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Title: What would you do?
Post by nankerphelge on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 4:42pm

If you won tonite's Powerball Lottery.

CAUTION - IF YOU DO NOT HAVE POWERBALL OR A TICKET, THE REST OF THIS MIGHT BE LOST ON YOU...

$125 million.
Assuming no powerplay and taking the lump sum of roughly half, you have $66 million that gets taxed to roughly 44 million.

Give or take.

FORTY FOUR MILLION DOLLAR BILLS ON THE WALL
FORTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS....

Now I am not a materialistic kinda guy.
But don't ya have to at least have to consider a boat?

Okay, maybe not ridiculous big, but something in the nautical area...

C'mon....who's with me?

Tell me who wouldn't jump at a little Stonesian outing on the high seas?

Funny thing is, I know absolutely nothing abut boats.
Would need to hire a crew just to boat my sorry ass around.

What would you do with $44 million.
(And for those that would donate most of it to charity, cram it. You would not. You lie. What would you buy for yourself.)

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by mojoman on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 4:48pm

hire the stones to play!!!

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Edith Grove on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 4:56pm

Twenty-one people where I work (including myself) will be splitting that jackpot tonight! :thatwassmart

I'll make sure I will never work again.
Gotta laugh at those people who win & go hog wild only to outlive their money.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Honky Tonk Man on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:09pm

Probably lose the ticket

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Bingo on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:32pm

Move to Amsterdam :smilemick

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by mojoman on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:37pm

Bingo wrote on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:32pm:

Move to Amsterdam :smilemick

dude the chilly winds blow there!!!

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Ginda on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:37pm

Hire security to prevent a kidnapping. Or geezernapping in my case. Then I could begin making a list of philanthropic pursuits. I'm so sweet.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by SweetVirginia on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:40pm

Love the yacht idea, Nanky. We can get a crew of professionals to run the thing while we cruise around.

Good luck!

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by 72Tele on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:53pm

Various vintage guitars. Various vintage amps. Various blends of weed. Various trips to various baseball parks around the country.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Pdog on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 5:58pm

i would buy a clue, which would pretty much leave me broke afterwards.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Nellcote on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 8:03pm

I would hire a crew to transform my back yard into a small year round, theatre/dining complex.
This area would be complete with rotisserie pit ovens for smoking all types of meat products.
My motto will be PETA=People Eating Tasty Animals A full service bar would be a mandatory feature.
While I would love to have the Stones as the opening act, this is probably not realistic.
No theatre complex is good without music. The opening night would go something like this:
I would contact Peter Wolf's management company, reserve Peter & his current band, complete with Shelby Lynne, Merle Haggard, Neko Case to perform their respective duets from his acclaimed new lp, "Midnight Souveniers". Once that set has ended, The stage would be reset for a performance of the J Geils Band, to end the evening. Each Rocks Off member would be invited, to drink & regale all evening long. It would truly be a Wicked Pissah event.

Wish me luck!

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Throwaway on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 8:38pm

Pay for entry into the fancy clubs Mick and Keith hang at, convince them to replace Blondie with myself, travel the world with the Stones, play various small theatres for only members of Rocks Off, warhorse-free.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by BONOISLOVE on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 10:51pm

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Kilroy on Apr 7^th, 2010 at 10:15pm

I'D QUIT THE JOB I HAVE AND START ANOTHER.........
I DO ALOT OF FISHING............................................
SPEND WAY MORE TIME WITH THE BOYS..................
Come to think of it I going to do that even it I don't in......
But If I do I'll still hang out here...................................
and drink more Old Mill...............................................

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Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by sweetcharmedlife on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 12:19am

If I were you I would give the money to the Obama Govt to compensate for the fuck up's of the Bush admin...........................Just kidding of course. :smoking

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by AngieBlue on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 12:27am

Pay off the bills
Set aside college money for the boys
Buy a house
Buy a 2010 Camero
Then fully explore all possible definitions of the term beach bum
By then the boys should (hopefully) be back on the road and I'll see them every chance I get.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by buddhabone on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 1:12am

do a shitload of drugs

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Teiz on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 5:33am

Over here there's a saying 'koop een boot en werk je dood'. If I had 44 milion I'd buy a house in Petra, Lesvos (Greece) en live quietly in the sun. Oh, and the saying says that if you buy a boat you're more than likely gonna have to work til you drop down dead.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by luxury on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 5:42am

I'd join PETA at Nellcote's.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by RS_Chick92 on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 5:44am

:smilemick

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Egon on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 5:45am

buyt the house next to JB.

and get exile remastered!

then i'll probably have a beer or 2 in the pub

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by SweetVirginia on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 6:48am

Keep dreaming, kids, and buy a ticket for Saturday.

None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were:

4-36-40-44-52

Powerball: 33

Power Play: 2

Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $125.3 Million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated $150 million for Saturday.

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Edith Grove on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 7:04am

SweetVirginia wrote on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 6:48am:

The prize goes to an estimated $150 million for Saturday.

:perverted

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by lotsajizz on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 7:10am

lotteries are a tax on the stupid

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by nankerphelge on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 8:09am

I tell people up front, you will probably never win.
No matter how long you play or how much you play, you are probably never going to win.

But!!!!

I can promise you, you will never win if you don't play.
$1 a shot for the chance, however slight, plus you get to dream a bit.
Not a bad dollar spent.

And I won $4!

Now, for that boat...

Title: Re: What would you do?
Post by Edith Grove on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 10:10am

nankerphelge wrote on Apr 8^th, 2010 at 8:09am:

I tell people up front, you will probably never win.

Yeah, I heard the odds are better to get struck by lighting six times in a year than winning the lottery. :smilemick