Miss Hybrid - official thread
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GodsEmbryo
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Gosh, I soooo need to catch up with this thread... 
Flyboy already gave some information about the gun, but I thought I should expand a little on it.
The gun has never fired. Period. Like in every town they will tell tourists some nice stories. Because of the size and weight it's used as a siege weapon to break walls, not to shoot at enemies.
The cannon was probably build in 1431 and originally located in Oudenaarde. It was most likely build by Jean Cambier, the weapon manufacturer of the Bourgundian duke Filips the Good, since the Bourgundian coat of arms can be found on top of the gun, together with the marks of The Order of The Golden Fleece (founded in 1430). In 1578 it was taken - together with all kinds of weapons - from Oudenaarde to Ghent as loot during the iconoclasm in the Netherlands.
The original wheight was somewhere around 12500kg, but it lost roughly some 250kg over the ages due to corrosion. According to calculations by the Royal Military Academy the cannon could shoot cannon balls up to 295kg.
It's called De Dulle Griet ("The Evil Woman" according to Flyboy, but "The Mad Dame" covers the meaning of the Dutch words a little better in my opinion. Because of it's color it was also called "The Red Devil".
But if Miss H wins Miss FreeOnes I'm going to start a petition in my home town Ghent to rename the canon to "The Miss Hybrid".
To know I only live 30 seconds away from this gun (if I sprint). I could have given you a salute shot. :crying:
Obviously with a smaller gun
Flyboy already gave some information about the gun, but I thought I should expand a little on it.
The gun has never fired. Period. Like in every town they will tell tourists some nice stories. Because of the size and weight it's used as a siege weapon to break walls, not to shoot at enemies.
The cannon was probably build in 1431 and originally located in Oudenaarde. It was most likely build by Jean Cambier, the weapon manufacturer of the Bourgundian duke Filips the Good, since the Bourgundian coat of arms can be found on top of the gun, together with the marks of The Order of The Golden Fleece (founded in 1430). In 1578 it was taken - together with all kinds of weapons - from Oudenaarde to Ghent as loot during the iconoclasm in the Netherlands.
The original wheight was somewhere around 12500kg, but it lost roughly some 250kg over the ages due to corrosion. According to calculations by the Royal Military Academy the cannon could shoot cannon balls up to 295kg.
It's called De Dulle Griet ("The Evil Woman" according to Flyboy, but "The Mad Dame" covers the meaning of the Dutch words a little better in my opinion. Because of it's color it was also called "The Red Devil".
But if Miss H wins Miss FreeOnes I'm going to start a petition in my home town Ghent to rename the canon to "The Miss Hybrid".
I know you have already got the answer to this...
Here is the full sized one
Miss Tart On Tour
To know I only live 30 seconds away from this gun (if I sprint). I could have given you a salute shot. :crying:
Obviously with a smaller gun
Vanilla Bear
Bears For Life
Looks like Ghent has to compensate for something....
Thank you for posting the pic Miss, plenty of scope to expand upon the karma box set stuffing positions now, still thinking about position 68.
Gosh, I soooo need to catch up with this thread...
Flyboy already gave some information about the gun, but I thought I should expand a little on it.
The gun has never fired. Period. Like in every town they will tell tourists some nice stories. Because of the size and weight it's used as a siege weapon to break walls, not to shoot at enemies.
The cannon was probably build in 1431 and originally located in Oudenaarde. It was most likely build by Jean Cambier, the weapon manufacturer of the Bourgundian duke Filips the Good, since the Bourgundian coat of arms can be found on top of the gun, together with the marks of The Order of The Golden Fleece (founded in 1430). In 1578 it was taken - together with all kinds of weapons - from Oudenaarde to Ghent as loot during the iconoclasm in the Netherlands.
The original wheight was somewhere around 12500kg, but it lost roughly some 250kg over the ages due to corrosion. According to calculations by the Royal Military Academy the cannon could shoot cannon balls up to 295kg.
It's called De Dulle Griet ("The Evil Woman" according to Flyboy, but "The Mad Dame" covers the meaning of the Dutch words a little better in my opinion. Because of it's color it was also called "The Red Devil".
