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Hawaii Hiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 08:28 AM
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Wow, & you thought the White House was big - check out the Sultan's Palace
I don't think I need 2 MILLION sq. ft..I'd be quite content with the Playboy Mansion, lol, :woohoo: :woohoo:

"His official residence is the Istana Nurul Iman, with 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, and a floor area of 2,152,782 square feet (200,000 m²), undisputedly the world's second largest palace after former Beijing Imperial Palace"..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanal_Bolkiah
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 08:29 AM
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1. Two-hundred fifty-seven bathrooms.
Sheesh.
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HillWilliam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 09:02 AM
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4. I could live off the line-item expense for Tidy-Bowl alone. n/t
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 09:05 AM
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5. LOL!
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 08:30 AM
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2. The White House, actually, isn't very big. nt
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lxlxlxl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-22-09 08:42 AM
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3. good for him...
ugh, gaudy displays of wealth in foreign countries arouses a particular type of disgust in me.

gold toilets
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