# Stupid Municipal Fiberglass Animal Art

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-municipal-fiberglass-animal-art/246029>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 19, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-municipal-fiberglass-animal-art/246029 "2004-05-19T20:25:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Trigonal\_Planar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/0ea827/32.png) [@Trigonal\_Planar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trigonal_Planar)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-municipal-fiberglass-animal-art/246029/41 "2004-05-21T21:21:11Z")

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[possible ignorance]

Wasn’t Toronto the first to do this with their infamous moose displays?

[/possible ignorance]

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**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-municipal-fiberglass-animal-art/246029/42 "2004-05-21T21:29:57Z")

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> [@JerH](#):
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> I will admit, the Cow Parade in Chicago a few years ago was kind of fun, and a unique idea for public art.
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> Note to all cities: if you’re considering funding public art, do something actually unique, not a retread of what 50 other cities have done before.

Daley (or someone close) saw the cows in (Sweeden?) and got the idea to have it in Chicago.

This year it’s Mickey Mouse, although I don’t think that local artists will get the chance to paint them.

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**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-municipal-fiberglass-animal-art/246029/43 "2004-05-21T23:59:28Z")

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When I was in Zurich (15 years ago or so) they did lions. I quite enjoyed seeing them.

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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-municipal-fiberglass-animal-art/246029/44 "2004-05-22T01:10:29Z")

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[Suite Home Chicago](http://www.chicagotraveler.com/suite_home_chicago.htm) was nice. A bit over a block from here there is a fiberglass couch from that with Mr. Lincoln sitting on it. Lots of people come by and get their pic with Mr. Lincoln. It is near a fountain that is popular with wedding parties. I am going to take Loren to visit Mr. Lincoln soon.

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