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36. No more and no less than people are entitled to criticize as they may see fit.

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 10:36 AM

Sep 2014

"He is entitled to spend it as he sees fit doesn't he?"

No more and no less than people are entitled to criticize as they may see fit. Six of one, half a dozen of the other... and seriously, each as nonsensical, irrelevant and petulant as the other.

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A 1%-er is my neighbor. Here is how you can tell when you have too much money... [View all] Atman Sep 2014 OP

Why does the opening theme to The Wonderful World of Disney keep playing in my head? MADem Sep 2014 #1

It looks like a dust magnet to me.. OLDMADAM Sep 2014 #69

Ha ha! An ad for Murphy's Oil Soap! nt MADem Sep 2014 #72

Me, too! Aerows Sep 2014 #80

Beat me to it Prophet 451 Sep 2014 #96

just goes to show you Locrian Sep 2014 #160

I've got The Munsters theme song going, myself Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #168

Ha ha! nt MADem Sep 2014 #173

Sorry trumad Sep 2014 #2

it is kinda cool J_J_ Sep 2014 #34

On the other hand, it is nice to see someone with the guts to say hedgehog Sep 2014 #3

Last I heard, he had spent over $53mil building the place. Atman Sep 2014 #7

Sorry too gaudy for me lunasun Sep 2014 #4

Just goes to show, money can buy tacky. nt Snotcicles Sep 2014 #67

Money can't buy happiness Aerows Sep 2014 #82

I'd paint it pink with lots of sprinkles, and invite all the abused & exploited little kids, misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #5

Michael Jackson, is that you? n/t A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #27

mmmmaaaaybe it is!! misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #40

It looks like the castle from Super Mario 64. Initech Sep 2014 #62

75 acres? murielm99 Sep 2014 #114

Yes. Needs an update from drab & gloomy to bright & happy. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #116

The moat is quite a selling point for when rurallib Sep 2014 #6

So it does come with a moat? LongTomH Sep 2014 #46

Of course you can PaddyIrishman Sep 2014 #120

What a joke! I'ts surprising that the such an architectural monstrosity ladjf Sep 2014 #8

Woodstock is a very remote little town. Atman Sep 2014 #17

Damn. That guy is even crazier than I thought. nt ladjf Sep 2014 #18

My kids would love that gollygee Sep 2014 #9

Needs these parked about a 100 yards outside the fence heaving rocks at it. hobbit709 Sep 2014 #10

It's a world of laughter, a world of tears MohRokTah Sep 2014 #11

I would have the uneasy feeling IDemo Sep 2014 #12

If you're not careful, you'll be taunted a second time. n/t A HERETIC I AM Sep 2014 #28

Then they'll fart in your general direction....... LongTomH Sep 2014 #44

I smell hamster and elderberries! nt grasswire Sep 2014 #79

At least this one didn't burn, fall down and sink in the swamp. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2014 #104

What Father, the curtains? EX500rider Sep 2014 #147

See, See..I told you that rabbit was a killer. I said he was dangerous. I tried..."Oh Shut-up!! BlueJazz Sep 2014 #149

BTW, half a mile down the road is his retirement home for circus animals. Atman Sep 2014 #13

Sounds like a shitty city joeglow3 Sep 2014 #43

It's not a city at all. Atman Sep 2014 #48

We have what has been rated the top zoo in the world and it is right in a residential area joeglow3 Sep 2014 #75

a shame, would have improved the local economy. A sanctuary hires people & buys a lot of supplies. Sunlei Sep 2014 #63

Redistribution: it's a lovely thing. politicat Sep 2014 #77

Only if you consider that marions ghost Sep 2014 #106

I've got parents in the trades - an honorable living means doing quality work for the customer. politicat Sep 2014 #123

Me too... marions ghost Sep 2014 #144

Speaking of building junk... hunter Sep 2014 #152

That family is going to be 99 percenters in a couple of generations. Brigid Sep 2014 #86

I would have to paint the outside, too drab, I guess two 5 gallon buckets would work snooper2 Sep 2014 #14

