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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:28 AM Original message |
Seriously, why do new homes NEED to be so BIG? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
1. Because People Want Them, And That's Their Business. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. That's a little simplistic I would think |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. All I see is "Ignored". What did they say? |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Said that people want them, and that's their business |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. OK, so me having them on ignored is justified then. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:40 PM Response to Reply #25 |
138. 250k in raw materials = money pumped into the ecomomy |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:47 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. = environmental destruction and waste |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #138 |
150. Eventual foreclosure = money drained from the economy. |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
85. That's not what I said, incidentally, but I guess that accuracy is not your strong suit. n/t |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Clearly, Paint-it-black's post was refering to OMC's post, |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Clearly. But the question was "What did they say?" |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. Siiiiighhhh . . . |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. You certainly have a simplistic attitude on Free Trade |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #96 |
117. My attitude on trade is far from simplistic. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #88 |
164. I think it was gender-neutral "they." You know, the same as "he or she." |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:43 AM Response to Reply #88 |
183. it's not uncommon for the same kind of people to be ignored either n/t |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. Are you posting under TWO user names? Because why would you reply like that? |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. He offered to buy you a pony, but I think the time limit has expired |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
46. If you have them on ignore why do you care? |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. If I have them on ignore, why do you care whether I care or not? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #62 |
90. Sorry it just seems odd to ignore someone and then want to know what they said |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #90 |
154. Some people really like bragging about being snobs. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
139. Lol! Me too! "ignored" is at the beginning of so many flame wars |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-26-08 04:45 AM Response to Reply #8 |
256. I also. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Not Your Business What House Someone Chooses To Build. Sorry. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. We may not have a choice as to what a person buys |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. There Are People In The World Who Would Be Thankful To Live In A Box. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Person in a box is guilty too. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Yes. Damn Those Electric Consuming Boxes! Damn Them To Hell!!!!!!!!!!! |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. never been guilty of excesses at another person's expense? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
43. OMC, I doubt that many people "want" those houses. It's linked to perceived status and value. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #43 |
74. You are confusing him with big words and the concept of the common good. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:11 PM Response to Reply #74 |
80. OMC is fully capable of understanding big words and the common good. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #43 |
94. Not to mention the destruction |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
134. Eh, actually it is everyone's business. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:19 AM Response to Reply #23 |
176. Filthy reactionary White Guardist wrecker! |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #23 |
192. That's a blanket statement that doesn't reflect even basic truth. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
199. Of course it is. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. All that waste - not to mention the energy that such a house will suck up |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #9 |
26. You're Guilty Too. Talk To Me When You're Not. |
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Hugabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
56. Guilty of what? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:43 AM Response to Reply #56 |
184. give it up, |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:28 PM Response to Reply #184 |
249. There's a bright side... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
71. May a drunk not speak of alcoholism? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Course He Can. But Sticking His Nose Up In The Air At Other Drunks, Is, Well, A Tad Hypocritical... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #75 |
87. What if he's asking, "why does that drunk need so much booze? |
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Squatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
95. Sticking his nose up other drunks...whaaaa? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #75 |
155. Too fucking right. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
194. Not to mention deteriorating urban housing stock... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Except that now it's everyone's business |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Yeah and the Same Small Penis Idiots Drive Gas Sucking Behemoths |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Hehehehe You Said Penis And Sucking... |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #1 |
34. Thin skin much? |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Stop Projecting. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
54. Take a good look at the posts in this subthread you started and ask yourself a question: |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. He's probably got himself on "ignore" ;-). (NT) |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. That would explain a lot nt |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
156. Yeah, "live and let live" is so damn irrational |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #156 |
168. Another simplistic answer to a complex situation. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #168 |
175. There is no "answer" because there is no "question" |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:26 AM Response to Reply #175 |
177. I hope you're sexy, because you talk like a bimbo. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:53 AM Response to Reply #177 |
180. Yes I am, and that would be "mimbo" but |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 03:24 AM Response to Reply #180 |
181. Okay, Spoony, this is a subject I have some knowledge about. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:10 AM Response to Reply #181 |
182. And when during that shall I call them a bimbo? |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:25 AM Response to Reply #182 |
214. Perfect reply |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
72. others may see it simply as mere opinion. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. OK. But if you've ever read Dante |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
