September 29, 2011 Washington Monument Engineers

[SPUCK]

For you guys who wonder about the inside here's a movie of the quake on a security camera at the top of the stairs. It's worth the watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJnet...yer_embedded#!

[Pete Zicato]

Except for the guard checking her cell phone, the interesting stuff starts about 1:40.

What do you think the guy in the white hat came back up for?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

4 guys going down on a giant phallic symbol.

Two guys two gals. Something you are trying to tell us, Sheldon?

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Hang on, of three (known) IotDs that were taken by dwellars, we have one actual giant penis, one model giant penis and one symbolic giant penis.

Are we teh gay?

Am I teh gay for liking the occasional penis?
Off to get a rainbow tattoo then...

[BigV]

more shaking.

[ZenGum]

More than three shakes is masturbation.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

No capital city is complete without a generous supply of giant dicks.

Never more true than in Provincetown, Massachusetts!

[monster]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Ahem, http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=25001

I guess I didn't actually state that I had taken them.

Hang on, of three (known) IotDs that were taken by dwellars, we have one actual giant penis, one model giant penis and one symbolic giant penis.

Are we teh gay?

This one wasn't a penis. Although he is a bit of a dickhead sometimes.....

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=17822

[glatt]

Let me just say that David M. Rubenstein is the man.

This billionaire philanthropist is giving $7.5 million to pay for the Monument's restoration. Congress is paying the other $7.5M, but was looking for private donors to match the government's contribution.

Mr. Rubenstein has previously given millions of dollars in gifts to the federal government for stuff in the DC area. He just gave $4.5 million to the zoo's panda program. He gave $13 million to the National Archives to pay for a visitor center and a special display area for a copy of the Magna Carta he bought and lent to the Archives. Before that, he lent a copy of the Declaration of Independence to the State Department, a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation to the Oval Office and the first official map of the United States published after the American Revolution to the Library of Congress.

Way to go, rich dude!

The Washington Monument is expected to be closed for at least another year, because they haven't even begun the repairs yet.

[infinite monkey]

I read that earlier. Good for him!

[HungLikeJesus]

They just need some Sugru. Well, maybe lots of Sugru.

[infinite monkey]

Is that like Bondo?

[HungLikeJesus]

Did you read the Sugru story? It's quite inspirational.

[glatt]

I bought a bunch of Sugru to give as stocking-stuffers last Christmas. Unfortunately, since it came from England, and I only bought it with about one month's notice, it got held up in customs or someplace and didn't arrive in time. So I ended up with all this Sugru. I couldn't think of enough ideas to use the stuff on, and since it has a short shelf life, It's probably mostly all gone bad by now. (ETA: It's been a year+)

I did put some on the underside of a picture frame that was just sitting on a shelf, leaning against the wall behind it, and kept slipping and falling over. That worked well. But I didn't have any other ideas. I felt like there was too much pressure to come up with something clever.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by glatt

I felt like there was too much pressure to come up with something clever.

It's not the kind of stuff you want to waste on something mundane.

[glatt]

Well, did you see the packaging? They come in these beautiful silver pouches. Once you tear a pouch open, that's it. It starts to set up. You're committed. It better be worth it.