[Steve Eisenberg]

No doubt Gov. Benson's heart is in the right place, but there's just no way you can restore something like that.

I remember being told when I was up there that it already was restored, and was being held together with bolts and cables. Of course, this could just be the rural version of an unban legend.

[hole_n_one]

I remember being told when I was up there that it already was restored, and was being held together with bolts and cables. Of course, this could just be the rural version of an unban legend.

Turnbuckles used to secure the historic symbol of New Hampshire,
The Old Man of the Mountain, are seen Saturday May 3, 2003
in Franconia, N.H. The formation broke off and was discovered
early Saturday morning.
(AP Photo/Jim Cole)

[nothingnew]

...rural version of an unban legend.

That would be a french "unban" legend...the french do use anti-deodorant...it's called "cheese".

FMCDH

[arthurus]

urban legend

Pictures on another thread showed the cables.