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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 12:42    Post subject: Anyone seen what they are doing in dubai.... |  |  
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 12:45    Post subject: |  |  
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					| yeah, i've seen that on tv a couple of times.
artificial islands...crazy
 
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 12:45    Post subject: |  |  
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					| yeah those islands are insane (plamtree and world) |  | 
	
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 14:22    Post subject: |  |  
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					| What's that building called? You sure it's gonna be taller than taipei 101? |  | 
	
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 14:33    Post subject: |  |  
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					| And a belgian company is building it ! im proud of it.
 The prices for a weekend on those island resorts are insane. More than a normal person earns in a year.
 
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 14:48    Post subject: |  |  
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 14:51    Post subject: |  |  
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					| yea its really crazy there, 7 star hotels all around which nobody can afford. |  | 
	
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 15:45    Post subject: |  |  
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					| yeah, i saw a doc about this on discovery the other day,
 quite impressive
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 15:50    Post subject: |  |  
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					| Dubai FTW! it sso fucking awersome and i would really wanna go to it!
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 15:55    Post subject: |  |  
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					| Man, when I kill Bill Gates and take all his money then I want to go there...
 "Why don't you zip it, Zipfero?" - fraich3
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 23:13    Post subject: |  |  
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					| my girl was there like a week ago when she went on her holiday to bombay.
shouldve told her to take some pics, didnt know about all this going on.
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					|  Posted: Fri, 2nd Dec 2005 23:20    Post subject: |  |  
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					| There have been plans for some time now to build a /very/ large skyscraper in chicago, which is much taller then the sears tower. The only thing they waiting for is to get a plot of land that would be suitable for the project.
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					|  Posted: Sat, 3rd Dec 2005 01:08    Post subject: |  |  
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					|  	  | Sublime wrote: |  	  | What's that building called? You sure it's gonna be taller than taipei 101? | 
 
 Taipei 101 = 509meters
 Burj Dubai = 750-800meters tall
 
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					|  Posted: Sat, 3rd Dec 2005 03:27    Post subject: |  |  
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					| Seeen these before but.. One thing I wonder.. Dont they have big waves there at all or they have some huge barriers out at sea??
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					|  Posted: Sat, 3rd Dec 2005 06:17    Post subject: |  |  
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					| I wonder when the U.S. will get the idea that this is a symbol for terrorism, and nuke the place.
 Yes, yes I'm back.
 Somewhat.
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					|  Posted: Sat, 3rd Dec 2005 17:05    Post subject: |  |  
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					| yea there chucking shitloads of cash into making it the perfect tourism spot because they know that the money from oil isnt going to last them forever , the palms resort is absolutely insane , would be fun playing god and creating your own islands
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					|  Posted: Sun, 4th Dec 2005 01:28    Post subject: |  |  
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					| positively babylonean! i love it   
 so who's cock do i have to suck to become a rich dubai citizen???
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					|  Posted: Sun, 4th Dec 2005 01:37    Post subject: |  |  
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					| king nimrod maybe  |  | 
	
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					|  Posted: Sun, 4th Dec 2005 03:43    Post subject: |  |  
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					| The first pic looks like a 3D pic.
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					|  Posted: Sun, 4th Dec 2005 03:44    Post subject: |  |  
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					| of course, its still being constructed. |  | 
	
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					|  Posted: Sun, 4th Dec 2005 17:32    Post subject: |  |  
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					|  	  | UserFriendly7 wrote: |  	  | what do the words say on the island? 
 
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 free beer and hookers for the first 10 buyers?
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					|  Posted: Tue, 6th Dec 2005 23:15    Post subject: |  |  
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					| ummm, this is what happends when instead of teaching your fellow arabs how to write and read, you spend money on islands and golden spoons
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					|  Posted: Wed, 7th Dec 2005 00:33    Post subject: |  |  
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					|  	  | Buena_Vista wrote: |  	  | ummm, this is what happends when instead of teaching your fellow arabs how to write and read, you spend money on islands and golden spoons | 
 
 eh?
 
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