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You're probably wondering why I put this here.  This billboard was one that we passed every day when we walked to work.  BBL was the Belgian bank that we setup accounts in when we arrived.  We went on spring break for two weeks in April, and when we got back, there were no BBLs!  Instead, they were all INGs.  ING, a French banking firm, had bought up BBL and in our absence and replaced all the signs.  Thankfully our accounts hadn't gotten lost in the transition.  What I liked about this billboard was that it seemed to me to indicate that the lion (the symbol of ING) was being fed by the boy (apparently representing BBL), but that in the future the boy was going to be savagely mauled.  You can see it, right?  The lion looks like he's giving the kid about another two seconds to stop trying to remove the bottle, and then... well, he shouldn't be held responsible for his actions if he's provoked, right?  But hey, that's just my impression...

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