HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh my god.

Why did I just now learn of this?

There is a place called The Shire of Bend, which is a community inspired by The Lord of the Rings. They make houses that look like hobbit holes.

Here, let them explain:



Anyway, they soon came to learn that the only people who would actually live in such a freakshow commune are Paultards, who have no money and prefer to live in their parents' basements where Cheetos flow like rivers of miruvor. Now, the developers are poors:

The rise and fall of Bend’s real estate economy has resulted in foreclosure proceedings against The Shire, a village-themed concept in southeast Bend patterned after J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series.

A notice of default was recorded last week in the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office on the 31-lot development, which had a “Disneyland-like feel” according to one of its developers and was characterized by Old World housing styles and a fantasy setting.

The Shire concept originated with Ron Meyers, who sold his share in the development for an unspecified amount to Dr. Lynn B. McDonald — a former emergency room physician at St. Charles Bend. McDonald died July 7.

...Jan McDonald is trying to sell the 14 developed lots, one house and additional land before the 6-acre property goes to public auction in December, she said.

The family owes Umpqua Bank $3.4 million on the project, according to the default notice.

...“We wanted to create a community — not just another subdivision,” Meyers said.

One home has sold for $650,000 since the project broke ground in fall 2006.

While you have the time, before elitist banks seize all their assets...including their hobbit intertubes, do take a tour of the magical utopia that was never meant to be.

This is the greatest story of the week.