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Ancient 'Cyclops' Wall Collapses
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| 1-18-2006
Posted on 01/18/2006 3:00:30 PM PST by blam
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:00:31 PM PST
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:01:05 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Sheesh, things just never last long, do they ?
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:18:05 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: blam
It's never rained more in 2600 years? Uh huh. That must be it then. Can't be the "restoration" work.
Central Italy recorded record rainfall in December, a fact which experts are taking into account as they study the broken section
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:21:22 PM PST
by
DManA
To: blam
Were the palis digging underneath them?
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:22:06 PM PST
by
Lx
(Do you like it, do you like it. Scott? I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tennerman chili.)
To: blam
I am sure that Cyclops would be proud that it stood for as long as it did.
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:25:25 PM PST
by
ruoflaw
To: blam
[Part of a massive wall started in around 600 BC around the central Italian town of Amelia collapsed on Wednesday morning for reasons still unclear.]
They just don't build stuff like they used to. The thing was put up only 2,600 years ago and it collapses for no reason.
What a piece of junk.
/sarc
To: blam
The first criminal case won by Cicero, in 80 B.C., was on behalf of one Sextus Roscius of Ameria, a wealthy young man falsely accused of murdering his own father. Cicero's speech survives: the Pro Roscio.
To: blam
Nobody was keeping their eye on it.
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:46:16 PM PST
by
horse_doc
(And yes, I was a Cowboys fan in the '80's.)
To: dead
According to local legend, it was constructed by the Cyclops, the one-eyed monster encountered by Greek hero Ulysses .
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:47:26 PM PST
by
Thinkin' Gal
(As it was in the days of NO...)
To: fieldmarshaldj
Sheesh, things just never last long, do they ?
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Right after the warranty runs out...
To: blam
Ameria. Might refer to Venus.
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:54:54 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: Thinkin' Gal
He had an eye for design.
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posted on
01/18/2006 3:56:29 PM PST
by
Lijahsbubbe
(Ted Koppel interviewed for Al Jazeera)
To: blam
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posted on
01/18/2006 4:11:55 PM PST
by
Fintan
(See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
To: Lijahsbubbe; the-ironically-named-proverbs2; aculeus; dighton; martin_fierro; Jeremiah Jr
Located some 55 miles north of Rome in Umbria, Amelia was in ancient times called Ameria. The city was said by Latin author Pliny to have been founded at least three centuries before Rome . Toss in a "c" and it throws back an omen! Beware of cities built without depth perception.
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posted on
01/18/2006 5:17:46 PM PST
by
Thinkin' Gal
(As it was in the days of NO...)
To: blam; FairOpinion; Ernest_at_the_Beach; StayAt HomeMother; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; asp1; ...
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posted on
01/18/2006 10:23:52 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(In the long run, there is only the short run.)
To: blam
The 20-metre section of wall which collapsed was undergoing restoration work Maybe the weakened it.
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posted on
01/18/2006 10:28:06 PM PST
by
Dustbunny
(Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. The Gipper)
To: blam
Oh well, I guess I'll have to scratch that place off of my "Things to See Before I Die" list.
bummer
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posted on
01/18/2006 10:35:15 PM PST
by
R_Kangel
("Those who follow wise men shall become wise, ......those who follow fools shall be destroyed !!!")
To: blam
Let's see if I've got this straight, they start hammering on this old wall that's been there for, like, about 2500 years because somebody figured out it was looking a little worn down and, then in the middle of winter and a heavy rainstorm, everybody packs up and goes home to dry out and the wall falls down and a whole bunch of smart people show up and are standing around in the rain looking at the busted up stones and gravel floating downstream and they're wondering what made the wall fall down, right?
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posted on
01/18/2006 10:47:54 PM PST
by
Old Professer
(Fix the problem, not the blame!)
To: blam
Karl Rove and his band of levee-demolition engineers?
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