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turbinetree

(24,685 posts)
Sat Sep 14, 2019, 09:45 PM Sep 2019

Thieves steal $5 million gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace

World News
September 14, 2019 / 11:13 AM / Updated 4 hours ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday.

The toilet, valued at more than $5 million, was part of an exhibition of work by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan which opened two days ago at the stately home 60 miles west of London, a major tourist attraction.

The toilet, named “America”, was previously on display in a cubicle at New York’s Guggenheim Museum, where more than 100,000 visitors were able to use it.

Thieves with at least two vehicles broke into the palace, the birthplace of World War Two leader Winston Churchill, and removed the toilet some time before 5 a.m. (0400 GMT), Thames Valley Police said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-toilet/thieves-steal-5-million-gold-toilet-from-britains-blenheim-palace-idUSKBN1VZ0EH?il=0

A loo named "America" .........................and they wanted to donate it to trump for personnel use.................

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Thieves steal $5 million gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace (Original Post) turbinetree Sep 2019 OP
is it about trump ? pretty sure Trump's is just painted gold JI7 Sep 2019 #1
Was Dump visiting? roamer65 Sep 2019 #2

JI7

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1. is it about trump ? pretty sure Trump's is just painted gold
Sat Sep 14, 2019, 09:47 PM
Sep 2019

he couldn't afford this one unless some oligarch bought it for him.

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