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#1 2006-09-02 05:33:28

Crowley
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Registered: 2006-08-31
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Heightful Tower for Eiffel Tower

Expression invented by my step daughter in reference to the Eiffel Tower’s height, ” How were they able to build the Heightful Tower so tall a century ago?” or ” Mom, why is the Heightful Tower so tall?”.

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#2 2006-09-02 07:52:19

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
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Re: Heightful Tower for Eiffel Tower

Cute eggcorn. I tried to see if others unknowingly refer to the Eiffel Tower as the “Heightful Tower,” and got just one Google hit:

EuroTrippen » 2006 » July
I mean, who wants to have their picture taken by the eiffel tower (or, as Syd thinks it’s called, the heightful tower) with raggedy looking hair? ...

http://www.eurotrippen.com/?m=200607

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#3 2006-09-03 14:57:20

Fishbait
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From: Brookline, MA
Registered: 2005-12-13
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Re: Heightful Tower for Eiffel Tower

Years ago, my four-year-old was apparently puzzled by the name of the Empire State Building, until Halloween arrived. He looked across the Hudson at the New York skyline that night, and said: “Oh, I get it! It’s the Vampire State Building. . . ”

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#4 2016-01-06 21:41:26

burred
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From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

Re: Heightful Tower for Eiffel Tower

Slight return.

fanfic he wasn’t the only one who had a erection the size of the highful tower

chat I used to think about taking my ex for a romantic meal up the highful tower then pushing her off :mad:

Both from the UK, I think.

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#5 2016-01-11 10:34:21

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2851

Re: Heightful Tower for Eiffel Tower


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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