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There was even a big ceremony at Poor Man’s Kilkee on the Shannon quayside:
Alan Place
Alan Place
The grand unveiling.
The statue looks great from afar, but when you get an up close shot of it you realise that the proportions are slightly off… with the result that it doesn’t really look like Terry at all
Alan Place
Alan Place
Oh.
People picked up on it straight away – and the jokes came flooding in
Aw, that’s nice. Limerick has honoured Terry Wogan by putting up a statue of some guy. pic.twitter.com/NRXbRtIS99
And word is in that there’s going to be an official portrait done
I'd like to congratulate Limerick County Council on their recent acquisition of a portrait of beloved local son, Terry Wogan pic.twitter.com/K30kCy0j31
Wednesday 25 December, 2024
Wednesday 25 December, 2024
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A statue of Terry Wogan was unveiled in Limerick and it doesn't really look anything like him
YESTERDAY, A BRONZE statue of the late broadcaster Terry Wogan was unveiled in his native Limerick.
There was even a big ceremony at Poor Man’s Kilkee on the Shannon quayside:
The grand unveiling.
The statue looks great from afar, but when you get an up close shot of it you realise that the proportions are slightly off… with the result that it doesn’t really look like Terry at all
Oh.
People picked up on it straight away – and the jokes came flooding in
Memories were sparked of that Ronaldo statue from a few months back
People thought the Wogan statue was inspired by that iconic piece
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The last 24 hours have been a long game of “guess who this looks like?” – with Nick Cave being an early frontrunner
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This theory checks out
Kent Brockman from The Simpsons, maybe?
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Yep, you can see that too
The suggestions kept on coming
And, inevitably, the comparison to Herman Munster
Uncomfirmed reports that Lionel Richie’s girlfriend helped out with the design
Something is just *off*
And word is in that there’s going to be an official portrait done
All this criticism *might* be a little harsh – from far away you can definitely make out it’s Wogan
And visitors to the city will know that Limerick’s well-known BBC presenter is being remembered in the birthplace
But still.
What a 24 hours in the life of a statue.
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