I wasn't worried

they could've borrowed or purchased one from some other European monastery or cathedral

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on April 16th 2019 at 17:44:25

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Interesting tweet about Notre Dame fire fighting protocol (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 16, 16:20:45
- yebbut imagine how cool water-bombing the shit out of it would've looked (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 16, 16:41:55
- I'll be honest - when I saw that shot from above and it looked like a volcano (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 16:27:31
  - Yep, anything built can be rebuilt. Glad they saved the genuine Crown of Thorns though. (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 16, 17:32:37
    - I wasn't worried (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:44:25
      - oh, you don't think it's genuine then? They paid a lot for it back in 1238 (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Apr 16, 20:47:01
      - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 17:46:55
  - I think fire seriously damages mortar though, so it might look better than it is (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:28:14
    - But there are French billionaires pledging €100m a pop (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 17:30:44
      - I'd hestitate to imagine the actual cost, but I reckon that they'll need (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:35:20
        
        Not sure tbh (General Chat) - norway, Apr 16, 17:46:34
        
        at least in England, we're now training artisans who can do the actual stone/woodwork etc (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:57:46
        
        I went to Sanssouci in Potsdam last summer and reading about how it was built (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 16, 17:38:31

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