Living Statues : The New Scam

[Rum]

I have seen children shitting themselves when one of those living statues suddenly moves!

This is extremely pleasing!

[Geoff]

My chavtastic sister spent her last 'holiday' at Butlins in 'Skeggy'

Damn is that place still open? We used to get taken there for holidays as kids.

[Millefleur]

My chavtastic sister spent her last 'holiday' at Butlins in 'Skeggy'

Damn is that place still open? We used to get taken there for holidays as kids.

My dad too Pile the Mormons in the car and drive from sunny Scunny to Skeggy for a week

[Atheist-Lite]

If they'd have left the remainder of the seafront intact like they've done the clock tower then Skegness would be a interesting place - it is still interesting although in another way. It is always nice to return to Lincoln after a day there...a reminder that Lincolnshire contains the worst and the best; from Newton to Thatcher there is a large distance not measured in miles.

[Berthold]

In Berlin.

Also seen in Vienna, just couldn't find a pic right now.

[rachelbean]

I've seen them in every city I've been to since I can remember remembering things...though the most common are the ones just painted all gold or all silver, with some cheesy tuxedo on



Edit: to answer the question, there is nothing woo or religious about them, they are pretty run-of-the-mill street performers

[Atheist-Lite]

I've seen them in every city I've been to since I can remember remembering things...though the most common are the ones just painted all gold or all silver, with some cheesy tuxedo on



Edit: to answer the question, there is nothing woo or religious about them, they are pretty run-of-the-mill street performers

They've been there all along but their lack of movement meant I passed them by without noticing. I'd hardly call that a street performance. What do they do for a encore? Stop breathing?

[Pappa]

There's a cool one in Cardiff who moves like clockwork if you throw money in his dish... he freaks the fuck out of the kids.

[tattuchu]

Anyone else seen these? They just stand there waiting for money. The new woo?

That's very beautiful! I wonder how well she can stay still? That's not easy to do.

[Mr P]

They should be careful, remember what happened to this guy

[Svartalf]

It could be I've passed by them and thought they were real statues in the past. It isn't my specialist subject....really.

It's unusual that they'd have the get up to look like a real statue, but those unmoving things are a kind of street entertainer that's far from new, even if they aren't very common either... here, they are seen as a variation of the mime, and had better have their stuff down pat, and it better be good, or they get stoned and cast in the river.