Notre Dame is on Fire and it looks bad

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  1. Merde Tete

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    I've seen them being used for forest fires in Croatia, where they basically flew down into the sea, scooped up a load of water and then dropped it on the burning trees. I'm absolutely no expert, but I'm assuming that you couldn't dive down into the Seine to fetch the water.
     
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    Thunderbird 2
     
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    Presumably to be joined by twelve jizzing giants.
     
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    I hope Quasimodo got out and is safe.
     
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    Clearly the French haven’t done enough raking.
     
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    I reckon he probably started it.
     
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    Horrible scenes, so sad watching it burn.
     
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    Haha. Was just about to post that Curt. What would the world do without his insight?
     
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    He's a complete w**ker. Why can't he keep his ignorant mouth shut instead of treating us all to his mental diarrhoea.
     
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    Sorry, I should have said, to the utmost, most absolute extent; absolute; complete feeling of sorrow.
     
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    This is an event of historic devastation. Why people can come on here and make light of this is totally beyond me.
    Imagine if it were St Paul's or Lincoln Cathedral we'd be horrified.
    This is world architecture going up in flames, I'm so, so sad.
     
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    My son and his girlfriend there just before Christmas. It is a beautiful medieval building and such a tragedy..
     
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    The moment the spire fell.

     
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    I'd be reacting the same way if it was any of those Cathedrals or any other building.

    "That's quite sad" is an apt response, in my opinion.
     
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    It's a truly awful and sad event, history literally going up in flames in a wonderful city. The scale of the devastation will probably see it become an iconic ruin, if it is safe to keep standing.

    Makes me realise how fortunate we were 35 years ago when York Minster was struck by lightening and caught fire, the damage was salvageable.

    Whatever your thoughts on it revolve around, be they religious, historical, architectural, artistic or cultural, it's difficult not to be touched by the devastation.
     
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    Was there in February and went up the North Tower - could see the scaffolding and work going on round the tower. Shocked to see it engulfed in flames -
     
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    What sort of comment is that?
     
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    No reported casualties
     
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    I think a lot of the sarcastic comments were as a response to the absolutely cretinous tweets of Donald Trump, rather than making light of the obviously tragic devastation of one of the world's most historic buildings.
     
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