Anne Frank tree blown over

Arclight · 08-23-10, 07:26 AM

After a long period of troubles such as disease, infestation and being treathened to be cut down, mother nature herself now delivered the finishing blow. The tree is aparently blown down and snapped in two.

Not much news on it yet, just happened; http://www.24oranges.nl/2010/08/23/b...terdam-broken/

It's called the Anne Frank tree since it's the same chestnut tree she describes in her diary. From Wiki:

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The tree is mentioned three times in Anne Frank's diary The Diary of a Young Girl. On 23 February 1944 she writes about the tree:

Nearly every morning I go to the attic to blow the stuffy air out of my lungs, from my favorite spot on the floor I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver, and at the seagulls and other birds as they glide on the wind. As long as this exists, I thought, and I may live to see it, this sunshine, the cloudless skies, while this lasts I cannot be unhappy.

Otto Frank, Anne's father, described his thoughts upon reading the diary for the first time in a 1968 speech. He described his surprise at learning of the tree's importance to Anne as follows:

How could I have suspected that it meant so much to Anne to see a patch of blue sky, to observe the gulls during their flight and how important the chestnut tree was to her, as I recall that she never took an interest in nature. But she longed for it during that time when she felt like a caged bird. She only found consolation in thinking about nature. But she had kept such feelings completely to herself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank_tree

Jimbuna · 08-23-10, 07:34 AM

That's a shame, I've walked past that tree many times over the years.

A piece of history lost forever.

Arclight · 08-23-10, 08:07 AM

A living piece of history at that (well, good part of it was rotten from the disease, but still), something unique as well. Sad.

Schroeder · 08-23-10, 08:10 AM

Nothing is for eternity.

Weiss Pinguin · 08-23-10, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

A piece of history lost forever.

Unfortunately

FIREWALL · 08-23-10, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Nothing is for eternity.

I could respond to that but, it would be rude to Arclight and his thread.

Schroeder · 08-23-10, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

I could respond to that but, it would be rude to Arclight and his thread.

Dowly · 08-23-10, 12:40 PM

^ I'll second that.

Arclight · 08-23-10, 12:52 PM

Don't worry about me, but some respect regarding the topic would be appreciated.

HundertzehnGustav · 08-23-10, 05:19 PM

dont forget anne frank...
and the ones like her

bookworm_020 · 08-23-10, 09:16 PM

A sad thing to happen, but it was realized that it could happen.

Jimbuna · 08-24-10, 09:53 AM

Was it ever established who betrayed her?

Schroeder · 08-24-10, 10:04 AM

There were some suspects but it could never be proven who it actually was.

Jimbuna · 08-24-10, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

There were some suspects but it could never been proven who it actually was.

Ah, right

gimpy117 · 08-24-10, 05:42 PM

they should plant another!

maybe carve a memorial for a museum out of the wood as well

08-23-10, 07:34 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	That's a shame, I've walked past that tree many times over the years. A piece of history lost forever. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	A living piece of history at that (well, good part of it was rotten from the disease, but still), something unique as well. Sad. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Nothing is for eternity. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

08-23-10, 12:52 PM	#9
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Don't worry about me, but some respect regarding the topic would be appreciated. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

08-23-10, 05:19 PM	#10
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	dont forget anne frank... and the ones like her __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	^ I'll second that.

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08-24-10, 09:53 AM	#12
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Was it ever established who betrayed her? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-24-10, 10:04 AM	#13
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	There were some suspects but it could never be proven who it actually was. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany. Last edited by Schroeder; 08-24-10 at 11:02 AM.

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gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	they should plant another! maybe carve a memorial for a museum out of the wood as well __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army