HecticArt Wonderful Architecture Work

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Memo to Mirror reporter Hollie Bone – and please, guiys, don't make fun of her name – when you say this mansion has been "decorated to compliment its steep history and beautiful architecture," the word you wanted was "complement," not "compliment."

Inside Gothic mansion with its own chapel that's gone on sale for £4.5m

The stunning property in Clyst St Mary, Devon, has been carefully decorated to compliment its steep history and beautiful architecture, with endless spaces to explore

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[scotchandcigar]

Memo to Mirror reporter Hollie Bone – and please, guiys, don't make fun of her name – when you say this mansion has been "decorated to compliment its steep history and beautiful architecture," the word you wanted was "complement," not "compliment."

Inside Gothic mansion with its own chapel that's gone on sale for £4.5m

The stunning property in Clyst St Mary, Devon, has been carefully decorated to compliment its steep history and beautiful architecture, with endless spaces to explore

www.mirror.co.uk

Maybe they decorated it with new stuff, as a compliment to the old, historical stuff.

 

[HecticArt]

Two words.



Shag

Carpet

 

[Channel98]

Ten words:

 

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This mansion has 10 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms and is in a gated community called Big EZ Estates. I think "Big EZ" sounds more like the slogan of an adult contemporary radio station.

A lawyer bought a 60-acre compound near Yellowstone National Park for his family of 13. Now, he's selling it for $23.5 million — check it out.

While the homeowner, Nick Rowley, is putting the house on the market, he's not going far: He owns 260 neighboring acres.

www.insider.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

I think I spotted Kevin Costner in one of the pictures.

 

[HecticArt]

It looks like someone ate a dozen gingerbread houses,
then threw them all up.

 

[JHDK]

It looks like someone ate a dozen gingerbread houses,
then threw them all up.

U think? I think it looks kinda beautiful and rustic.

Like a less fun version of the Wilderness Lodge at Disney.


Btw id love to stay there some day. It's rigt next to animal kingdom and on one side they have the Savanah where you can see giraffes and elephants and cool birds and stuff right from you room window/balcony. Much like the Contemporary tho, if I ever stay at either I doubt I'd spend barely any time in the parks. I'd want to get my money's worth from the view and all the amenities of the resort.

 

[Channel98]

On the first of our five stays at Walt Disney World, Teri and I stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge. She loved giraffes. As soon as we got to our room, I went out on the balcony to look at the savanna and the animals. I shouted, "Teri, come here! Look!" A giraffe was just below the balcony. At that time, animals could come right up to the buildings. Fences have been added since then.

Paul Simon and Edie Brickell bought a mansion for $16,500,000 and sold it for $10,800,000. I call that "5,700,000 Ways To Lose Your Money." Yes, their money was "Slip Slidin' Away."

Paul Simon and Edie Brickell Sell Their Connecticut Estate at a Loss

The celebrity couple paid $16.5 million for the 31.8-acre property in 2002, but sold it for nearly $6 million less after the home languished on the market for three years

www.mansionglobal.com

 

[HecticArt]

You mean that I coulda bought Edie Brickell's bathtub?
Damn..... #lostopportunity

It's actually a pleasant looking house. It's over the top with meaningless decoration and fake details.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Nutty Narrows: A bridge for the squirrels in Longview, WA

An architect in Longview built a bridge to help squirrels safely cross the road back in 1963. Devon Haskins looked into the history of the Nutty Narrows Bridge.

www.kgw.com

 

[HecticArt]

Yeah.....um........well.......
I think they have a sense of humor......

 

[sadchild]

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Going to the Blue Jays game on Monday we were crossing the bridge across the tracks to get to the Roger's Centre (aka Skydome). I saw a plaque. It was the Rod Robbie bridge in honour of "Roderick "Rod" George Robbie the architect of the Skydome. He passed in 2012 and they named a bridge after him. He looks to have quite the impressive resume (for an architect) based on the Wiki below. Until Monday I had never heard of him.

Rod Robbie - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[scotchandcigar]

Isn't Robbie the name of a soccer tournament?

 

[Channel98]

IRBS's comment about Rod Robbie got me wondering who was the architect who designed Dodger Stadium. It was Emil Praeger. He also designed Shea Stadium.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Alumni Hall of Fame

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Isn't Robbie the name of a soccer tournament?

Yes it is. Not the same Robbie.

5 winning facts about the Robbie International Soccer Tournament

The Robbie International Soccer Tournament is the largest youth soccer tournament for charity in the world.

www.toronto.com

The Robbie tournament is named after an actual person, Robbie Wimbs of Scarborough.

The tournament is also immortalized by the last lines of the Barenaked Ladies hit "One Week"

 

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On January 13 – Go look! – Mister scotch posted a picture of the so-called Jenga tower in New York City. Well, yesterday a man played Jenga – and lost.

MSN

 

[HecticArt]

I mean, the building is ugly, but he could have moved instead of jumped.

It was actually the Bed Bath and Beyond CFO that jumped. I guess he was beyond his credit limit.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I mean, the building is ugly, but he could have moved instead of jumped.

It was actually the Bed Bath and Beyond CFO that jumped. I guess he was beyond his credit limit.

The company is not doing well. They had just announced several store closings and layoffs. No doubt this played into the mindset at the time.