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Straggler Member (Idle past 284 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined: |
We'll be developing a giant mall in part of it.
Personally I hate shopping malls. But the infrastructure side of things can be reasonably interesting and it pays the bills.
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Ooh, tempting since NYC is only a few hours away, but we have plans this weekend. Raincheck? Of course, anytime you want to come into the city. Do any of your comic buddies know how big of a nerd you really are? I can see you introducing Percy: "Hey guys, this is my online friend. He runs a discussion board where we argue with Christians about the finer points of cosmology, heh heh, *snort."
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onifre Member (Idle past 3169 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined:
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Do any of your comic buddies know how big of a nerd you really are? I have long hair and tattoo's...I hide my nerdome very well. Comedy is over run by nerds these days anyway. I don't know of any who debate EvC online though. I think I'm alone in that one.
I can see you introducing Percy: "Hey guys, this is my online friend. He runs a discussion board where we argue with Christians about the finer points of cosmology, heh heh, *snort." It would be an honor...to introduce him as my cousin from Miami "Percy, quick, act Cuban."
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onifre Member (Idle past 3169 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
We'll be developing a giant mall in part of it. Then we definitely won this war.
Personally I hate shopping malls. But the infrastructure side of things can be reasonably interesting and it pays the bills. No doubt. It's odd though, I'm guessing you work for a British company? Or I think you once mentioned Aussie? I kind of got this feeling when you said you guys were involved like, shouldn't it all be American companies building this thing? I know it really doesn't matter, but have you guys faced any animosity like that for being a foreign company on what is now considered holy grounds for Americans? - Oni Edited by onifre, : No reason given.
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Straggler Member (Idle past 284 days) Posts: 10333 From: London England Joined: |
It's an Aussie company (hence the free beer on Fridays)
That is an interesting point about foreign companies developing the 9/11 site. I guess these days multinationals are almost nation-less. There is a big and fairly autonomous operation in the US but it is still ultimately an Aussie company. I can get why you would prefer it to be US companies developing that particular site.
Oni writes: I know it really doesn't matter, but have you guys faced any animosity like that for being a foreign company on what is now considered hold grounds for Americans? Not that I know of. I'm guessing that most Americans (even those vaguely familiar with the company brand) don't know it's Aussie and assume it's American anyway. I don't know if there would be any kind of backlash if it was more widely known to be non-US. If there was I think I'd support it (I'm not particularly into corporate loyalty)
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onifre Member (Idle past 3169 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
It's an Aussie company (hence the free beer on Fridays) That's right!
I can get why you would prefer it to be US companies developing that particular site. I think I'd be more inclined to care if it were foreign builders. Thinking about it more, I guess developers are just suits that are some-what behind the scene. I'm sure you guys will still be sub-contracting all the physical work to union construction companies. So technically, American hands will build it.
If there was I think I'd support it (I'm not particularly into corporate loyalty) You're a good man, Straggler. - Oni Edited by onifre, : No reason given.
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Panda Member (Idle past 3931 days) Posts: 2688 From: UK Joined: |
Here's hoping any new structures built on the site are used to unify people to better purposes and not used divisively.
Enough damage was done - we need construction not destruction. Hopefully the victims will be simply be remembered with love by those that knew them."There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god." J. B. S. Haldane |
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Percy Member Posts: 22881 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 6.6 |
--Percy
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Phat Member Posts: 18576 From: Denver,Colorado USA Joined: Member Rating: 2.3 |
So technically, American hands will build it. Dont those Indian guys do the steelwork?
In September 2001, after the collapse of the twin towers, Mohawk ironworkers returned to dismantle what their elders had contributed to the Manhattan skyline decades earlier.
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xongsmith Member Posts: 2617 From: massachusetts US Joined: |
Sorry....
The bad boy in me has to remark: What a Big Penis!! ...heading towards the 4.2 rating range.....- xongsmith, 5.7d
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dronestar Member Posts: 1453 From: usa Joined: Member Rating: 7.2
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Xong,
Wrong appendage, I think it really is supposed to represent the middle finger. Now let's see how long it takes for "terrorists" to use one of their drone missiles to knock it down again. Isn't this never-ending war against "terrorism" great?
(...heading towards the 1.2 rating range.....)
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Percy Member Posts: 22881 From: New Hampshire Joined: Member Rating: 6.6 |
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onifre Member (Idle past 3169 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined:
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Dont those Indian guys do the steelwork? It baffles me when people us the term "indian" for native Americans. Do you not know they were mistakenly called that when Columbus thought he was in India? I have no idea about "those indian guys who do the ironwork". - Oni
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Coyote Member (Idle past 2324 days) Posts: 6117 Joined:
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It baffles me when people us the term "indian" for native Americans. Do you not know they were mistakenly called that when Columbus thought he was in India? Not all Native Americans prefer that term; some prefer "Indian." We had a good friend who recently died. She would say, "It says 'Indian' on my birth certificate and I fought all through school because of that so I'm an Indian. I'm not no Native American."
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onifre Member (Idle past 3169 days) Posts: 4854 From: Dark Side of the Moon Joined: |
Not all Native Americans prefer that term; some prefer "Indian." Oh, sure, but I was talking about the actual history and origin of the word. Call somebody Indian for long enough I'm some might like it. But it was an incorrect name from the get go. Columbus thought he was in India. - Oni
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