What structure should go on a new list of seven wonders of the world? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on March 14, 2007

“The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur - the ones with the sky bridge connecting them. They’re among the tallest buildings in the world.”

— Patrick Mangan, musician, Brooklyn, N.Y.

“The first thing that comes to mind is the St. Louis Arch. It’s the way it was built that makes it so impressive.”

— Carol Stevens, substitute teacher, Lawrence

“I would say the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, because it means so much to so many people.”

— Lauren Bornstein, Kansas University sophomore, Lawrence

“Machu Picchu. Besides being a beautiful representation of a forgotten culture, the location in and of itself is awe-inspiring.”

— Maggie Hall, Art Institute of Boston freshman, Boston

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trinity 6 years, 2 months ago

pi aren't square, pi are round. and i'd love a slice of coconut cream right now.

hmmm, so there'd be 8 wonders of the world? i vote for the bronze Jayhawk statue outside strong hall. :)

ROCK CHALK!!!

jonas 6 years, 2 months ago

R-I: I actually thought she might be a fembot, but she might also qualify as a brick house.

. . . . then I came up with a 3 little pigs analogy that would probably get me booted. . . .

snap_pop_no_crackle 6 years, 2 months ago

Rubber baby buggy bumpers?

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 years, 2 months ago

jonas, The question said "structure"...

So Beyonce Knowles is a "Brick House"?

KS 6 years, 2 months ago

How about the Palm Islands in Dubai? Check it out on Google Earth. Pretty impressive.

H_Lecter 6 years, 2 months ago

The Superdome with a new roof made completely from human skin.

budwhysir 6 years, 2 months ago

any new wal-mart building

Pywacket 6 years, 2 months ago

I prefer "Py Day."

Structure.... structure... I vote for the clubhouse my husband built in our back yard. It has electricity and a skylight and everything.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 years, 2 months ago

Gootsie "Countdown to the "r" word...."?

Riverdance?

webmocker 6 years, 2 months ago

"Countdown to the "r" word...."?

Roundabouts?

Gootsie 6 years, 2 months ago

BINGO! 8:19a.

I was thinking someone would nominate a roundabout as a wonder [why in the he$$ did we do them] of the world.

It's not quite been done, but maybe yet today. A gal can dream.

snap_pop_no_crackle 6 years, 2 months ago

The Tower of Pork in Dubuque?

Kam_Fong_as_Chin_Ho 6 years, 2 months ago

The Wailing Wall?? I don't think so. My vote is for Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

sleepyone 6 years, 2 months ago

Patrick Mangan is the violinist for Riverdance.

sourpuss 6 years, 2 months ago

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (Constantinople). Not bad for the sixth century...

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 years, 2 months ago

Snap, Are you a former Iowegian?

krissypoetry 6 years, 2 months ago

Hobbs Taylor Monstrosity

snap_pop_no_crackle 6 years, 2 months ago

Not me, buddy. I've simply driven thru it a few times. Best cinammon rolls in the world are made at a truckstop in Iowa.

roger_o_thornhill 6 years, 2 months ago

Yeah, like Groznyy, huh? Or the old part of Managua? I'm sure there is a better representation of American huburus than a deserted downtown. Plus there are so many of them it would almost be cliche. Once that 'CrazyHorse' thing is done, it is supposed to be pretty impressive. Though with presumed criteria I would have to go with downtown Las Vegas.

mick 6 years, 2 months ago

Google Earth- 30 30 36S, 115 23E

jonas 6 years, 2 months ago

Goalposts from femurs?

number3of5 6 years, 2 months ago

While I agree that Machu Pichu should be on the list, there are other ruins that a also impressive. As for newly built wonders the Palm Islands of Dubai are impressive and expensive, but one can't help but wonder how much it will take in the future to keep the sea from reclaiming them.

ms_canada 6 years, 2 months ago

sourpus - I think it would be a toss-up between the Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. I don't understand how they missed the list in the first place. They are both overwhelming!!!!

Shelby 6 years, 2 months ago

that big ol' prairie dog in KS...or the twine.

sunflower_sue 6 years, 2 months ago

The Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD. It's one of a kind!

Py, happy you day!