But if Miss H wins Miss FreeOnes I'm going to start a petition in my home town Ghent to rename the canon to "The Miss Hybrid".
To know I only live 30 seconds away from this gun (if I sprint). I could have given you a salute shot. :crying:
Obviously with a smaller gun
GE, I was just posting what I found on the internet about the Big Cannon in Ghent, that's all !!
Thanks for posting the updated info about it since you are a local there in Ghent !! :thumbsup:
It's just too bad you didn't get to see Miss Hybrid when she was on her Euro Tour in Ghent since you live SO CLOSE !! Damn !!
BTW, just curious, what's that thing inside the Cannon behind the glass that looks like a yellow mop head perhaps ???
GE, I was just posting what I found on the internet about the Big Cannon in Ghent, that's all !!
Thanks for posting the updated info about it since you are a local there in Ghent !! :thumbsup:
It's just too bad you didn't get to see Miss Hybrid when she was on her Euro Tour in Ghent since you live SO CLOSE !! Damn !!
Exactly! I was very disappointed when I couldn't make the 700 mile trip to see our Miss Hybrid in Miami last year.
Couldn't imagine only missing out from only a few minutes away.
GodsEmbryo
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Don't take it wrong. I didn't mean it in a negative way or to 'put you on your place' or what have you. I just added what I know to what you already found.
And yeah, I walk by this canon at least twice a day
jitna
Eternally hoping to lick Briana
that would be very, very sad indeed
Don't take it wrong. I didn't mean it in a negative way or to 'put you on your place' or what have you. I just added what I know to what you already found.
And yeah, I walk by this canon at least twice a day
Did you find any of Miss H's Post-its?
impdaddy
GodsEmbryo
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Looks like Ghent has to compensate for something....
What do you mean? We kept it life-sized.
Did you find any of Miss H's Post-its?
I wish. And Ghent is covered in 10cm snow since this morning...
Right. Back to page 510 to catch up with the rest...
Don't take it wrong. I didn't mean it in a negative way or to 'put you on your place' or what have you. I just added what I know to what you already found.
And yeah, I walk by this canon at least twice a day
GE, I certainly didn't take in a negative way at all, so no problem my friend!! Thanks for the info !! Cheers !! :glugglug:
Also, Miss Hybrid will have to give you heads up the next time she's visiting her favorite BIG Cannon in Ghent !! :thumbsup:
Seeing as my other clues were far too easy...guess where
Miss In The Pub
Could it be in Melle, at the Huyghe Brewery, home of the Delirium Tremens ?
All 3 of mine went to Miss Hybrid, because I know how big a fan she is of the number 3!!!
jitna
Eternally hoping to lick Briana
she likes 3? when did that happen?
jitna
Eternally hoping to lick Briana
thats a funny coincidence!
Again some assembly instructions for the Penny Box:
1. Before cutting out the single parts carefully scarve all fold lines with a sharp knife, using a ruler.
2. Build the "waist box". It is important to curve the "ass area" as round as possible. The hatched area marked with "2" stays jutting out and is only serving to make a better and more exact fit to part 2.
3. Cut out parts 3 and 4 (head) and glue them together. No glue on the flaps though!
4. Cut out part 2. Cut out the slit in the neck area. Pass the head (3/4) flaps through the slit, fold them down to both sides and glue them to the backside of the neck/shoulder.
5. Now fould the "thorax". It stays open at the backside.
6. Glue carefully together parts 1 and 2 (glue on both areas of part 1 which are marked with "2").
7. Cut out parts 5, 5a, 5b and 6, 6a, 6b. Cutting out the stiletto heels may be easier AFTER having glued together the boots parts.
8. Glue part 5a to 5 and part 6a to 6.
9. Glue part 5 to part 1/2. It is important to properly adjust the hatched zones on the thorax and especially on the butt
10. Same procedure with part 6.
11. At last you have to add the inner sides of the boots (5b, 6b). Cut them in two parts where the "boot flap" of part 2 is glued to part 5 resp. 6.
Oh my, the new box looks as though it is going to be rather nice. Clearly you had this ready to go before the visit with the Chablis, I hope all is well.
And I have stuffed my three daily ballots.
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