From: "Choise76Smu@EhOhEll.Net" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house alt.real-estate-agents
Subject: Re: HOAs - your opinions?
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:55:06 +0000 (UTC)

dim@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (D. Gerasimatos) in
news:do77dp$2p08$1@agate.berkeley.edu: 

> Way back when (in a neighborhood without an HOA) my father set out to
> paint his house in two colors. The top half of the house was one color
> and the bottom half was another color. When he was halfway through
> (had painted the one color) half the neighborhood had come over to say
> that he was ridiculous and how hideous the house looked. Well, when he
> finally finished a lot of people came over to compliment him on it and
> some people even painted their houses in the same manner. The idea
> didn't fit in with their narrow view of what 'looked right' but the
> final product looked fine. Colors, whether exterior or interior colors
> like carpeting, are a fad. Lime green was cool 50 years ago, then
> pink, brown, beige, white, whatever. Are you going to repaint your
> house every time someone on the block thinks the color is dated or
> 'ugly'? Paint your house the color you want it to be and maybe you'll
> set a trend. Even if not, at least you'll be happy. HOAs want everyone
> to live in a navajo white world. 

your dad didn't happen to be mr pine?
http://www.google.com/search?q=Kessler+Leonard+Mr+Pine%27s+Purple