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Current architectural styles? Donald Newcomb 06-21-2007
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Posted by Edgar on June 22, 2007, 10:34 am
>I apologize for "parachuting" into this group but I'm trying to learn if
> there is a generally accepted name for the style of housing architecture
> that is currently popular in the USA. These houses are typically very
> vertical with high-pitched roofs. Multiple (often unnecessary) roof lines,
> giving them a layered appearance. Narrow eaves. Turrets, gables, etc. They
> stand in total contrast to modern architecture, ranch style houses and the
> prairie school and seem to emphasize form over function. The only names
> I've
> heard for this style are pejorative, such as "Yuppie Pseudo Victorian",
> "Kitsch Neo Gothic", etc. I was wondering if there is a name for this
> architectural style that is not derogatory?
> --
> Donald R. Newcomb
> DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net
>
>

I think "crap" is a decent name for the style, though "nifonging crap" works
too. Or we could go with "neo-profit driven" style.

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Edgar



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Posted by 3D Peruna on June 23, 2007, 10:13 pm
Edgar wrote:

>>
>
> I think "crap" is a decent name for the style, though "nifonging crap" works
> too. Or we could go with "neo-profit driven" style.

nifonging crap would be redundant. Nifongian is probably a good start...

Posted by Edgar on June 25, 2007, 12:36 pm
> Edgar wrote:
>
>>>
>>
>> I think "crap" is a decent name for the style, though "nifonging crap"
>> works too. Or we could go with "neo-profit driven" style.
>
> nifonging crap would be redundant. Nifongian is probably a good start...

I like that :)

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Posted by ++ on June 25, 2007, 1:50 pm
various people continued juvenile inappropriate naming:

>>
>>nifonging ... Nifongian
>>
>>

Thi all falls under the category of the drawing so bad that when mommy
is shown it for the fourth time, she realizes that baby needs
encouragement. So she says "Oh, how creative, darling" but saves the
"Oh, how good!" for the drawing that actually shows promise.

It's simply innappropriate to make fun of anyone's name. The person you
are making fun of in hopes to somehow making smaller so you can
momentarily congratulate yourself on being bigger, probably has
perfectly decent relatives who might be nice people to know, if you
weren't the person making fun of their surname.



Posted by Edgar on June 25, 2007, 2:40 pm
> various people continued juvenile inappropriate naming:
>
>>>
>>>nifonging ... Nifongian
>>>
>
> Thi all falls under the category of the drawing so bad that when mommy is
> shown it for the fourth time, she realizes that baby needs encouragement.
> So she says "Oh, how creative, darling" but saves the "Oh, how good!" for
> the drawing that actually shows promise.
> It's simply innappropriate to make fun of anyone's name. The person you
> are making fun of in hopes to somehow making smaller so you can
> momentarily congratulate yourself on being bigger, probably has perfectly
> decent relatives who might be nice people to know, if you weren't the
> person making fun of their surname.
>
>

I'm definitely not bigger, and this is a open forum, if you don't like it
don't read it, or go the extra mile and plonk us. We're not going to change
the world in here, as much as you think we might.

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Edgar



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