How dare they

STEED · 01-29-15, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Cannot the blue whale be suspended from the ceiling

I don't see why not but as the building is Victorian there may be some red tape.

Aktungbby · 01-29-15, 03:38 PM

Red tape and a blue whale could make for some ....purple haze!

Donate £5, join their little club, and make em think Green! You'll probably win the suggestion of the week award!

Catfish · 01-29-15, 04:46 PM

Time to watch "Bringing up Baby" once more

But i agree: what's a Blue whale, that hangs around in every Museum, against a Diplodocus

BrucePartington · 01-29-15, 05:07 PM

I was lucky to see it in 2007.
And it took me an entire afternoon to dash through less than half the Museum. I'm looking forward to complete the visit, and not just the NHM

Oberon · 01-29-15, 07:02 PM

Even the Russians are angry, they sent a couple of Bears down to the English Channel to express their displeasure.

Jimbuna · 01-30-15, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by STEED

I don't see why not but as the building is Victorian there may be some red tape.

Either that or it could 'bring the house down'.

STEED · 01-30-15, 11:13 AM

Are they thinking about moving this one?

I rather not that is cool display as it is.

STEED · 01-30-15, 11:17 AM

Here is what they got planned.

STEED · 01-30-15, 11:30 AM

SAVE DIPPY OR KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE NHM

Oberon · 01-30-15, 11:57 AM

Honestly, I'm not against it, a blue whale is a remarkable creature and still alive today, unlike Dippy, and it's not as if Dippy has been at the front since the museums creation, it's only been a little over thirty years.
Plus, Dippy is going on a national tour which will hopefully bring more traffic to the museum which contains a myraid of other dinosaur skeletons and artifacts. So while it'll be a shame not to see Dippy in the front lobby the next time I go there, it's not the end of the world...that already happened for Dippy.

Platapus · 01-30-15, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Honestly, I'm not against it, a blue whale is a remarkable creature and still alive today, unlike Dippy, and it's not as if Dippy has been at the front since the museums creation, it's only been a little over thirty years.
Plus, Dippy is going on a national tour which will hopefully bring more traffic to the museum which contains a myraid of other dinosaur skeletons and artifacts. So while it'll be a shame not to see Dippy in the front lobby the next time I go there, it's not the end of the world...that already happened for Dippy.

That's a good way to think about it. It is not like they are throwing "Dippy" in the trash. Museums change their displays all the time. It is one good way to get repeat visitors.

01-29-15, 03:38 PM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,036 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Red tape and a blue whale could make for some ....purple haze! Donate £5, join their little club, and make em think Green! You'll probably win the suggestion of the week award! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

01-29-15, 05:07 PM	#4
BrucePartington XO Join Date: May 2013 Location: KM AM99 Posts: 405 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	I was lucky to see it in 2007. And it took me an entire afternoon to dash through less than half the Museum. I'm looking forward to complete the visit, and not just the NHM __________________ "The bureaucracy is expanding, to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy." - Leonard Nimoy

01-30-15, 11:13 AM	#7
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Are they thinking about moving this one? I rather not that is cool display as it is. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

01-30-15, 11:17 AM	#8
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Here is what they got planned. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

01-30-15, 11:30 AM	#9
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	SAVE DIPPY OR KISS YOUR ASS GOODBYE NHM __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

01-29-15, 04:46 PM	#3
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,779 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Time to watch "Bringing up Baby" once more But i agree: what's a Blue whale, that hangs around in every Museum, against a Diplodocus

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Even the Russians are angry, they sent a couple of Bears down to the English Channel to express their displeasure.

01-30-15, 11:57 AM	#10
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Honestly, I'm not against it, a blue whale is a remarkable creature and still alive today, unlike Dippy, and it's not as if Dippy has been at the front since the museums creation, it's only been a little over thirty years. Plus, Dippy is going on a national tour which will hopefully bring more traffic to the museum which contains a myraid of other dinosaur skeletons and artifacts. So while it'll be a shame not to see Dippy in the front lobby the next time I go there, it's not the end of the world...that already happened for Dippy.