Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 20, 2007
January 19, 2007
January 21, 2007
Transcript:
Wow. The Notre Dame cathedral took 200 years to build. "Can you imagine working on a project that started before you were born and wouldn't be finished until long after you were gone?" "Thanks for putting this big dumb worksheet into perspective." "I'm here to help."
bobison almost 5 years ago
And it burned down in one day
koalaperson about 1 year ago
“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.”
unfair.de about 1 year ago
The cathedral of Cologne took way longer than that: 632 years. It was considered finished in 1880. But the work continues ever since as there is always some part in need of repair. Rain and wind is eating away the stones so there’s an everlasting schedule for exchanging them.