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*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?

new shoes

i was thinking about this the other day and i decided i'd use it to buy a new pair of socks everyday, there's nothing like the feel of new socks


and hair extensions too

a cheap, used harley cruiser, black. two helmets. saddlebags. gas to get up to michiagan, to get my friend reina. gas to take us both to florida. hotels along the way. condoms. reina is hot. and would do me, were it practical for us to do so. also, i would buy this katana i've had my eye on, and my bokken just broke, so i'd get a new one o those. adn some cello strings, so i can take it up again. but nothing really big, cept the harley.

TRIPS! to see Peech, Choqulya, Jocabia, Randomea and Tribes, LP, Ariddia... Planners and Lasc and Gawdly... and a few others i just don't know where to find... yet!

i'd spend mine on travelling as much of the world (in comfy 1st class rich-man comfort;)) as i could (i'll stop off and say hi to y'all on my way...)

and a nice apartment in Amsterdam while i'm at it :)

TRIPS! to see Peech, Choqulya, Jocabia, Randomea and Tribes, LP, Ariddia... Planners and Lasc and Gawdly... and a few others i just don't know where to find... yet!
*cough*

I'm going to blow it all on hats!

I'd buy a house in Portland, Oregon <-- which would pretty much wipe out half of that... travel, finish school, and put the rest away so that the worry of finances would never be in my marriage.

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

you can't do that to me!

now I will either be;
1 - feeling eternally guilty for not helping the straving people with it
2 - feeling eternally stupid for giving it all away everytime I am short of money

Go on a huge shopping trip and buy clothes and shoes and bags, have a party, travel around the world, buy presents for people, start donating regularly to loads of charities and save some for when I got to Uni and start living on my own.

Pay off student loan (thanks Tony you b*****d)

Pay for my gf to go to medical school.

Get a decent house near her medical school.

Get myself an Angus Trim AT1548 and a few others i have had my eye on.

Write that novel I have always wanted to write, caus I won't have to work for at least a year.

That would use up about £400K

Save about another £400k

Give 100K to Bradford City (as well as buying a season ticket).

Have a decent party to celebrate and maybe buy a new smart roadster brabus (about another 25K all in) then the other 75K is for living off for as long as I can manage :D

Oh yeah, and ask my gf to marry me as I can now proivde her with the future she deserves.

new shoes
Yeah I totally second that!
That and charity shops, the best places ever, so then it would still go to a good cause but I'd also get some damn nice clothes/shoes/random junk that other people didn't want :) !

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?

Burn it on the Isle of Jura à la the KLF.

A new car, a fishing boat, and invest the rest.

a turnip.


(Waits to see who is in the know...) :cool:

Burn it on the Isle of Jura à la the KLF.

Not even keep a £5?

Burn it on the Isle of Jura à la the KLF.

now, now... is that any way to show your gratitude? the man just forked out a MILLION dollars, or pounds, or whatever for you, show a little respect

if anyone has any change left over i could really go for a bag of chips right now...

One million really isn't much anymore. Spend it on a half decent house and you've already blown 1/3rd-1/2. If you gave me a million, I'd use it to buy a good lawyer, and sue you for more.

a turnip.


(Waits to see who is in the know...) :cool:

Ahhh Baldrick...

TRIPS! to see Peech, Choqulya, Jocabia, Randomea and Tribes, LP, Ariddia... Planners and Lasc and Gawdly... and a few others i just don't know where to find... yet!

Same here, except I'd see other people. Oh, and I'd buy a buttload of records, a good turntable, a top-quality phonostage, some nice speakers, an amp, and a guitar. Oh, and some recording equipment!

I wouldn't spend it. I'd just get it turned into a giant wad of hundred dollar bills, and stuff my wallet with it. Then whenever someone pissed me off I'd smack them with my giant, 40 pound wallet.

Not even keep a £5?

Easy come, easy go.

now, now... is that any way to show your gratitude? the man just forked out a MILLION dollars, or pounds, or whatever for you, show a little respect

Gratitude? By taking a million pounds out of circulation I have just increased the buying power of everybody else's money. You can't get more altruistic than that.