I live in CT strawberries Sep 2014 #15

Dear gawd, how ugly..n/t monmouth3 Sep 2014 #16

Annnnnd? IronGate Sep 2014 #19

There's one on every DU thread! LOL! Atman Sep 2014 #21

You saw fit to start a thread about it didn't you? IronGate Sep 2014 #23

Yup. Because it is interesting. Atman Sep 2014 #24

Ok, fair enough. IronGate Sep 2014 #26

You poor guy sharp_stick Sep 2014 #30

Thank you. IronGate Sep 2014 #38

that sounds like intolerable oppression you live under Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #37

No, not intolerable, just irritable. nt. IronGate Sep 2014 #39

Move to a better neighborhood JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #56

COME BACK THE SUBTHREAD NEEDS YOU STILL! snooper2 Sep 2014 #155

Didn't you post asking DUers for money for your daughter, recently? That wasn't you? SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #78

? Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #88

no, it was IronGate that made a specific appeal and posted a link to send money Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #93

Wow. Of course, an ammosexual. nt valerief Sep 2014 #103

Thanks for the info and the links Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #113

Well, isn't that special Oilwellian Sep 2014 #118

oh yeah, I remember that post - it was hidden - but Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #89

Well, a person's gotta have priorities, you know. Mariana Sep 2014 #99

I'm amazed and a bit sick... The guys a fraudster! riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #119

Not only that... Oilwellian Sep 2014 #124

Completely agree! Wow! nt riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #126

Your identifying with the 1% because you make a very good living is a hoot. snagglepuss Sep 2014 #92

Sure you do LOL, are you going to respond to the posts downthread? snooper2 Sep 2014 #148

Where you cared? You wrote an OP about it. Duh. nt Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #25

No more and no less than people are entitled to criticize as they may see fit. LanternWaste Sep 2014 #36

"union strong" Skittles Sep 2014 #132

So because I think that people should be allowed to spend their IronGate Sep 2014 #134

I need x-ray glasses to see through you Skittles Sep 2014 #136

You're not even making any sense. nt. IronGate Sep 2014 #137

Nor do you when you beg here for money Tsiyu Sep 2014 #159

Still crickets. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2014 #162

I see that. n/t Tsiyu Sep 2014 #166

Because... krispos42 Sep 2014 #133

Sarcasm? nt. IronGate Sep 2014 #135

In my reply, I neglected to ask if he worked for it or won it in some contest TK421 Sep 2014 #170

So are the neighbors planning a siege? Skidmore Sep 2014 #20

Yes...a massive pot luck dinner. Atman Sep 2014 #22

Thanks for the post Atman. Brought DU some humor & that's good on any day. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #33

Smithers, release the hounds NightWatcher Sep 2014 #29

"Estimate my monthly payment" Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #31

I can't fathom paying that. Inkfreak Sep 2014 #65

What a monstrosity... Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #32

I would almost be embarassed AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #35

I'd build a house like that if I had the money; Bosso 63 Sep 2014 #41

Who's the narcissistic king-wannabe asshole that built that? nt ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #42

a shame he didn't check the zoning before he had that built for his circus animal sanctuary. Sunlei Sep 2014 #45

I like it. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #47

Just LOOKING at that picture gave me acid reflux derby378 Sep 2014 #49

17th Century Ch�teau in Normandy, for sale at 3,700,000 Euros ($4,773,000) a fraction of the cost Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #50

Niiice! I spent a summer in a 17th century French Chateau. louis-t Sep 2014 #102

Far nicer too!!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #127

It is hard to imagine who would spend $45million on a parody of a Disney castle when Douglas Carpenter Sep 2014 #156

It's pretty bizarre. I found it rather homely! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #157

It's hard to get a sense of scale, but those turrets look like they'd be small cramped rooms cemaphonic Sep 2014 #51

It's huge Atman Sep 2014 #142

I love the understated simplicity and the clean lines lunatica Sep 2014 #52

Is it built to last, or merely cosmetic? hunter Sep 2014 #53

It's actual stone, not stucco over plywood. Atman Sep 2014 #143

c'mon can i have a little privacy without you blasting pics of my summer home all over the internet? unblock Sep 2014 #54

Bet he loses more than that Autumn Colors Sep 2014 #55

If I has seen the picture without the subject line... Marrah_G Sep 2014 #57

The owner of this castle farts in your general direction. Initech Sep 2014 #58

And now, the difficult question...how much is an ACCEPTABLE amount of money? brooklynite Sep 2014 #59

I mentioned that in an earlier post. Atman Sep 2014 #70

Way too gaudy, this is more my style (though a bit overdone) and it's only $25m seaglass Sep 2014 #60

