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Old 12-19-2005, 12:38 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Cal
So lets stop the clearing of land for McMansions
Just curious about why the houses are referred to as "McMansions". I thought that name was given to the cookie cutter houses that have some "mansion-like" features that seem to appear everywhere except in New England. Go to the newest suburbs of Denver, Dallas, Indy, Atlanta, Chicago or San Diego to see what I mean. I see "real" mansions and almost no cookie cutter homes around the lake. Lots of interesting architecture, big and small; and absolutely huge houses out there.
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