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MineralMan

(146,254 posts)

44. Wow! I don't remember that.

Reply to poli-junkie (Reply #36)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:30 PM

Mar 2019

So, it should be named as a historical landmark. That would protect it from the "every house should look the same" crowd.

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Meet the Flintstone House, a Home So Odd It Was Declared a 'Public Nuisance' [View all] Cattledog Mar 2019 OP

Land of the free and all that A HERETIC I AM Mar 2019 #1

I think it's very cool. dewsgirl Mar 2019 #2

+1,394,228 TheBlackAdder Mar 2019 #19

The lawn decorations are new, but Retrograde Mar 2019 #3

+1 alwaysinasnit Mar 2019 #27

It was always odd but not uglier, and it did not stick out like it does now Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #31

Idiots...if it had suddenly increased in value they would be painting BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #4

Yabba Dabba Don't Qutzupalotl Mar 2019 #5

Agreed customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #37

Very creative - I wouldn't mind living across the street. Talitha Mar 2019 #6

You can't Retrograde Mar 2019 #8

I like it Bettie Mar 2019 #7

we have a neighborhood feud KT2000 Mar 2019 #9

I remember reading about that! Gore1FL Mar 2019 #22

Yep - that's it KT2000 Mar 2019 #32

This house would be ugly in any color. diane in sf Mar 2019 #39

That is true, but painting it beige would make it look much worse Mariana Mar 2019 #41

To be fair I have yet to see a decent purple paint job on a house other than older period homes. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #25

see post 22 KT2000 Mar 2019 #34

Sounds like he's in Barney, as the Brits would say. SaintLouisBlues Mar 2019 #10

That took a lot of thought and a lot of work. lpbk2713 Mar 2019 #11

I don't think Mexicans would mind the colors: SaintLouisBlues Mar 2019 #12

Thank you for what sharing. What a beautiful array of vivid colors! RestoreAmerica2020 Mar 2019 #17

That's awesome! nt Gore1FL Mar 2019 #23

Wow! Love this. montana_hazeleyes Mar 2019 #42

This is awesome!!!! Talitha Mar 2019 #43

Love it! Don't touch it! MineralMan Mar 2019 #13

me too Demovictory9 Mar 2019 #15

According to the article at least some of the work was done without getting PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #14

That house is visible from 280 - I used to pass it frequently alittlelark Mar 2019 #16

So, it's not a rectangle. world wide wally Mar 2019 #18

A little over 20 years ago I used to pass that house every day on the way to work. Kablooie Mar 2019 #20

Those critters look BHDem53 Mar 2019 #21

They simply need to remove the cstanleytech Mar 2019 #24

I'd rather have that next door than a Trump campaign sign. nt WhiskeyWulf Mar 2019 #26

+1000 alwaysinasnit Mar 2019 #28

Love the ideas Ponietz Mar 2019 #29

Leave her alone dalton99a Mar 2019 #30

I absolutely adore this house. BlueDawn Mar 2019 #33

Every time we drive past it on 280, it's a point of interest, comment, and approval. I like it. NBachers Mar 2019 #35

The house dates back to Woody Allen's poli-junkie Mar 2019 #36

Wow! I don't remember that. MineralMan Mar 2019 #44

The purple football helmet on top seems out of period. Maru Kitteh Mar 2019 #38

Oh fuck, self imposed ear worm.. denbot Mar 2019 #40