77. Worry About Your Own Sin. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:02 PM Response to Reply #77 |
97. Ah, I knew it. I struck a nerve |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #97 |
123. You Consider 7th Grade Higher Education? Sheesh. You Have Some Low Standards. |
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stanwyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #123 |
158. Yes, but in 7th grade, you were only reading |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
125. Why? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #125 |
248. . |
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LongTomH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
70. I would question your assmption! |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #70 |
78. None. Of. Your. Business. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
110. You raise another question |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:50 PM Response to Reply #110 |
141. very nice home, I built my first two... |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
145. As unpopular as this opinion seems to be, it's the right answer |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 09:10 AM Response to Reply #145 |
206. I agree with your opinion |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
179. the better question is WHY DO THEY WANT THEM |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #179 |
219. Because We're All Fucking Spoiled Rotten. |
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Rockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
198. I Agree. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #1 |
217. Socialism is coming and it is because of people who think like you. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #217 |
220. Okie Dokie Pokey!!! |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:12 PM Response to Reply #220 |
227. Oh, one of those condescending ones. Now I know. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #227 |
229. Excuse Me? You Better Come At Me With Respect Son. I'm The King Of The Condescending Ones. |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #229 |
237. Socialism will come because people like you are more interested |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #237 |
240. Okie Dokie Pokey!!! |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
221. Ahh, But You are Wrong. It's Everybody's Business |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #221 |
228. No It's Not. You Want It To Be, But It's Not. Sorry. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #228 |
236. Yes It Is... You Live on the Same Planet as the Rest of Us |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #236 |
238. Psssssssttttt....... Got A Secret For Ya... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #238 |
242. Psssst... yes it is |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #242 |
244. Psssssttttt..... Like, It Really Isn't. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 03:42 PM Response to Reply #244 |
245. You Don't Have to Pretend to Know Something You Don't |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 03:53 PM Response to Reply #245 |
246. Yes! You're Absolutely Right! |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:07 PM Response to Reply #246 |
247. I Knew I Hit a Nerve |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #247 |
251. You Stub Your Toe Or Something? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #251 |
253. No, I Told You Something You Didn't Want to Hear |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-26-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #246 |
261. have you sought therapy yet? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Profit margin |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
65. That's exactly the reason. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
100. That's the reason. Exactly. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:17 PM Response to Reply #100 |
120. Even if the homeowner gets stiffed eventually when things go bad. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:36 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. They were a better deal for the builder than the buyer, I would guess. |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:58 AM Response to Reply #120 |
193. The taxpayer is now going to get stiffed. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
126. This is the basic reason for big houses with dinky yards: |
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Elspeth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #126 |
212. Good points, quantessd |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. Because the Joneses have a 5,500 square foot home. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
92. Exactly. The carbon footprint these MEGA-homes generate are obscene. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #92 |
204. I know, look at Al Gore & John Edwards |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
200. In slight defense of "keeping up with the Joneses"... |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. Yes |
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Rob H. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. How else are they gonna show the world how much money they have? |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Come on, I bet at least two of those 8 bedrooms in that fun house . . . |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
7. Because developers wanted to put as much house on a lot that they could |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
40. I agree |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #40 |
170. But did you notice, that as sub-prime mortgages increased, |
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dbonds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
11. Its an excess and waste. Part of the old mentality. |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
12. Because they can be sold for most profit. Unless people stop buying them |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
29. That's what a lot of buyers/speculators were told. |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
13. I was talking to somebody about that yesterday! |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
28. And they squeeze these houses together like sardines. |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:13 AM Response to Reply #28 |
196. 'Outside'? |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
15. My friend saw a Mc Mansion going up in smoke the other day |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
66. How awful and sad! |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
122. For the record, 8 people were living in that house |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #122 |
195. Ugh...looks like it. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
17. I imagine developers turn a larger profit on them, same way the auto companies |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
18. they aren't all that big |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:28 AM Response to Reply #18 |
173. Hi hfojvt.... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. No idea. They must be a pain to clean. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
33. That's what I explained to the money guy when I inherited |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:54 AM Response to Reply #33 |
42. Come ON!! Everyone needs a MUD Room! |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #42 |
73. Actually, I'd love to have a mud room! |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. I couldn't take a photo of what would be called a "mud room" in my house . . . |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
