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    New Seven Wonders vote draws to a close

    The Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome and Peru’s Machu Picchu are leading contenders to be among the new seven wonders of the world, as a massive poll draws to a close.

    Stonehenge is also in the 20-strong shortlist hoping to take one of the places.

    Votes have been cast by more than 90 million people, organisers say. As the deadline of 1am tomorrow approaches, the rankings can still change.
    http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/mhkfqlidojid/

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    First I heard of it. Where's the site?

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    Is it in any way official? Doesn't look like it to me.

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    there is girl who works with me whose ass defies gravity...could i put her/it foreward??
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    Quote Originally Posted by shannonman View Post
    there is girl who works with me whose ass defies gravity...could i put her/it foreward??
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    Quote Originally Posted by shannonman View Post
    there is girl who works with me whose ass defies gravity...could i put her/it foreward??
    Wait till she hits forty and see if her ass is still defying gravity. Then I'll vote. In the meantime, I'd be glad to monitor the situation for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ringo View Post
    The Dom is probably a bit modern...it is the 7 wonders of the ancient world after all (isn't it?). Bloody impressive building though.

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    No, its not neccessariky ancient (The Eiffel Tower is in there)
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveyCakes View Post
    The Dom is probably a bit modern...it is the 7 wonders of the ancient world after all (isn't it?). Bloody impressive building though.
    No it's to decide on 7 wonders of the modern world ie they must currently exist. The pyramids of Egypt are is the only 'wonder' of the ancient world that still exists.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Calcio Jack View Post
    No it's to decide on 7 wonders of the modern world ie they must currently exist. The pyramids of Egypt are is the only 'wonder' of the ancient world that still exists.
    Fair enough then...The Koelner Dom gets my vote. Along with the Las Vegas Strip, the Colosseum, the Mother Russia statue in Volgograd, and 3 others that I'll think of later

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    Arch of Ctesiphon in Iraq. Is it one of the 7 wonders already?

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    surely the Spike must win???

    its a wonder alright

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    a disgrace newgrange isnt in it.

    it cant be modern if the pyramids and stone henge are on the short list.newgrange is older then both of those and its bloody impressive how they got the entrance to line up with the Sun beam on the longest and shortest days too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eamo1 View Post
    it cant be modern if the pyramids and stone henge are on the short list.newgrange is older then both of those and its bloody impressive how they got the entrance to line up with the Sun beam on the longest and shortest days too.
    its not "modern", its just revised to include only wonders standing today.

    doesnt seem too hard to line the entrance up with the sun on the solstice - just start building on the solstice with the door facing the sun the pyramids on the other hand are a wonder of engineering.

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    No one's arguing the pyramids but how is Stonehenge (a few stones placed on top of each other) worthy of a nomination and Newgrange not?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schumi View Post
    No one's arguing the pyramids but how is Stonehenge (a few stones placed on top of each other) worthy of a nomination and Newgrange not?
    It's more famous. It's kind of like why talented English youngsters cost about an order of magnitude more than any other nationality.

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