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John Dingell: "Sit on it, you imbecile"--referring the #Trump. ............. (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2018 OP
I wouldn't be surprised if one of Melanie's friends designed it. Rorey Dec 2018 #1
I am hoping Melania's friend name pops up into the investigation of the inaugration funding. riversedge Dec 2018 #3
Fixed it for you.... riversedge Dec 2018 #2
He got idea from his *comb*over Roland99 Dec 2018 #5
HA HA --no wonder it sucks! riversedge Dec 2018 #6
... dae Dec 2018 #4
That's the "steel slats"? Cracklin Charlie Dec 2018 #7
Yep. A Boy Scout rope ladder & some coats or blankets for the spikes. displacedtexan Dec 2018 #8
Easier going under it. SergeStorms Dec 2018 #15
You're right. The Nogales tunnel found 3 days ago was done by regular people. displacedtexan Dec 2018 #17
Jaws of Life sarge43 Dec 2018 #12
With no cross bracing, should be easy to bend those 40' slats. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #19
That reminds me... moondust Dec 2018 #9
It looks like pitchforks. BigmanPigman Dec 2018 #10
I near had my arm cut off on an ornamental wrought-iron fence just a few months ago pecosbob Dec 2018 #11
Dimwit donnie warmfeet Dec 2018 #13
Am I alone in thinking that humans have been dealing with overcoming pointy sticks for about 2 milli Shaddox Dec 2018 #14
K and R nt Stuart G Dec 2018 #16
Several years ago I was on the Great Wall. In China. GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #18
Yes. agree. I read a more recent story of the Great Wall of China a few years ago and riversedge Dec 2018 #21
edited oP title to include quotes... riversedge Dec 2018 #20
Hey Donnie it's as ugly as you are Blue Owl Dec 2018 #22

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
1. I wouldn't be surprised if one of Melanie's friends designed it.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 07:42 PM
Dec 2018

For $25M. Perhaps the same friend who started up a business as an event planner right before -45's inauguration and collected $25M.

Seriously, how is that a "design"?

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
15. Easier going under it.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 10:10 PM
Dec 2018

But I don't suppose Donald thought about that. Someone should tell him. It'll destroy his two week golfing vacation at Mar-ma-lado.

moondust

(19,981 posts)
9. That reminds me...
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 08:51 PM
Dec 2018

Last edited Sat Dec 22, 2018, 12:27 AM - Edit history (3)

During the Cold War there was a section of the Berlin Wall in the French sector where the commies had:

1. Poured wet concrete across the top of the wall.
2. Dumped broken up glass shards from bottles and containers into the wet concrete and let it harden.

That way if somebody tried to jump up and go over the top their hands would be shredded by the glass.

Maybe Vlad has been telling Donny how to do it.



ETA: A few tricks like that and you don't need as many border guards patrolling the entire length of the wall. Something tells me that *may* be part of what is driving El Cheapo's wall campaign: he'd like to lay off some border guards and do border security on the cheap without paying so many salaries. I wonder if he's considered a mine field?

Shaddox

(384 posts)
14. Am I alone in thinking that humans have been dealing with overcoming pointy sticks for about 2 milli
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 09:34 PM
Dec 2018

on years. I thought was sort of what we are programmed to do.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
18. Several years ago I was on the Great Wall. In China.
Fri Dec 21, 2018, 11:34 PM
Dec 2018

It was impressive. 50 feet tall and even wider.

Then I looked north towards Mongolia, where they feared invaders would come from. What do you see?

A huge assed mountain range. And I realized if an army on horseback could make it over that mountain range, the wall I was standing on would be seen as an easy day at work.

Come to find out, the building of the wall was way more political than truly defensive. The irony is inescapable.

And FYI. The mongals took and ruled China for 200 years.

riversedge

(70,214 posts)
21. Yes. agree. I read a more recent story of the Great Wall of China a few years ago and
Sat Dec 22, 2018, 09:49 AM
Dec 2018

it was a wonderful informative article. sorry, it is on the net someplace--long article.

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