a bridge too far

Nov 20, 2007 12:00

Remember that crazy-expensive (cancelled) "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska? It was the kind of thing that really makes you ask, "Do we really want America to be the dominant superpower?"

Given that the only country that has any real chance of unseating them
forces five-year-olds to cross a raging river on a zip line, the answer is an emphatic "Yes ( Read more... )

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rincredible November 21 2007, 03:10:17 UTC
Welcome back? :)

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theengineer November 21 2007, 18:13:19 UTC
Considering it's now unthinkable here for parents to let their kids walk to school, I can't help but think that this generation of Chinese kids are going to eat ours when they all grow up.

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anonymous December 17 2007, 15:09:45 UTC
"I used to dream of having a bridge, but then I learned that my dream was too expensive." - little Chinese kid.

Quote of the CENTURY!

-Rooke

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