Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have.
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Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have. What happened to restrained displays of class and taste?
18th Century Scotland: PINEAPPLES!!!
@daveybot Well, in fairness, those were a sign of wealth at one time, weren’t they? Only rich could afford them?
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@daveybot Well, in fairness, those were a sign of wealth at one time, weren’t they? Only rich could afford them?
@CStamp exactly my point, yes!
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@CStamp exactly my point, yes!
@daveybot Rich will rich.
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@daveybot Rich will rich.
@CStamp Indeed! Or, as a former child of Scotland once so wisely wrote: “same as it ever was…”
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@daveybot Rich will rich.
@CStamp @daveybot I learnt from a digression in this lovely podcast about a rental car that people used to rent pineapples.
“They cost thousands, so people would rent them and just walk around with it as a status symbol. Like: "Look at me, flexing on all you poor people, I got a pineapple and you don’t. I need you to see me walking around with this pineapple, but I can only have it so long because I got to get this thing back by 4 o’clock or they’ll charge me extra.”
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@CStamp @daveybot I learnt from a digression in this lovely podcast about a rental car that people used to rent pineapples.
“They cost thousands, so people would rent them and just walk around with it as a status symbol. Like: "Look at me, flexing on all you poor people, I got a pineapple and you don’t. I need you to see me walking around with this pineapple, but I can only have it so long because I got to get this thing back by 4 o’clock or they’ll charge me extra.”
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@WhiteCatTamer People rent car wheel rims - that's a new one to me!
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Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have. What happened to restrained displays of class and taste?
18th Century Scotland: PINEAPPLES!!!
@daveybot "We had the choice between windows on the ground floor or the pineapple dome. Easy decision."
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Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have. What happened to restrained displays of class and taste?
18th Century Scotland: PINEAPPLES!!!
@daveybot Rhode Islanders would love this palace
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@daveybot it's impressive but the lack of windows on the ground floor is worrying. (And weren't windows taxed? So a recurring expense, and therefore a bigger brag?)
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Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have. What happened to restrained displays of class and taste?
18th Century Scotland: PINEAPPLES!!!
@daveybot @arclight and apparently you can rent it... that's like the world's largest swinger beacon
As of 2024, one can rent the gardeners' quarters and the pineapple summerhouse as a holiday home.
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@WhiteCatTamer People rent car wheel rims - that's a new one to me!
@CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot I never knew either of them were rentable. And now I’m scared to think what else is rentable that I never knew.
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@CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot I never knew either of them were rentable. And now I’m scared to think what else is rentable that I never knew.
@johncormier @CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot Don't be scared, but one can rent a hot tub to have placed in one's back yard, filled, heated, self-maintained for anywhere from a few days to many weeks. We do it each winter Holiday season; it's glorious!
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@johncormier @CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot Don't be scared, but one can rent a hot tub to have placed in one's back yard, filled, heated, self-maintained for anywhere from a few days to many weeks. We do it each winter Holiday season; it's glorious!
@ChristineMalec I could buy that more readily than car rims.
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@ChristineMalec I could buy that more readily than car rims.
@johncormier @CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @daveybot@CStamp @ChristineMalec @johncormier @CiaraNi @daveybot Yeah, that sounds like a valuable service. XD Especially since you KNOW the people with the cash to buy a full fledged hottub will use them 12 days a year. Less waste…but maybe more biohazards…
There’s also the influencers renting sets designed to look like the interiors of private planes, and of course upscale kitchens, but that’s far less fun…
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@johncormier @CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot Don't be scared, but one can rent a hot tub to have placed in one's back yard, filled, heated, self-maintained for anywhere from a few days to many weeks. We do it each winter Holiday season; it's glorious!
@ChristineMalec If you don't mind saying, how much does that cost?
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@CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot I never knew either of them were rentable. And now I’m scared to think what else is rentable that I never knew.
@johncormier @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot Interesting thought, interesting topic - 'things I never dreamt you could rent'. I am both scared and curious now.
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@johncormier @CiaraNi @WhiteCatTamer @CStamp @daveybot Don't be scared, but one can rent a hot tub to have placed in one's back yard, filled, heated, self-maintained for anywhere from a few days to many weeks. We do it each winter Holiday season; it's glorious!
@ChristineMalec I didn't know you could rent hot tubs! I can see that being great in a winter holiday season.
I wonder if that's country-specific. I've just done a quick DuckDuckGo and can't immediately see Hot Tub Rental in Denmark. On the other hand, I just learnt that you can rent a Hot Box sauna, which I never knew.
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@CStamp @ChristineMalec @johncormier @CiaraNi @daveybot Yeah, that sounds like a valuable service. XD Especially since you KNOW the people with the cash to buy a full fledged hottub will use them 12 days a year. Less waste…but maybe more biohazards…
There’s also the influencers renting sets designed to look like the interiors of private planes, and of course upscale kitchens, but that’s far less fun…
@WhiteCatTamer Great point about rental being the more sustainable option for many things. Less waste at all stages. And cheaper and handier for many people, if they only need something once or rarely. I live in a mixed-used city centre and we can rent tools, lifting trolleys and the like from the local hardware for anything from 2 hours to several months. A cheaper, more environmentally-friendly option.
