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Thanks to Aristotle, I have been reminded of a phrase that has been bouncing around in my mind for years.
The Surreal Estate Agent in your area can offer you canal estate properties on Titan, Beach houses where lobstrosities roam the littoral shore; Bomb shelters on Betelgeuse; Gardens by Giacometti;
Parlours by Picasso; Bedrooms by Bellmer...
Prices are out of the ordinary.
Moon Shop
http://www.moonshop.com
Official Lunar Embassy real estate sales site [waugsqueke, May 20 2002]
"Lawyer Claims To "Own" The Sun"
http://www.spacedai.../news/oped-02e.html
Dennis Hope is on it. [waugsqueke, May 20 2002]
Yves Klein
http://www.immorali...uk/klein/klein2.htm
Artist sold regions of immaterial space, and made the buyer burn their receipt. [pottedstu, May 20 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Escher World
http://www.halfbake...idea/Escher_20World
Where values are up. And down. [phoenix, May 20 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
(?) Dark Tower fan page.
http://www16.brinkster.com/darktower/
Latest news about the lobstrosities. [DrBob, May 21 2002, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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A fellow named Dennis Hope has been at this for some time now. |
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Surreal Estate Agents could also sell housing as art. In the UK someone exhibited, as art, a concrete building that could not be lived in. In the same way you could sell buildings make out of coke cans, litter and/or bisected cows in formaldehyde |
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Will there be a large advertising footprint for this specialty? Web (Sur)realty? Wallspace (Sur)realty? |
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I can't buy much, just a lot. |
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At least you'll have a lot to show for it. Those Ethereal Estate Agents are all swindlers and cheats. |
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They're all style and no substance. |
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(2 bd apt.) In the deserts of Sudan
(with w.m,
roof terr.) And the gardens of Japan
(great
holiday lets) From Milan to Yucatan
...
(must see! fab family home) In the dock of Tiger Bay
(farmhouse, needs renovation) On the road to
Mandalay
(we operate) From Bombay to Santa Fe
(we'll take your money) Over hills and far away |
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Hit me with your surreal rythmn stick, hippo.
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Thank you DrBob, I knew someone would pick it up. |
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(Ahem. "Dum-a-chum?" "Did-a-chick?") |
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Reality escape cottages by Salvador Dali... |
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Sorry waugs, too many years have passed. My apology, if you will. |
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Just rediscovered this. I saw a very ordinary apartment block being marketed the other day. It was called "The Dali Mews". Groan. |
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