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Anglina Jolie and Brad Pitt have made an offer on an 850 year old house in the Provence region of France. However, they initially withdrew their $20,000,000 offer… when the bike mad couple were refused permission to build their own circuit in the five-acre garden!
Clearly, the sight of $20,000,000 disappearing down the path was too much for the authorities, who relented and confirmed the couple could add the circuit.
http://www.motobke.co.uk
Celestine Prophet
Great to see that those with money can just flash it around and get whatever the hell they want. Poor French getting stuck with those two!!
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here. QWQ
Here for the arcade.
They're into bikes?
They'll muddy the bad boy rep we have!
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It's the way of the world sunshine. Get over it.Originally Posted by Bikern1mpho
Celestine Prophet
Oh my, sunshine. Just cos it is the way of the world doesn't make it right!!
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here. QWQ
His Excellency
That Space Cadet Tom Cruise has already managed that.
(who let that weirdo onto a Scrambler)
At least Angelina could up our profile by washing muddy motocross bikes in a bikini.
deploy the yak!
I haven't met them, are they not very nice?
F M S
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Why are you so concerned about what Brad & Angeline do with their own money? Surely you must have other things in your life to focus your attention on.
Celestine Prophet
But taking a break from sex offenders and paraphilias at the mo!
I just think that if you get rejected for planning you shouldn't be able to 'bribe' people to get what you want. The environment is prescious and shouldn't be there for rich people just to buy up and destroy just cos they can afford to.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here. QWQ
Off the wagon
Aww c'mon Finn....dont be such a bitch.
Celestine Prophet
But he does it so well
Aww c'mon Finn....dont be such a bitch.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here. QWQ
Rest In Peace
Hmmmm...and of course, let's conveniently forget about two very interesting points:
A- the massive involvement of Angelina (and Brad by association) with the UN, and the massive funds they donate to charities.
B- Poor French my arse...shake enough money in front of them and they'll turn coat...wouldn't be the first time.
Tall poppy syndrome anyone? If they've got the means and want a freakin track on their property, I say good for them.
Celestine Prophet
Why should people get what they want all the time? Is is not thier 'God' given right to have anything and everything just cos they are famous and have laods of dosh.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have you found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here. QWQ
Rest In Peace
why shouldn't they?
why do people earn money? the fact that they are famous is irrelevant here...they bought a property, they want to do as they please with it...simple request really.
However, I would like to know if other details might have been at the origin of the frenchs' refusal...ie: if the building of a track was to severely impair the neighbouring area and its inhabitants, or if it was going to severely impact on the environment.
Can't have been though, since a "little" money managed to loosen the decision...Same thing happens here on a regular basis...Home owners nowadays are having to pay indecent amounts of money to councils to even get them to consider an alteration to their property, and that's without any guarantees that it will be accepted.
Be it $20,000 or $20,000,000,000...money is the way to talk and get things done nowadays, whether the romantics like it or not.
Hardcore Biker
My dream is to buy a small bit of land & have my own little race track too
Sure it'd be wrong if it ruined some historic site, polluted the earth/air/water or broke noise regulations etc. but I'd choose the property based on it's location and suitability for the purpose.
I'll be damned if someone tells me I can't make the 'improvements' I want to my own bit of dirt...
Where does it say they bribed anyone?
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