NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST COULD KNOCK 30% OFF HOUSE PRICES


	NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST COULD KNOCK 30% OFF HOUSE PRICES

tabsey

6-20-2009 5:19 AM

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6-20-2009 9:11 AM

disenchantedcitizen

A very light-hearted view of a very macabre possibility.

I think a 30% decline in housing prices is a tad bit conservative.

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