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My tower's taller than your tower: Na na na nana!
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sicklyman



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

isn't the flagpole in North Korea on the border with the South the world's tallest currently?
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jeddah has the largest sewage lake known on Terra. Next time you spot one of those trucks, follow it and be truly amazed at how much doodoo is up there, waiting to flood the city.
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mashkif



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:34 am    Post subject: Re: My tower's taller than your tower: Na na na nana! Reply with quote

johnslat wrote:
"Saudi Arabia to begin building world’s tallest skyscraper
The Kingdom Tower in Jeddah will be 1km tall, dwarfing the current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai [...]





Well, when you can't compete with your brain OR your brawn, you resort to this kind of "mine is bigger than yours" oneupmanship.

Of course, once the damn oil runs out, (1) they won't be able to do even that anymore, and (2) all their existing towers will collapse because the slave labor that built and maintains them will decamp in a hurry.

That will be sweeeeeeeeet!
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scot47



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For 40 years I have heard embittered migrant workers in KSA talk of the day the oil runs out. It has not happened yet !
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