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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

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  1. luvgonzo

    luvgonzo Pisshead

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    I was wondering, at what point did they say "**** it lets keep going"?

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    thefanwithnoname Well-Known Member

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    I read about this a few years ago and it's not the initial build that I thought WTF? It's the money spent on it since.

    Iirc they spoke of a £200m "fix" a few years ago. 2000ish
     
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    I thought Superman fixed it when he had a hangover?
     
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    luvgonzo Pisshead

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    Well yes the money is crazy but lets say when it was half done I'm sure someone went to the foreman and brought up the fact that it isn't quite straight. So at some point there must have been a "**** it" moment.
     
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    The builder says it’s just fine.
     
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    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    he did, but then he broke it again; never refunded the poor souvenir seller though, bastard.
     
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    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ...
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    Is it the same builder as for the new footie stadium going up in North London? <whistle>
     
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    If they fixed it no **** would go to see it. There’s **** all else there anyway, it’s just a stop on the way to Florence.
     
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  9. The Ginger Marks

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    Said Zebadee.:)
     
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    Boiiiinnnnng..
     
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    Red Hadron Collider The Hammerhead

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    Let the ****er drop <ok>
     
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    That’s pretty much what happened. It was built in stages and you can see where they tried to straighten it up. The most prominent is the smaller section right at the very top.
     
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    <laugh> I don't think it was on the piss like that when they actually built it. Probably an earthquake or something dislodged the foundations.

    See them walking off site 500 years ago going "**** it, that'll do. Who's gonna notice?"
     
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    No mate I read up, they realised at the point the 2nd floor went on. They tried fixing it and stopped for 100 years at one point but then cracked on. There really was a "**** it" moment.
     
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  15. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    no, it started leaning long before it was finished
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa
     
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    luvgonzo Pisshead

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    This is an educational thread about how people gave 0 ****s centuries ago so don't blame the youth of today.
     
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    <laugh>100 years? That's a long ****ing tea break. Were they on another job, then thought "****, we better go and finish that tower?"
     
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    I don't think the people who built it get enough stick.
     
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    They won't be getting much work off the back of it.
     
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    The only other thing I can find that he built were some gates that were burned down in a fire.
    I think I've found the first ever insurance scammer.
     
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