The Burnside Fountain is a non-functioning drinking fountain at the southeast corner of Worcester Common in Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of two parts, a pink granite basin, and a bronze statue of a young boy riding a sea turtle.
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This has a be five stars. I'm not sure what the motive was to display such a bizarre conversation piece in one of the largest cities in New England. But it certainly provokes question and conversation.
Why is a sea turtle used a symbol in a city far away from any major seaport?
Who is this unclothed boy and what does he symbolize?
What ungodly act is being performed on this geographically displaced turtle?
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This is a very interesting fountain I don't know much about. What I do know is that it looks like something wrong. It's not the first sculpture or fountain that I've seen that I see something different than what I'm...
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Leave that turtle alone!! He doesn't want his cloaca to be entered forcibly. Leave him alone!! I will return your other 4 stars when the turtle consents to such a cruel act. Otherwise, you're stuck with...
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