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runthebear

muttersnifflegrump (delerious ramblings cut to protect the uninterested)

Aug 18, 2006 20:29

So that feeling of being slightly off I've had for the last two weeks? Turns out it was a lovely flu-like bug I was apparently holding off through sheer willpower and denial. I guess I no longer had any reason to keep myself from getting sick so it struck. Perfect timing. I was supposed to be at the county fair with my family this evening. ( Read more... )

home, sick

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niphredil August 19 2006, 01:37:56 UTC

Regarding the Ferris wheel thing, I actually watched a documentary on PBS all about that (well, mostly). The guy who invented the ferris wheel had like, five names, and one of them was Ferris (Something something something Ferris something). He was some kind of engineer and he came up with the idea and plans for a ferris wheel in about 20 minutes (complete with a detailed drawing). It cost 400,000 dollars to build. Some guy named... something... who was running the Worlds Fair in Chicago wanted to Out-Eiffel-Eiffel, because of the Eiffel Tower at the last Worlds Fair. The Ferris wheel was perfect, it debuted 7 weeks after the fair opened, it was a huge hit, it was declared more awesome than the eiffel tower (not quite in those words) and it raised a ton of money ( ... )

niphredil August 19 2006, 01:41:53 UTC

btw I just looked it up and the guy's name was George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., but I think PBS listed another name in there after ferris. I hope my comment didn't make your head hurt any more ;-)