Mon 16 Oct 2006
Real Estate Poodle
Posted by Marlow Harris under Popular Culture, Real Estate
I’ve been called many things, but this is a first.
Sex is like real estate (you should get a lot while you’re young), but I’ve not really thought of myself as a pornographer.
In the past, I may have looked at Play Girl at the latest model, where now I tend to look at Met Home for the latest model (of Viking gas range)…. My centerfold gazing is more likely to be at a newly remodeled kitchen with stainless steel appliances than “buns of steel” and I start breathing harder at the thought of French Doors rather than French kissing.
Isn’t it interesting that they choose to attack the reporter for a completely objective posting of news, where the reporter purposely chose not to interject any opinion. For all they know, I was posting that article just because it was so ridiculous, yet they called for their minions and winged monkeys to attack, without even knowing where I stood on the subject….. That’s a great way to win people to your point of view.
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October 16th, 2006 at 7:49 pm
Seems to me you are a bit of a poodle. Kinda cute but basicly harmless and not much of a hunter either. What else would explain the way you slink quietly away from a puppy like Trevor Smith? Instead of taking him on on the real questions like, “What’s wrong with charging 6% for exceptional service”?
When puppy boy claims to provide full service for 4%, you could counter by asking how he can provide the same service when he has to service 33% more listings to earn the same money as a 6% agent.
If that doesn’t send him yelping for the hills you could do a quick search for his listings and see that he’s had around 15 since the first of the year and about a third have sold, a third canceled or expired and a third are still on the market. Elsewhere on his blog he claims to have closed about 20 transactions this year. That means that about 75% of puppy boy’s income has come from commissions negotiated by the evil full price gougers. So…. what percent of his commissions is he donating back to his poor, blue collar buyers? Hmmm?
Not the kind of bark to emanate from a perfumed pampered pooch like you is it?
AAAARRFFF!
October 16th, 2006 at 8:38 pm
Some days you’re the dog, other days you’re the hydrant.
Woof!
October 17th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
A combination of looks and smarts do not make a poodle!!
great stuff, this blog.
October 18th, 2006 at 7:38 am
Woof, woof, woof!
October 21st, 2006 at 7:28 am
It’s interesting to me that people would overwhelmingly take to calling someone a poodle as an insult. The poodle is one of the most intelligent and capable dog breeds in the world. They are very accomplished hunting dogs — one of the best breeds you could use for that, in my opinion — and are also accomplished tracking and protection dogs.
Don’t believe me? Read for yourself.
October 22nd, 2006 at 10:46 am
Oh Goody!
A poodle lover!
So how many poodles do you see while you’re out hunting Chad?
The poodle breed, like most of the cocker spaniels, has had the hunting bred completely out of them in favor of “breed conformity”.
Get off the computer and go hunting once in a while and you’ll know a little more what your talking about.
Some people read, other people hunt.
AAARRRFFF!!!
October 22nd, 2006 at 9:04 pm
I grew up in Germany. Poodle hunting dogs are common.
However, in the last ten years of living in Seattle, I’ve met one poodle with the show cut and five with hunting cuts. Out of those six poodles, one was friendly to strangers (and it wasn’t the show dog).
I don’t like poodles per se, so much as I appreciate accuracy. You should try it sometime.
October 23rd, 2006 at 8:31 am
Is real estate really going to the dogs. First we have Greg The Bloodhound, now Marlow is a Poodle?
Was there a memo I did not get? LOL
Tom
October 23rd, 2006 at 8:56 am
Well, now that we’re completely off topic, out of context and arguing about the virtues of different dog breeds, let me add this:
The germans are world reknowned for their original thinking when it comes to breeding aren’t they?
Apparently your German upbringing also endowed you with the ability to judge an animal’s hunting skill by it’s haircut?
As for the “unfriendly 5″ maybe they just didn’t like your haircut?
In regards to your anal retentive demand for accuracy I would like to point out that my original post employed a common rhetorical device known as sarcasm. Many people, myself included, consider sarcasm to be an interesting element in humorous communication. Obviously, I’m enjoying it more than you.
I’d love to delve deeper into this topic but it’s time for me to go get my haircut.
I’m thinking about getting a Realtor Cut this week.
Have a nice day.
AAARRRFFF!!!
October 23rd, 2006 at 9:00 am
Bad dogs! Heel!
November 9th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Mr. unidentified Realinator. I’m not sure how I got the name puppy boy around here. I think I like it. Yes, I have closed quite a few buyers end deals this year, many of which I kicked back commissions to my buyers. I appreciate your witty and ignorant banter, why don’t you come rip on me on my blog where I actually have a fighting chance to respond? Or at least identify who you are… hmmm who’s really the puppy boy here?