rooster59 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Thieves steal $5 million gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace 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. “Due to the toilet being plumbed in to the building, this has caused significant damage and flooding,” Detective Inspector Jess Milne added in a public statement. Police said they had arrested one 66-year-old man in connection with the theft, but had not recovered the artwork. Blenheim Palace said it was saddened by the loss of the “precious” artwork, which it said and that the rest of the exhibition would reopen on Sunday. Last year, while the toilet was at the Guggenheim, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump turned down an offer from the museum to temporarily install the toilet for his personal use in the White House. Reporting by David Milliken, Editing by Christina Fincher -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-09-15 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Aptly named. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 The Burmese did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 holy <deleted> ! that's some fancy dunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Check Trump Towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Its only value now is two turds of the s-<deleted> price ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Check Trump Towers Damm ya beat me to it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravip Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 $5 million fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet Money 'well' spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Tug said: 31 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Check Trump Towers Damm ya beat me to it lol Try Doonbeg. Complete name should be "flush twice, it's a long way to the USA" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichiplanet Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 A new take on 'they're taking the pi ss'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan grice Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Corbin was after one i hear.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Typical piece of childish predicatable poseur reflexive anti americanism, that reflects the intellectual vacuity of the artist and fellow travelers both in the art world and his public fans. The toilet actually represents reality, what goes in represents the artists and those of his ilk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex8912 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I hope the toilet goes back to the States and aptly named “Italy” truly the toilet of Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGA 2020 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nyezhov said: Typical piece of childish predicatable poseur reflexive anti americanism, that reflects the intellectual vacuity of the artist and fellow travelers both in the art world and his public fans. The toilet actually represents reality, what goes in represents the artists and those of his ilk. Actually reflects the way of England down the $hitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Tug said: Damm ya beat me to it lol Me too ! (great minds think alike) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: “Due to the toilet being plumbed in to the building, this has caused significant damage and flooding,” Detective Inspector Jess Milne added in a public statement. Always install a shut off valve for the water supply on your $5 million toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Gold toilet stolen from Blenheim palace, sadly Thames valley police have nothing to go on.???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I'll clue ya... A dump in an 18 karat golden crapper smells just as bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 all flushed away now and melted down by now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Stolen in the wee wee hours of the morning.No one at the museum will be relieved until the toilet is returned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiejohn Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I suppose the police have "nothing to go on" now, but will they be flushed with pride if they recover it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, scottiejohn said: I suppose the police have "nothing to go on" now, but will they be flushed with pride if they recover it? Nope, yet another effort "down the pan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 A 5 million toilet, but no bum gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 The ghost of Duchamp will be grinning at this I’m sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Toilet "America" meet Brush "Italy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Same as Trump's gold toilet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 hours ago, colinneil said: Gold toilet stolen from Blenheim palace, sadly Thames valley police have nothing to go on.???????? Blast , 2 from the end and you beat me to it . Although I suspect The 2 Ronnies beat you to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 "Frankly, my dear...I don't give a sxxt!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 5 hours ago, pegman said: Aptly named. I assume you think you’re a funny guy. Nope! You’re just a smear merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Nyezhov said: Typical piece of childish predicatable poseur reflexive anti americanism, that reflects the intellectual vacuity of the artist and fellow travelers both in the art world and his public fans. The toilet actually represents reality, what goes in represents the artists and those of his ilk. Bet travelers nicked it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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