A ton of chocolate.
What would you BUY if someone handed you a ton of money?
- Thread starter Yeoman Randi
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Why settle for a mere ton? Think bigger: a planet of chocolate. Like Mars.
Or maybe even a Galaxy. (Not the Milky Way, though: too light and fluffy.)
I would buy a big house with a home theater and a lap pool; maybe I'd finally get some exercise by swimming.
I'd take all my nieces and nephews to DisneyWorld for a week, all expenses paid. I'd hire a full-time nurse for my parents and nanny for my middle sister's kids.
And, after investing some, I'd take hubby on our long-dreamed-of trip to the UK.
I'd take all my nieces and nephews to DisneyWorld for a week, all expenses paid. I'd hire a full-time nurse for my parents and nanny for my middle sister's kids.
And, after investing some, I'd take hubby on our long-dreamed-of trip to the UK.
Books. Plenty of them. Then I would send them to all the poverty stricken educational institutions around the world. There is no greater gift than knowledge. Teach a man how to fish, and all that...
For myself? All the usual trappings.
For myself? All the usual trappings.
I'm guessing that there's no limit to the "ton" of money being offered here so I would buy the following also assuming that I have no bills or debt to pay off:
-50 Inch HD TV
-Blu-Ray Player
-New Labtop or Tablet (probably go with the labtop
-printer
-Bunch of blu-ray DVD's
-Graphic Novels
-Bunch of books I've been meaning to get myself
-Swivel chair
-Ipod
-new cell phone
-plastic storage crates
-X-Box 360
-games
-action figures
Can't think of anything else right now
-50 Inch HD TV
-Blu-Ray Player
-New Labtop or Tablet (probably go with the labtop
-printer
-Bunch of blu-ray DVD's
-Graphic Novels
-Bunch of books I've been meaning to get myself
-Swivel chair
-Ipod
-new cell phone
-plastic storage crates
-X-Box 360
-games
-action figures
Can't think of anything else right now
If I'm being materialistic and just getting things for myself, I'd consider the following:
I'm in a really girly phase so I think I'd buy a new wardrobe with lots of frilly things. Loads of new dresses, skirts, lingerie, workout clothes ... and a personal trainer to help me look better in these clothes! Hmm, also a personal chef to make me healthy delicious meals.
I'm in a really girly phase so I think I'd buy a new wardrobe with lots of frilly things. Loads of new dresses, skirts, lingerie, workout clothes ... and a personal trainer to help me look better in these clothes! Hmm, also a personal chef to make me healthy delicious meals.
^ LOL. I needs one 
First a new house for myself, and a trip around the world. And after that start my own business off, so I can sell things at scifi conventions here and bring some guests also.
I forgot to mention in my post that I would use that money to fund my own film.
I'd buy a Veyron
Then I would modify it, add some armour, weapons, a targeting system, that sort of thing
Then I would unleash hell on commuters everywhere
Then I would modify it, add some armour, weapons, a targeting system, that sort of thing
Then I would unleash hell on commuters everywhere
Sorry I didn't notice this earlier. I'm glad the idea has a +1. I'd claim it, but I just stole it from a friend.
And my reenacting impression is WW1 French. I just started it.
Wrong coast.
Neither do I, but I still like going there.
I would donate 10% of it to the Lord because it is the right thing to do then I would buy a red corvette.
Rebuild Japan. 
^ After that suggestion I feel awful making this post but...
I would build a Trek themed hotel. My goal would be to create an immersive experience for the guests. I don't want a hotel with Trek components. I want to do reproductions of famous ships or places that just happens to be a hotel. I have been wanting to do this for years. I have even done sketches and floor plans for it!
First, I would have six different wings with interiors designed to look like six different aspects of Trek: TOS Enterprise, Movie Enterprise, New Movie Enterprise, Enterprise D, Voyager and NX-01 Enterprise. The guest rooms would be designed to either mimic an ensign, officer, captain or admiral's quarters. The first two would be on the "inside" of the "ship" with no windows. The last two would feature windows with a moving starscape outside that would periodically go to "warp" or visit a nebula or show the ship orbiting a planet. Each wing would have hallways and elevators that look like the corridors and turbolifts from the ship it represented. All six wings would feature a reproduction of that ship's bridge and reproductions of key sets scattered around on the other floors. (The Movie-E and Enterprise D would even have a multi-level engine core!) The wings would be connected in the middle by a restaurant/lobby/conference/gift shop building done as a reproduction of DS-9 with functioning "airlocks" seperating the "starbase" from each wing. I would also ask Paramount to throw in some simulator rides and a Trek museum to round out the package. Employees would be dressed in costume to match the area they are working and we would also encourage guests to do the same.
This thing would cost a HUGE amount of money (45 to 40M?) to do. But with enough convention space for Cons, a great location and permission/franchise from Paramount, I think this thing could really do some decent business and the promotional ideas are endless. My biggest issue right now with idea is size. To big and you loose money on the building and keeping staff. To small and you choke yourself out of the larger conventions.
I would build a Trek themed hotel. My goal would be to create an immersive experience for the guests. I don't want a hotel with Trek components. I want to do reproductions of famous ships or places that just happens to be a hotel. I have been wanting to do this for years. I have even done sketches and floor plans for it!
First, I would have six different wings with interiors designed to look like six different aspects of Trek: TOS Enterprise, Movie Enterprise, New Movie Enterprise, Enterprise D, Voyager and NX-01 Enterprise. The guest rooms would be designed to either mimic an ensign, officer, captain or admiral's quarters. The first two would be on the "inside" of the "ship" with no windows. The last two would feature windows with a moving starscape outside that would periodically go to "warp" or visit a nebula or show the ship orbiting a planet. Each wing would have hallways and elevators that look like the corridors and turbolifts from the ship it represented. All six wings would feature a reproduction of that ship's bridge and reproductions of key sets scattered around on the other floors. (The Movie-E and Enterprise D would even have a multi-level engine core!) The wings would be connected in the middle by a restaurant/lobby/conference/gift shop building done as a reproduction of DS-9 with functioning "airlocks" seperating the "starbase" from each wing. I would also ask Paramount to throw in some simulator rides and a Trek museum to round out the package. Employees would be dressed in costume to match the area they are working and we would also encourage guests to do the same.
This thing would cost a HUGE amount of money (45 to 40M?) to do. But with enough convention space for Cons, a great location and permission/franchise from Paramount, I think this thing could really do some decent business and the promotional ideas are endless. My biggest issue right now with idea is size. To big and you loose money on the building and keeping staff. To small and you choke yourself out of the larger conventions.
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