tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post2994203625965358994..comments2023-05-03T06:37:49.975-04:00Comments on THE ENIGMA CAFE: MONDAY MORNING....11.19.07enigma4everhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post-19888879652679803512007-11-19T21:29:00.000-05:002007-11-19T21:29:00.000-05:00When I looked at the photo, before I read the name...When I looked at the photo, before I read the name of it, it looked like a haphazard industrial scrap containment device, like a rough hewn prison. When I later read the name, it was an *oh I get it* reaction.... but the first impression- industrial monsterosity came to mind first.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post-64450260157236798072007-11-19T20:27:00.000-05:002007-11-19T20:27:00.000-05:00At first, it looked like a hollowed-out iceberg to...At first, it looked like a hollowed-out iceberg to me. Like a victim of global warming.<BR/><BR/>On second look, it more resembles a mickey-mouse patchwork repair job. Like a duct tape wrapped-up monstrosity, but they ran out of duct tape.<BR/><BR/>E.K. says it looks like moth-eaten Pearl Harbor Memorial. So much for OUR architectural critique.D.K. Raedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451065603615752038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post-12047684739844240232007-11-19T08:45:00.000-05:002007-11-19T08:45:00.000-05:00it only has to stay together a little while, right...it only has to stay together a little while, right? i don't imagine many of us are going to the olympics in china this time- and i don't suppose they care too much about their own people- so other than us- who gives a damn? that is a sad state of affairs.<BR/><BR/>moondance is good too. :) van could sing happy birthday and it would be great!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post-90647755244041207862007-11-19T07:27:00.000-05:002007-11-19T07:27:00.000-05:00I saw on TV the engineering concerns of this struc...I saw on TV the engineering concerns of this structure and whether its sub support structure will hold up to it's intended use but the Chinese decided that none of that mattered because they didn't design it they just built it to specification.<BR/><BR/>Ah well just another artifact of the material world.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/><BR/>markthe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post-68528280465166264782007-11-19T06:03:00.000-05:002007-11-19T06:03:00.000-05:00Landskr: you said it..and nailed it..it is a disgu...Landskr: you said it..and nailed it..it is a disgusting contraption....and specatcle at this rate..I agree with everything you said...enigma4everhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589997090173140019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35929538.post-88115729231210093422007-11-19T05:39:00.000-05:002007-11-19T05:39:00.000-05:00"Bread and circuses", was the Romans usual way of ..."Bread and circuses", was the Romans usual way of keeping the citizens amused and it also kept them from prying into the affairs of the wealthy and powerful.<BR/> Stadiums are the moderm equivalent of the ancient colloseums, and serve the same purpose.<BR/> Never mind equality, be patriotic and hope that your nation defeats the others.<BR/> Never mind sickness and hunger, look at all the wonderfully healthy athletes.<BR/> Never mind the millions of homeless and hungry, all those construction companies provide work, and stadiums are much nicer than housing or hospitals and schools.<BR/> <BR/><BR/> The olympics will get doodley squat from me.landskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468667004994686779noreply@blogger.com