By The Tim on December 25th, 2007 at 12:00 AM · 3 Comments
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By The Tim on October 4th, 2007 at 10:59 AM · 44 Comments
If I had a million (and a half) dollars, I’d buy you a house… But what kind of house?
Would you rather have a “phenomenal location & nearly total renovation” on Queen Anne:

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…Or a 16-building, 45,000 square foot former missile complex on (under) 57 acres in Eastern Washington:

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Ok, granted, it would probably cost another $1.5 million to bring the base up to fully-functioning “evil genius secret lair” status. But still, even for $3 million, when given the choice between this:

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And this:

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Who wouldn’t take the underground fortress? I mean, come on.
But seriously though, even if I did have a million (and a half) dollars, I wouldn’t buy a house. Some day, sure, but not a chance in today’s market. The market for mind-bogglingly enormous underground bases is probably a different story though…
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By The Tim on June 17th, 2007 at 2:28 PM · 8 Comments
One of my coworkers noticed an amusing juxtaposition of advertisements last week while he was checking the local weather forecast. I had to disable Firefox’s Adblock Plus to see any ads, but it was worth it for the laugh:
For reference, the monthly payment on a 30-year fixed mortgage of $430,000 at today’s interest rates of 6.5% comes out to about $2,700. Even an interest-only loan at 6.25% comes with payments over $2,200.
What’s your IQ, indeed.
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Tags: advertising, laughs