intersections in real time (term of art, person of art)

May 24, 2011 15:36

horologion

octagon house

"even in their heyday, octagon houses never lined city streets and neighborhood blocks. on the contrary, an eight-sided home seemed to be the choice of individualists, standing defiant among four-sided neighbors."

orson squire fowler, clearly a member of the dharma initiative ( Read more... )

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maga_dogg May 24 2011, 22:30:13 UTC
In my teens, my parents almost bought an octagonal house in Aston on Clun, Shropshire. You pay a lot extra for the unusual shape, and then none of your furniture fits together properly. But it was still a pretty close thing.

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jones_casey May 24 2011, 22:42:26 UTC
pure teckle!

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