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The Fourth Plinth is always a source of entertainment.
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What a great thing to see today. That is one huge thumb, even considering how big the hand is! Wonderful!
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Now this is a really big UP for the day. 😀
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How odd! I can think of more attractive bookends, Debs 🙂 🙂
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A very long thumb, rather unnatural
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That thumb is not kidding. “By George, I think he’s got it,”
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was a very long thumb wasn’t it!! I wonder where it is now
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Yes. I might have to look up the size now. I’m not sure how much is the angle of the shot and the lens. It looks taller than Nelsons Column!
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I couldn’t resist a bit of googling! The thumb was 7 metres tall. Nelson is 5.5 metres, but that’s not including his column!
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And I’ve no idea where it is now, but you can buy a miniature copy for £450. A perfect bookend apparently 🙂
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Now that would be big!
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