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Commented on A death in the Firm
Whenever he was mentioned in the media, I thought, oh hey, he's still alive. After all, he was at an age where one could expect his death every day. That said, it's weird to see his death here in German...
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Nancy Lebovitz commented on
A death in the Firm
I was delighted by your third link. That was a lot of weird ingenuity....
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timrowledge commented on
A death in the Firm
“Just repair the fuckin' bridge.” Wait, there are fucking bridges? I didn’t even find those in California when I lived there....
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Robert Prior commented on
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I've seen used condoms (as well as needles) on the lookout platforms of Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver. Easier to image them used and discarded in situ than someone bringing them there and discarding them…...
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JohnS commented on
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Heteromeles @ 1813: We're saving them for when we want to excavate a canal from Cheboygan, MI to Rochester, NY." I don't get the reference. It looks like all you have to do is blow up the Niagara area, but is it supposed to imply any more than that? At 1775, Robert Prior makes an oblique reference to nuking Memphis under the guise of removing the I-40 bridge à la Project Plowshare? I vaguely recollect monsewer Prior resides in Canada. I merely suggested (with the same seriousness of intent as his original proposal) an alternative use of the Plow along...
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Robert Prior commented on
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At 1775, Robert Prior makes an oblique reference to nuking Memphis under the guise of removing the I-40 bridge à la Project Plowshare? Think of it as an urban renewal project :-) You could even get bipartisan support! Democrats could be swayed with infrastructure and renewal funding for the newly-expanded shoreline, while Republicans would be satisfied because they could honestly tell their supporters they voted to nuke a Democratic-leaning area....
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