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MineralMan

(146,298 posts)
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 01:59 PM Mar 2018

Trump Proposes Revolutionary Border Wall Idea

After receiving only $1.6 Billion for his infamous border wall in the latest Congressional bill, Donald Trump has announced a new plan for the wall. Speaking privately to this reporter, he said, "What we'll do is build it out of junked cars. We're going to clear out all the junkyards and just stack them up in piles along the border. Big piles. Tremendous piles. We'll have the best junk piles, believe me. That will solve the problem once and for all. It'll be an art project, too. That's been done before, you know. Look it up on the Google. Here are some images of what we have in mind."




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Trump Proposes Revolutionary Border Wall Idea (Original Post) MineralMan Mar 2018 OP
That's the ticket. Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #1
Made entirely of VWs manufactured in Mexico ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #2
And a gate made out of an old school bus! louis-t Mar 2018 #3
The junkers ain't free! Mopar151 Mar 2018 #4
The junkers ain't free! Mopar151 Mar 2018 #5
Meh! ProfessorGAC Mar 2018 #7
For the sections of wall that need enhanced performance, use drones NCjack Mar 2018 #6

Mopar151

(9,983 posts)
4. The junkers ain't free!
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:14 PM
Mar 2018

And the scrap metal folks work a quick turnover, and pay for the cars up front - so there is no national reserve of junk to draw on!

Mopar151

(9,983 posts)
5. The junkers ain't free!
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:21 PM
Mar 2018

The scrappers pay for them up front, and typically get paid for them at the port (or the shredder).

ProfessorGAC

(65,016 posts)
7. Meh!
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:44 PM
Mar 2018

A couple hundred a piece, and $1.6 billion buys 8 million.

Stack 'em 16 high and we get a half million rows. That'll give us the first 425 miles of the "precious" wall.

What? It's a start, ain't it?

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
6. For the sections of wall that need enhanced performance, use drones
Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:36 PM
Mar 2018

to bomb with used motor oil and set on fire.

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