Comments on: Man Turned Trevi Fountain Red in Protest http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:40:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-258910 ted Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:56:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-258910 Yup. Wasn't sure where people's sympathies were with this one. Damn sarcasm meter - acting up again. Yup. Wasn’t sure where people’s sympathies were with this one. Damn sarcasm meter – acting up again.

]]> By: Weakly http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-257459 Weakly Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:56:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-257459 @<i>ted</i>: I should have put my comment in quotes, as in Rome is probably not the best place for those protestors to be making their stance against artistic expression, be it a film fest or a fountain. Yup, jokes are always funnier when you explain them. :( @ted: I should have put my comment in quotes, as in Rome is probably not the best place for those protestors to be making their stance against artistic expression, be it a film fest or a fountain.

Yup, jokes are always funnier when you explain them. :(

]]> By: dan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-257306 dan Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:31:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-257306 if the paint would had damaged the fountain i would hope that the culprits get the death sentence if the paint would had damaged the fountain i would hope that the culprits get the death sentence

]]> By: Mike http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-257220 Mike Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:58:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-257220 I am glad it was not ruined. The A**holes have no respect for anything, there are better ways of protesting. How would he like it if someone threw a bucket of red paint all over his car or home? Should he be caught they ought to tie him up and let people throw red paint all over him for 2 days. I am glad it was not ruined. The A**holes have no respect for anything, there are better ways of protesting. How would he like it if someone threw a bucket of red paint all over his car or home? Should he be caught they ought to tie him up and let people throw red paint all over him for 2 days.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-257117 ted Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:43:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-257117 Dumping paint in a fountain is artistic expression? Couldn't he just have tossed in a white canvas or maybe kissed it? Dumping paint in a fountain is artistic expression? Couldn’t he just have tossed in a white canvas or maybe kissed it?

]]> By: Weakly http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256470 Weakly Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:18:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256470 We must put a stop to artistic expression in Rome! We must put a stop to artistic expression in Rome!

]]> By: James Laughton http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256432 James Laughton Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:47:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256432 But it said "...the baroque fountain was not permanently damaged" didn't you read it all! But it said

“…the baroque fountain was not permanently damaged”

didn’t you read it all!

]]> By: stevo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256406 stevo Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:32:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256406 such a worthy cause....sniff....keep fighting the man little guy! such a worthy cause….sniff….keep fighting the man little guy!

]]> By: The Slapster http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256310 The Slapster Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:50:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256310 From the Link: "There shouldn't be any relevant damage," said Eugenio La Rocca, superintendent for Rome's monuments. Hardly ruined. From the Link:

“There shouldn’t be any relevant damage,” said Eugenio La Rocca, superintendent for Rome’s monuments.

Hardly ruined.

]]> By: KB http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256262 KB Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:12:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256262 Hey lets ruin priceless works of art for our cause THAT'LL SHOW 'EM! Hey lets ruin priceless works of art for our cause THAT’LL SHOW ‘EM!

]]> By: Crumbs http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256260 Crumbs Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:10:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256260 surely, you know I meant to say "an" surely, you know I meant to say “an”

]]> By: Crumbs http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/comment-page-1/#comment-256259 Crumbs Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:08:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/20/man-turned-trevi-fountain-red-in-protest/#comment-256259 wow - what a great statement... for such a unremarkable cause. wow – what a great statement… for such a unremarkable cause.

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