*Waits for an economist's rebuttal.*

a turnip.


(Waits to see who is in the know...) :cool:

A thingy-shaped turnip, eh? ;)

if anyone has any change left over i could really go for a bag of chips right now...

tayto or walkers?

*invests it in AppleMac immediately*

*invests it in AppleMac immediately*

Just a quick question...which college you in at durham?

Pay off my student loans, buy a new car (cheap, fuel efficient), purchase some rental properties, and use the rest for real estate speculation.

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?
i'd pay for my church's missions trip to costa rica, pay off my familly's debt, pay off my church's debt, and buy i really, really nice pc and entertainment system. maybe a house for my friends and i on some tropical island, too.

Put all of it in the Rise of Fascist and Communist States stock

No one willing to give it up to the poor and down trodden? So, I guess they only deserve OTHER people's money. :rolleyes:

tayto or walkers?
this simple equation will show a correct answer:

tayto > > > > > walkers

Apartment full of electronics, nice car and put the rest in the bank so i can live off the interest.

No one willing to give it up to the poor and down trodden? So, I guess they only deserve OTHER people's money. :rolleyes:

Hey, I need money, too, ya know. I don't really have any as it is (the most I've ever had at one time is $80).

I'd invest most of it in an annuity, which would build up over time. I'd give a good portion of it to people who need it, so there.

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?

I'd buy a guitar, as I've been meaning to get one for three years. Then I might get a better computer, stock up on a few snacks and maybe get an ill-advised 'Chicken pi' tattoo.

I would probably save up the other 998,000 or so for a rainy day, I can't think of anything else I want to buy.

No one willing to give it up to the poor and down trodden? So, I guess they only deserve OTHER people's money. :rolleyes:
That's what taxes and welfare are for.

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?

Nothing. I'd probably lose it down the back of the sofa :(

Kellarly: Trying to PM you. As you can imagine, such information is privileged, and not for worldwide distribution. But the board seems to be preventing me seeing your profile or finding some mechanism by which to PM you. Um. How do I do this? Or can you PM me with your email or something?

I'm going to build a house in a nice but underdeveloped area (somewhere) along the coast of california.

I'm going to live there for about a decade

and then sell it for about $3,000,000 (assuming i started with a million dollars US)

of course i might have some money left over... probably building a house is a lot cheaper than buying one that's already been built, so i'll assume I could get away with it for about $750,000... which leaves me $250,000.

With that money I would set about $25,000 aside in a high-liquidity account (most likely a simple checking account or savings account).

I'd buy a nice car but not a 6-figure luxury car... maybe a BMW 5-series or a Ford Thunderbird.

So I'd have around $175,000 left... I would invest this money diversely:

maybe $50,000 in a fixed annuity, with the balance to be paid out upon retirement of the fund; about $100,000 in mutual funds (selling shares as monetary needs arose); and about $25,000 in high-risk/high-reward DOW stocks (ditto).

Serious answer: use to money to set up a musicians' collective/social centre with a venue, a practive room and a place for the kids to hang out. Bankroll poorly attended gigs by incredibly obscure touring bands.

New Watenho']Kellarly: Trying to PM you. As you can imagine, such information is privileged, and not for worldwide distribution. But the board seems to be preventing me seeing your profile or finding some mechanism by which to PM you. Um. How do I do this? Or can you PM me with your email or something?

Click on my name on the msg board, then click go to my home page and send me a telegram via there.

If nothing else, got to www.nationstates.net , go to world and search Kellarly and tg me that way.

One $1 million hookerbot, or one million $1 hookerbots.

Definitely not a small stockpile of Nuclear Weapons and a small Undreground Bunker. Nope. Never gonna happen.

*Shifty Eyes*

Hmmm, thats a toughie. Pay off all my bills, Uni fees and debts reserved of course. Pay off mortages and bills of family and close friends. Some to charity to assauge my huge conscience, of course. Maybe a holiday to the US, because I would like to see a few of you guys, you've pricked my interest, 'specially Tink, plus a few from the II forums. Then, oh I don't know, treat a girl I like to a great dinner.

