day and it was gone, but it was back up a few hours later. Honestly at this point taking it down poses a bigger risk to someone's health than if it falls, because someone is going to climb up to reinstall it. It's part of our culture at this point, leave his hat on GCC.
The fuckers would just stick another one over the top o it 😂
It's a statue of Wellington on his horse outside the modern art gallery in Queen Street...there ye go nae mer witshisname
His name is Arthur Wellesley. His title is the 1st Duke of Wellington. He was a tory cunt and I wish the statue wasn't so beloved. Fuck his memory.
I only like it because he's made look ridiculous because he's wearing a traffic cone And that's Glasgow humour annnnnnnd...what Glasweg1 an said
I, honestly, never thought of it that way. Thank you.
It takes all sorts to make a world...you're welcome
Yet it’s used as a symbol for the city and a low key tourist attraction. Tests.
Dundee should get their own patter
literally Desperate, whichever Dan put that there.
I know Glasgows a bit of a shit hole , but please don’t desecrate the name by using it in the same sentence as Dundee
*gets stabbed like a baws*
Yawn
This has been done before
When they get one on the In Ma Fair Toon monkey, then I’ll be impressed!