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YourFavouriteNPC , 10 months ago to worldnews in Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council

In other news: cats are now in talks to join the mouse rights movement

blashork , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

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dill , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

Surely the irony is not lost on them, right

Flyberius , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

Incredible. This could be a bit.

lettruthout , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

Why are the pyramids in Egypt?

Because they were too heavy for the British to steal.

Babalugats , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

So they want help stealing back the stuff that they stole in the first place.

Many countries would probably pay the ‘thieves’ to have them back where they belong.

Nalivai , 10 months ago

No, some rich asshole will put it on their yacht to never be seen again. If you think that’s better than them being in a museum that is free to visit, I don’t know what to tell you

Babalugats , 10 months ago

First of all, they are in a museum that’s only free to visit of you live near that museum. They are already stolen. For the rest of the world that actually owns them, they already metaphorically have ‘some rich asshole who got them and put them on their yacht never to be seen again’.

For many of the countries that own them, there will be thousands of inhabitants that may never be able to afford to travel to the UK to view them. It’s unlikely that the British museum will ever tour with them, as once they arrive in almost any country, they will likely stake a claim to have their property back.

Lexam , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

Authorities “We’re looking for an antiquities thief do you know him?”

The British Museum “Of course I know him, he’s me.”

comrade_pibb , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

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AaronMaria , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

This might as well be an onion headline

Nastybutler , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

Irony is dead

DeathsEmbrace , 10 months ago

Small violen

echodot , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

Yes he has all the jokes about this being ironic.

Except unless the thief returns the items to the original owners then it’s not some vigilante justice, it’s just theft.

Anyway you can hardly say some Roman jewellery doesn’t belong in the UK. It was probably dropped in England.

theKalash , 10 months ago to worldnews in British Museum asks public and experts to help recover stolen artefacts

There is someone with more expertise in stealing artefacts than the British Musueum?

3arn0wl , 10 months ago to moviesandtv in Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

This is sad news. Condolences to his family and friends.

lastjinn , 10 months ago to moviesandtv in Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

RIP

Ertebolle , 10 months ago to moviesandtv in Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

With him, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, and Alan Rickman all gone, the only members of the Hogwarts Professor Tontine left are Maggie Smith and Warwick Davis.

ivanafterall , 10 months ago

Guess we know who's next. :(

holycrap , 10 months ago

Alas, poor Warwick.

Ertebolle , 10 months ago

One of the few non-Avengers in the list of all-time highest grossing actors.

moistclump , 10 months ago

You take those filthy words from your mouth!

ivanafterall , 10 months ago

There, there. That gives you time to prepare yourself. Not a lot of time, mind you, but some time.