July 4, 2009: Lady Liberty's Left Foot

You've all seen pictures of the Statue of Liberty, many of you have seen her in person, and I'm sure some of you have sailed out to the island and climbed up that damned spiral staircase, as I have. One step and wait... one step and wait... nose pressed into someones back... hotter than hell in summer... noisy year round... perched on those little wedge shaped steps... just to peak out those little windows in the crown, at NYC skyline and the harbor.

Worth every minute of it!!! Oh how I wanted to climb the ladder to the torch.
But there's something you didn't see...

I have a whole book written about Gustav Eiffel, the man who designed Liberty's "skeleton". Does that count?

Bartholdi couldn't even make his scale model stand up. He engaged Eiffel (known for his tower) to design an interior frame to hold the statue up.

Cheers Bruce...National Holidays where alcohol and explosives may be combined!This truly is a Great Country

We're considering joining the festivities...Down with the British!

Only if it told you about the chains, Alluvial.

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Originally Posted by diminished Cheers Bruce...National Holidays where alcohol and explosives may be combined!This truly is a Great Country We're considering joining the festivities...Down with the British!

July 5th is National Prosthetics Day.

J/K

Looks like the left foot of freedom got a pedicure.

Yes and if the current crop of right wing fanatics had their way we would remove the torch and replace it with a sign saying "No Immigrants Aloud, GO HOME!"

They finally reopened the crown after eight years.

Can anyone tell me, what do you see if you look up her robes? Is she anatomically correct or politically correct? Or, being the Statue of Liberty, did they give her a Free Willy?

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston Yes and if the current crop of right wing fanatics had their way we would remove the torch and replace it with a sign saying "No Immigrants Aloud, GO HOME!"

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston Yes and if the current crop of right wing fanatics had their way we would remove the torch and replace it with a sign saying "No Immigrants Aloud, GO HOME!"

What's with that grotesque little pinky?

Lady Liberty is as deformed as Rebecca Romijn.

Maybe it's indicative of all the people she welcomed that stepped on our toes.

I haven't made it to see this myself yet, however friends have and one thing they've mentioned to me is that on none of the plaques or signs does it mention that it was a gift of the French..... curious...

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Originally Posted by lawman I haven't made it to see this myself yet, however friends have and one thing they've mentioned to me is that on none of the plaques or signs does it mention that it was a gift of the French..... curious...

The original "French Kiss".

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce No, they'd say get in line like all the other people did for 200 years.

We went to see her on a freezing cold winter's day.
We thought it was as out of season as you could get.
Silly us - we were in New York for Christmas

My mild claustrophobia meant I couldn't bear to queue one step at a time...
(Turns out it was a relationship problem - I've managed to deal with other such situations) so I didn't "go up her".

But I was impressed and moved. And yes, I knew she was originally French, and admired her all the more for it - wasn't that part of the point - an American icon forged overseas and empowered by a new set of beliefs?

FTR I have never known a French lady with armpit hair (that I've seen) and certainly not body odour. They're all been like female hairdressers/ doctors and exuded a fragrance that suggested they are genetically imbued with scent.

Merc? Why do you hate... etc etc etc.
Ask Monnie about the open door.