FARK.com: (6803590) Cold war-era missile silo converted into 'ultimate secret lair' up for sale. No, its not in a hollowed out volcano like you asked for (w/ pics and video)

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Weaver95

2011-12-09 11:57:51 PM

If I had the money, I'd buy this property and start my cult. hmmmm....adeptus mechanicus or Restorationists...?

violentsalvation

2011-12-10 12:08:51 AM

As teenagers we used to drink in abandoned Titan Missile silos. They are f*cking cool. I would kill to own one.

Benevolent Misanthrope

2011-12-10 12:22:08 AM

violentsalvation: As teenagers we used to drink in abandoned Titan Missile silos. They are f*cking cool. I would kill to own one.

Murder may not be necessary. ^

And we were talking about this site years and years ago on Fark, before there was even a TF, to all kick in and buy as a timeshare Farkistan.

violentsalvation

2011-12-10 12:59:45 AM

Benevolent Misanthrope: violentsalvation: As teenagers we used to drink in abandoned Titan Missile silos. They are f*cking cool. I would kill to own one.

Murder may not be necessary. ^

And we were talking about this site years and years ago on Fark, before there was even a TF, to all kick in and buy as a timeshare Farkistan.

just like this (^)

violentsalvation

2011-12-10 01:01:53 AM

violentsalvation: Benevolent Misanthrope: violentsalvation: As teenagers we used to drink in abandoned Titan Missile silos. They are f*cking cool. I would kill to own one.

Murder may not be necessary. ^

And we were talking about this site years and years ago on Fark, before there was even a TF, to all kick in and buy as a timeshare Farkistan.

just like this (^)

wait actually the silos themselves were not imploded, they were still there, half inch of water at the bottom and some dead birds.

Grables'Daughter

2011-12-10 01:53:22 AM

The worst part of living in one of those silos is having to press that damned button every 108 minutes.

meatofmystery

2011-12-10 03:53:51 AM

That's cool and all, but to the right : NSFW pics of coed topless pulp fiction somethingrather (new window)

DrBenway

2011-12-10 03:56:58 AM

Whatever happened to the one that had been converted into a swanky LSD lab or some such back, I think, in the late 90's?

vrax

2011-12-10 04:00:53 AM

DrBenway: Whatever happened to the one that had been converted into a swanky LSD lab or some such back, I think, in the late 90's?

At least the cops can't just kick in your front door.

/waits for law which prohibits doors that can't be kicked in.

Pointy Tail of Satan

2011-12-10 04:10:31 AM

The problem is, the guys that fix up these sites have no sense of style. If only Frank Lloyd Wright was still alive.....

Pointy Tail of Satan

2011-12-10 04:16:00 AM

Sure......until you bring that special someone down.....

"Hey! Wanna see my missile?"

Then its a kick in the nads amd two weeks of ice packs.

I sound fat

2011-12-10 04:18:59 AM

Id hate to think my home would be first wave in a nuclear attack because Putin didnt think it was worth the extra money to update the missle silo list they put together 30 years ago.

SirEattonHogg

2011-12-10 04:25:30 AM

Grables'Daughter 2011-12-10 01:53:22 AM

The worst part of living in one of those silos is having to press that damned button every 108 minutes.

Uh, that's not the correct procedure, sir.

ElLoco

2011-12-10 04:33:24 AM

What if war were declared?

Make More Hinjews

2011-12-10 04:36:14 AM

Pointy Tail of Satan: Sure......until you bring that special someone down.....

"Hey! Wanna see my missile?"

Then its a kick in the nads amd two weeks of ice packs.

Pics or it didn't happen!

Moonk

2011-12-10 04:48:57 AM

I sound fat: Id hate to think my home would be first wave in a nuclear attack because Putin didnt think it was worth the extra money to update the missle silo list they put together 30 years ago.

but if it comes to a shooting war, ya might wann be on the first one out.

vudukungfu

2011-12-10 05:00:54 AM

Pointy Tail of Satan: The problem is, the guys that fix up these sites have no sense of style. If only Frank Lloyd Wright was still alive.....

Hew was an overrated hack.

Atomic Spunk

2011-12-10 05:09:29 AM

I'm getting a chubby thinking about the hundreds of young girls I could ~~imprison~~ house in that silo.

SnakeMan

2011-12-10 05:21:18 AM

Which war did you say this cold missile silo is from, Subby?

illannoyin

2011-12-10 05:25:41 AM

Interested but your asking price is a bit high

Hetfield

2011-12-10 05:29:18 AM

Grables'Daughter: The worst part of living in one of those silos is having to press that damned button every 108 minutes.

Hehe.

flamingboard

2011-12-10 05:33:42 AM

illannoyin: [www.venturefans.org image 250x289]

Interested but your asking price is a bit high

Brock not included.

Shyla

2011-12-10 06:24:35 AM

God I hate Huffington Post.

untaken_name

2011-12-10 06:27:12 AM

Shyla: God I hate Huffing-a-ton Post.

FTFM

Marcintosh

2011-12-10 07:24:55 AM

Overall, it took Gibbons and Francisco 20 years to finish the project as the listing just went live earlier this year.

