Comments on: Hawk in Firestorm #55 and #56 http://www.politedissent.com/archives/600 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Galdieri http://www.politedissent.com/archives/600/comment-page-1#comment-3279 Chris Galdieri Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:04:42 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/600#comment-3279 It takes seeing the library in the context of the rest of the university (which is, admittedly, itself an architectural mess) to appreciate just how out-of-place it is. The library is supposed to be an abstract representation of Healy Hall, the original university building, and the combined effect is just really, really weird, and not in a good way. That said, I once told a girl that those were dirigible moorings on top of the library, and she didn't get it. Ah, well. It takes seeing the library in the context of the rest of the university (which is, admittedly, itself an architectural mess) to appreciate just how out-of-place it is. The library is supposed to be an abstract representation of Healy Hall, the original university building, and the combined effect is just really, really weird, and not in a good way.

That said, I once told a girl that those were dirigible moorings on top of the library, and she didn’t get it. Ah, well.

]]> By: Scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/600/comment-page-1#comment-3278 Scott Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:26:13 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/600#comment-3278 I like those aerials on top of the tower. They add a touch of class. I like those aerials on top of the tower. They add a touch of class.

]]> By: Chris Galdieri http://www.politedissent.com/archives/600/comment-page-1#comment-3277 Chris Galdieri Fri, 04 Mar 2005 05:53:36 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/600#comment-3277 "Hank makes up for it in the Hawk & Dove mini-series (1988) when he blows up the Georgetown University library and no one bats an eye." This is eminently understandable to anyone who has <a href="http://www.cirla.org/Gallery/GU-Lauinger.jpg" rel="nofollow">seen Georgetown's library</a>. “Hank makes up for it in the Hawk & Dove mini-series (1988) when he blows up the Georgetown University library and no one bats an eye.”

This is eminently understandable to anyone who has seen Georgetown’s library.

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