I suppose an analyst would discover some deficiency in my character that explains why city street corners appeal to me, but in the absence of said
analyst , it’s probably accurate to just say I’m nuts
Locally, it’s called ‘La dame de fer,’ which translates to English as ‘The Iron Lady.’
To the rest of the world, it’s the Eiffel Tower, a landmark nearly synonymous with all
things Parisian. It’s one of the most recognizable structures in the world and the most
visited monument with an entrance fee. The Eiffel Tower took 500 workers two years, two months, and five days to complete. Most of the structural work was finished by the end of March 1889 and to celebrate, the builders led a group of government officials and
journalists to the top of the tower on March 31. It was, at the time, the highest
man-made structure in the world.
With the addition of a new radio antenna on March 15, 2022, the Eiffel Tower grew an
additional 20 feet and is now 1,083 feet tall, just in time for its 133rd birthday.
Warm weather in summer causes the iron in the structure to expand, so the Eiffel Tower
actually grows by up to around 7 inches. On a particularly windy day, if you look closely,
maybe you’ll notice the natural swaying movement of the tower near the top. That wind gets collected by turbines on the second level, which convert it into electricity for the tower’s shops and restaurants. There’s also a rainwater collection system that’s used for the toilet tanks.
The Eiffel Tower gets a fresh paint job roughly every seven years. Originally it was dark red, then yellow, but has been ‘Eiffel Tower Brown’ for the past 54 years. It takes around 16,000 gallons of paint to get the job done.
BING Picture of the Day, 3.31.2022 Suzanne Kremer/ eStock Photo
So it’s the old pudding skin masquerading as a drum head trick, eh? Very clever, Siegfried, but you’ll never get away with it. The lady has a flamethrower. It’ll be creme brulee before you know what hit you.
i had all four of our kids via ”c-section”. she was due to be born on April 1st. it took us about 4 seconds to ask the surgeon to change that to March 31st!!
so, i see the tradition of grade school pranks still exist. poor Cleo.
the new Olds are in!
The old News is out!
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Hah! What a great hiding place! They’ll never find me up here.
tonight’s dinner?
Escargot avec champignons?
never had them………..escargot, that is.
Did you ever chew the eraser off the end of your pencil?
Francés Livingston
Say, Nighthawks…. I was just wondering…
Is this predilection of yours for streetcorners a carryover from a misspent youth?
Or are you maybe still looking for the lady with the dog?
Susan, did you see PBS of 3/31? Puns are outlawed!
I… um.. I thought that was only cruel and unusual pun-ishment.
Puns from me are nothing unusual.
Not unusual, just weird…
I suppose an analyst would discover some deficiency in my character that explains why city street corners appeal to me, but in the absence of said
analyst , it’s probably accurate to just say I’m nuts
To the rest of the world, it’s the Eiffel Tower, a landmark nearly synonymous with all
things Parisian. It’s one of the most recognizable structures in the world and the most
visited monument with an entrance fee. The Eiffel Tower took 500 workers two years, two months, and five days to complete. Most of the structural work was finished by the end of March 1889 and to celebrate, the builders led a group of government officials and
journalists to the top of the tower on March 31. It was, at the time, the highest
man-made structure in the world.
With the addition of a new radio antenna on March 15, 2022, the Eiffel Tower grew an
additional 20 feet and is now 1,083 feet tall, just in time for its 133rd birthday.
Warm weather in summer causes the iron in the structure to expand, so the Eiffel Tower
actually grows by up to around 7 inches. On a particularly windy day, if you look closely,
maybe you’ll notice the natural swaying movement of the tower near the top. That wind gets collected by turbines on the second level, which convert it into electricity for the tower’s shops and restaurants. There’s also a rainwater collection system that’s used for the toilet tanks.
The Eiffel Tower gets a fresh paint job roughly every seven years. Originally it was dark red, then yellow, but has been ‘Eiffel Tower Brown’ for the past 54 years. It takes around 16,000 gallons of paint to get the job done.
BING Picture of the Day, 3.31.2022
Suzanne Kremer/ eStock Photo
(click on the photo to enlarge)
Wow… they did a remarkable job of making this copy look just like the real one I saw at the county fair in 2015.
It was made entirely out of toothpicks.
Imagine taking big chunks of iron and painstakingly reproducing the look of over 115,000 toothpicks.
Kudos to those French guys.
You are funny!!
This video is well worth watching.
Metropolis?
Yes, it is. I thought the editing was really well done.
Kenny (?) Zager is now making guitars. He gives away one every week.
A harmless April Fool’s joke?
Well, this is the sort of thing that night make Cleo wash her hands of the whole thing.
Or at least, her interest will take a big dip.
She won’t be able to drum up any enthusiasm.
She DID make a bit of a splash… but the drum has never been something she planned to get into too deeply.
At this point, I don’t think even the snare drum would catch her fancy.
You know, I world apologise for all that, except for one thing stopping me:
I’m not sorry.
Good for you! 😀
Really kind of beating that pun to death, aren’t you? Pounding it into submission?
You might say I walk to the beat of a different drummer.
Then again… you might not.
But I might.
I missed the thunderous applause!
So does Cleo!
… or maybe her prankster.
So it’s the old pudding skin masquerading as a drum head trick, eh? Very clever, Siegfried, but you’ll never get away with it. The lady has a flamethrower. It’ll be creme brulee before you know what hit you.
Cheech and Chong! At last a music/video I can get behind. I mean Cowsills, really?
Ditto.
Loved “Up in Smoke” … Cheech and Chong’s first movie. They started getting a bit too carried away after a few.
When I hear “Low Rider”, though, I think first of the George Lopez show… it was the theme song for that, too, about 25 years later.
Of course, the actual band making the music is War.
sourdough bread
Must be the evil cat’s kettle…
TGIF Cleophanatics! Ribbit Ribbet Ribbet!
Penny for your thoughts? (((((HuGz!)))))
Cleo drummed up a ‘sploosh’! That’s a fine kettle of fish!
i had all four of our kids via ”c-section”. she was due to be born on April 1st. it took us about 4 seconds to ask the surgeon to change that to March 31st!!
so, i see the tradition of grade school pranks still exist. poor Cleo.
A friend’s geat hope was that her baby wouldn’t be born on April Fools Day. Guess what…!
Happy Birthday Morgain!
Murphy’s Law.