# Where's Austin Powers When You Need Him?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-austin-powers-when-you-need-him/149920>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 21, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-austin-powers-when-you-need-him/149920 "2003-01-21T02:07:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-austin-powers-when-you-need-him/149920/1 "2003-01-21T02:07:31Z")

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According to this interview with one of [Saddam’s bodyguards](http://www.debka.com/article.php?aid=245), Saddam’s got a giant shark tank in one of his palaces

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The floors of Saddam’s main palace, the Sixth Force Palace in Tikrit, and the paths of its outer courts are made of glass. Underneath, sharks and tropical fish swim in a giant artificial lake, giving visitors the illusion of moving over the surface of a heaving ocean teeming with marine life.No mention if they have lasers, or if Mini-Me’s been sighted in the area, but it certainly _sounds_ like Dr. Evil’s up to his old tricks!

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-austin-powers-when-you-need-him/149920/2 "2003-01-21T02:10:09Z")

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:smack: Say, could I get a passing mod to fix the coding on that? Make the a  
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. I promise I’ll use preview next time.