The Space Needle: Monumental Ego or Pretentious Prick?

[shereads]

Authors' Challenge:

Help separate the great intellectual unwashed from the literati. List the specific attributes of the Authors Hangout, Jan. 2005 edition, that merit your attention. Try to narrow it down to one or two names. None would be even better. The goal isn't to discourage anyone, but to inspire the implicitly "very lame" to become less lame. It's not fair to leave so many hopeful authors stranded in the sludge at the bottom of the porn pond, when you could lead by example and give everyone a shot at the Booker Prize.

 

[NoJo]

I like the smillies. Joe (age 46)

 

[shereads]

I like the smillies. Joe (age 46)

Weight/Height/Build? Favorite pizza topping?

 

[NoJo]

Yes, they're also all great aspects of the Author's Hangout, sher.

 

[neonlyte]

I like the similies. Will (aged 55)

or is the simpsons?

 

[cantdog]

This year, the Conovers are revisiting their honeymoon walk (it's their 25th anniversary). Two hundred miles through the woods and frozen lakes with snowshoe and toboggan.
The short version, with pictures

Or follow them along

I can't tell if this is on topic.

 

[shereads]

This year, the Conovers are revisiting their honeymoon walk (it's their 25th anniversary). Two hundred miles through the woods and frozen lakes with snowshoe and toboggan.
The short version, with pictures

Or follow them along

I can't tell if this is on topic.

Thank you for sharing. If you have influence here, you're welcome to go off-topic. We'll either work around you or let you lead the thread in a new direction. I'm not the best person to determine if this qualifies for a lead-change or if it's just a thread-jack...Hell if I know. Just use your own best judgement, Cdog. I'm sure it will be fine.

Edited to add: Is Garrett Conover an alternate ID?

 

[inkstain]

I can't tell if this is on topic.

If I answer it, it may be!

 

[NoJo]

ink, Preferred your original post.

sher, say the word, the hounds are baying to trample

 

[Guest]

I don't understand the question. Really. And the posts so far have only confused me. I do sense that it's a good question though.

Perdita

 

[shereads]

ink, Preferred your original post.

sher, say the word, the hounds are baying to trample

Do hounds trample? I thought they chomped at the bit. Or is that cats?

Dammit. That was a self-threadjack.

Joe, will you take the wheel for a while?

 

[NoJo]

...and that's how I bought my house.

Sorry sher, I was busy on another thread. Did you say something?

 

[Bridget69]

Do we have to list specific authors or aspects about the board itself? I'm confused.

 

[shereads]

Brian: "You don't have to follow anyone!"

Crowd: "We don't have to follow anyone!"

Brian: "You don't need a Messiah!"

Crowd: "We don't need a Messiah!"

Brian: "You're all individuals!"

Man in Crowd: "Im not."

Brian: "Okay, you're not. But the rest of you are all individuals."

 

[gauchecritic]

probably the best thing is the New thread button.

 

[shereads]

Let's see what we have so far...









Things used to be better.

There are no writing threads.

There are writing threads, but not the right kind of writing threads.

Lists of the Top 10 most beautiful people are insensitive because some people might feel left out.

Lists of the only 2 or 3 people who are worth knowing are a tribute to better times, and if it bothers anyone, who asked them to look.

A general agreement that this is boring and/or annoying.

A longing for the old days.

Someone proposes a game of Boggle.

Sighs. Exchanged looks with raised eyebrows.

In the old AH, no one would have proposed anything so crass.

What did you do differently back then? Show us.

If you have to ask, you'd never understand.

You argued about AVs. I understand that.

No you don't. It was different.

Because the cock was different?

No, because the argument was ironic.












You're right. This is boring.

 

[nushu2]

Now I get it.... I think. It's all a matter of perspective and I don't have any. Viva la revolucione. God save the Queen. Either way, someone will still be shovelling the shit tomorrow and someone else will always be throwing it. Allow human nature to take it's course. Far be it from me, to be the voice of reason but you gotta admire the investment.

Hope that made less sense to all of you.

 

[Seattle Zack]

The Space Needle? Now why'd you have to go and make fun of the Space Needle ... I can see it from my balcony, and I love it. I don't make fun of the Everglades, do I?

