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Chewing Wax:
It's not a "ferris wheel". Ferris wheels work differently. This is genuine English know how, not some French crap. With surplus WW II plane parts.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:14:06 am)

Chewing Wax:
I'm just kidding. I'm sure it's safe as kittens. You go. I'll stand down here and wave.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:15:30 am)

Dr GB:
You are wise not to go into the London Eye, little one. I wouldn't go in it either. In fact, there are very few English people that would. And it's no coincidence that we know what went on in the building of it and now we won't go near it for shit.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:15:36 am)

Myk Murphy:
oh come on.... how dangerous could it be? i'm sure the same great british workmanship went into it that makes british cars like jaguar so very dependable.... er.... let me rethink this a bit...
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:17:27 am)

Dr GB:
Yes, you have a rethink. But I'm telling you now. London Eye - a very bad thing.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:19:14 am)

m©:
Lucas..
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:20:12 am)

Myk Murphy:
ha!!!
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:20:34 am)

Myk Murphy:
speaking of lucas, i drove the MGB today! nothing like bumper-to-bumper traffic when your eye level is at the bumper. still, the car is loads o' fun. and dependable, i might add.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:22:11 am)

m©:
If people died in its construction, I'll bet its haunted.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:22:27 am)

Dr GB:
The thing is, it took us forever to get our arses into gear to build the Dome, and that's completely shite. And yet this Eye thing, we built in about 10 minutes. So how fantastic do you suppose that is?
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:23:38 am)

Sleepy:
I don't think anyone died, but there was some difficulty getting the thing hoisted up. And then some loons climbed up the wheel and protested about something or other, so that was well worth it.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:23:53 am)

Dr GB:
I feel like I'm putting a hex on it, and anything bad that happens, I will be accountable for. I will stop.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:23:56 am)

Sleepy:
Personally I found it very therapeutic watching the pods go up day by day.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:24:29 am)

Chewing Wax:
I want to go to that dome. I bet it's haunted too.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:26:26 am)

Dr GB:
What's in the Dome?
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:28:39 am)

m©:
It looks very safe. compared to the Whistler mountain chair lift. it doesnt have pods.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:28:49 am)

m©:
Why is it lying on its side?
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:30:16 am)

Chewing Wax:
It falls over from time to time. I don't know what's in the dome. I figure people selling fresh vegetables. Stuff like that.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:33:15 am)

m©:
fill the dome with birds and monkeys.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:35:07 am)

Sleepy:
I hear that the birds and monkeys are the most popular thing in the Dome.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:38:46 am)

Chewing Wax:
I was driving down the road on Sunday and there was a person hopping up and down outside a flower shop wearing a bright pink gorilla suit. Damndest thing. Pink. Bright pink. Jumping up and down and waving. I stepped on the gas.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:40:21 am)

Myk Murphy:
you did the right thing, of course. as for this dome, i saw the new year's eve foolishness on tv, but does this thing have roller coasters? no rides, no ticket for me!!
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:42:53 am)

Dr GB:
How do you know it wasn't a bright pink gorilla?
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:43:27 am)

Dr GB:
And you see: the Dome. No-one knows. Could be full of green beans for all anyone knows. Could be a Dome of Cats.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:44:14 am)

Myk Murphy:
she's right: you can't rule out that possibility. i'd go to the dome if it had pink gorillas. with pink mist, perhaps.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:45:00 am)

Myk Murphy:
a dome of frogs?
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:45:25 am)

Myk Murphy:
speaking of domes, our tribute song is finished, and needs a bit of mastering before we send it to the guy who compiles this stuff. the song is called "dome".
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:47:39 am)

Dr GB:
Well I'm DEFINITELY not going then.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:47:51 am)

Millennium Dome!:
Fun Facts:

The enclosed volume of the Dome is 2.1 million metres cubed
This is 3.8 billion pints
The equivalent of 12.8 million barrels of beer
This is the same volume as 1,100 Olympic sized swimming pools
The Dome could contain more than 18,000 double decker buses or two Wembley Stadiums or 13 Albert Halls or 10 St-Paul's Cathedrals or Egypt's Pyramid of Giza or the Eiffel Tower (on its side)
It could cover the whole of Trafalgar Square and all the surrounding buildings up to Admiralty Arch (including Nelson's Column)
The total weight of all the air contained within the dome will make it heavier than the dome's structure
The Dome is situated next to the largest underground station in Europe
The Dome will house the biggest concentration of visitor attractions under one roof in the world
The Dome is situated on a 181 acre site
It has the biggest roof in the world - covering 20 acres or 80,000 square metres
It is the largest Dome in the world - twice the size of the USA's Georgia Dome
It is the largest fabric structure in the world - one million square feet of PTFE coated Teflon
It is the strongest fabric building - it could support the weight of a jumbo jet

(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:49:03 am)

Myk Murphy:
ok, it's settled... we fly into london next week and go see what all the hubbub is about. how much does a dome and london eye ride cost?
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:50:01 am)

Chewing Wax:
Probably more then the flight
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:51:11 am)

Chewing Wax:
Yes. Pink gorillas.
(Wed Feb 16, 2000 - 11:51:39 am)