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sleeper
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Nov 28, 2012 11:18am
I'd donate it all to The Ohio State University; one of the greatest institutions of higher learning on the planet.
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MontyBrunswick
Nov 28, 2012 11:44am
Tiernan;1331202 wrote:Disapear.
Maybe you could use a portion of the money to buy a dictionary.
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Nov 28, 2012 12:10pm
Would move my parents, sister's family, brother's family, and my brother's ex's family(have to do this so my niece could move, plus we get along very well, so it's no big deal) to probably Folly Beach. That's probably about 20 million. I'd give each of them 5 million, and begin Trust Funds for my 3 nieces and nephew. I'd give away about 20 million to various friends and family, and another 20 million for charitable donations. The other 65 mill would be for me to travel and do whatever the hell I wanted.
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Nov 28, 2012 12:32pm
dlazz;1331237 wrote:Maybe you could use a portion of the money to buy a dictionary.
And pay for the lessons to learn how to use it.
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Nov 28, 2012 12:48pm
Complete my sex change.
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Nov 28, 2012 12:57pm
Commander of Awesome;1331183 wrote:These Simpsons pictures say it all:

Lol..this would totally be me. I'd use the money for barely anything other than being the biggest millionaire asshole ever.

Which might mean I'd need to put a hit out on Trump...because no one compares to him and he's had so much practice at being a millionaire asshole that it'd be impossible to catch up.
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Nov 28, 2012 1:02pm
Heretic;1331325 wrote:Lol..this would totally be me. I'd use the money for barely anything other than being the biggest millionaire asshole ever.

Which might mean I'd need to put a hit out on Trump...because no one compares to him and he's had so much practice at being a millionaire asshole that it'd be impossible to catch up.
Yup, first thing I'd do, buy every single ticket to every Reds game so Justin couldn't go.
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Nov 28, 2012 1:03pm
sleeper;1331211 wrote:I'd donate it all to The Ohio State University; one of the greatest institutions of higher learning on the planet.
That's odd..... I would think that the 1th thing you would do was purchase a thousand IPad 4's.
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Nov 28, 2012 1:03pm
Devils Advocate;1331334 wrote:That's odd..... I would think that the 1th thing you would do was purchase a thousand IPad 4's.
More like 10 ;)
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Nov 28, 2012 1:25pm
...I'd let my wife build her dream house & then underneath it would be a tunnel to the ultimate bugout survival cave for when then end comes.



Or I might just blow it all on hookers & coke as I party around the world!
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Nov 28, 2012 1:36pm
Commander of Awesome;1331332 wrote:Yup, first thing I'd do, buy every single ticket to every Reds game so Justin couldn't go.
Don't you dare.
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Nov 28, 2012 1:40pm
I have seriously put thought into this.

I would invest in my small hometown (Washington Court House). The place literally has a Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Dakota's Steakhouse and a bunch of fast food places. Lame. The South end of town is prime for expansion, and that's exactly what I would do. I would purchase franchises (BW3s, movie theater, among other things) and build them in town. But before I did that, I help a friend of mind start his construction company (he's about 2 quarters away from graduating with a degree in construction management). So basically I would be part owner of the construction company that would be building my new businesses. Low risk, high reward. Starting a small business is a horrible idea, but selling a brand name that is already established is easy, just ask Peyton "Papa Johns" Manning. You'd have income and it would help my town. I would probably end up corrupt as fuck, running a cocaine cartel out of Washington Court House. Fuck it.
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Nov 28, 2012 1:53pm
Jackpot has been re-raised to $550 million
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Nov 28, 2012 1:55pm
Donate 10% to the church. Or burn 10% of it. Both are equally useless.

The rest, well that's good money. So nothing. I would live the same as i do now. Just wouldn't work.
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Nov 28, 2012 1:56pm
I'd buy a mini giraffe.

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Nov 28, 2012 1:58pm
Oh I'd have a ton of exotic animals. I want a monkey to smoke weed with me, all day every day.
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Nov 28, 2012 2:04pm
Trueblue23;1331356 wrote:I have seriously put thought into this.

I would invest in my small hometown (Washington Court House). The place literally has a Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Dakota's Steakhouse and a bunch of fast food places. Lame. The South end of town is prime for expansion, and that's exactly what I would do. I would purchase franchises (BW3s, movie theater, among other things) and build them in town. But before I did that, I help a friend of mind start his construction company (he's about 2 quarters away from graduating with a degree in construction management). So basically I would be part owner of the construction company that would be building my new businesses. Low risk, high reward. Starting a small business is a horrible idea, but selling a brand name that is already established is easy, just ask Peyton "Papa Johns" Manning. You'd have income and it would help my town. I would probably end up corrupt as fuck, running a cocaine cartel out of Washington Court House. Fuck it.
Pray tell how starting a company in a town that smart money has decided not to invest in would be "low risk, high reward"?
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gut
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Nov 28, 2012 2:06pm
I'd spend a good chunk on property. I think 3 would be a good number, Chicago or NY, a place on the beach, and maybe international (could take care of the beach). Places I'd like to spend at least 2-3 months at. I'd pay for a view and location, but wouldn't need the massive 6,000-10,000sqft mansions many of these places are. Be fun to shop, though.

The property would always be the nest egg, too. Even at a loss, if your investments got destroyed and inflation destroyed your savings you still have hard assets worth plenty.

Oh, and buy some land in the mountains out west. Build my doomsday shelter and spend my free time preparing for the zombie apocalypse.
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Nov 28, 2012 2:12pm
Trueblue23;1331371 wrote:Oh I'd have a ton of exotic animals. I want a monkey to smoke weed with me, all day every day.
If you win, can I be your monkey?

(edit) I'd get one of these.



and one of these if/when they become available.
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Nov 28, 2012 2:13pm
I might build a kick ass movie theatre and then not let anyone else in. It would show whatever the hell I'm in the mood to watch and the concessions would be free. Hell they would bring the concessions to me in my seat.
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Nov 28, 2012 2:16pm
said_aouita;1331382 wrote:If you win, can I be your monkey?
If he was high enough he might not even notice you weren't a monkey.

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gut
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Nov 28, 2012 2:17pm
FatHobbit;1331383 wrote:I might build a kick ass movie theatre and then not let anyone else in. It would show whatever the hell I'm in the mood to watch and the concessions would be free. Hell they would bring the concessions to me in my seat.
You're doing it wrong. You build and open your own strip club and then not let anyone else in.
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Nov 28, 2012 2:18pm
FatHobbit;1331386 wrote:If he was high enough he might not even notice you weren't a monkey.

lol wut
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Nov 28, 2012 2:19pm
Trueblue23;1331371 wrote:Oh I'd have a ton of exotic animals. I want a monkey to smoke weed with me, all day every day.
F*ck yeah
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Nov 28, 2012 2:19pm
gut;1331387 wrote:You're doing it wrong. You build and open your own strip club and then not let anyone else in.
Lol, I'm not sure I'd want to own a strip club. If I were going that far I'd build my own brothel.