This is Manneken Pis (Little Man Piss) ! New York has the Statue of Liberty, Copenhagen has the mermaid and Brussels has the ...... Manneken Pis. This little statue is very famous and visited by all tourists coming to Brussels, it is a must ! There are different versions why this little statue had been raised, I tell you the one I like most. A little boy peed on the Spanish invador and therefore he got a statue in his honnor. Manneken Pis owns over 780 costumes which had been offered to him by different countries or associations. You can see all his costumes in the Maison Royal at the Grand'Place in Brussels. Here I show you 13 costumes out of his collection.
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I am laughing myself silly looking at your TT. I've posted about bird brained book covers.
ReplyDeleteLOL...I needed a good laugh..thank you!
ReplyDeleteI saw the Manneken Pis in Brussels many years ago, though I don't think he was wearing anything!
ReplyDeleteOops. Sorry I added my name in Mister Linky although I'm not a TT participant.
ReplyDeleteThis post is very interesting. I didn't know a statue has clothes of so many nationalities.
I can see small replicas of Manneken Pis in Singapore and have never thought it was a national icon. Thanks for the info and the amusing photos.
Hi Gattina. I would like Mannekin pis.as a fountain pissing in my fish pond as a feature,, lol
ReplyDeleteGattina, as always, a wonderful post... a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteHe could be in my dog run and pee into a pool so I can drink fresh water all summer long, arf, arf, arf.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is too funny. Love the costumes.
ReplyDeleteReally interesting! And original I didn't know a statue wich so many costums in a museum!!! Il a vraiment été gaté ce ptit ange! J'aimerais bien avoir sa garde robe!
ReplyDeleteLOL costumes for a statue. that's too funny
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Nice costumes. They are all great.
ReplyDeleteThose are just too silly! What a hoot!
ReplyDeleteLOL - thanks for the laugh. I needed that. Happy TT!
ReplyDeleteThese are too funny! Thanks also for the movie you sent me today. That is very funny and sweet!
ReplyDeleteWe have one of those guys in our park (Denver's City Park). Although he doesn't pee, he points to a time dial. I don't think anyone has ever dressed him up - what a great idea!
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I guess the fireman 'pisser' is the best. What better way to put out a fire? Unless of course there is a urinary tract infection!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteWhen my son was 2 he was naked in the yard and the neighbor came over and put underwear on him! I'm surprised that there is a statue of a boy peeing and happy to know we are not all so uptight. Do they really dress him in those outfits or am I just too gullible?
ReplyDeleteROFL! Too funny! I love Belgium's sense of humor! I don't believe there is a better DRESSED statue anywhere is the WORLD! I wonder if there even is another "dressed" statue!? LOL!
ReplyDeleteLoL! I also just noticed your comment for your commentors -- now I'm wondering which category I fall into... probably the psychically disturbed group...
How funny....I love the costumes. I'm loving red things today.
ReplyDeleteAs usual you keep us on the edge Gattina! Happy TT to you...
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that he had a garderobe! How FUN!
ReplyDeleteThis is the most humorous statue I know of. I love him in the Scots dress!
Gattina, great post! Love the costumes! I mention you in my TT post. Come on by!
ReplyDeleteManneken Pis is a must-see =)
ReplyDeleteEin Feuerwehrmann der besonderen Art *grins* Wenn das mal nicht Schule macht!
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ReplyDeleteWe saw this when we were in Brussels in 1991. We stopped for a while on our way to Austria on a mission trip with our church. We kept seeing these all over the place and were told that was the thing in Brussels. Okay!! Sandy
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