• gerikson@awful.systems
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    7 months ago

    “Our critics are mocking us for spending all the mosquito-net money on a castle!”

    “It’s not a castle, it’s a stately home, a manor house.”

    “That still sounds too posh!”

    “OK how about ‘detached house’? Just don’t mention it has 27 bedrooms…”

    • David Gerard@awful.systemsOPM
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      6 months ago

      from the estate agents’ site:

      This is a magical building in the Oxfordshire countryside, set high above the River Thames. There is a romance to the building, with its turreted, castle-like appearance, and uninterrupted views of the spires of Oxford.

      it’s not a castle! it’s just got certain castle-like characteristics

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        6 months ago

        from that language I’m reminded of the artist who went undercover as a billionaire, along with another article I read somewhere but lost the link to

        so many of these places selling vibes and ideas. they’re not residences, they’re showpieces. they’re “it’s got an indoor cinema and 5 private bars and …” flexing

        fucking inane