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Message 1738285 - Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 16:16:03 UTC

The zoning law required 90% open space.
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Message 1738296 - Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 17:15:48 UTC

Sir George was pleased with his
new house, he named it "The Leap!"


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Message 1738297 - Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 17:17:24 UTC

With local rules limiting the footprint of the house the only way the Jones' could have enough space for their expanding family was to build upwards.....
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Message 1738301 - Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 17:41:38 UTC

Never underestimate the re-sale value of a home with an ocean view.
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Message 1738332 - Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 19:39:54 UTC - in response to Message 1738301.  
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You say there's a silo missing?? Nope haven't seen it, just me and my house here....
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Message 1738355 - Posted: 30 Oct 2015, 21:35:14 UTC

The kids wanted a tree house, but the tree was still too small.
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Message 1738384 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 0:35:48 UTC - in response to Message 1738057.  

Well done everyone - lots of captions and a very difficult choice this time.

I was tempted to continue the joke about taking over the thread with Angela's late entry which definitely gets an honourable mention for vertical thinking:
Never underestimate the re-sale value of a home with an ocean view.

Blurf gets an honourable mention for topicality:
"Really a camouflaged rocket-powered escape pod for when the Zombie Apocalypse hits!"

Special thanks to Carlos and Zalster for thinking of a silo and rob smith for mentioning restricted space. The tallest grain silo in the world is fairly close to where I work and it is indeed built like that because the company did not have room for several side-by-side. Here are two pictures taken one evening:


Illuminated by "the long light" just before sunset
Author: Michael Roberts


Caught by the last rays of the setting sun
Author: Michael Roberts

Anyway, on with the judging. In third place is Graham Middleton: I will probably laugh every time I see a traditional phone box now!
...And the final item of interest in this spectacular property is the see-through out-house just to the right of the chimney.

Second goes to Lynn who correctly identified the building as a water tower. As you can read in the description on Wikimedia Commons, it was built by an eccentric who liked dovecots and people have lived there very happily.
Now THATS a happy water tower!

And our winner this time is soft^spirit, with this nicely constructed joke:
I thought I had built the perfect house, settled in to my loft
with a great view..

... And then came the knock at the door.
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Message 1738390 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 1:15:54 UTC

Thank you thank you.. although a do suspect a factor of a
"welcome back" vote... I will pretend I truly earned the victory.

And in keeping with the season..



And the Beets goes on
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Message 1738396 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 1:59:08 UTC

Death is getting younger every day.

Or

Death delayed,
.........by flat tire.
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Message 1738399 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 2:06:08 UTC

Congratz Janice!

'Darn government cutbacks....'


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Disclaimer, not for the win, yada, yada....
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Message 1738414 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 3:02:42 UTC

Dead Like Me - Life After Death

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Message 1738419 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 3:19:00 UTC

New recruit.
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Message 1738422 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 3:23:06 UTC - in response to Message 1738419.  

You might be a king or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later you dance with the reaper.
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Message 1738460 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 6:58:43 UTC

I'll do my best, but it's hard to be scary riding a kiddies trike
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Message 1738468 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 8:37:06 UTC

"People say the Lord works in mysterious ways. As if that makes all the s***ty things things in life any sweeter. Death is equally mysterious, but there's no sugar-coating that t*rd." -- Georgia Lass

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Message 1738484 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 11:03:22 UTC - in response to Message 1738390.  

This is the last time I'm playing "Trike or treat"!
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Message 1738500 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 12:55:44 UTC

"Death comes, but slowly..."

"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>
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Message 1738637 - Posted: 31 Oct 2015, 21:25:48 UTC - in response to Message 1738500.  
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Grim Reaper: [to God] The tricle Melvined me.
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Message 1738703 - Posted: 1 Nov 2015, 3:01:45 UTC

out of energy tonight.. Will put on my judge robes in the morning. Happy Samhain everyone.
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Message 1738803 - Posted: 1 Nov 2015, 15:33:20 UTC

And it is time (or past time) to play "kick the can"
and pass on the BEET'S crown of thorns..

Many fine entries.. but judgment is required so
For honorable mention:

"This is the last time I'm playing "Trike or treat"! " by Michael Robers

In Third place:

"New recruit." by Carlos

Second Place:

"Death delayed,
.........by flat tire." by Carlos

And the Winner:
"Death comes, but slowly..." by JaundicedEye

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