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Is that the old DDR tellytower?Originally posted by darmstadt View PostTV Tower (Fernsehturm) - Berlin: 368m. You can still go up it
And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Yes. Stand at the bottom and look straight up it like I did once and fall over backwardsOriginally posted by Mich the Tester View PostIs that the old DDR tellytower?
“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Impressive tower but did you ever see DDR television? Very veryOriginally posted by darmstadt View PostYes. Stand at the bottom and look straight up it like I did once and fall over backwards
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apparently the Eiffel Tower was due to be demolished after it was erected for a world trade fair (or something) but then someone realised it made a great radio broadcast tower and so it remains to this day..
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The Fernsehturm has a mast making up almost half of its height though. The Shard is a building almost all the way to the top.Originally posted by darmstadt View PostTV Tower (Europaturm) - Frankfurt: 337.5m. Used to have decent revolving restaurant at the top.

TV Tower (Fernsehturm) - Berlin: 368m. You can still go up it

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This is a good point. There should be some kind of international standard to determine where the building stops and the penis extension bits begin.Originally posted by Bunk View PostThe Fernsehturm has a mast making up almost half of its height though. The Shard is a building almost all the way to the top.
As a starter for ten, i'd like to propose the height of the highest khazi since if a man can't have a tulip in privacy, it can't be considered a building. Any advance on that?Comment
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not all buildings have bogs though. There is a Tescos by us that doesnt have a bog.Originally posted by barrydidit View PostThis is a good point. There should be some kind of international standard to determine where the building stops and the penis extension bits begin.
As a starter for ten, i'd like to propose the height of the highest khazi since if a man can't have a tulip in privacy, it can't be considered a building. Any advance on that?
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It's not a building thenOriginally posted by EternalOptimist View Postnot all buildings have bogs though. There is a Tescos by us that doesnt have a bog.

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Even for employees?Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postnot all buildings have bogs though. There is a Tescos by us that doesnt have a bog.

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