An article in the Indie on Sunday has described that new tower block ususlly reffered as "the Gherkin" as "the detumescing intromittent organ of a baboon". what would be your description?
The Gherkin
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During the day it seems to merge in with all the other dull buildings. But at night.....
....it becomes a fairly wonderland, a giant sparkly gherkin, the mystical shiny gherkin palace where the Queen of the Gherkins sits in her shimmering emerald throne, her dress contructed of thousands of petals cut from crisp packets and edged with pickled onions
As night falls, the lights twinkle on and pub snacks of all descriptions gambol in her glittering Court. When daylight comes, the gherkin shrugs off its nocturnal glamour and only a pervading smell of pickling vinegar betrays the night's events to contruction workers
....it becomes a fairly wonderland, a giant sparkly gherkin, the mystical shiny gherkin palace where the Queen of the Gherkins sits in her shimmering emerald throne, her dress contructed of thousands of petals cut from crisp packets and edged with pickled onions
As night falls, the lights twinkle on and pub snacks of all descriptions gambol in her glittering Court. When daylight comes, the gherkin shrugs off its nocturnal glamour and only a pervading smell of pickling vinegar betrays the night's events to contruction workers
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
That caused one of my 'snorting tea down nose with laughter' moments. How can you have such sharp humour on a Monday morning? I want to know your secret drfranni................
secretsquirrel
Respectable married lady
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Cruel people have accused me of being obsessed with the Gherkin, to which I can only reply, everytime someone says they don't believe in the Gherkin, a cocktail onion dies.
ANYWAY.....
Last night I got confirmation from IntoStella and my son (unimpeachable sources) that the Gherkin is now green. Closer up, it looks green and blue.
So what's the deal, have they filled it with fairy lights? At night it now looks like the biggest crimmus tree in London
ANYWAY.....
Last night I got confirmation from IntoStella and my son (unimpeachable sources) that the Gherkin is now green. Closer up, it looks green and blue.
So what's the deal, have they filled it with fairy lights? At night it now looks like the biggest crimmus tree in London
Hee hee - I'm not mad after all - there is going to be a big pretty lights thing this evening when they add the last girder
I was entertained to read elsewhere that they haven't sold most of it yet. If they had asked me, I could have explained it was hardly polite to try and displace the Fairy Gherkin Queen and her extensive court
But they never DO ask me.....
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Just bumping this thread because I saw it for the first time when I was pruning the other day and it made me roar with laughter. 
blossie33
trailer trash
I love it too!! I normally hate most new buildings but there's something about the Gherkin. Seemed like it suddenly appeared out of nowhere - a friend and I had been out at a party all night and we were looking for some food in the Liverpool Street area and suddenly, there it was, almost like a spaceship just landed.
chegrimandi
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its a work of genius, beautiful at night and in the day.....I hope you can go in and visit it once its fully opened.....
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
When the Millenium Bridge opened it had wobble and was nicknamed the WibblyWobbly Bridge, if I remember correctly. Now, I think syscrapers have some kind of safety mechanism which allows them to sway a little in the wind to prvent the top parts sheering off in high winds. If so, does this mean that this new skyscraper can be nicknamed "The Jerking Gherkin"
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Originally posted by chegrimandi
its a work of genius, beautiful at night and in the day.....I hope you can go in and visit it once its fully opened.....
You're right, it's a fabulous building whether reflecting light or generating it's own. My brother in law was one of the structural engineers in charge of construction and I turned down the offer of a visit a while back. I'm kicking myself now, though.
I believe there will be a restaurant at the top, but I don't suppose I'll be able to afford it
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
Truth be told, I'm not keen on it. It does look rather vulgar. Personally, I don't think that a giant prick standing on end in the middle of London is especially pleasing to the eye.
Originally posted by editor
It's by far one of the most exciting and original buildings in London - I love it!
Agree totally. I love it too.
Poster - it's not vulgar, it's beautiful. And anyway does everything in this conservative-minded country have to be understated? You're just like a certain right Royal Charlie.
"vulgar" - boring snob!
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
hatboy,
Believe it or not, I do actually like modern buildings. Despite it being a monument to the Thatcher regime, the Canary Wharf tower and complex looks very nice. Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, also looks very impressive despite being the dream of dictator Kim Il Sung.
An erect cock in the middle of the city just looks a bit, well... silly in my opinion.
EDIT for spelling.
Believe it or not, I do actually like modern buildings. Despite it being a monument to the Thatcher regime, the Canary Wharf tower and complex looks very nice. Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, also looks very impressive despite being the dream of dictator Kim Il Sung.
An erect cock in the middle of the city just looks a bit, well... silly in my opinion.
EDIT for spelling.
poster342002
PROPER leftwing socialist
hatboy,
Oh, well. Each to their own, I guess.
Here's some links to photo's of Pyongyang's buildings:
http://www.korea-dpr.com/mayday.htm
http://www.korea-dpr.com/partcity.htm
http://www.korea-dpr.com/ice.htm
Impressive, I think.
Oh, well. Each to their own, I guess.
Here's some links to photo's of Pyongyang's buildings:
http://www.korea-dpr.com/mayday.htm
http://www.korea-dpr.com/partcity.htm
http://www.korea-dpr.com/ice.htm
Impressive, I think.
butterfly child
Well-Known Member
It is fucking ace
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
I've been to a wedding in the Catholic Cathedral in Liverpool. The morning sun came in through one of the stained glass windows, putting beams of coloured light across the interior and it was so beautiful I nearly cried. All Liverpudlians I know call it the Paddy's Wigwam (they're all Catholics, I have no idea what Liverpool Protestants call it).
I think the Mersey Funnel is an alternative. I had a look in there very early on in the building of it (that's how old I am!). There were no furnishings, just an altar. The light through the lantern was breathtaking.
Oh, and the gherkin's a belter. A modern building that's not a combination of boxes - what vision.
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