FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 The boundary between France and Belgium is believed to have been inadvertently redrawn by a farmer who found the 200-year-old border stone marking the divide in an inconvenient location for his tractor. The Belgian farmer could theoretically face criminal charges after making Belgium bigger by moving the stone that has marked the border since after the defeat of Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo. A local amateur historian taking a walk in forest near to the Belgian village of Erquelinnes discovered two weeks ago that the stone dating back to 1819 had been moved 2.29 metres (7.5ft). The farmer’s perimeter fence had also been shifted. While amused by the enlargement of his town, David Lavaux, the mayor of Erquelinnes, gently pointed out that the farmer was legally obliged to move the border stone back – and that it would be best not “to create a diplomatic incident”. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/04/farmer-moves-border-stone-for-tractor-and-makes-belgium-bigger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 78,977 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 is the border only defined by those stones? he's kind of an icon, expanding his country out of frustration Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Kinda iconic tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 7.5 feet, what a scandal! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living 1,583 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 This cannot stand, we must all go to war Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 This is how World War Three starts isn't it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varys 30,916 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Living said: This cannot stand, we must all go to war Fight me bitch Banned 04/19/2020 - 04/19/2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhiannon 1,734 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I love my country so much sometimes ! That’s king attitude right there hahaahha R. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Oreo 14,669 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, Varys said: Fight me bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagz4Gaga 7,278 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 China taking notes to steal more territories from other countries teas.. nostalgia’s for geeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huttont 6,009 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 The tractor heard round the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRCF29 8,230 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Maybe it's lost in translation, but neither of the two mayors seemed to think it was very funny even though they kept saying it was very funny. Weird Don't Call Me Gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Btw, last time this happened was when Poland ''invaded'' Czechia last year. In late May 2020, Polish Military troops arriving from Pielgrzymów crossed the Hrozová stream marking the border with Czechia, and unintentionally occupied a few dozen meters of Czech territory in the former village of Pelhřimovy, near the town of Slezské Rudoltice. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/12/europe/poland-czech-republic-invasion-scli-intl/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewUsername 11,756 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Can't wait to see this on the news this evening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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