Posted on 09/07/2009 4:11:47 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
London, England (BANG) - Brad Pitt has spent $82,000 on a home for his children's gerbils. The "Fight Club" actor - who raises six kids, Maddox, eight, Pax, five, Zahara, four, Shiloh, three, and 13-month-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with partner Angelina Jolie - oversaw the construction and design of the project, which boasts tunnels, platforms, seesaws and mazes.
A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Brad pores over architectural journals like other people pore over newspapers. He had so much fun putting the run together with his kids Maddox, Zahara, Shiloh and Pax."
"It's incredibly complex and cost a lot but Brad's more than happy with any activity that can combine his two passions - his kids and architecture."
The rodents - who will live at the family's mansion in the South of France - were chosen by Maddox and Pax after their parents took them to a local pet store last week.
An onlooker said: "The boys were really keen to get the gerbils and it was Angelina who reached into the cage to pet them before a store worker got them out."
That “Billy Buttons” movie was an embarassment to watch...even my husband, who will watch anything, said it stunk, LOL!
Our gerbils (Shadow and Georgia) in their $20 home would be jealous, if they could read. They have a cat for entertainment, though: she sits on top of the cage looking hungry, while they disport themselves Cutely in safety!
Brad also likes to spend $$$ on avant-garde furniture for himself:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/chicago/look/brad-pitts-new-furniture-052645
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24971299/
Bleah.
First rule of Lemmiwinks: You don’t talk about Lemmiwinks.
I’ve had gerbils many times in my life, and I’ve even spent a good bit of money on cages and tubes and the like. I may in the end have spent as much as $500.
Now, my ferrets, I’ve only had for 2 years. But I’ve certainly spent more than $1000 on them, between cages and toys and putting them up in a kennel once.
But i can’t imagine how naybody could build a gerbil cage that cost $82,000.
His taste must be in his mouth.
Or donating it to the DNC and other liberal causes.
Beagles are better.
I think it’s a kid thing, Diana.
I would have never bought one.
My girls loved them.
So what? It’s their money.
NAPL!
I thought it was Richard Gere who was into gerbils.
It only took to post 2 to get a Richard Gere joke. Gotta love FR!
We were poor. My pets were insects.
Cats get them?
I had a pet rock... ;)
'S OK ... His woman is plenty decorative ... and a complete nutter.
They match!
It’s morning.
I log into FR. I’m eating my oatmeal while checking my pings. I see this Gerbil Foundation pic.
Dangit! Have YOU ever cleaned oatmeal off a monitor???
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