coesillian 0 Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 the eiffel tower is an amazing engineering acheivement and does deserve to be on the list but no higher than #7 Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Anything the French built can't be considered impressive.The indoor ski slope in Dubia is cool though Link to post Share on other sites
the shank 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Author Share Posted January 30, 2007 just because something was built a long time ago doesnt mean its all that great. the acropolis is just a ruin, so are many of the other entries. some ruins are cool ..like the colosseum, others are not that great. the great wall is just a wall. its not even that tall. it was a failure at its intended use and a ton of people died while being forced to build it. Link to post Share on other sites
aadams_22 3 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 theyre having a global vote to choose the new 7 wonders.go vote @ http://www.new7wonders.comthe first 6 were easy:kremlinpyramidsstatue of libertycolosseumgerman castletaj mahalbut now for 7 its between the eiffel tower and the easter island statues.the statues pwn but i cant not vote for eiffel...can i?F the French.You do realize that the Statue of Liberty was built by the French, right? Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 F the French.You do realize that the Statue of Liberty was built by the French, right?Lol. Only after they saved our asses in the Revolution, of course. I guess we're even now. Link to post Share on other sites
SCS 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Anything the French built can't be considered impressive.The indoor ski slope in Dubia is cool thoughThe ski slope is pretty sweet. Got kicked off though. Couldn't "control my speed." Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 The ski slope is pretty sweet. Got kicked off though. Couldn't "control my speed." Might be going this summer for a week, do they let you snowboard? Link to post Share on other sites
pockets 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 The Great Wall is overrated. First of all, it's not really a wall at all, but a series of smaller walls that were built at a lot of differing times and were only later joined. The wall that we see today isn't the ancient wall built by the Zhou, but rather a new wall built during the Ming in only the 17th century, so it's not even from the ancient world. The original wall, or walls, are mostly lost now. Second, it really served little purpose. It was totally ineffective in the defense of China (mostly because it had so many holes in it) so Mongolians and such simply slipped through it. Lastly, it can't even be seen from the Moon as some claim. So, I call BS on this whole “Great Wall” thing.Goddamn Mongorians! Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I think the Statue of Liberty should certainly make the list for significance. It's the modern day Colossus of Rhodes and the most well-known monument of the greatest modern superpower. Yeah, Mount Rushmore is way bigger and took more to build, but it's not in a highly visible location and it's just faces of great Presidents...not a symbol of freedom that has welcomed people to the US for well over a century.Also, the Colosseum is cool to look at from the outside, but I was underwhelmed by the interior. It's smaller than I expected and just not very interesting. That said, I suppose you should certainly have a symbol from one of the most influential empires in the history of the world. Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Anything the French built can't be considered impressive.The indoor ski slope in Dubia is cool thoughright... Link to post Share on other sites
zimmer4141 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 right...If you're throwing that in there, then why not the Chicago skyway? Or the Mackinac bridge? Frankly, that doesn't look overly impressive. Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Its the sickest bridge in the world built by the french, I don't think it should be a wonder of the world but the french have a lot of very impressive feats. The TGV,, l'arche de triomphe and aren't they involved in that particle accelerator project I never really understood the animosity between the US and the french its pretty ruthless. Didn't they help you guys colonize and then you helped them during the war, they said thanks with a statue yet there is bad blood I don't get it. Inferiority complex? jk Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I never really understood the animosity between the US and the french its pretty ruthless.It's a primarily a matter of perceived French arrogance. There are times and places where they've acted culturally superior to Americans (which is not to say we haven't returned the favor). That said, in my visit to Paris, I found the people to be fairly welcoming. Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 I hear they don't treat tourist very well in Paris, kind of stuck up a bit. French Qubecers love to make fun of the french in everyway possible as often as possible but we get along great, lots of them live here and lots of Quebecers go there. We respect each other as nations but when the Lance armstrong doping stories started from the french I found the the whole thing disapointing. It's probably friction from political view points that drive you guys away from each other. a shame really. Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 My top seven wonders:Paris Hilton's celebrity statusHow Brit got fug so fastFKed's careerWhy I love lesbians$20 (and up) lap dancesPaula Adbul and/or michael jacksonwhy House and The Office pwn all other tv shows.I guess I forgot RonMex's e-gheyness. Link to post Share on other sites
Wingmaster05 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 It's a primarily a matter of perceived French arrogance. There are times and places where they've acted culturally superior to Americans (which is not to say we haven't returned the favor). That said, in my visit to Paris, I found the people to be fairly welcoming.yah my brother said the same thing. Some of them will demand to know what you think of American foreign policy...I could see why. Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 yah my brother said the same thing. Some of them will demand to know what you think of American foreign policy...I could see why.Yeah, I don't think the French (and the rest of the world for that matter) hate Americans so much as they hate our government. Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Yeah, I don't think the French (and the rest of the world for that matter) hate Americans so much as they hate our government.I hate our government, too. But I hate theirs a lot more. Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 F the French.Ummm...The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from the French. Saying "F the French" is like saying "F the Statue of Liberty", which is like saying "F my own country and it's ideals of freedom and equality for all". You just ate your own tail. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ummm...The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from the French. Saying "F the French" is like saying "F the Statue of Liberty", which is like saying "F my own country and it's ideals of freedom and equality for all". You just ate your own tail.F the statue of liberty and F mount rushmore and F equality and F the constitution and F you. This game is fun Link to post Share on other sites
Jeepster80125 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ummm...The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from the French. Saying "F the French" is like saying "F the Statue of Liberty", which is like saying "F my own country and it's ideals of freedom and equality for all". You just ate your own tail.I respectfully disagree. The statue is a monument to american freedom, regardless of who gave it to us.F the french.Go to google, type in "French military victories" and hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button.'nuff said. Link to post Share on other sites
flyingdonkey 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/france.htmlLoL...that is all Link to post Share on other sites
coesillian 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 I respectfully disagree. The statue is a monument to american freedom, regardless of who gave it to us.F the french.Go to google, type in "French military victories" and hit the "I'm feeling lucky" button.'nuff said. :D I was like : I'm gonna make him STFU when I google this.napoleon did try and almost took over the world though Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 :D I was like : I'm gonna make him STFU when I google this.napoleon did try and almost took over the world thoughLMFAO!! Link to post Share on other sites
the shank 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Share Posted January 31, 2007 yah my brother said the same thing. Some of them will demand to know what you think of American foreign policy...I could see why.lol when i went to france i was asked this like 5 times at leastYeah, I don't think the French (and the rest of the world for that matter) hate Americans so much as they hate our government.true and i hate it tooI hate our government, too. But I hate theirs a lot more.what?! theirs doesnt do anything. yours banned online pokerF the french.f.uck you, bi.tch Link to post Share on other sites
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