Comments on: San Diegans alarmed by proposed giant phallus

By: Lea

Lea — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:06:53 +0000

When’s the cigarette building going, heh heh, up?
I feel like a need one after reading the comments, which almost all had a joke (intentional or not).

KK wins with “And I’ve got an eye full of that where I work.”

By: david

david — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:26:17 +0000

“Let’s just hope they don’t try to launch fireworks from the top of it on the 4th of July. ”

That would be AWESOME!

I don’t know if I picked up on the phallic image (at first), but now I can’t un-see it, which I imagine would be a problem for the citizens of San Diego.

By: neeb

neeb — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:05:52 +0000

“As I understand it, there are more condos being built than people willing to buy at the asking price. You’d think it would slow down these superstuctures a bit.”

SD real estate, especially with regards to condos and Downtown, is in a weird place. Until recently, lots of condos were being sold, only problem is they were being sold to out-of-town speculators- who are not willing to sell.
So you’ve got great occupancy on paper, but an ever shrinking tax base.
The city will catch on in about five years, but until then, living Downtown is almost like living in a ghost-town if you go two blocks east of 5th Ave.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:11:02 +0000

were/are the designer(s) gay males?

By: michael

michael — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:10:49 +0000

were/are the designer(s) gay males?

By: Kali.Amanda

Kali.Amanda — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:31:11 +0000

will it be visible from space?

By: christopher

christopher — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:20:02 +0000

Let’s just hope they don’t try to launch fireworks from the top of it on the 4th of July.

By: Susie

Susie — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:44:49 +0000

Jeez Louise.

I thought the SD downtown condo building business was cooling off. As I understand it, there are more condos being built than people willing to buy at the asking price. You’d think it would slow down these superstuctures a bit.

By: Katherine Keller

Katherine Keller — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:58:02 +0000

1) That building DOES NOT look like like Las Vegas architecture. (And I’ve got an eye full of that where I work.)

2) Why are the San Diegans so afraid of the penis? I mean, they’ve already got a building that looks like a god-sized electric razor, lipsticks, powder box, and eyeliner downtown. Why not add God’s “educational model” to the collection?

By: BradyDale

BradyDale — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:14:43 +0000

Normally I get pretty impatient with people referring to this or that as a “phallic symbol.” But, uhhhh…
wow.
I can’t even come close to seeing a flower in that.
I can definitely see, umm, what you might expect I’d see. I mean, it even has a big freaking vein running up one side.
Wow.

By: Jim Caldwell

Jim Caldwell — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:14:15 +0000

It’s very … manly.

It should be noted that Springfield, IL has been home to a similarly … priapismic … building for at least 30 years. Plus, given the relatively low surrounding building heights, it can be seen for many miles outside of town.

The locals refer to it as “The Prick on the Prairie.”

By: CEK

CEK — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:08:17 +0000

“The structure would be erected near the freeway exit …”

heh heh ..erected.