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Iron Maiden flag rocks town hall
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/15/spain-popandrock
Eddie the Head, the demoniacal mascot of the British heavy metal group Iron Maiden, has made his way into the debating chamber of a Spanish town hall.
Eddie's cadaverous face appears regularly at council meetings in the town of Villava, in Navarre, as part of a war of political symbols between local
parties.
Giles Tremlett: 'It's a shrunken skull - an unusual political symbol'
Basque separatist councillors insist on hanging the Basque flag on their desks during debates, upsetting other politicians at the town hall. Most
dislike the idea of the Navarre region being treated as part of the Basque country.
The Socialists have responded by hanging an Iron Maiden flag on their desks. The Socialist leader, José Luis Uriz, said: "The Iron Maiden flag means a
lot to me. If I have to put up with their flag, they'll have to put up with Eddie's face."
The conservative Navarrese People's Union party has joined the protest. Its councillors now hang the flag of the local La Liga football club, Osasuna,
from their desks.
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that is awesome.
If I fail math, there goes my chance at a good job and a happy life full of hard work.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BD
that is awesome. |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Furly
| Quote: | Originally posted by BD
that is awesome. |
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Euro politics are way more entertaining and hilarious than our's. We need to switch to a parliamentary system so there can be fucking brawls and crazy
shit going on.
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