Oh no!

Aug 01, 2008 01:10

Someone in the United States developed a neighborhood of 31 homes based on Lord of the Rings, with cute houses that have Hobbit holes for their back doors and a sort of Shire- and Rivendell-esque decoration style of trees and leaves. Unfortunately, it ruined the man financially to make this development and now that he's made it, the real estate ( Read more... )

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slashfairy August 1 2008, 06:13:46 UTC
oh, how unfair. *sigh*
i wish i could get 31 families together and buy them. wouldn't it be cool, to have fan-friends living in rivendell?

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 06:26:15 UTC
It would be super fantastic. If it wasn't in Oregon I'd be all for it, but alas, despite my living at the asscrack of Canada, I dislike cold weather and especially hate rain, so that's pretty much out for me. :/ But I do hope enough fans read about this place and save it. It may be too late for him to recoup his losses, but that doesn't mean his dream won't live if the right folks move in.

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slashfairy August 1 2008, 06:29:30 UTC
good point.

i have such a long list of things to repost in my lj. ;/ *adds this*

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 06:35:50 UTC
One thing at a time, sweetheart. :) Thanks for reposting when you can.

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realm_of_ylith August 1 2008, 06:30:09 UTC
poor guy, I do feel for him. but at the same time....

really?

haha

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 06:31:31 UTC
Oh, hubster would be THRILLED to live in a hobbit house. Trust me. There are others. ;)

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realm_of_ylith August 1 2008, 06:32:53 UTC
haha!

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mr_illuminated August 1 2008, 14:35:37 UTC
Seriously - I would totally live in a hobbit house! I think that would be so cool. Not to mention it would be energy efficient and virtually immune to tornadoes.

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lijahlover August 1 2008, 06:51:24 UTC
It's so sad it's not going to happen :(

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 06:58:08 UTC
Well, it's apparently already built; they just need people to buy the properties! Wanna move? ;)

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lijahlover August 1 2008, 15:27:18 UTC
WOW! I wish we could move.

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 19:25:01 UTC
I bet the man who developed them wishes you'd move too! :D I'm sure YOU could appreciate them for what they are and would love a house like that and take care of it.

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tularia August 1 2008, 12:57:59 UTC
All we need is to win the lottery!

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 19:23:25 UTC
That would work! :)

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illuminated_sin August 1 2008, 19:23:39 UTC
LOL! I'm glad it's not just me. ;)

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