Mr. M and Mr. C - Ranch Style
A modernist and a classicist were walking down the road.
The classicist turns to the modernist and says, "Isn't that a lovely ranch style home?"
The modernist responds, "But it's only six months old."
Classicist: "True, but it's a well proportioned example."
Modernist: "Are you ever going to get to our century?"
Classicist: "This is as good as it gets."
Modernist: "But that's not even real wood siding. That's vinyl siding, and vinyl windows."
Classicist, "Is it? I guess I didn't get close enough to see that. Nevertheless, it's tastefully done."
Modernist: "But dude! If you go knock on the door, it's like slapping the side of a tool shed. It's vinyl for heaven's sake!"
Classicist: "Well, I admit painted wood would be much nicer. But the overall home is just darling. And painted wood is such high maintenance. I can't say I blame them."
Modernist; "Frankly, I was more impressed with the utility pole."
Classicist: "The what?"
Modernist: "The utility pole."
Classicist: "Are you sheetrocking me?"
Modernist: "I wouldn't sheetrock you."
Classicist: "You are so weird. What on earth for?"
Modernist: "Well, these are typically wood or steel in this country, but this one is actually concrete, just like the ones you see in Italy. That's a freaking concrete light pole. I love it!"
Classicist: "Have you lost your mind. What is so special about a concrete light pole?"
Modernist: "Concrete."
Classicist: "Concrete. That's all you can say, just concrete?"
Modernist: "Sure beat beats the sheetrock out of vinyl."
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Rich Farris, AIA
Author of "Principles of Creativity, Architecture's Insight to Invention" (Amazon)
Dallas, Texas
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