I would also never under any circumstance buy a jet
that is the easiest way for rich ppl to lose all their money AFAICT
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
buying a newspaper
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
heli-fencing has been degraded by boorish johnny come latelys from the colonies imo, always want to change the rules to reflect some local custom or w/e
at least elephant polo amplified the majesty of the game; the crude introduction of hand-to-hand combat to the aerial piste was unsolicited. the rhythms of capoeira are disruptive, difficult to score, and, frankly, unsafe at that altitude
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
buy a racehorse
no: buy ALL the racehorses
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
if I was a billionaire, I would have three "baller" outfits that cost like $100K and spend the rest of my time in sweatpants and concert t-shirts
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, April 5, 2012 12:20 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
People are always patting the rich on the back when they wear normal clothes, like "he's a billionaire, yet you wouldn't know it from his modest dress." Well yeah, you know it from his appearance in the Forbes billionaire list, and what do you expect anyway, that he's going to wear a platinum vest? No one ever congratulates me for my sensible shoes.
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
also swearing sweatpants and jogging shoes is comfortable so if you do not have to impress anybody it actually makes a lot of sense
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
i would go to baja, eat a fish taco, revel in the simplicity of casting for bonefish with a fly rod, surf a lil bit, camp on the beach, buy the whole peninsula, put a lime in my beer, get back in my moonship, fly home, and watch movies projected on a blimp floating over my courtyard
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
rich people should only buy the best of everything... and then give it to me
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
how do you even spend $100k on an outfit, that's a pretty big feat even considering
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
it's not that hard as long as you make every single article of clothing out of $1000 bills
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/sports/nadal-wears-525k-watch-at-french-open
wear comfortable workout gear and a watch
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
then id have it all buried with me in my giant mausoleum and be emperor of the afterlife
as long as that outfit include some kind of jewelry its not that hard
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
man that dude must really know what time it is...I mean REALLY know what time it is
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
I also said this on the lottery thread but I would quit my job and audition for grad school voice programs
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
then, once my singing career failed because lol old, I would bankroll a small opera company
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
watches are dumb jewelry imho, give me a bejewelled coronet & scepter
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
your singing career doesn't have to fail if you pay people to come to your concerts
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
i would have a bunch of geneticists make a camel that fits through the eye of a needle, problem solved
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
lolling @ 'heli-fencing'
― dayo, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
lol forks
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
heli-fencing would be really useful on big properties, save a lot of time trying to build all those fences by hand
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
sorry
I wouldn't buy an expensive watch, but I would wear a sweatband made out of shares of Berkshire Hathaway.
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
well you could already be traveling the world and living it up even w/o lots of money, people do it
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
I had no idea how big a part really expensive watches played in living it up as a millionaire/billionaire.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
I once was looking at some luxury watch company's website for some reason and found myself desiring a watch that I then noticed cost $300,000.
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
what do you expect anyway, that he's going to wear a platinum vest?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFHEK_o9U8
― Frank Youngenstein (Phil D.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.gemnation.com/watches/Patek-Philippe-Celestial-5102PR-15764.html this was the one I think
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
Retail Price $324,000.00Our Price $265,000.00Your savings $59,000.00
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
such savings!
See I wouldnt get a watch I'd get like a solid gold pocket watch on a chain that's hundreds of years old or something.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
i like this one a lot:
http://www.gemnation.com/watches/Patek-Philippe-Complicated-Perpetual-Calendar-5140R-17046.html
― eyes of dora maar (get bent), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
i would hire an autistic manservant who can blurt out atomic accurate time when i point at him
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
I would hire nadal
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
i would publish long style section articles about how difficult it is to be alive and so very very rich, also which color of racecar is the coolest
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
omg lols forks
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
anyone want the crazy $5million diamond watch?
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-5-million-expensive-watch-20120308,0,6401826.story
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost I love the Patek Philippe supercomplicated pocket watch, it's so fantastic looking.
but I need to put my money towards my robot army
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
What's the watch company with the slogan that's like "You never own a ________, you merely safekeep it for the next generation" and then it's like a picture of some douchenozzle with his overdressed rich teenaged son.
I always thought that was pretty brilliant aspirational marketing
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
that is patek phillippe
― dmr, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
and the next generation would probably rather have its inheritance in cash
― dmr, Thursday, 5 April 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think i'd do much of anything if i had a billion dollars. eat out a lot. buy more records. that's about it. sure as hell wouldn't work anymore.
― scott seward, Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
i would never cook again. that much i know.
i would take up killing people for recreation
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
having no money kinda keeps me going. if i didn't have to keep going i really wouldn't keep going.
― scott seward, Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
i would sure as hell learn to heli-fence
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Thus spake entire history of western civilization.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
The small sample size of billionaires i've met have been people who simply could not stop working. It would drive them crazy to just relax and enjoy themselves.
― Une semaine de Bunty (ShariVari), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
in my world of billionaire people
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, of the actual millionaires I've known, they didn't exactly lead lives of leisure.
― Frank Youngenstein (Phil D.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link