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Bod Sep 22nd, 2008 08:59 AM

Rome
 
Why do people say "Rome wasn't built in a day"? I appreciate it wasn't, but name me one city that was.

Dixie Sep 22nd, 2008 09:41 AM

Because they think it makes them sound sophisticated.

MetalMilitia Sep 22nd, 2008 10:00 AM

Perhaps the saying has its routes in Byzantine culture. It's like how people say "call a spade a spade". You could say anything in place of spade but the saying is most probably an agricultural reference and as such it's stuck that way.

Esuohlim Sep 22nd, 2008 10:26 AM

That fish was 5 feet long if it was an inch!

kahljorn Sep 22nd, 2008 10:58 AM

I'm reading valis right now and according to it we've been living in the timeless roman empire since 70 ce!

Pub Lover Sep 22nd, 2008 12:23 PM

Yeah, as Kahl points out, Rome had the greatest empire for a pretty long time.

Pub Lover Sep 22nd, 2008 12:24 PM

Ugh, I want to add more to that post, but I can't, and this isn't the chatroom so I'm not going to double post. Screw that shit.

Tadao Sep 22nd, 2008 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bod (Post 580927)
but name me one city that was.

Mexico City

pac-man Sep 22nd, 2008 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bod (Post 580927)
but name me one city that was.



Training Map City.

Evil Robot Sep 22nd, 2008 07:25 PM

I can name several that were destroyed in a day like New Orleans and Dresden.

VaporTrailx1 Sep 22nd, 2008 10:25 PM

Or Hiroshimi, Nagasaki, Covington, I think Sherman burned Atlanta down in a day.

pac-man Sep 22nd, 2008 10:26 PM

Training Map City was also destroyed in a day.

Evil Robot Sep 23rd, 2008 12:14 AM

I see an oil power plant in there, did it's economy collapse into a Mad Max like scenario?

Guitar Woman Sep 23rd, 2008 12:22 AM

God damnit, pac man, when I saw this thread I went and reinstalled Sim City 3000 just so I could make a joke like that.

pac-man Sep 23rd, 2008 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evil Robot (Post 581199)
I see an oil power plant in there, did it's economy collapse into a Mad Max like scenario?

God I hope so.

And all apologies, GW. I've got a rep around here for being painfully annoying and hopelessly unfunny. I can't let that slide just because the summer's over.

DevilWearsPrada Sep 29th, 2008 02:56 PM

Well we greeks have an old saying about this that involves heavy drinking

kahljorn Sep 29th, 2008 03:22 PM

hey uh what is the best sim city cause the one i have is totally gay


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