Topic: If an eccentric billionaire made you this offer, what would you choose?
Anonymous A started this discussion 15 years ago #12,625
He offers to buy you one single luxury item of your choice, but only one. He will buy it for you, and then you will never see him or his money again, but the item will be 100% yours for life. You can choose literally anything: a Rolex, a Rolls Royce, a castle, a small island nation, a business, a supercomputer, a spaceship, etc. It can be anything that costs $10 billion or less. He will NOT just give you the cash: it MUST be an item of your choice. What would you choose?
[^_^] !yyQ9.ZkX3. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later[^] [v] #226,776
A $10 billion CD that matures in 20 years, but deposits the interest in an account of my choosing.
:D
:D
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 44 seconds later, 8 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #226,777
swamplights !!V3J448+/B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #226,780
Gold.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #226,782
Many, many high class prostitutes. And I mean a lot.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #226,785
I would buy the services of another billionaire
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,880
wait nvm that wouldnt work
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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 57 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,881
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 7 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,885
@OP
My own private datacenter, paid for and funded for at least a few years.
My own private datacenter, paid for and funded for at least a few years.
ltamake !!onnLC5KY8 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 27 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,893
> expect DM
> get DM
> get DM
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 53 seconds later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,894
I'd buy Iceland.
Anonymous H replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,898
Anonymous J replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,901
@previous (H)
I would then use my taxpayer-earned money (from being the king of Iceland) to have a fantastic bureaucratic castle built in order to scrape myself even the tiniest of London's profit machine.
I would then use my taxpayer-earned money (from being the king of Iceland) to have a fantastic bureaucratic castle built in order to scrape myself even the tiniest of London's profit machine.
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protip !!pMmAiEwOm joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 15 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,910
sluggy joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,940
Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,942
Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,946
A 2-bedroom apartment in the East Village of Manhattan.
sluggy replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,950
[^_^] !yyQ9.ZkX3. replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,982
Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 4 minutes later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #226,987
I would buy a small nation and institute anarchy.
Born this Way !dLadyGAgAA replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #227,033
sluggy replied with this 15 years ago, 12 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #227,038
Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #227,082
I would ask only for a piece of paper Which he has signed, which dictates that all of his estate belongs to me including any money, buildings, businesses, everything. Even the clothes on his back
Or some kind of shy talking pony who is programmed to love me.
Or a human as above.
Or a Virtual reality system which is solar powered and produces artificial food in a manner which could keep me alive without ever having to leave the false world.
Or a body which is custom tailored to my specifications (Brown waist length hair, green eyes, little girl model) in which I could live forever.
Or some kind of shy talking pony who is programmed to love me.
Or a human as above.
Or a Virtual reality system which is solar powered and produces artificial food in a manner which could keep me alive without ever having to leave the false world.
Or a body which is custom tailored to my specifications (Brown waist length hair, green eyes, little girl model) in which I could live forever.
Leo Vegas !gNoGoD5HzQ joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #227,083
@previous (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)
> Or some kind of shy talking pony who is programmed to love me.
I'm not into the pony thing but that made me laugh a little.
> Or some kind of shy talking pony who is programmed to love me.
I'm not into the pony thing but that made me laugh a little.
sluggy replied with this 15 years ago, 1 hour later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #227,096
@227,082 (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)
> I would ask only for a piece of paper Which he has signed, which dictates that all of his estate belongs to me including any money, buildings, businesses, everything. Even the clothes on his back
>
> Or some kind of shy talking pony who is programmed to love me.
> Or a human as above.
> Or a Virtual reality system which is solar powered and produces artificial food in a manner which could keep me alive without ever having to leave the false world.
> Or a body which is custom tailored to my specifications (Brown waist length hair, green eyes, little girl model) in which I could live forever.
It's possible this will be possible in our lifetime.
All of these, and more! Keep the dream alive.
> I would ask only for a piece of paper Which he has signed, which dictates that all of his estate belongs to me including any money, buildings, businesses, everything. Even the clothes on his back
>
> Or some kind of shy talking pony who is programmed to love me.
> Or a human as above.
> Or a Virtual reality system which is solar powered and produces artificial food in a manner which could keep me alive without ever having to leave the false world.
> Or a body which is custom tailored to my specifications (Brown waist length hair, green eyes, little girl model) in which I could live forever.
It's possible this will be possible in our lifetime.
All of these, and more! Keep the dream alive.
swamplights !!V3J448+/B replied with this 15 years ago, 2 hours later, 16 hours after the original post[^] [v] #227,118
Anonymous M replied with this 15 years ago, 9 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #227,445
Nexus !jNexusRe/. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #227,447
To be put a rocket and flown into the sun. People throughout history would remember me as the guy who flew into the sun.
Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #227,453
Anonymous H replied with this 15 years ago, 13 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #227,469
@227,447 (Nexus !jNexusRe/.)
I like it. In a few thousand years you could be a mythological figure. Future historians will look back and say that the story is obviously religious metaphor. Future ancient alien believers will think you were really some god-alien who left the planet after checking in on humanity. You might even have your own cult for a while.
I like it. In a few thousand years you could be a mythological figure. Future historians will look back and say that the story is obviously religious metaphor. Future ancient alien believers will think you were really some god-alien who left the planet after checking in on humanity. You might even have your own cult for a while.
llama joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 56 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #227,533
i would buy 10 bill in Tin. Yes Tin!