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ouatic_7

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Apr 29, 2009 18:32

( ...I forgot to mention I went to Pisa the other day. )

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fenikkusuken April 30 2009, 00:01:43 UTC

Eh... whut?

*tilts head one way, then the other*

An amusement park?

ouatic_7 April 30 2009, 00:13:25 UTC

A YMCA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Niles

fenikkusuken April 30 2009, 00:32:09 UTC

Bizarro! Okay, I see your Pisan homage and raise you one Pysanka.

ouatic_7 April 30 2009, 01:45:59 UTC

Oooh! I'd like to see that! Especially with the turning and stuff.

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alterfano April 30 2009, 00:56:46 UTC

ouatic_7 April 30 2009, 01:48:01 UTC

I've never actually been there, just driven by.

alterfano April 30 2009, 02:16:24 UTC

i suggest you stay clear....

45cats April 30 2009, 01:59:37 UTC

I wonder what kind of person would have such a goal.

ouatic_7 April 30 2009, 09:40:18 UTC

Well, Niles is the sister city of Pisa.

It's not really any different than making your hotel a pyramid or putting your diner in a giant coffee pot is it?

45cats May 1 2009, 04:19:30 UTC

Ooops. I missed the sister city part when I read the Wikipedia link. OK, that makes sense then.

I thought it was more of a Foshay Tower kind of a deal. My dad used to work there and it was always kind of an enigma to me.

I hope that html worked...

ouatic_7 May 1 2009, 12:04:03 UTC

I know where to stay in Minneapolis now. I think the building sounds lovely; I've always liked art deco.

As to why it looks like the Washington Monument... well, maybe the reason Foshay failed at art was he wasn't very creative?

I loved the bit about music lovers repaying Sousa's estate so the piece could be heard again.

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