RI, you have a doppelganger in the Riverdance Company. It made for a humorous evening. :D

killjoy 6 years, 2 months ago

All the roundabouts on Harvard Rd.

hitme 6 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump's hair!!!

sunflower_sue 6 years, 2 months ago

The KS Board of Education

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 years, 2 months ago

sue, Where were you sitting? I could not see with the lights..

nudist 6 years, 2 months ago

Oprah's house

Crossfire 6 years, 2 months ago

Free State Brewery

rodneyking 6 years, 2 months ago

Anna Nicole's Mausoleum

moralebooster 6 years, 2 months ago

Lake New Orleans underwater park

trinity 6 years, 2 months ago

hah blue, loved the big people! :)

snap_pop_no_crackle 6 years, 2 months ago

I'm voting for Carhenge & the Corn Palace.

just_another_bozo_on_this_bus 6 years, 2 months ago

The Bridge to Nowhere-- a monument to hubris, arrogance and poor planning.

mick 6 years, 2 months ago

I want to start making my own saltine crackers. Does anybody have a recipe?

sunflower_sue 6 years, 2 months ago

Balcony C 106

mick, almost any yeast bread dough recipe will work Just add 1/4 tsp soda per 1 1/2 cups of flour to the recipe. Chill dough 1 hr. roll out dough 1/16th inch thick, fold into thirds and roll again. Repeat folding and rolling 2 more times. Rest dough 10 min, then roll again and cut into squares. Place on greased cookie sheets, prick all over w/ fork, brush w/ egg white mixed w/ 1 T water, sprinkle on salt and bake at 350* 10-12 minutes. Good luck.

mick 6 years, 2 months ago

Or maybe I could just buy a box for 50 cents.

Pywacket 6 years, 2 months ago

Oh--how could I forget!? The Big Dick in AA should definitely be included. P_riapism, thanks for reminding me. ;-)

http://www.suburbanbliss.net/suburbanbliss/images/l1591.jpg

sunflower_sue 6 years, 2 months ago

mick, that might just work, also. If you ever get a hankering to distill your own water, I've got a recipe for that, too. :)

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 years, 2 months ago

Das_Ubermime,

That was so wrong.

Un-American.

Next you will be posting comments saying American troops should withdraw from Iraq.

Pywacket 6 years, 2 months ago

Oops~ Where's Sgt to flog me? My post above should have read "Ypsi," not "AA." Blame ancient crumbling brain cells.

SS--That recipe you sent me t'other day is something of a monument! I may have to involve the teens in helping to make that--the reward being obvious. Thanks for sharing. If you see a headline, "Family of Five Laid Waste by Chocolate Tsunami," be sure to attend the wake--and toss handfuls of chocolate chips in the graves.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 6 years, 2 months ago

Py,

I don't know what meeting group you attend, but I know there are over 20 AA groups in the Lawrence area.

Shirley, you could find another group to attend that he does not attend.

drewdun 6 years, 2 months ago

The world's largest hand-dug well in Pigknuckle, Kansas.

The world's largest grain elevator in Hutch.

The world's largest steam shovel, Big Brutus, in Columbus.

drewdun 6 years, 2 months ago

Oh, yeah. Almost forgot the most important one: Mt. Rushmore, but only after the Great Leader, in full flight-suit regalia, is chiseled in profile next to those other guys nobody's heard of.

paladin 6 years, 2 months ago

The intergalactic spacecraft, UFO, that landed in the back pasture the other night, that I hauled up and put in the barn, with my boy Clem's help, for safe keeping. Might maybe think about charging admission to see her. She's a humdinger.

sunflower_sue 6 years, 2 months ago

Py, now I have to go find my hidden stash of chocolate...yes, I really have one! It's the good stuff. Not that cheap junk that I give to the rest of the family. I need it for the antioxidants. ;)

Royals 6 years, 2 months ago

Kauffman Stadium

mick 6 years, 2 months ago

Google Earth 30 30 36s, 115 22e. What is it?

Gootsie 6 years, 2 months ago

Katie Horner's dictionary.

takeastand 6 years, 2 months ago

SLT

Gootsie 6 years, 2 months ago

hahaha Bud!

budwhysir 6 years, 2 months ago

THE LECOMPTON BRIDGE?????

Pywacket 6 years, 2 months ago

Who's Shirley?

Who's "he"?

Is Dave there, man?

The only AA I would ever be caught frequenting is the one in fairly close proximity to the Big Dick.

Sue~ you just validated me! Now that I know I'm not alone in harboring a secret chocolate stash, I'll stop feeling guilty about leaving M&Ms and Kisses in the candy tin (and sneaking the good stuff from where I keep it, under the celery in the veg crisper).