I think it's kind of neat, but I don't know if I'd want to live in it. Coventina Sep 2014 #61

I live near a 1%er also. He lives in a 17,000 sq. ft. gold pyramid. City Lights Sep 2014 #64

Jim Onan? (Snicker) Lucky his first name wasn't Richard... haele Sep 2014 #101

Haha, good one. I forgot to mention he's also a teabagger. City Lights Sep 2014 #125

OMG! marions ghost Sep 2014 #109

I remember seeing signs along the highway for The House on the Rock! City Lights Sep 2014 #128

If you ever go... marions ghost Sep 2014 #145

When Rich (and philanthropic) People do it Right: catnhatnh Sep 2014 #66

I've been there. It's an amazing place. Atman Sep 2014 #68

Too much money, not enough taste... PoutrageFatigue Sep 2014 #71

I like it dumbcat Sep 2014 #73

Is his name "Jay Gatsby" by any chance? Arugula Latte Sep 2014 #74

It could be bought and turned into a wedding venue My Good Babushka Sep 2014 #76

I was thinking the same thing A Little Weird Sep 2014 #122

I give its obscenity a complete pass because of the moat. NCTraveler Sep 2014 #81

Slightly less offensive than JEB Sep 2014 #83

75 acres? Looks like a teardown to me. n/t pnwmom Sep 2014 #84

"a teardown"............. marions ghost Sep 2014 #110

Spider web cleaning alone would be a full time job. I wouldn't have time for DU. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #85

I leave the spiders who don't bite alone. They eat the insects who are worse. hunter Sep 2014 #98

I'll see your eccentric rich neighbor and raise you folk art sculptures with light up breasts. LeftyMom Sep 2014 #87

Only 10 bathrooms. But I guess you could use the moat, if you're outside shooting peasants. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2014 #90

I wonder how many pumpkin coaches are in the garage Ilsa Sep 2014 #91

I haven't seen any pumpkin coaches, but... Atman Sep 2014 #94

I think I saw this house on either HGTV or Ilsa Sep 2014 #97

The exterior is interesting greytdemocrat Sep 2014 #95

It is kinda funny looking, but to each their own. Xyzse Sep 2014 #100

Maybe the state could buy it and turn it into Gillette Castle North. KamaAina Sep 2014 #105

Prettier, more colorful castle in Kiefer, Oklahoma Dems to Win Sep 2014 #107

Here's one in Phoenix marions ghost Sep 2014 #111

And it's ugly too! Jazzgirl Sep 2014 #108

This is architectural tragic marions ghost Sep 2014 #112

That's not a house, that's Disneyland. Vinca Sep 2014 #115

I'd settle for a hewn log cabin... Historic NY Sep 2014 #117

Wow - that is garish Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #121

he/she will not get 45 million for that. beautiful property. Moat is nice but Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #129

I suppose next you're gonna pick on our modest little summer home Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #130

Ah the mad Count Ludwigs castle! EX500rider Sep 2014 #150

meh... too small for me. Texasgal Sep 2014 #131

Some simple zoning regulations would have saved him from himself. pa28 Sep 2014 #138

Does it come with a princess and fairies? Tom Ripley Sep 2014 #139

Hideous. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #140

First thought was "what a waste of money". raven mad Sep 2014 #141

Is Monty Python on his way to rescue the Holy Grail and Princess in the dungeon? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #146

For a few million ore he could have had a REAL castle! EX500rider Sep 2014 #151

Yes. But, he would have lost the valuable Kitsch effect. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #153

. Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2014 #161

If I had that kinda money I'd buy it and donate it to Head Start. TygrBright Sep 2014 #154

Fist richie rich has his servants to clean up after his filthy ass, but my first thought is who lonestarnot Sep 2014 #158

Nice inset ceiling lights. wheniwasincongress Sep 2014 #163

You have a summer home? TransitJohn Sep 2014 #164

It's just a yurt. Atman Sep 2014 #165

IF I had that kind of money... cherokeeprogressive Sep 2014 #167

What does your neighbor do for a living? TK421 Sep 2014 #169

Nothing. Atman Sep 2014 #171

That's just a weird house. BKH70041 Sep 2014 #172

If this person has the kind of money the OP states he could do whatever he wants with it TK421 Sep 2014 #174