Today at lunch I was talking to
(e:Paul) and
(e:enknot) about the
Cathedral at Utica and Delaware in Buffalo (some
more links), construction of which started in 1912. Its two massive bell towers held the largest carillon of church bells in the country, but they were only rung once and had to be removed because they endangered the structural integrity of the towers once rung.
"The largest bell was 4,000 lbs., the smallest twenty-five. The whole cost $25,000 ($435,000 in 1997 dollars). It was the largest carillon in America at the time."

Unknown Photographer
The twin steeple towers had to be removed 10 years later in the 1920's due to other structural defects, and by 1975 the entire Cathedral had to be torn down because of defects in construction, and the marble facing peeling away from the brick central walls.

Photograph by Victor Shanchuk
i have been duped every moment that i've had to see it. and i am a harry potter fan. very much so. i cried last night while listening to the audio book of the HBP. (it is so much more torturous when you listen to it rather than read it apparently). If anyone has read that book, you will know why.
saw it last night. lot darker and scarier than previous movies.
I am not a Harry Potter fan. But I am going because the movies so far have been very enjoyable. And because of my love for (e:Jim). But I don't know. I think it is my duty to not just sit through this movie but have a damn good time. So, I am going to create a drinking game.
every time they say "Kablamble!" take a shot?
Z is right near the shift, so if you're holding it down to capitalize OMG you might accidentally add the Z in, or you can do it on purpose to be over the top.
what's the Z in ZOMG stand for?
I totally forgot that was opening. crap, i wanna see it.