For Sale: One Romanian Castle. Condition: Used- Very Good

[firecat88]

http://hiconsumption.com/2014/05/dra...w-up-for-sale/

Bran Castle, the inspiration for the setting of Bram Stoker's Dracula, is for sale, apparently. For $80 million.

[bhskittykatt]

Yes! Let us pool our money and buy it!

I can throw in $20...

[mathnerd]

But think about the upkeep!

[Jay 2K Winger]

But think about the upkeep!

Let's send a clacks to We Are Igors! (c-mail Yethmarther Uberwald)

[TheSHAD0W]

I wonder if I should put in a low bid?

[prjkt]

But think about the upkeep!

But the keep is already up!

[csquared]

I can throw in $20...

I'll kick in $20.00. Only $79,999,960.00 to go.

[MoonCat]

By god, I think we've just found the place to send the Kardashians...

[Jay 2K Winger]

By god, I think we've just found the place to send the Kardashians...

NO. A THOUSAND TIMES NO.

...unless you mean strictly to lower the property value to the point where we could collectively purchase it and then give them the boot, in which case go for it!

[DGoddessChardonnay]

...unless you mean strictly to lower the property value to the point where we could collectively purchase it and then give them the boot, in which case go for it!

That's the only reason I can see it being beneficial.

I can throw in another $20 BTW. And once we buy the place, we've got to come up with money to redecorate with.

[wolfie]

By god, I think we've just found the place to send the Kardashians...

There's a better place than that. A few months ago, the media were reporting that there were plans for a manned mission to Mars (to be shown as a reality TV show in order to bring in part of the cash for the effort) with one major catch - it's a one-way mission. Anyone participating would have to spend the rest of their life on Mars.

If the Kardashians go on that mission, I wonder - is there any chance of rounding up the guys who designed the Challenger's boosters to build this rocket?

[Jay 2K Winger]

If the Kardashians go on that mission, I wonder - is there any chance of rounding up the guys who designed the Challenger's boosters to build this rocket?

Let's have Katie Tiedrich design the rocket.

[Chromatix]

If the Kardashians go on that mission, I wonder - is there any chance of rounding up the guys who designed the Challenger's boosters to build this rocket?

Nitpick: the Challenger's boosters were perfectly competently designed. The problem was that they were operated in weather conditions that they were not qualified for. It didn't help that a thermometer, used to check the temperature at various points on the launchpad, was used improperly - it should have been given an acclimatisation period before measurements were taken.

All of this is detailed in a certain Professor Feynman's report.

[AccountingDrone]

I could have sworn that Bran Castle was for sale a couple years back for only 10 million ... having been freshly renovated and been used as a B&B for a couple years. I think it was on the real estate part of cheezburger back when it was just getting started [before it bought out the kawaii webpage also. I really like the old kawaii site =(]