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Just gotta say I'm enjoying the hell out of this thread.
Hé hé, so am I. They have some little sense of humor on here. Jesus himself has some sweet sharp sense of humor too.
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Paris, Texas...

Paris, France...
It's funny to realize that France's version of it is actually the counterpart of Pyongyang.
They're not so bad at all in Texas, given the rough environment and the size of the village.

I love ski resorts. They're better than sea ones IMO.
Even in the summer, there's plenty of cool things to do, like canoeing the fast little rivers in the mountain.
We have some wonderful ones here in my country, in the Alps. I don't know the Pyrenees as much as the Alps, but it appears interesting too.
These are the best sensations you can get.
Aside from sex, maybe.
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A cowboy hat on a shitty replica of the Eiffel tower?

I'll take Tackiness in Texas for $500, Alex.
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A cowboy hat on a shitty replica of the Eiffel tower?

I'll take Tackiness in Texas for $500, Alex.
I think it's actually pretty cool. I don't think their intention was to create a side-by-side replica.
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I think it's actually pretty cool. I don't think their intention was to create a side-by-side replica.

perhaps the more pertinent question is, why doesn't the one in Paris have a cowboy hat? this must happen.

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A cowboy hat on a shitty replica of the Eiffel tower?

I'll take Tackiness in Texas for $500, Alex.
Paris (TX) is a poor town. It's not like they are going to drum up millions for an accurate scale replica.
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I think a better question to ask is where is Las Vegas, NM's Ceasar's Palace?
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Paris (TX) is a poor town. It's not like they are going to drum up millions for an accurate scale replica.
Good for them. Their personalized mockup is probably the most original and most appealing I've ever seen.

Sure, the devil sometimes goes through such places, but you find sweet souls in their towns.

I spent weeks traveling the large desert region of the US. It is forever in my memories.
Welcoming people over there. They've got my highest respect. If I was really rich, like wealthy as hell to the point that I wouldn't be scared any longer, I surely wouldn't be lazy.
I would invest a load over there to serve them. Cause they're kind of our friends in real life.

Once you've actually met people, things are not the same. They get much much better in your mind, once you met them.
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I am waiting for some small town in France, or perhaps some outer banlieue in Paris, to construct a replica of the Empire State Building (or Golden Gate Bridge, or whatnot) and crown it with a metal baguette with some camenbert or maybe one of those thin french mustaches.


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I am waiting for some small town in France, or perhaps some outer banlieue in Paris, to construct a replica of the Empire State Building (or Golden Gate Bridge, or whatnot) and crown it with a metal baguette with some camenbert or maybe one of those thin french mustaches.


There is a Statue of Liberty-like structure in France, which is actually what Liberty Enlightening the World is based on.
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well that makes sense since the statue of liberty was engineered by Gustav Eiffel and built by the French and shipped to America as a gift from the people of France
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I am waiting for some small town in France, or perhaps some outer banlieue in Paris, to construct a replica of the Empire State Building (or Golden Gate Bridge, or whatnot) and crown it with a metal baguette with some camenbert or maybe one of those thin french mustaches.


You know we're not nationalist or communist enough to do such a laughable thing in our country.

I don't know much about mustaches. They're no longer deemed sexy enough here. It's been like 100 years...
But unsexy stinky camembert cheese that's from Normandy, and fresh hot baguettes are certainly still irresistible.
That is sin. If you're a fucking glutton, you'll have tons of those.
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Oooooooo

He posted a picture from City-Data.
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I'm eagerly waiting for someone to post images of...

Springfield.
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^^...and didn't source the rest of the photos. People, attribute your photos properly. It's good netiquette and the policy around here.

First person to post a picture of Paris, Texas or Paris, Missouri that could be mistaken to actually be Paris, France wins the Internet today.
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