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^Haha. It needs to be to scale though. Soleil is barely shin high on that thing. Seriously. 82m versus 600m.
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^Haha. It needs to be to scale though. Soleil is barely shin high on that thing. Seriously. 82m versus 600m.
It could always climb it like King Kong.
     
     
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Old Posted Apr 27, 2017, 7:29 PM
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I'm thinking more put some arms on the big guy and have him roasting Soleil on a spit between two of the columns.
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Old Posted Apr 27, 2017, 10:07 PM
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I've been trying to find these again for some time

http://www.zakghanim.com/album.aspx?id=198
http://www.zakghanim.com/album.aspx?id=93

look at the floorplans!!
Reminds me of this monstrosity I found last week. Check out the row of houses and where they are situated as well. This weird little side street between the river and Bowness Rd.

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Calgary...!8m2!3d51.0486151!4d-114.0708459!6m1!1e1
     
     
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I'm thinking more put some arms on the big guy and have him roasting Soleil on a spit between two of the columns.
Clockzilla is eternal! Though it might be outmatched against such a giant foe...
     
     
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Someone made an amazing fake ad for Les Residences Soleil!!!!

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Maybe this is Vancouver's own Clockzilla Mini-Me? I see two eyes and a gaping maw.



Granville & Broadway, Vancouver, April 27 '17, my pic
     
     
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This was requested by O a few days ago after I posted this photo to FB.

The Avatamsaka Monastery in downtown Calgary.


Photocredit: me

It originally was a MEC store and about a decade ago they converted the first few floors. However, the Buddhist association didn't have the funds to do the rest. So I guess they just eventually decided to go with what funds they had and do a stucco job of it. It sits on a very prominent site, visible from the Bow River Pathway and next to a bridge between downtown and the ever-popular Kensington area.

Making it worse, they decided to go with this ghastly combination of colours.


Photocredit: Dharmist Realm Buddhist Association

The original proposal:

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Old Posted Apr 28, 2017, 1:25 PM
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Thank you Boris! That thing derserves a spot among the pantheon of monsters!

Was it really a MEC before? I can't ever remember it not being the monastery. Maybe it was two decades ago?
     
     
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Old Posted Apr 28, 2017, 1:27 PM
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Maybe this is Vancouver's own Clockzilla Mini-Me? I see two eyes and a gaping maw.



Granville & Broadway, Vancouver, April 27 '17, my pic
How has this never been shared before?!?
     
     
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There can be only ONE!!!


Awesome! Of course Clockzilla wins. He has many more floors of Depends. And plus, a personal visit from Gilles Duceppe!
Looks like Leonardozilla put up a good fight.

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I want to see Clockzilla wipe the floor with Kevin O'Leering.
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Maybe this is Vancouver's own Clockzilla Mini-Me? I see two eyes and a gaping maw.



Granville & Broadway, Vancouver, April 27 '17, my pic
My god, I lived around the corner from this place back in the early 90s....I used to get my coffee at the cafe that was on the main floor...."Big News Cafe" I believe it was called. Right where the Murchie's now exists.

edit: yep:

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Someone made an amazing fake ad for Les Residences Soleil!!!!

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My god, I lived around the corner from this place back in the early 90s....I used to get my coffee at the cafe that was on the main floor...."Big News Cafe" I believe it was called. Right where the Murchie's now exists.

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yelp
You knew about this clockstrosity and never shared it before? Molson, how could you?!
     
     
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Googling clockzilla and hitting images is hilarious!
     
     
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Googling clockzilla and hitting images is hilarious!
Haha yes. Just tried it and it brought up one of the classics I had forgotten about.
     
     
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daveweasel, rectum


buzzfeed, the journal

and for old times' sake:

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Old Posted Apr 28, 2017, 4:56 PM
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Googling clockzilla and hitting images is hilarious!
Awesome. We need a best Clockzilla image poll. It needs to be multiple choice though because there are just way too many classics.
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