Not having pure handy, here's a few facts I inexpertly googled ...
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The 605 foot (184 meter) Space Needle was designed by Edward E. Carlson for the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle. The futuristic structure has become a symbol for the city, and is home to festive events such as the annual New Year's Eve fireworks display.

The structure has gone through many transformations. Early plans called for a tethered balloon. Carlson's plan called for a soaring needle topped by a disk reminiscent of a flying saucer. The structure required a 120-foot-square underground foundation. 467 cement trucks spent an entire day filling the hole. The completed foundation weighs as much as the Needle.

Massive steel beams form the slender legs and upper body. Slender legs and upper body, see there. What's wrong with that? The structure is designed to withstand a wind velocity of 200 miles per hour, but storms occasionally force the facility to close. Several earth tremors have caused the Needle to sway. However, the original designers doubled the 1962 building code requirements, enabling the Needle to withstand even greater jolts.

The Space Needle was completed in December 1961, and officially opened four months later on the first day of the World's Fair, April 21, 1962. The Space Needle is in the midst of a $20 million revitalization effort. Nearly every aspect of the 1962 World’s Fair centerpiece has been or is being updated, including the entry level, restaurant, and Observation Deck, all the way down to the grounds surrounding the attraction.

Based on the Space Needle’s “Live the View” theme, the redesigned O Deck "O Deck," I could tell you a few stories about the O Deck. And the 'O' don't stand for Observation, if you get my drift ... offers a 360° unobstructed view. All O Deck activities have been moved to the inside portion of the level, giving visitors a clear walking path and vantage points from every angle. Not since the Landmark opened in 1962 has there been this kind of viewing experience at the Space Needle.

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So there.

P.S. And the Python reference .. awesome. Will you marry me?

 

[shereads]

P.S. And the Python reference .. awesome.

There was no Python reference. My pop culture references are so elitist that only two people in this forum could possibly know what I'm talking about. If the reference seems familiar to you, it's because I'm a populist at heart and I don't want anyone to feel left out.

Will you marry me?

I probably was married to you, Jack. You seem familiar. Give my best to your mom when she wakes up.

~ S

 

[shereads]

Now I get it.... I think. It's all a matter of perspective and I don't have any. Viva la revolucione. God save the Queen. Either way, someone will still be shovelling the shit tomorrow and someone else will always be throwing it. Allow human nature to take it's course. Far be it from me, to be the voice of reason but you gotta admire the investment.

Hope that made less sense to all of you.

You have beautiful teeth. I'll bet you hear that a lot.

 

[Blackie Malone]

I'd like to see more recipes (Blackie 29)

 

[shereads]

I'd like to see more recipes (Blackie 29)

And I'd like to see world peace. But this thread isn't about what we want, Ms. Malone. It's about the dearth of writing threads, for which I think Abs is to blame. She starts them, but she doesn't spend a nickle on advertising or public relations to promote them. No wonder Lord Byron is languishing.

I have a recipe for jalapeno cornbread. If you have one for world peace, let's trade.

 

[Guest]

And I'd like to see world peace. But this thread isn't about what we want, Ms. Malone. It's about the dearth of writing threads, for which I think Abs is to blame. She starts them, but she doesn't spend a nickle on advertising or public relations to promote them. No wonder Lord Byron is languishing.

I have a recipe for jalapeno cornbread. If you have one for world peace, let's trade.

ill bet she has one for muscles and cockles ... alive alive oh!

 

[Blackie Malone]

And I'd like to see world peace. But this thread isn't about what we want, Ms. Malone. It's about the dearth of writing threads, for which I think Abs is to blame. She starts them, but she doesn't spend a nickle on advertising or public relations to promote them. No wonder Lord Byron is languishing.

I have a recipe for jalapeno cornbread. If you have one for world peace, let's trade.

As long as I live and breath I will strive for world peace, good food and the commitment to saving all extinct animals.

Abs is an idiot, she forgets things due to her decrepit state of decay.

I have a recipe for caramel truffle pie I will trade for the floorplans to all major government buildings.

 

[shereads]

ill bet she has one for muscles and cockles ... alive alive oh!

Listen, missy, this is a perfect example of the lack of discipline that has infected the Authors Hangout with ennui. Do you know how hard it is to cure ennui? Or how quickly it can spread?