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?
Getting loaded.

Buying this guy (http://www.cricbd.com/news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=235) a new kidney.

tayto or walkers?
Whats with the tayto ad? They score a point and one of them overreacts, what the hell does that have to do with prefaring tayto?

My very own rebel army. Then use the army to attempt an armed revolution in Cuba..er..again...and then get a cool haircut, or lack thereof, like Ernesto Guevara.
And all this just to say I led an armed revolution in Cuba.

And of course the usual things, cars, chicks, giant underground LAN networks for giant games, zeppelins, land mines etc.

Ahhh Baldrick...

BLACK AAADDDER BLACK AAAADDDER.

Excellent. :D

My very own rebel army. Then use the army to attempt an armed revolution in Cuba..er..again...and then get a cool haircut, or lack thereof, like Ernesto Guevara.
And all this just to say I led an armed revolution in Cuba.

And of course the usual things, cars, chicks, giant underground LAN networks for giant games, zeppelins, land mines etc.

Er... two minor details:

1) If you do it now, you'll officially be a counter-revolutionary.
2) If you don't mean to be a counter-revolutionary, the usual things aren't things a Communist would consider anyway. :)

I'd invest it, then later on I'd use the investment money to buy a small pacific island and build a data haven.

Buying this guy (http://www.cricbd.com/news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=235) a new kidney.

And also exactly as much as it takes to hire someone to steal this rabbit (http://www.savetoby.com/) from the piece of shit doing this sick experiment, and then someone else to return all that donated money to its rightful owners.

I'd install a comprehensive network of flying-foxes to make local travel more exciting/dangerous, any change I'd have left would go on introducing foreign preditors into the food chain.

That's one sick bastard and a terribly unfortunate rabbit. Survive a ravenous predator and land in... Satan's house.

In the long run, money can't buy happiness. Unless you are starving or freezing or something related to survival. I think that ultimately, for someone of moderate means, the "what if you have a million" exercise goes to show that- yeah you can do some cool stuff and it'd be fun, but really you wouldn't be that much happier. A useful result, since you wouldn't be jealous of rich people.

tayto or walkers?
neither. i'm talking british chips (fries)

and you'll be glad to hear i got them :)
they were tasty


One $1 million hookerbot, or one million $1 hookerbots.
best answer :p

I'd put it in a savings account and live off of the interest.

1,000,000,000 pennies

I dunno. Spend it on a nice house and a good computer. Mebbe invest some.

I'd put it in a savings account and live off of the interest.

Good luck. Assuming you start at 1 Million and get .5% (average for most savings accounts), then that only nets you 5000 a month.

That'll do if you don't buy a house that costs more than $250,000 and drive a car that costs no more than $30,000.

...not a bad life at all. But not oppulant, either. ;)

An apartment with decent furnishings, and school tuition. I'd put the rest in a savings account.

I would put it all in the bank under 5 year and 10 year accounts.

That would be a great way to retire after my white collar job at the age of 45.

I would get the money from the 401k and the government!

I would be wealthier than all of you, by the time i am 45!

by the way, i am only 15, so it is a long time!

I'd soundproof my room. Hehe.

Serious answer: use to money to set up a musicians' collective/social centre with a venue, a practive room and a place for the kids to hang out. Bankroll poorly attended gigs by incredibly obscure touring bands.Wow. I like that idea.

Practice room!

I wouldn't spend it. I'd just get it turned into a giant wad of hundred dollar bills, and stuff my wallet with it. Then whenever someone pissed me off I'd smack them with my giant, 40 pound wallet.Actually, a million dollars in 100$ bills is not that much. Only a few inches, I think.
When you see those heist dudes in movies with like these huge bags of money for a million dollars, that's kinda unrealistic. Maybe for a billion though.

