Green House, Colyton, Australia

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/realestate/the-mystery-behind-colytons-iconic-green-house-finally-solved/news-story/4bb24cf23f7266d4ad61139b843fdd92

Daily Telegraph [Australia]

15 March 2016

The mystery behind Colyton’s iconic green house finally solved

Azal Khan

Real Estate Reporter

[…] Locals have floated a number of theories on why the owners initially decided to paint the entire home green.

It has long been alleged the house was painted green following the death of the owners wife, whose favourite colour was green and thus the entire house was painted that colour in her honour.

Another view is the owners went through a messy divorce where the husband didn’t want the wife to have the proceeds of the house sale, so he painted it green to depreciate the value.

Equally as creative is the rumour that the owner killed his family in a car accident when driving under the influence. He then painted the home green which symbolises forgiveness and in a gesture to embarrass himself. […]

Sorority Houses Pay for Laundry to Avoid Being Classed as Brothels

http://thebrownandwhite.com/2016/03/06/brothel-law-does-not-exist/

The Brown and White [Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA]

6 March 2016

Brothel law myth about women living together debunked

By Emily Ward

A myth has been circulating around Lehigh’s campus for years. This myth’s origin is unknown, and it suggested that any facility housing more than six women is considered a brothel in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

It has also been said that sorority houses, which are often home to more than 40 women at a time, skirt this law by paying for laundry in their Greek houses.

In a Panhellenic Council meeting on March 3, more than half of the Panhel representatives who live in Greek houses where they have to pay for laundry said they had believed in this law. Six of the nine sororities on campus pay for laundry. Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Chi Omega do not pay for laundry in their houses. […]