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02-10-2006, 08:04 AM | #16 |
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Ski poles make handy and lightweight woman-beating implements as well!
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02-10-2006, 08:10 AM | #17 |
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I noticed they placed a few trees strategically in case anyone is feeling 'bono-ish'.
I wonder if the thingies on the walls are speakers playing 'Frankenstein' or are they refrigeration units?
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02-10-2006, 09:50 AM | #18 |
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Little known fact: the bear shown is the mascot of the Hamas and was also on holiday, still sporting the green flag of his home team.
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02-10-2006, 12:01 PM | #19 |
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This is one of several large projects aimed at diversifying their economy. They want to build up their tourism industry because their oil wells are expected to run dry by 2016. I don't think I'll be making reservations for a middle-eastern vacation anytime soon, though.
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02-10-2006, 12:11 PM | #20 | |
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Damn, I second the "waste of energy" comment. Ice rinks are cold, but they don't keep them cold enough to snow in! |
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02-10-2006, 02:25 PM | #21 |
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02-10-2006, 02:38 PM | #22 |
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When Steve Martin became wealthy he bought some stuff: a gasoline-powered turtle neck sweater, an electric dog polisher...a fur sink. Then he bought some dumb stuff. Like this.
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02-10-2006, 02:57 PM | #23 |
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Warning...this is an extremely politcally incorrect statement:
Does this mean we'll have to start calling them Sand *Eskimos* now?
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02-11-2006, 01:42 AM | #24 |
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Ahmed, look, I'm writting "Allah" in the snow...
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02-11-2006, 10:35 AM | #25 |
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The rich will still fly off to where ever the jet-set go to ski. This is a perk for the poor relations and the help.
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02-11-2006, 09:47 PM | #26 |
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Must be hard to ski without tripping over your burqa...
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02-11-2006, 10:11 PM | #27 | |
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02-12-2006, 01:06 AM | #28 |
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I saw this when it was featured on "Modern Marvels". There are a couple kinds of gases being pumped through pipes under the snow, keeping it cold enough. It sounded like it was for the tourists, mostly. The project fell a couple months behind, so the mall opened on time but without the ski slopes ready. The instructors and other "ski help" arrived way too early also. These pictures look like the ones that were shown on TV before the slopes opened, and it looks like the people in the blue jackets are the instructors and the other help.
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02-12-2006, 07:40 PM | #29 |
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We don't get snow anywhere near where I live and I've never even seen snow. If there was an indoor ski resort in the area, I'd go to it just for the fun of it.
I'm sure the less wealthy people in Dubai could quite possibly feel the same way I do.
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02-13-2006, 12:09 AM | #30 |
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Aliantha - I can bring you some - we will be in Brisbane in April. Actually we are staying with some friends that live in a town I can't pronounce. I'm emailing him right after this to find out how you spell it.
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