pie-eater 207 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Dubai. Is it real or just a make-believe place on telly and in the papers. Looks like a mad place. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Fiction. Got to be. Set for next Bond flick I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Those are pretty trippy pics for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 That one otta keep the Rubiks cube crowd busy for a while.. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 I just don't get it all. ...............WHY?! Does anyone know? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Beats me.....With the possibility of having multiple wives....it would be nookie and naps for me. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 I sort of meant... why is Dubai becoming what it is becoming? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Woww those first photos are wild. I've got this natural aversion to tall tall buildings now, only heightened by seeing the images of those skyscrapers in Tokyo on March 11th. I think I would have had a heart attack if I were up there and that happened. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Those photos are wild. Imagine living up there and getting that view. I think it would scare the shit out of me, somehow. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Fiction. Got to be. Set for next Bond flick I reckon. Must lose a fair few balls playing there. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Fiction. Got to be. Set for next Bond flick I reckon. Must lose a fair few balls playing there. Haha...."Ball boy.....Fetch!!" Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 You've got to have plenty of balls to play up there in the first place, I reckon, so perhaps not such a big problem! Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 You've got to have plenty of balls to play up there in the first place, I reckon, so perhaps not such a big problem! good point.... As I'm afraid of heights my balls would be hiding up around my tonsils.. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 You've got to have plenty of balls to play up there in the first place, I reckon, so perhaps not such a big problem! good point.... As I'm afraid of heights my balls would be hiding up around my tonsils.. I'm not really sure of the ATP rules, but I'm guessing that that's probably against the rules Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 You've got to have plenty of balls to play up there in the first place, I reckon, so perhaps not such a big problem! good point.... As I'm afraid of heights my balls would be hiding up around my tonsils.. I'm not really sure of the ATP rules, but I'm guessing that that's probably against the rules Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I sort of meant... why is Dubai becoming what it is becoming? Basically ridiculous amounts of money from oil. They gotta do something with all that cash. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I sort of meant... why is Dubai becoming what it is becoming? I read somewhere that they are trying to diversity their income, rather than just relying on oil, that will eventually dry up, to other incomes, such as tourist attractions and a business hub for Asia / Middle East. Dunno how the extravagant buildings and helipad tennis court come into play though. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dubai's oil is pretty much all gone. They're spending past earnings in hopes of turning the place into a tourism/financial center. The tourism idea has always struck me as absurd (though I suppose they could challenge Beirut for title of The Place Where Oil-Rich Muslims Go to Sin). They are (were) having some success in creating a center for Islamic finance, but I suspect the global financial crisis has at least set them back badly on that front. They had to be bailed out earlier this year -- or was it last year? -- by Abu Dhabi, which still does have a good deal of oil. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh, and I think they may have done some kind of promotional tennis thing on that helipad with a couple of top players. Earlier they had Tiger Woods slamming golf balls off it. Link to post Share on other sites
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