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Old 10-19-2007, 22:26 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by astralis View Post
crooks,

well, well- washington monument vs the spire- will the phallic competition never cease?
You want phallic? How about the memorial to the U.S. Army Rangers who scaled Pont du Hoc on D-Day?



As I recall it's about 15 ft high. Each "slab" near the base bears an inscription, one English, one French.



That sculptor simply was not fooling around.

-dale
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