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To: KevinB

“Give a conservative a pile of bricks and he creates a city. Give a liberal a city and he creates a pile of bricks.”

A columnist said of the Vaillancourt Fountain in San Francisco right after it was unveiled, “When the next earthquake comes, it will turn into a building.”

To fully appreciate that prediction, go see what it looks like.


75 posted on 01/15/2024 10:40:14 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: cymbeline
A columnist said of the Vaillancourt Fountain in San Francisco right after it was unveiled, “When the next earthquake comes, it will turn into a building.” To fully appreciate that prediction, go see what it looks like.

LOL! It is indeed horrific. Wiki says it cost $607,800. That was 1970 money. SMH!

77 posted on 01/15/2024 12:49:41 PM PST by KevinB (Word for the day: "kakistocracy" - a society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens)
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