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[Montagnard]

sorry did not know there was a limit on number of post, I just posted as a thought germinated

[Art_from_Ark]

1. Tahiti would be nice

Especially if it were the Tahiti of the Gaugin paintings :evilgrin:

[TahitiNut]

4. It's still surprisingly evocative of Gauguin's paintings.

When I first went, I was prepared to be disappointed - prepared to see the paved 'paradise' like Waikiki. I wasn't. I was thrilled that it was kept as under'developed' as it is.

[NanceGreggs]

2. At the rate things are going ...

... we won't be able to TAKE it back, but we'll be able to BUY it back on eBay:

FOR SALE - One Country - formerly known as the Good Ol' US of A
a.k.a. "Cradle of Democracy", "Beacon of Freedom", etc.

CONTENTS INCLUDE - 300,000,000 citizens, most with a pissed-off attitude, military forces (more than SLIGHTLY used), Congress & Senate (handyman's special, need MAJOR repairs), polluted air/water, forests and national parks (what's left of them), one White House (requires lots of TLC, thorough airing-out), once-proud National Flag (presently in tatters).

PRESENT ABILITY TO GENERATE INCOME: (almost nil)

PRESENT LIABILITIES: $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 of debt (as of this printing), pending lawsuits re illegal wiretapping, unlawful detention of foreign personages, allegations of torture, murder, crimes against humanity, bribe-taking, illegal voting systems, etc.

EXTRAS INCLUDE: Bridge-to-Nowhere (Alaska - pending), Diebold voting machines (usable, but not dependable), one Administration (useless, and TOTALLY not dependable), nation-wide wire-tapping system.

FIXTURES NOT INCLUDED: New Orleans & Environs, SIX major US ports, democracy, freedom, Constitution, Bill of Rights.

PRICE: Best offer - or FREE to Democrats (proof of SPINE required).

[Burried News]

5. Great post - hope you will post it again when traffic is heavier.

[NanceGreggs]

6. Thanks, Burried News ...

... and I just might do that!

[TahitiNut]

3. (Be still, my heart!) We'd ruin it. We'd pave it over and ...

... put fast food franchises all over - like (cough) Hawaii. I've actually heard Americans speak in awe of an Hawaii-themed MacDonalds (and the teriyaki burger). (Gag me with a spoon.) There's a lot to criticize the French about in how they've exerted colonial rule over French Polynesia, but plastique modernization isn't one of them. French Polynesia, I'm told, was the first place on the planet to require all cable and wire (e.g. telephone, power, cable TV) to be installed underground - no telephone poles and wires to ruin the view. Despite the astronomic commercial value of oceanfront property, vast amounts of public frontage and access is diligently protected. Americans? We go nuts over the "unspoiled beauty" and immediately erect a billboard to announce it and a fast food joint to pander to the polyester pilgrims.