Luxurious Mansion

[TromboneAl]

The news media keep saying that Bin Laden was living in a luxurious mansion. Even for a third world country, this doesn't count as a luxurious mansion:

But I guess "luxurious mansion" is a better contrast to "cave" than is "large ugly house."

 

[MikeD]

One million doesn't buy much in Pakistan.

 

[skyvue]

Thinking the same thing. It looks even worse on the inside.

 

[FUEGO]

Whoever was his interior decorator should be fired.

 

[Sarah in SC]

They kept a cow in the courtyard? Not much luxury if you ask me.

 

[REWahoo]

They kept a cow in the courtyard? Not much luxury if you ask me.

It is if you like milk on your Wheaties and the nearest Piggly Wiggly is 9,000 miles away...

 

[Sarah in SC]

Well, there's always Breast Milk Cheese Stand Offers Food for Thought | TakePart - Inspiration to Action
REW.

 

[calmloki]

Note to self: add luxurious mansion to apartment rental ads. See Samantha Bee on flipping Osama's lovely home:

To Kill a Mockingturd - Reaction to Bin Laden's Death - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 05/02/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

 

[FUEGO]

It is if you like milk on your Wheaties and the nearest Piggly Wiggly is 9,000 miles away...

Osama wouldn't be caught dead shopping at a piggly wiggly anyway, given his peoples' distaste for pork.

 

[BigNick]

I suspect that the figure of a million dollars was plucked out of a random cow's backside rather than a local realtor's office.

Apparently Abbottabad is quite a tony place. During the run-up to the operation, people were seen going round from house to house, claiming to be interested in buying property in the area. You can't use that cover story in every third-world town. No major problem with religious extremists reported (oh, the irony). An IT guy tweeting in great English throughout the operation. Could be anywhere in the Mid-West.

 

[REWahoo]

Osama wouldn't be caught dead shopping at a piggly wiggly...

He might - if the tide is right...

 

[HFWR]

Whoever was his interior decorator should be fired.

We'll they were fired at...

 

[donheff]

You didn't see the media center Al.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Maybe this is the guest house that Ed the Gypsy would have been put up in had he accepted the Pakistan opportunity discussed here?

http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f27/pakistan-53087.html

 

[Nords]

The news media keep saying that Bin Laden was living in a luxurious mansion.

That's just the phrase they're using on the latest VRBO.com listing...

 

[Purron]

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[rescueme]

So that's why Bin Laden didn't contribute to the thread:

http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/how-to-tell-if-you-are-wealthy-55823.html

...

 

[Nords]

Hey, Nords, did you know when you look at this site without logging on, ads appear in your post like this. This picture is a screen print and a bit hard to read. Even so, check out ad #2 which reads "Obama Loves Annuities".

Sheesh.

I don't know which is worse-- having to see that dreck in the discussion or realizing that some poor fool paid money to Google to get those ads on the discussion board...

 

[73ss454]

They kept a cow in the courtyard? Not much luxury if you ask me.

At least they don't have to travel for milk.

 

[Nords]

At least they don't have to travel for milk.

Or fertilizer.

 

[saluki9]

Thinking the same thing. It looks even worse on the inside.

Feel free to complain to the interior re-decorators

 

[LOL!]

Media reports that this compound had lots of security cameras. I haven't seen a security camera in any videos of the compound. Also initial reports said it was surrounded by an 18 ft wall, but then it turns out only a very small part of the wall is that tall. It's mostly a 10 to 12 ft wall.

Anyways, I'm amused at how journalists fall all over themselves embellishing any small tidbits of facts they are given.

Who will get the exclusive interview with OBL's daughter and wife? Or any of the others living in the compound? Will the cow get it's own TV show?

 

[steelyman]

Note to self: add luxurious mansion to apartment rental ads. See Samantha Bee on flipping Osama's lovely home:

To Kill a Mockingturd - Reaction to Bin Laden's Death - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - 05/02/11 - Video Clip | Comedy Central

That entire show was classic. It's not often that I sit in front of the TV literally laughing out loud (especially for an entire show), but that one did it.

 

[LOL!]

Lots of reviews of this location on google maps: Osama Bin Laden's Hideout Compound

 

[eridanus]

Google has street-view cars in Pakistan?!?