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so st, we can collectively but this with the lottery winnings? - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 28, 14:27 4
- stupid me forgot the link -- (link) - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 28, 14:27 3
  - are there sharks there? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:29 2
    - you could just buy them! -- nm - Jovian Mar 28, 14:30 1
      - along with scuba gear and a shark saddle. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:30
and I'd buy two bottles of Macallan 40 at $1000 a pop. - znufrii Mar 28, 14:25 1
- and maybe a third to smash in the street because I could. - znufrii Mar 28, 14:28
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- What did he say? I'm missing the context. -- nm - pmb Mar 28, 14:25 5
  - Some details here -- (link) - mara Mar 28, 14:30
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    - I would have loved to hear "Well, since you're the highest court in the land and it's relevant to your decision, Yes." -- nm - Max Mar 28, 14:43
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  - Think "cruel and unusual punishment" -- nm - ceregon Mar 28, 14:27
what completely pointless thing would you buy (i mean, would you REALLY buy) if you won? -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:14 75
- Not buy, but hire. A personal chef to make healthy meals that taste good and a personal trainer so I can live long enough to enjoy my money. I would - jnine Mar 28, 14:36
- roller derby rink -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 28, 14:29
- Vegas City Center -- nm - con_carne Mar 28, 14:28 3
  - Can I push the dynamite plunger to clear that skyline? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:28 2
    - I would need something in return for that. Say... your ST-issed Vegas showgirl. -- nm - con_carne Mar 28, 14:30 1
      - That's cool, I already ruined her anyhow. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:30
- also, being single for so long now and with such disposable wealth at my fingers... there is a chance I'd be playing Platoon with Charle Sheen. -- nm - Jovian Mar 28, 14:27 2
  - "Don't reenact scenes from 'Platoon' with Charlie Sheen." -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:27
  - don't re-enact scenes from Platoon with Charlie Sheen. -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 14:27
- The original Momma Son tape. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:25 2
  - Worst. Porn. Ever. -- nm - pmb Mar 28, 14:25 1
    - in a way, yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:26
- A mint condition first edition of Replay. -- nm - David Mar 28, 14:23
- Rhode Island. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:23 4
  - Hey! - kelly Mar 28, 14:31 1
    - What county do you want your family to have? What county do you want the Foxes to have? We take the rest. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:32
  - *gigglefit* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:25 1
    - "Get off my property." "But i'm the governor!" *shows him the deed* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:29
- The original Auryn pendant from The Neverending Story. -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 14:23
- military two seat jet -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 14:23 2
  - I'd probably pick up an F-4. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:27 1
    - what do they go for? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 14:33
- Galaga machine. - TFox Mar 28, 14:23 5
  - I'd have a game room the size of some arcades....between the arcade games, the poker tables, the pool tables, and the game systems, anyone ever bored - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:26
  - good idea ... I was a centepede player - that'd rock ... or a full size pool table -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 14:24
  - ditto that. but I dont consider that pointless. I would have to fill up Game Room with some 80 classic coin-ops - Jovian Mar 28, 14:24
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  - oh, this is nice. i'd love an old school mini arcade in my house. - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:23
- hello, Chip Foose, we gotta talk. -- nm - peglegpete Mar 28, 14:22 1
  - although, Nevada law says I can own a working gattling gun. -- nm - peglegpete Mar 28, 14:23
- All the Edy's and Dreyer's Peppermint Ice Cream futures so nobody but me could enjoy it at Christmas. Get upset about that! -- nm - Max Mar 28, 14:22 1
  - well, you will need half you winnings to pay off all your lost bets. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:22
- A really high-end conversion van. Smaller than a motor-home but with all the amenities. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 14:20 2
  - A swat van with RV comforts inside, screw the limo (who wants to be stuck in traffic without a bathroom) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 28, 14:21 1
    - This one would do nicely... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Mar 28, 14:27
- trebuchet. -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 14:20 10
  - I saw one of these at Alchemy (a local Burning Man event). Dangerous as hell! -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 14:22
  - what is this? and do I want one? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:21 8
    - You'd look good in one. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 14:22
    - yes. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 28, 14:22 4
      - okay, I want one. We are going to re-enact some LOTR battle scenes. - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:25 3
        
        *musters the Rohirrim* -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 14:27 1
        
        I'm saying up front - when the blonde elf comes up missing from battle - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:31
        
