Why is there a demon with horns riding on top?
this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2025
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It was the 50's. Times were different.
Yes, now they can ride in the carts with the rest of us, unfortunate as that may be.
If you're cold, they're cold. Bring them inside.
Now tell the story when the elephant fell out of it!
How do I get the full story of this?
An elephant fell out of it.
Well that is just the climax of the story
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I only searched for this so I have no more information. Enjoy the story :))
There exists an English Wikipedia entry
Bei einem Besuch im zweiten Stock des Rathauses von Oberhausen verspeiste sie unter anderem einen Blumenstrauß und urinierte im Beisein des damaligen Oberbürgermeisters Otto Aschmann auf einen Perserteppich.
Fucking lmao
It has been modernised every so often, but the line is still operating today.
Because the topography of the place makes anything other than busses pretty much impossible. The name "Wuppertal" translates literally to "Wupper Valley", which is pretty narrow. I find it awesome that the city was once very wealthy, so they decided to just go for it and build something cutting-edge for the time. Nowadays, the initial investment would no a big no-no.
I've been on it. It was cool as fuck.
(Was visiting at some point around Gamescom nearly a decade ago.)
Went on a Journey with that a while back. Such a Cool experience!