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Shrike47

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

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Tue Sep 9, 2014, 02:09 PM

Sep 2014

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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