        YES!!!! -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 14:25
    - its a medieval siege weapon. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 28, 14:22 1
      - in action (link) -- (link) - Jovian Mar 28, 14:23 [youtube]
- A Pony -- nm - amoxy Mar 28, 14:18 2
  - you're such a Brony -- nm - Chris Kluwe Mar 28, 14:19 1
    - kill -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 14:20
- a Republican politician -- nm - ceregon Mar 28, 14:17
- Lindsay Lohan. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:17 1
  - you got change coming back from that $20 :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 28, 14:24
- lotterytalk.com since this place would be overrun {nm} - Banzai! Mar 28, 14:17 4
  - that really does scare me - we have to prevent that -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:17
  - password protected! -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:17 2
    - also, our 'what are you doing this weekend?' threads would be way more interesting. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:18 1
      - LOL so true. {nm} - Banzai! Mar 28, 14:19
- hmm, i dont think i know. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 28, 14:16
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  - Little blue dune buggy in the sand. -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 14:22
- Snooki -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 14:16
- I can't say. - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:16 8
  - this list always involves things like trebuchets and you dressed like a cowboy and singing karaoke on the moon. I can't have that. - Diva Mar 28, 14:17 7
    - mel and I will lead a war toward the Rolloff farm with our trebuchet! -- nm - Remlik Mar 28, 14:31
    - well how else is he supposed to *get* to the moon?? -- nm - Max Mar 28, 14:25 1
      - *tosses him* nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:26
    - you have to admit seeing a fully laden SUV sailing through the air after being launched from a... - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:24 1
      - I've only ever seen a washing machine. - znufrii Mar 28, 14:26
    - calfboy. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:18
    - buwhaaa -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:18
- Definitely some type of large movie prop from a movie I love. -- nm - Jovian Mar 28, 14:16
- I don't know that I'd buy anything truly pointless. -- nm - iceberg jones Mar 28, 14:15
- i want a moving rack, like in a dry cleaner, in my walk in closet. i want my clothes to move to me. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:15
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  - *shakes head* -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 14:15
sent Meg! -- nm - Remlik Mar 28, 14:11 1
- Ditto. -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 28, 14:15
"Remember how I used to chitchat with Dad about having a bathtub shapped like a clam? Well I have that too." -- nm - Jovian Mar 28, 14:11
new shows pools: anyone watching Duck Dynasty, Bering Sea Gold, etc.? -- nm - zork Mar 28, 14:10
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I'm in will transfer some money when I get to work and find out where to transfer it too -- nm - Karl_S Mar 28, 14:07 1
- paypal to - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:08
I'm spending all of my winnings on monkey butlers. (nm) - David Mar 28, 14:03 11
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- Fool! Just buy one monkey butler and then have him train the rest! -- nm - Ender Mar 28, 14:08 1
  - have you not seen "Monkey Shines"? nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:10
- your references lied. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 28, 14:08
- Spectre Packs! -- nm - Jovian Mar 28, 14:05
- I would fly all the Halo players to a central location with an Xbox room. - groiny Mar 28, 14:05 1
  - a movie theater XBox session would be fun to see. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 14:06
- and train them to reenact the Civil War? -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 14:04 2
  - Now we're talking! -- nm - David Mar 28, 14:07
  - or to write the next season of ______________ -- nm - zork Mar 28, 14:05
- gold house, rocket car -- nm - con_carne Mar 28, 14:04
so, when we win, we need to buy and dedicate something Meg's name. i'm thinking a library wing. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:02 17
- I'm thinking whatever the American Diggers crew finds one week. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 14:06
- I'm dedicating Brace from Gigalos to Meg for one night - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:05 6
  - I thought you liked Meg -- nm - ceregon Mar 28, 14:10 5
    - *giggling* Okay - Vince then. Nick is too mean. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:11 4
      - Nick is a nice guy. He just has an attitude on the show. - ceregon Mar 28, 14:19 3
        
        reading between the lines and I'm good at men and their BS - he really has an unhealthy emotional attitude towards women. - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:23 2
        
        True. I'd never recommend him to a woman as a boyfriend, but as a one nighter, definitely. - ceregon Mar 28, 14:27 1
        
