tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1996540168175565105..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Name GameRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-13134987230045136732009-04-02T17:59:00.000-04:002009-04-02T17:59:00.000-04:00Anon.I AM a New Yorker. ;)When they announced the ...Anon.<BR/><BR/>I AM a New Yorker. ;)<BR/><BR/>When they announced the socalled "Freedom tower", or whatever they're calling it this week, the general consensus locally was "They're putting up THAT? Why can't they put the towers back up?".<BR/><BR/>But then, the Port Authority is a law unto itself.HTRNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-13501294566986730902009-03-29T14:10:00.000-04:002009-03-29T14:10:00.000-04:00The what? Tower? You mean the Willis Tower? (I've ...The <I>what?</I> Tower? You mean the <I>Willis</I> Tower? (I've been calling the the K-mart Tower since '04).<BR/><BR/>Ten stories, damn straight, with batteries of twin 40's on top. And this time, some goddamn <I>battlements.</I><BR/><BR/>Do we have to have <I>all</I> the good ideas for them? New Yorkers, Jeeze.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-81530088184120475042009-03-29T10:27:00.000-04:002009-03-29T10:27:00.000-04:00Believe it or not, when the design contest was goi...Believe it or not, when the design contest was going on to decide what to put up, a lot of us mere proles were of the opinion that they should put the twin towers back up, with safety improvements, of course.<BR/><BR/>And 10 stories taller. Can't have the Sears tower as the tallest building in the country. :)HTRNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30438177650270983672009-03-28T10:04:00.000-04:002009-03-28T10:04:00.000-04:00That's the "change" part of hopenchange at work. H...That's the "change" part of hopenchange at work. Hope I can remember all these name changes...Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-83396721266500219052009-03-27T22:24:00.000-04:002009-03-27T22:24:00.000-04:00Personally, I'm fine with One World Trade Centre. ...Personally, I'm fine with One World Trade Centre. In fact, I think just putting them back up as they stood would be fine.<BR/><BR/>There was nothing wrong with them, they did their job great, and just putting them back with the same names would be a better swipe to the face of the fuckers who murdered them than any other name. It would be us saying "We don't care what you did, because you could never make this in the first place. Go die in your cave".Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730143528740977761noreply@blogger.com