Is the Spire Sick?

Undercoverguy

So im in work today flickin through the pages of copy of the Evening Herald, and i come accross a (half page) story about the spire having a crack running down it's spine, putting it a major risk. Estamted cost of repair of E500,000 using a new method of repair using "liquid metal". If it was to be done the Goverment would have to fly in some guys from Toyko who are the only ones familar to this new way of repair. If not....
The spire would have to be dismantled withing a decade or so....

The paper is from back on April 1st, April Fools? HOAX?

embee

I'd say its a hoax, yeah. Gerry Ryan did a piece on the Spike last year on April Fools Day, saying it was rusting and had to be taken down.

Lump

Sounds like you are a fool....

John

kittenkiller

poor spire!

I have knitted a scarf for it

http://www.knitlist.com/01gift/usa-scarf.htm

and thoroughly recommend it inVESTS in some warm undies!

www.tomsvariety.com/ redlongjohns.htm

Lump

WTF crap is that you're posting?

John

kittenkiller

the spire'll never get better if it doesn't start takin good care of itself!

stayin out in the city centre late every night, hanging round with the wrong crowd, hardly wearin anything no matter what the weather's like... no wonder it's sick!

Kingsize

that spires got the wrong atitude alright,at least anna livia bathed regularly....

monkeyfudge

Kingsize wrote:

that spires got the wrong atitude alright,at least anna livia bathed regularly....

Yeah, but she mostly bathed in old Big Mac cartons and empty chip bags.

kittenkiller

monkeyfudge wrote:

Yeah, but she mostly bathed in old Big Mac cartons and empty chip bags.

& it must've worked for her cuz she never aged a day, not a wrinkle in sight after all those years!
must be something to it!

theCzar

i'm suprised the spire is still there, if i stood around o'connell street every night for as long as it has, i'd be in much worse nick

SouperComputer

kittenkiller wrote:

& it must've worked for her cuz she never aged a day, not a wrinkle in sight after all those years!
must be something to it!

must be all the oil in the burgers!

The_B_Man

definately a hoax. i read that article on april 1st and it even says on the last line something about "being the day thats in it" nudge nudge wink wink. cant believe u didnt notice the massive cracks in the pic were photoshopped to bits! hehe

Undercoverguy

The_B_Man wrote:

definately a hoax. i read that article on april 1st and it even says on the last line something about "being the day thats in it" nudge nudge wink wink. cant believe u didnt notice the massive cracks in the pic were photoshopped to bits! hehe

I tis Blonde!!

But to anyone who read it, ya have to agree it was a very well written HOAX. As for the picture i didnt notice it, i just though they used a picture from when it was being erected so didnt examin it.

kittenkiller

HA!

you said

Undercoverguy wrote:

erected

HA!

woosaysdan

APRILS FOOLS!!! *sigh*

dead air

embee wrote:

I'd say its a hoax, yeah. Gerry Ryan did a piece on the Spike last year on April Fools Day, saying it was rusting and had to be taken down.

I remember that, They pulled that april fool off really well. Some of the callers that rang up were hysterical.