Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] Walls that work
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:20:35 -0500
 
> Spencer wrote:
> "Walls never work. The Great Wall didn't work. The Maginot Line didn't
> either. We are dealing with a global clash of cultures and religions. My
> opinions only of course. :)"
> 
> Actually some walls work very well. The Great Wall worked to keep Mongols
> out of China for several hundred years. Hadrian's wall kept what is now
> England from speaking Norwegian or Celtic. The Israeli wall is given credit
> for significantly reducing raids on Israel. The Maginot Line would have
> worked if the guns could have been pointed towards Belgium. The only wall
> that didn't work in recent years is Wall Street. ;-)
> Larry Z
> 


Forgot the Walls of Jericho and the Berlin wall!
Which was so nice when it was no longer there.

Mark William Rabiner
Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Walls that work - or not)
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