106. The entrance to the basement in the house I grew up in was a door set in the ground. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #106 |
119. I've seen those in movies and wondered what that would be like. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #119 |
128. My mom doesn't lock her doors and nobody's ever thought of locking the cellar. |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 06:55 PM Response to Reply #119 |
254. And an equally stong lock |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:03 PM Response to Reply #76 |
136. We called it a landing |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #73 |
129. Mud rooms were practical spaces, usually unheated and barely finished. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
81. Whatever architect designed that abomination |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
20. The same reason people NEED to drive a Hummer ... |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
22. IMO, it comes with the devolution of the American family. |
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Traveling_Home (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
24. I know!!! I know!!! |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
30. Gotta be the rethug voter "bigger is better" attitude. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
32. Because they're mindless keep-up-with-the-Joneses types |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. Except you really don't even see builders do anything less than 5000 Sq ft anymore. |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
37. Try and find a builder that will build a small home. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
41. They don't. But, the market dictates what sells. And, that is changing |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
44. They don't need to be, but they can be |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
45. They don't NEED to be big. People want them big. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
48. Rec'd. I totally agree. I think one reason is that developers like to build bigger houses |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
49. usually they are as big as their egos |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
50. Because the owners' penises are so small? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
51. we used to have a 3500sf for just the three of us, the novelty wore off pretty soon. The |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
55. Because the point of being American is to waste as many resources as possible |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
57. All that shit they own needs a roof over it |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
165. Are you familiar with this piece of wisdom by George Carlin? |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
59. I hope they enjoy their utility bills. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
60. I dunno, but I'd rather have 2000 sqft of quality than 5000 sqft of stucco crapola. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:47 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Balsawood, brother . . . BALSAwood is the way to go! |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
63. Because developers make a lot more money on big houses than small houses. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
67. Gas and electric bills weren't high enough? |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
69. Increased price of lots these days has to have some effect |
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Tracer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
82. Yes. thats a big part. |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
79. Their perception of what they need is as informed as yours, maybe moreso |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
83. I watched one of those HGTV shows once and was flabbergasted. |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #83 |
89. I watch House hunters alot |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #89 |
133. I could have.. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #89 |
148. I often wonder where those shows are filmed. |
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Miss Carly (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:32 PM Response to Reply #148 |
163. I think it's in higher rent areas |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #89 |
210. I watch that show too. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:53 PM Response to Reply #83 |
143. That's nothing. I had a single friend with five cats who built a 10,000 sq. ft. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #143 |
147. That's freakin' huge! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #147 |
162. And he never even had any parties |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #162 |
233. A huge house for a hermit? |
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maui9002 (342 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
84. In a free country, citizens are free to make "bad" choices |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
91. heard from a (single) man |
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sunnystarr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
99. ummmm... to house militia's when the people revolt?? (nt) |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
101. Because our society has conditioned us to believe |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
102. The market might be there |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
103. Do you think 44,000 sq ft is too big? |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #103 |
108. Is it really 44,000 sq ft - not 4,400? Even 4,400 is huge. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. If it was 4,400 I wouldn't even mention it -- they are so common around her |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #112 |
127. It's like ancient Rome. A few people are obscenely rich |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #112 |
149. Holy crap! That's insane! |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 05:55 AM Response to Reply #112 |
186. 44,000 sq. ft. home & 205-ft. yacht?!?! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
104. the age of the "big" anything is over. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
105. My call from my experience - I grew up in a very tiny home with an out house.... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. I hope that you don't lose your home! You deserve it. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:57 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. Thanks for the reply - it was heartfelt - Blessings |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. What a beautiful picture! Thank you, and blessings to you. |
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LazyBones (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
109. because they can |
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Ronnie (674 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
114. For all their stuff? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
115. Here's another question. |
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LazyBones (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:12 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. when was a starter home $700K |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:15 PM Response to Reply #116 |
118. I don't think any house priced at $700 K would be considered a starter home. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #118 |
205. northeastern New Jersey, western CT and the Boston area, too |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:39 AM Response to Reply #115 |
