The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #59418   Message #2383449
Posted By: Rapparee
07-Jul-08 - 09:48 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
The ceiling of the library is painted aubergine or, as we say, dark purple. That's because about 65% of it is unfinished and the paint hides the ducts, pipes, and stuff. It's unfinished because they ran out of money -- something about investing the donated money in dotcom stocks in the '90s....