        I'd say - without personal knowledge of course - he's got the best skill set for the job they are doing. - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:29
- we can pay a tattoo artist to add "meg was here" to guys cockneck tattoo. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:05 4
  - I really would like to have a ST Tattoo designed and who ever wanted one - could get it. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:06 3
    - I loves me some ink, but no fuckin way so I get an ST symbol on my person. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:07 2
      - A fish stick kid portrait on your ass? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:10 1
        
        hee -- nm - JenBro Mar 28, 14:27
- An archaeology museum. A small one, I need my Vegas $$. -- nm - jnine Mar 28, 14:04
- a hole in the ground - zork Mar 28, 14:03 1
  - And a date with Zahi Hawass -- nm - con_carne Mar 28, 14:14
- plot of desert land, so she can hunt for archaeology treasure. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 28, 14:02
The Meg SuperPAC -- nm - Max Mar 28, 14:01
If I win the lottery, I'll buy American Airlines and make them put JackDawson in coach on every flight. - ty97 Mar 28, 14:00 6
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- they charged me 172 dollars to choose seats on flights to/from the West Coast. - Diva Mar 28, 14:01 4
  - AFAIK, you don't have to pay to select seats - ty97 Mar 28, 14:03 3
    - I have no status there and all the non-premium seats were gone except for middles. can't do that. - Diva Mar 28, 14:04 2
      - The premiums would be free day of check-in AFAIK - ty97 Mar 28, 14:12 1
        
        yeah - I can't gamble like that. -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 14:12
I kinda like the idea of a different lottery, where the amounts get this large. But when the drawing is pulled - Jovian Mar 28, 13:59 13
- we have a lottery here that when the jackpot hits $50 Million they start adding additional $1M draws instead of growing the jackpot. -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:00 12
  - yea, I just think it would be nice to see a hundred or so people have a complete change of life (by winning some money), then just one or two people - Jovian Mar 28, 14:04 11
    - that and make the second and third prizes more than $50,000 or whatever -- nm - zork Mar 28, 14:09
    - believe me, if I win 200 million, there will be an ass ton of people living better because of it. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:06 9
      - exactly - I'd be making random cash drop offs. - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:09 8
        
        I would watch your show: "From Lottery Multimillionaire to Bankrupt". ;) {nm} - Banzai! Mar 28, 14:16 2
        
        oh I'd prepare for my craziness to go off the rails - there would be money in a trust, I could never touch - never get to. - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:21 1
        
        yep, and real money managers (note: more than one) would look after things for me. -- nm - zork Mar 28, 14:28
        
        I'd become a figure skating judge and travel the world judging competitions. -- nm - Diva Mar 28, 14:14
        
        we're following you. you have great ideas. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:11 3
        
        you know people that break down on the side of the road - how shitty is their day at that moment? pull up in a new lincoln - hand them the keys - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:17 2
        
        One thing I'd do in all seriousness if money wasn't an object is... - Mel Profit Mar 28, 14:22 1
        
        I support this idea - wonderful! - Epiphany Mar 28, 14:27
Regarding Non-American lottery winners: - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 13:58 5
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  - lottery winnings are not taxed in canada! woohoo! -- nm - The Unsinkable Andie Brown Mar 28, 14:11 1
    - and always all up front (unless it's an annuity type game to begin with) -- nm - zork Mar 28, 14:13
- that's the IRS stance but the actual lottery may or may not have differing rules. Maybe that's not the case now but I've seen it in the past. -- nm - zork Mar 28, 14:02
- easy, breezy. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 28, 13:59
FWIW - regarding lesser win possibility - I like Jack's idea of letting Meg decide whether to re-invest in tickets or divest the winnings back. We - JenBro Mar 28, 13:57 8
- from personal experience managing for some big draws at work, some resented others pulling out money and reducing the buying power of the reinvest ... - zork Mar 28, 14:00 7
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      - agreed but it happens. - zork Mar 28, 14:11 3
        
        I am with zork here, I do not agree with the practice..... - groiny Mar 28, 14:15 2
        
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        I did not see that she said that. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 28, 14:21
  - that's why I liked Jack's idea ... who could ever get mad at Meg? seriously ... - JenBro Mar 28, 14:03
Joined. Awaits winning numbers. Then awaits certified letter from Lafarrow suing for full claim of all lottery winnings {nm} - Banzai! Mar 28, 13:54
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- *instutes a 25% internet friend tax* nm -- nm - Barack. Mar 28, 13:56
- "Including foreigners!" -- nm - GOP attack ad version Mar 28, 13:53 1
  - And those hoodie wearing types -- nm - Geraldo Rivera Mar 28, 13:59

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