189. A lot of people just aren't DIYers anymore. |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
121. Probably the same people that wouldnt be caught dead in a... |
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kskiska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
130. 4 rooms, 1 bath, cellar/garage, attic |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:45 AM Response to Reply #130 |
190. Aside from the 1 bath, why not make a home like this? |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
131. people would think that we have modest means if we lived in modest homes |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
132. Let's see, I live in one of these big homes......although there are a lot bigger ones available |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
135. y u p p i e s |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
137. because no one wants an old cramped dump.... |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #137 |
144. There are millions of properties between "cramped dump" and "monster |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #137 |
153. Right, because 2-story entryways and banquet-hall living rooms are SO necessary. |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #137 |
225. Education does not equal income. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
142. My house was built in 1963 for a family that had three children at the time |
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galledgoblin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
146. if you're talking about houses built in the 'burbs, |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
151. because peckers can be really small |
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OKthatsIT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
152. I dont like my big house...my husband is a packrat. |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
157. For the same reason they buy big SUVs I guess n/t |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
159. I would love a 5k sq. ft home. I have 2 kids and would like a playroom, 2 guest rooms( have large |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #159 |
201. 5K? Really? |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #159 |
202. The home I grew up in |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 01:31 PM Response to Reply #159 |
234. We have almost all that with 1800 s.f. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
160. If people can afford big houses, who's to stop them. |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
161. We had a 6000 sq ft. home from 1988-94 in St. Joseph, MO. |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #161 |
211. It's not so much 'big' as 'ugly' that bothers me |
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tomtomtom (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
166. I'm going to build as big a Al Gore |
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Pierre.Suave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:35 AM Response to Reply #166 |
216. Good Point |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #166 |
230. Could you build me one too? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
167. it's the central lie of capitalism |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:02 AM Response to Reply #167 |
172. I agree. And what a deadly lie it is. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
169. Several reasons |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-21-08 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
171. They need to be big to fit our big fat overfed asses. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
174. Zoning, property taxes, proximity to jobs, distance from urban crowding, fuel prices |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:35 AM Response to Reply #174 |
187. Speaking of which, I recently watched "The End of Suburbia" from our library . . |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #174 |
203. Schools play a huge role. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 10:46 AM Response to Reply #203 |
208. That's a factor in selling the homes |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:52 AM Response to Original message |
178. they don't |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 05:37 AM Response to Original message |
185. Might as well ask why yeasts in petri dishes won't stop growing... |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
188. Given the choice, I'd rather have an Earth Ship. nt |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
191. My 195 year old 700 sq ft. house is awesome!!!! |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
197. I used to live in a little 800 square foot cottage. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
207. I prefer newer homes, but ours is not huge. |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 10:48 AM Response to Original message |
209. I live in an older neighborhood. |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #209 |
213. That's another thing - |
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RadiationTherapy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #213 |
218. I think the same damn thing sometimes. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
215. If only rich men's penises weren't so small...n/t |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #215 |
226. Yeah, 'cause God knows the women in the family |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #226 |
235. they want people to think their men have enough cash to make up for small penises too |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
222. We resisted the "big, bigger, biggest" house thing THANK GOD! |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #222 |
223. I think McMansions are so ugly and a nightmare to heat, cool, clean... |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #222 |
224. 1500, yep thats fifteen hundred square feet here and I feel like I do live in a mansion |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:39 PM Response to Reply #222 |
241. I bought a 4 bedroom older home (built in 1951) for 108k. |
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ItNerd4life (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
231. I've never been in this room... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
232. So is Al Gore stupid? |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #232 |
239. People pass judgement most of the time they're awake. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #239 |
243. Sure, we have the right to bitch about the choices people make... |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
250. Because People with Lots of Money Who Need to Flaunt It |
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Maggie_May (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-22-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
252. My house was not that large like 6000sq foot |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-23-08 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
255. Pity more ramblers, et al, aren't to be found. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-26-08 05:17 AM Response to Original message |
257. Houses are like boats. You always see a better one, and you are never happy! |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-26-08 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
258. HGTV. nt |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-26-08 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
259. Its a business, builders build what people will buy |
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Tejas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-26-08 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
260. Bigger house = less grass to mow? n/t |
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