I'd go to Atlantic City and put it all on 33-red

small house, big yard, big garden, travel

Mountain Dew And Dark Chocolate

1 million Won? I'd buy a new PC (provided it is enough)

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?
your mom :eek:

I'd get a home for each member of my family, so they have a secure place to live the rest of their lives. With the remainder i'd get my mother some surgery to repair her damaged eyes with private healthcare (We'll wait forever with the NHS... and MRSA isn't my idea of fun.), and maybe buy the most powerful PC known to man.... that I can afford.

Fly to Las Vegas
Walk into the Horseshoe Casino
Bet it all on Red or Black.

But seriously. Build a practise room/studio and travel the world

I'd buy a new guitar, and about 3000 CDs. Why not, after all? :D

I'd invest the rest in something, and give the profit every year to charity. Maybe use a portion of it to save for a house. My life wouldn't change much, really, I don't think.

.....I don't think.
:p

I'd build an ED-209 (you know that big robot from Robocop) and use it as an anti-smoking unit. The next time someone lights up they'll get a face full of high caliber armor peircing rounds if they don't comply with the orders of the ED-209.

:p

;)

Well, okay, maybe a bit....

Actually, a million dollars in 100$ bills is not that much. Only a few inches, I think.
When you see those heist dudes in movies with like these huge bags of money for a million dollars, that's kinda unrealistic. Maybe for a billion though.

$1 million in $100 notes = 10,000 bills.

All US currency bills are are 2.61 inches wide and 6.14 inches long; they are .0043 inches thick and weigh 1 gram.

So the bills would have a mass of 0.06890922 * 10,000, or 689.0922 sq. inches. That's 4.8 square feet (0.45 square meters).
It'll weigh 10,000 grams, or 22.05 pounds (10 kg).

...so you could get away with a pullman or large briefcase.

May I suggest:
700 Series / Samsonite Silhouette
20"x 11.5"x 8"
http://us.samsonite.com/us/images/silhouette/250x250/391ccc016be01.jpg
...the bills will take up a third of the space, you can put clothes/books/stuff to hide the money, and it's carry-on. ;)

I would put it all in the bank under 5 year and 10 year accounts.
That would be a great way to retire after my white collar job at the age of 45.
I would get the money from the 401k and the government!

If only the rate of inflation doesn't gobble it up. And the interest rates on banks are lousily low.

I'd invest in properties all around the world, and start my own business.

I'd by a nice appartment, some guitars and get broadband. ;)

i'd spend mine on travelling as much of the world (in comfy 1st class rich-man comfort;)) as i could (i'll stop off and say hi to y'all on my way...)

and a nice apartment in Amsterdam while i'm at it :)


Pretty much the same, except that I'd go travelling as a backpacker. More fun.
cu for a smoke... :cool:

I'd buy a new guitar, and about 3000 CDs. Why not, after all? :D

CD's? Come on, man... Get Records!

Buy one SVD dragunov

Pay off student loans...

And maybe buy a Grumman AA-5 Tiger.

I;d buy a million pounds worth of dollars (like $1.8m), wait for the dollar to appreciate against the pound then buy pounds with the $1.8m at, say, £1=$1.5 - net profit in pounds of £200000, even if the pound is worth less. I'd continue to do this with different currencies, then spend all my pounds when the pound (or Euro if we convert) is really strong.

Good luck. Assuming you start at 1 Million and get .5% (average for most savings accounts), then that only nets you 5000 a month.

That'll do if you don't buy a house that costs more than $250,000 and drive a car that costs no more than $30,000.

...not a bad life at all. But not oppulant, either. ;)
Works for me. :D

Works for me. :D

Just so long as inflation doesn't get too high. Once it hits.... say, 4%, you're going to have a hard time.

*gives you a million pounds, or dollars, or whatever*


what are you gonna spend it on?

First, I want to clarify, is this in cash? Cause if it is, the first thing I would do is roll around in it naked... :p

Second, before the government gets their grimy mits on it, donate the entire amount to the Museum I work for. It's a not for profit, so they should get the entire amount. My salary would certainly come out of a portion of it, but I still pay taxes on that.

A flat in london and one in paris, some suits from kiton in naples and from anderson&shepard on savile row,

some bespoke shoes from vass or lobb

investments