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25 November 2005, 08:59 PM
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Whats the difference between
a gentlemans residence and a house? - We spotted a nice 'house' today, but the agent says it is a fine gentlemans residence, and I ain't no fine gentleman, so that probably means I can't have it 
25 November 2005, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
a gentlemans residence and a house? - We spotted a nice 'house' today, but the agent says it is a fine gentlemans residence, and I ain't no fine gentleman, so that probably means I can't have it
does it not imply bachelor.?
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25 November 2005, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
does it not imply batchelor.?
Me - "Hi I'm calling about the house you are selling on..."
Agent "Hactually hits a gentlemans residence"
Me - "OK - Can you give me some information about it?"
Agent- "Hokay"
Me - "Can you tell me the asking price"
Agent - "If you need to ask you can't afford it"
Me - "erm.....
....
....
(lost for words for a sec)
(still me)
Hokay - Hi will take Hit. can you get in touch with my people and get it sorted out [hangs up]
Called in at the estate agent on the way home to wind him up
me (strongest Belfast accent I can muster)- "Hows it goan wee lad - I'm luking for a big huse - dinny care how much it is, but a need te pay cash for it - innythin up tae two millyin.
agent - "erm....
....
....
(agent lost for words now - you can see his mind thinking 'drug money - run away, commission, stay and talk)
me - that 'gentlemans residence' looks nice. Much isit?
agent "erm.....
......
......" etc
what the **** do you have to do to buy a house from this guy
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25 November 2005, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sti-04!!
Dont buy it, your motorhome wont look right in the drive 
Its also got 15 acres of land with it. I think 15 acres is a reasonable amount of space to have my own quad track, but my wife seems to think you could rent it to a farmer.... wierd
25 November 2005, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
Nooo - Its got a big store place out the back big enough to put the motorhome and the boat in. That was the first thing I noticed
Its also got 15 acres of land with it. I think 15 acres is a reasonable amount of space to have my own quad track, but my wife seems to think you could rent it to a farmer.... wierd
Its also got 15 acres of land with it. I think 15 acres is a reasonable amount of space to have my own quad track, but my wife seems to think you could rent it to a farmer.... wierd
What county is it in ??
25 November 2005, 11:23 PM
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I remember my geography teacher telling me about that area when I was about 11 - moraines and drumlins. Anyway - the land looks like they have chucked it in cos it would be crap for any sort of farming. Still - moraines and drumlins look like just the kind of landscape you need for a bit of craic on a bike or a quad.
25 November 2005, 11:31 PM
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nah - the sheep would keep falling over (trying not to give wife ideas that don't involve me breaking arms and legs.... hhhhm - seeing at the agent won't let us buy it I suppose it doesn't matter)
An accurate description would probably be 'goat land'
An accurate description would probably be 'goat land'
25 November 2005, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
but my wife seems to think you could rent it to a farmer.... wierd
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25 November 2005, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
She's right ............ but forget about getting anything more than £1 a year per acre!!
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why would you want to rent out prime motoX land when you can have it all to yourself.
(a quid seems a bit excessive - as above - a farmer could do **** all with it)
26 November 2005, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
a gentlemans residence and a house? - We spotted a nice 'house' today, but the agent says it is a fine gentlemans residence, and I ain't no fine gentleman, so that probably means I can't have it
On the plus side, there's probably plenty of plug points.
26 November 2005, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MJW
A 'gentleman's residence' is estate-agent speak for a complete sh*t-tip of a house. Probably with maggot-ridden takeaway cartons under the floorboards, jizz all over the soft furnishings and a toilet with 3 years worth of mouldy **** encrusted round the rim.
On the plus side, there's probably plenty of plug points.
On the plus side, there's probably plenty of plug points.
26 November 2005, 09:15 AM
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Gentlemans Residence = 'overpriced for what it is, but we'll find some chinless wonder who has inherited some money from Daddy, and he'll pay the price anyway, either that or flog it to a footballer with no taste who thinks it will make him posh'
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
a gentlemans residence and a house? - We spotted a nice 'house' today, but the agent says it is a fine gentlemans residence, and I ain't no fine gentleman, so that probably means I can't have it