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A Million Dollar Fixer, Christmas Lights Gone Wild, Smartbolts and Styrofoam Dome Homes
Los Angeles Slinks for 12.09.08

120908atlaslinks.jpgA link below about an insane asking price for a serious fixer upper in Venice, a comprehensive list of crazy Christmas lights setups from around the globe, a bolt that's smart enough to tell you when enough is enough, and homes in Japan made out of the same stuff that protects and packs your deliveries...

 
 

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Hasn't he heard of global warming. Too tasteless.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on December 9th 2008 at 12:03pm
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tacky, oh so tacky!!!! i f**ing HATE xmass decor!!!! cheesy and tacky and the music is nauseating!!!!!!!!!!

posted by elinka189 on December 9th 2008 at 12:09pm
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LOVE IT! Get off your more tastefull-than-thou throne and get a little spirit.

posted by djs on December 9th 2008 at 12:13pm
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I definitely love a ton of Christmas better than a post-it tree. It's nice that some people bother, and not because they feel sentimentally obligated. It's nice that some people go over the top.

posted by K T G on December 9th 2008 at 12:21pm
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The asking price for a cute, but very dirty and dated house in Venice is indeed just too much and looking at the redfin image of the lot, it's long and narrow, making it kind of hard to build a huge house on it unless you go narrow, but deep and a modern structure would work best here I think.

However, I like the house despite it's condition. It's got lots of potential and the fact that it appears to be mostly original is a plus for I'd restore it and put an addition off the back to make it a 3 bedroom home and bring it up to date but keeping its original character intact as much as possible.

posted by ciddyguy on December 9th 2008 at 12:43pm
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"Get off your more tastefull-than-thou throne and get a little spirit"

no thank you for the spirit , I've had it shoved down my throat since Halloween. and yeah, a little taste would be nice during this beautiful time of the year but it's been plagued by tacky reindeer and lights on every bush these white trash morons could find. and like i said the music is atrocious

posted by elinka189 on December 9th 2008 at 1:47pm
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JINGLE BELLS!!!!! JINGLE BELLS!!!!! JINGLE ALL THE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by djs on December 9th 2008 at 2:50pm
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Some - SOME - of those lights look amazing! Others? Well, http://www.uglychristmaslights.com comes to mind...

posted by ryttu3k on December 10th 2008 at 12:14am
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