Sounds like a contractor I know. He's nothing if not slow

aearra

2011-12-10 07:32:51 AM

I knew the american housing market was under water but this takes the problem to new depths.

I Want To Believe

2011-12-10 07:36:52 AM

Thnx subby for the obscure refference to a briliant game, you evil genius!

Secret Polish Boyfriend

2011-12-10 07:42:37 AM

Why did the lyrics "you like monkeys, you like ponies" suddenly ring in my ears? Does it come with wolves? Are they an option?

Radak

2011-12-10 07:57:11 AM

vrax: Whatever happened to the one that had been converted into a swanky LSD lab or some such back, I think, in the late 90's?

At least the cops can't just kick in your front door.

Well, except they kind of did (new window).

calufrax

2011-12-10 07:58:39 AM

Is it just me, or is it a really bad idea to have one of these if a nuclear war did break out?

You know, just in case your new home was either part of an old target list, or was kept on the target list just in case the real estate listing was thought to be a bluff?

yagottabefarkinkiddinme

2011-12-10 08:17:08 AM

If nuclear war does break out you would want to be one of the first taken out, unless you like starvation, lawlessness, cancer and no medical care. Enjoy your survival.

booksmart

2011-12-10 08:17:44 AM

calufrax: Is it just me, or is it a really bad idea to have one of these if a nuclear war did break out?

You know, just in case your new home was either part of an old target list, or was kept on the target list just in case the real estate listing was thought to be a bluff?

Umm... actually, as long as you're in the bunker portion of it, you've actually got a pretty good chance of survival.

Still don't know if I'd want to try and scratch through a nuclear holocaust, but that's a whole separate issue.

Snake Vargas

2011-12-10 08:35:26 AM

If I recall correctly there was a movie with the old guy from 60 minutes (I think) where they show military personnel just running away from the silos because they knew they were useless as cover in a direct hit.

Too lazy to look it up, but I do wonder if that's true. Doubt there's any way to find out for sure.

xxdangerbobxx

2011-12-10 08:40:47 AM

Radak: vrax: Whatever happened to the one that had been converted into a swanky LSD lab or some such back, I think, in the late 90's?

At least the cops can't just kick in your front door.

Well, except they kind of did (new window).

Have you ever read what you are linking to? Because, except they kind of didn't.

danno_to_infinity

2011-12-10 08:44:55 AM

if I had mad lottery winner kind of money, I'd buy that place in a new york minute.

Flint Ironstag

2011-12-10 08:45:19 AM

The big problem with all these sites is that they are known. Whatever disaster happens, war, zombie attack, revolution etc everyone in the area is going to know where you are and that you have supplies. Be prepared for lots of people trying to get in using dynamite etc.

/Lesson One. Do not be seen.

prjindigo

2011-12-10 08:46:44 AM

just another farking repeat

Marine1

2011-12-10 09:03:18 AM

Tons of those places dot the American Midwest, especially around Kansas City and central Missouri. I hope to buy one or see my parents retire to one some day. It'd be so cool to live in or visit. They're surprisingly cheap, too.

TV's Vinnie

2011-12-10 09:31:14 AM

Jesus friggin' Christ! I keep seeing this damn thing "for sale" over and over for the past twenty years. haven't they unloaded this thing onto anyone yet???

AtlanticCoast63

2011-12-10 09:33:56 AM

That's not a lair.

img.ffffound.com

This is a lair.

Radak

2011-12-10 09:39:49 AM

xxdangerbobxx: Have you ever read what you are linking to? Because, except they kind of didn't.

That's why I said "kind of", as in calling in question the idea that working in a bunker makes one impervious to the law. (And yes, before you get all pedantic, I know they weren't actually working there either.)

cwolf20

2011-12-10 09:43:56 AM

I'd say "Again?" seeing as how fark has talked about others doing the same thing in years past, but this is too cool to be sarcastic.

DaStompa

2011-12-10 09:50:08 AM

Why must I be cursed with a poor job?!?
The machine god demands a proper lair.

IrieTom

2011-12-10 09:56:10 AM

That's right down the road from me. I have heard that at least one other one has been a very profitable grow-op.

SinisterDexter

2011-12-10 10:11:48 AM

Interest rates are low. It's a good time to buy, if you can swing it.

rnatalie

2011-12-10 10:19:22 AM

That thing has been on the market for over a decade (talk about days on market).
A few people have inspected it and found it needs work.

Ambitwistor

2011-12-10 10:51:06 AM

lohphat

2011-12-10 10:51:51 AM

rnatalie: That thing has been on the market for over a decade (talk about days on market).
A few people have inspected it and found it needs work.

This. It was listed for $4.8M IIRC dropped to $780K. The silo portion is still untouched.

Talk about "money pit"...

lilbjorn

2011-12-10 10:56:31 AM

Selling his undisclosed location?

DarthBart

2011-12-10 11:47:05 AM

Snake Vargas: If I recall correctly there was a movie with the old guy from 60 minutes (I think) where they show military personnel just running away from the silos because they knew they were useless as cover in a direct hit.

Too lazy to look it up, but I do wonder if that's true. Doubt there's any way to find out for sure.

There was a scene like that in The Day After.

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