tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post7654582222739519086..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Caption This 24carmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-67775463270140476992007-06-30T22:46:00.000-04:002007-06-30T22:46:00.000-04:00For the first time the Gingerbread Man was unsure ...For the first time the Gingerbread Man was unsure which cookie cutter house was his own!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17358334529059790825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-44780029550757827082007-06-27T08:07:00.000-04:002007-06-27T08:07:00.000-04:00Over crowding/population 101 - from a co-worker of...Over crowding/population 101 - from a co-worker of mineSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375512448024903580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-40599114459416855722007-06-25T12:32:00.000-04:002007-06-25T12:32:00.000-04:00the modern subdivision design and planning rules a...the modern subdivision design and planning rules are sad.<BR/><BR/>They call it architectural integrity but it is a cookie cutter mentality.<BR/><BR/>I'd call this picture "LegoLand"Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383414423751969570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-77739968869808038292007-06-25T10:55:00.000-04:002007-06-25T10:55:00.000-04:00Oh look, your very first comment was exactly what ...Oh look, your very first comment was exactly what I was thinking....I remember this song from childhood, never knew the title but as a seven year old, was captivated by the words... "there's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one and they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same." I looked for years for that song... then enter the internet and voila... found it!<BR/><BR/>Little Boxes<BR/>by Malvina Reynolds<BR/><BR/>Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky tacky<BR/>Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same<BR/>There's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one<BR/>And they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.<BR/><BR/>And the people in the houses all went to the university<BR/>Where they were put in boxes and they came out all the same,<BR/>And there's doctors and there's lawyers, and business executives<BR/>And they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.<BR/><BR/>And they all play on the golf course and drink their martinis dry,<BR/>And they all have pretty children and the children go to school<BR/>And the children go to summer camp and then to the university<BR/>Where they are put in boxes and they come out all the same.<BR/><BR/>And the boys go into business and marry and raise a family<BR/>In boxes made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same.<BR/><BR/>Actually, it is quite a sad song.. a statement of the time where people followed an established path, never venturing out of the comfort zone.srphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751987787364198318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-71263341232921448492007-06-25T05:43:00.000-04:002007-06-25T05:43:00.000-04:00perfectly square and equal for allperfectly square and equal for allSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375512448024903580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-76960939318161583692007-06-24T23:08:00.000-04:002007-06-24T23:08:00.000-04:00Be the last one on your block to have one.Be the last one on your block to have one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-47416596115445711432007-06-24T21:00:00.000-04:002007-06-24T21:00:00.000-04:00one roof, two roofs, red roof, blue roofIt looks a...one roof, two roofs, red roof, blue roof<BR/><BR/>It looks as wacky as something out of Dr Seuss.<BR/><BR/>happy Sundaytommiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09744207550343647140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-78713518771022848492007-06-24T20:58:00.000-04:002007-06-24T20:58:00.000-04:00Like Mme Courtney, I was reminded of the Monopoly ...Like Mme Courtney, I was reminded of the Monopoly houses, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-30163649235171607872007-06-24T20:50:00.000-04:002007-06-24T20:50:00.000-04:00"People Farm"."People Farm".Chad Oneil Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678399436449542326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-11646383885380927882007-06-24T19:49:00.000-04:002007-06-24T19:49:00.000-04:00The very first thing that popped into my mind was ...The very first thing that popped into my mind was "...ticky-tacky boxes". It's from an old song, but I can't remember the rest of it.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-78098193799288421232007-06-24T19:30:00.000-04:002007-06-24T19:30:00.000-04:00"I hate playing Monopoly with my dad":)"I hate playing Monopoly with my dad"<BR/><BR/>:)HRH Courtney, Queen of Everythinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019876055788862713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-56659232907639516822007-06-24T15:13:00.000-04:002007-06-24T15:13:00.000-04:00Isn't there a song called "Ticky Tacky Little Boxe...Isn't there a song called "Ticky Tacky Little Boxes" about a similar subdivision in the hill south of San Francisco? Here's a caption: "Domino City."<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me,<BR/><BR/>MikeMichael K. Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726807939923761538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-33971779084691891832007-06-24T14:56:00.000-04:002007-06-24T14:56:00.000-04:00In a nod to the US's first suburb, Levittown, NY, ...In a nod to the US's first suburb, <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levittown,_New_York" REL="nofollow">Levittown, NY</A>, my caption is:<BR/><BR/>"Levy-town, Canada"<BR/><BR/>Maybe in a few years you'll be famous enough that they'll rename London, ON for you!utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-57744891122911534992007-06-24T14:38:00.000-04:002007-06-24T14:38:00.000-04:00When I see neighborhoods from above, as from a pla...When I see neighborhoods from above, as from a plane or a taller buliding, I imagine all the little stories that go with the people who might live there. Yes, they may be houses with little or no personality all stacked next to one another... but each one is someone's home. That one song comes to mind with this photo then:<BR/><BR/>"Our house... in the middle of our street..."Nestor Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268699982076705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-62412177827138891262007-06-24T13:29:00.000-04:002007-06-24T13:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kind comment, Carmi....but, unlike ...Thanks for the kind comment, Carmi....<BR/><BR/>but, unlike yours, my photos are all literally accidental...some are terrible, some are good....one never knows which it's going to be....<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-27736087809022028412007-06-24T13:26:00.000-04:002007-06-24T13:26:00.000-04:00QWERTYThe rows of houses remind me of a keyboard.QWERTY<BR/><BR/>The rows of houses remind me of a keyboard.nora leonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060931365847924819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-42799328067188132622007-06-24T12:48:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:48:00.000-04:00I have no clue as to what to call this except that...I have no clue as to what to call this except that partial line from that song which I cannot remember the name of...(LOL)...<BR/><BR/>"Little Boxes"......<BR/><BR/>Thank for your sweet words, Carmi!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-10555795034357920352007-06-24T12:37:00.000-04:002007-06-24T12:37:00.000-04:00oh dear, my idea of house-hell.... :-((caption.......oh dear, my idea of house-hell.... :-((<BR/><BR/>caption.....hmm.....<BR/><BR/>'Look here, see? You can see my house from here. Not, not that one, look, over there, next to the one with the red roof....no, not that one...the other one.....no, no, the other red roof......'<BR/><BR/>Did Michele send me?<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-86168601676194165022007-06-24T11:17:00.000-04:002007-06-24T11:17:00.000-04:00"Sheep Think"because I see it as a Baaaaa-aaad way..."Sheep Think"<BR/><BR/>because I see it as a <BR/>Baaaaa-aaad way to live.David Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690273066219097101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-55742062202160333812007-06-24T11:07:00.000-04:002007-06-24T11:07:00.000-04:00dear god... i'd freak if i had to live in such a n...dear god... i'd freak if i had to live in such a neighborhood. my brother in law grew up in mrs. sausage, actually.<BR/><BR/><BR/>no caption. just glad i live in a vibrant 'hood'. <BR/><BR/>pPregohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956114382782427084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-5685714842402980632007-06-24T10:44:00.000-04:002007-06-24T10:44:00.000-04:00Plenty of room to build up!Plenty of room to build <I>up</I>!JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395180494914592579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-61991682526535824142007-06-24T09:24:00.000-04:002007-06-24T09:24:00.000-04:00Great pic as ever Carmi! Those houses really are n...Great pic as ever Carmi! Those houses really are neatly layed out - it looks like the planner had a ruler and was going to use it!<BR/><BR/>How about 'The Stepford wives had at last found the perfect town plan'.Bobkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842625953465490864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-15146080251989341852007-06-24T08:53:00.000-04:002007-06-24T08:53:00.000-04:00I was thinking of that song too. I think I'd call ...I was thinking of that song too. I think I'd call it, Ticky-Tacky in honor.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976869000808518440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-83528325165016733952007-06-24T04:36:00.000-04:002007-06-24T04:36:00.000-04:00Aaaahhhh suburbia. :)Aaaahhhh suburbia. <BR/><BR/>:)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195783449222301031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-58358650307639334692007-06-24T01:22:00.000-04:002007-06-24T01:22:00.000-04:00In a lot of ways, this also reminds me of coming i...In a lot of ways, this also reminds me of coming into Sydney and even on approach to Narita!<BR/>Great pic, and I hope to see some of your photo's from the air show.<BR/>New post up as well, and here from Michele's this afternoon.<BR/>BernieBerniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929225891685150295noreply@blogger.com