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To: msnimje
...BILLIONS in pork...

BINGO! We have a winnah!

FWIW...here are a couple of what I thought were interesting facts about the dome I foulnd while doing research for news stories.

Construction started on the Louisiana Superdome on August 11, 1971 and was finished in November 1975. An old cemetery was demolished to make space for it; some superstitious locals attribute the poor record of the New Orleans Saints to bad luck produced by disturbing the tombs.

The Superdome is built to withstand catastrophes; the roof is built to stand up to 200 MPH wind and even deep flood water wouldn't reach the second level 35 feet from the ground. It has thus been used as an emergency shelter but is not designed for the task; in 1998 during Hurricane Georges problems included looting and supplying 14,000 people with necessities.

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prisoner6

14 posted on 09/08/2005 12:38:17 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
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To: prisoner6
An old cemetery was demolished to make space for it...

All things considered, maybe they should call it the SuperTomb

15 posted on 09/08/2005 12:44:05 AM PDT by msnimje (CNN - Constant Negative Nonsense)
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To: prisoner6

Maybe they can rebuild and than call it 'Marie Laveaux Stadium'. We'll send the Lions down there to play, since they're the closest thing to the living dead in the NFL.


25 posted on 09/08/2005 2:30:48 AM PDT by gracex7 (The LORD is not slack concerning His promise....but is longsuffering to us-ward. 2 Peter 3:9)
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