Comments on: The House(s) That Spite Built http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:15:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: little gator http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-541451 little gator Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-541451 The ancient Romans used the middle finger the same way we do now. The ancient Romans used the middle finger the same way we do now.

]]> By: stormie24 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-536430 stormie24 Sun, 04 May 2008 01:20:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-536430 hahaha, there's one in Toronto Ontario too! except it's not a spite house...it's a why-not-build-something-here house. http://www.thelittlehouse.ca/page1.aspx hahaha, there's one in Toronto Ontario too! except it's not a spite house...it's a why-not-build-something-here house.
http://www.thelittlehouse.ca/page1.aspx

]]> By: fsmarch http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-525330 fsmarch Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:55:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-525330 @ raincoaster: I think the building you mention was in neatorama a few weeks ago. @ raincoaster:

I think the building you mention was in neatorama a few weeks ago.

]]> By: the robot child http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-525232 the robot child Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:55:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-525232 this is why i go on neatorama. Now when i talk to people i'll sound so educational! this is why i go on neatorama. Now when i talk to people i'll sound so educational!

]]> By: raincoaster http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-525188 raincoaster Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:04:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-525188 The narrowest building in the world (according to the Guinness Book) is a spite office building in Vancouver, the Sam Kee building. The city expropriated almost all of Sam Kee's property to widen Pender Street (then Dunlop street, I believe) but left him a six-foot-deep lot so they didn't have to pay him fair market value for the whole lot. So he built a building exactly six feet wide. The narrowest building in the world (according to the Guinness Book) is a spite office building in Vancouver, the Sam Kee building. The city expropriated almost all of Sam Kee's property to widen Pender Street (then Dunlop street, I believe) but left him a six-foot-deep lot so they didn't have to pay him fair market value for the whole lot. So he built a building exactly six feet wide.

]]> By: drmeowmix http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-525025 drmeowmix Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:44:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-525025 Chelly- While you're most likely right about what the "v" means, the origin you give for the middle finger is actually apocryphal. I do a lot of things out of spite, I'll have to add building a house to my list. Chelly- While you're most likely right about what the "v" means, the origin you give for the middle finger is actually apocryphal.

I do a lot of things out of spite, I'll have to add building a house to my list.

]]> By: Lore http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-524838 Lore Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:57:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-524838 People being stubborn. I love it. People being stubborn. I love it.

]]> By: fsmarch http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-524758 fsmarch Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:16:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-524758 I don't know if this is pushing the definition of a spite dwelling a bit, but here goes: In Manhattan, around 30 years ago, a developer wanted to build a skyscraper, in the east 50's. All of the owners of small buildings on the block sold out, except one. The corporation tried throwing mega dollars at the building owner, but they refused to leave, so they built their skyscraper AROUND the small house. Eventually, the owner died, and the house was torn down, and the grounds of the skyscraper completed. You can only imagine how many millions that person's stubborness cost the corporation. I used to laugh when I walked past that little house standing in the way of a corporation. God bless the American spirit! I don't know if this is pushing the definition of a spite dwelling a bit, but here goes:

In Manhattan, around 30 years ago, a developer wanted to build a skyscraper, in the east 50's. All of the owners of small buildings on the block sold out, except one.

The corporation tried throwing mega dollars at the building owner, but they refused to leave, so they built their skyscraper AROUND the small house.

Eventually, the owner died, and the house was torn down, and the grounds of the skyscraper completed. You can only imagine how many millions that person's stubborness cost the corporation.

I used to laugh when I walked past that little house standing in the way of a corporation. God bless the American spirit!

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-524750 Christophe Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:07:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-524750 If you don't have room for a spite house, you still can be an annoyance: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21365321-13762,00.html If you don't have room for a spite house, you still can be an annoyance:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21365321-13762,00.html

]]> By: Alannah http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-524612 Alannah Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:10:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-524612 I'd like to build a spite wall. I have an small house on the side of our yard that's been broken up into apartments. The owner uses the apartments for those people he feels need help becoming Christians. So, we've got devil worshipers, drug addicts, Wiccans (I actually liked them, they did some great landscaping) and people fresh from jail going in and out of the apartments. I applaud the guys ethic, but he gets robbed blind every other month, and as far as I know, not one of these people has ever 'turned the other cheek' for him. I want a nine concrete and razor wire wall all around my property. Just for spite. I'd like to build a spite wall. I have an small house on the side of our yard that's been broken up into apartments. The owner uses the apartments for those people he feels need help becoming Christians. So, we've got devil worshipers, drug addicts, Wiccans (I actually liked them, they did some great landscaping) and people fresh from jail going in and out of the apartments. I applaud the guys ethic, but he gets robbed blind every other month, and as far as I know, not one of these people has ever 'turned the other cheek' for him. I want a nine concrete and razor wire wall all around my property. Just for spite.

]]> By: chelly http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-524609 chelly Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-524609 the "V" sign on the house in england is probably for the British equivalent of the middle finger. In war times when they used to capture enemy archers (usually of french origin) they would cut off one of the fingers they would use to draw a bowstring. Then when they would see archers who had suffered the misfortune of being caught they would show them that they still had both their fingers. So to this day instead of using the middle finger they often give a reversed peace sign with the back of the hand facing the person they're being rather rude to. Thats my guess on the V at least ;] the "V" sign on the house in england is probably for the British equivalent of the middle finger. In war times when they used to capture enemy archers (usually of french origin) they would cut off one of the fingers they would use to draw a bowstring. Then when they would see archers who had suffered the misfortune of being caught they would show them that they still had both their fingers. So to this day instead of using the middle finger they often give a reversed peace sign with the back of the hand facing the person they're being rather rude to.

Thats my guess on the V at least ;]

]]> By: Nate http://www.neatorama.com/2008/04/25/the-houses-that-spite-built/comment-page-1/#comment-524545 Nate Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:12:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=15878#comment-524545 ooh! I want to build a spite house! I'd purchase a piece of property in West Des Moines, the height of suburbia, (Stacy knows what I'm talking about) and build the most modest house, drive my electric car and all of my landscaping (including the grass) would be natural prairie grass. haa haa have at you suburbs! ooh! I want to build a spite house! I'd purchase a piece of property in West Des Moines, the height of suburbia, (Stacy knows what I'm talking about) and build the most modest house, drive my electric car and all of my landscaping (including the grass) would be natural prairie grass.

haa haa have at you suburbs!

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