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		wikiburner on Aug 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hyperloop I'm assuming you're being facetious. A picture of the big dig belongs in the dictionary under the word boondoggle, and proves robomartin's point better than almost any other example could.

parasubvert on Aug 13, 2013 [–]

Boondoggle would imply it wasn't worth it.

Yes, the Big Dig cost a lot of money. More than expected. It was still worth it.

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