[NeoCaveman]

Who cares?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Date of birth: March 31, 1889 (hoisting the flag to the top), built for the Universal Exhibition in celebration of the French Revolution.

Age: 113 years
Contractor: Gustave Eiffel & Cie
Engineers: Maurice Koechlin & Emile Nouguier
Architect: Stephen Sauvestre
Studies: Begun in 1884
Construction: 1887 to 1889 (2 years, 2 months and 5 days)

Composition: 18,038 pieces, 2,500,000 rivets
Weight of the metal structure: 7,300 tons
Total weight: 10,100 tons
Height: 324m (height with flagpole)
Numbers of visitors up to December 31, 2002:
204.381.152
Distinctive feature: recognizable throughout the entire world
Number of steps: 1665
Owner: City of Paris

[Akira]

Who cares?

Those of us who hope the war on terrorism is being won (although it's way too soon to assume terrorism).

Assuming it's not terrorism, then how about: Those of us who don't like to see historical/beautiful things/places destroyed.

I think the Frogs are as pathetic and untrustworthy as anybody. And I'd even go so far as to say "better them than us" given the effort we've put into this war and all of their attempts to thwart it. But I won't let that make me completely callous, I hope most others feel the same.