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Explanation: In Biblical mythology, the Tower of Babel was a construction made with the intention of reaching the heavens - which so angered the Jewish God YHWH that he cursed mankind with different languages, so no one could understand each other and construction could not efficiently continue.
Which is rather hard to believe if you consider how often construction companies employ foreign workers.
Man: Builds tower to "reach heaven."
God:
The heavens were much, much lower back then.
"Turn on the news, it doesn't matter what channel."
Sir, another flugzeg atingiu les wieże.
Proof that Abrahamic God doesn't exist: Dubai.
Either that or Dubai is due some divine wrath.
i mean have you seen the the rest of that city? god figured that if instant retribution didn't work last time, this time he'll just gradually make it worse until we stop.
I mean I can't understand a word they're saying over there so...
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Twin Towers, huh?
I fully agree with that last comment though.