What will you do with $1 Billion?

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   shamelabboushposted 14 years ago

   Since we are in the fantasy mood today, mysteriously you stumbled upon one billion dollars, what will you do, what will you buy or accomplish….etc?

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      Don Wposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'd find as many shallow, flakey, money-grabbing, attention-seeking, materialistic, superficial people as I could. I'd let them touch the money, let the smell the money. Then I'd burn it in front of them, laugh and revel in the sound of their anguished cries.

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         shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         This is so cruel tantalizing people like that hehehe

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      Lady_Eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Take all HP Staff and Hubbers on a Private Jet, to a Private  exotic Island to have a Pre-Christmas Party and Cruise around on a Yacht. During this time I will make plans on how to spend it, while reflecting infront of a deep blue ocean....
      
      BadCo/Tantrum - to provide games/laughter.
      
      Misha - to keep an eye on everyone - No spammers.
      
      Maddie - on standby for any Emergencies with HP website.
      
      A Christian Hubber for Morning Mass - Make a choice.
      
      Fiery - In charge of Security. No one dares mess with him.
      
      Helen C - Giving all the ladies a Hair Makeover.
      
      Rmcrayne - Doctor on Standby - people might get seasick.
      
      Have I left anything out?

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah, I get to secure the hostess...and no one dare mess with me, then...*winks*

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            Lady_Eposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Lol.

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      jacobkuttytaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I wanted to start an orphanage

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         shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         So nice of you, but again, you have a whole billion!!! That can start more than an orphanage!!!

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      dutchman1951posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Find me the best Tax lawyer, and best accountant, put them on retainer, and hide it from Uncle Same as best I could, then relax!
      
      Jon

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         shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Why hide when you can buy Hawaii and have your own Bank???

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            dutchman1951posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            not hiding in that sense, just hide the money, keep it from being re-taxed, let it provide an income, then go do what I am most passionate about. is what I meant.
            
            I think in truth I'd help folks. probly be called a sucker for it, but I really would. I would not donate to any specific agency, just get involved directly, so the person in need gets the help they deserve, no middle man. not let it pay some exec's sallary that works for a non-profit.Help that way, directly. Get involved.

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   ryankettposted 14 years ago

   I would buy/build a huge fishing lake in a hot country, build villas around it, with my large private residence on a quiet bit, buy a few little boats, get the whole complex gated and fenced up...... and then just live there in the sun, fishing and drinking beer, renting out the lakeside fishing villas to people.
   
   That is all I want. I would probably buy a little football club too, Blue Square South or something..... just as a toy.

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      shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Seems you're tired of the crowds and hectic life and you just wanna be alone

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         ryankettposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Not quite alone.... I would fly friends and family out, and mingle with the lakes patrons in the bar/club.... but yes, I want an easy life with no crowds, no car horns, no builders.

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            shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Your plan is perfect. I wouldn't wish for more...

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   darksideposted 14 years ago

   I'd use $10 million to pay 100 hubbers $100,000 each to dedicate a full year to writing hubs. 2 a day, 5 days a week. All Adsense revenue is accrued, and at the end of the year they have to use the Adsense money to fly downunder for a party. Who wants to be on my list of 100 hubbers?
   
   shamelabboush will have to be on the list because he started this thread. I've got 99 more spaces to fill.
   
   The other $990 million I'm not sure what to do with it. I think I can live a frugal lifestyle on just 90 million and give the rest to charity.

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      shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You're a thinker, inventive and not greedy
      It's an honor to join the list.... That's a lot of gees.

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      rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'll fill the next line, DS.
      
      what would I do?? build a studio for my youngest son to compose music and give much to charity. I would move to a smaller home by the sea~~ and write all those hubs!

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      Luciendaskyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      oo oo!! ME ME PICK ME (waives arm about wildly!)

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      Ghost32posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'm in, Darkside.  Unless your list of 100 hubbers is full up already, that is. 
      
      If it's me that happens on the billion...have to admit I've considered that and always come up short.  No, not on cash; on a fully functional plan.  Too many what-if factors that likely can't be foreseen; ya just gots ta be there to comprehend.
      
      Might work on rediscovering the Fountain of Youth, but that breeds its own problems.  For example, if I did discover said Fountain and lived for a million years, I'd only have $1,000 a year to live on....

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   Ms Chievousposted 14 years ago

   Obviously quit my job.. Travel the WORLD!  and make some sizable donations to some of the facilities I have worked for in the past.  After I got tired of traveling the world.. I would create my own organization dedicated to finding missing children

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   ryankettposted 14 years ago

   I guess that I have a natural greed.... I didnt think of charity. I would donate sizeable amounts to charitable causes of course, but I guess this will come once my lakeside resort has been completed and opened by some prime minister.

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      shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      No, you're not greedy. It's just 1 billion is too much money and you will end giving some to charity You will have no choice...

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   Dale Nelsonposted 14 years ago

   Well...I gotta say that it would be cool to hire the guys who do the Amazing Race TV Show and get some mates and family to do teh whole series of races around the world, but without any losers at the end of each day. You stop and party in whichever country youre at and then up and at em in the morning for the next leg of the race.
   
   After a month or two with the bug out of the system,it would be easier to see where the real help is needed in the world.
   Darkside, I reckon I could hub about the time spent on the adventure.Cant say I would hub for the first 6 months though .

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   WeddingConsultantposted 14 years ago

   The question should be restated to say "what would you do with...". Asking what "will" implies the money is coming! It gets my hopes up too high

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      shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe it's just in my subconscious hehehe

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   Ms Chievousposted 14 years ago

   you mean we are not getting a billion dollars? Bummer!  I guess I have to go back to work now!

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   frogdroppingposted 14 years ago

   Shamel you know the chances of stumbling into or over a billion dollors is highly remote don't you? It's more probable that you'd walk into it.
   
   I don't really know what I'd do with such an amount. It's perfectly obscene. I think I'll shall join Darkside's list and hub away then go play out at his party.
   
   But I'd like a private jet with a really great, chatty pilot. One that I can watch to make sure he's driving properly. I'd need to work very very hard.
   
   *hopes the party is fancy dress or at least includes face painting*

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      shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Froggy, you want to ruin it again donchya? It's just a dream, and dreams are for free....

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    BadCoposted 14 years ago

    I wud donate every single penny to Charity !

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       frogdroppingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       My new first name BC. Ta

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          BadCoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          No nice try, Charity is the hooker down the street
          
          Poor girl, her life has been full of ups and downs !!

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             emievilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             LOL, that's what they say to get all your money BC.

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                BadCoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Lol but I get to be skint again with a smile on my face

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                   emievilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   *sigh* you just made me look for the meaning of "skint" . not too familiar with that but thank you for giving me a new word.
                   
                   But hey BC, skint or not skint, you will still get 'em .

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                      BadCoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Lol BC is off women at the moment, they are a dangerous breed

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                         Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         Int'ya well my friend? (lol)

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                         emievilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         tsk, this after you published a hub about women.
                         
                         I'm not a dangerous woman, I'm very meek. NOT
                         
                         Hey DM, at the risk of having myself castigated by the HP team, I wrote the hub for you (goat meat) , hope ya like it.

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                            rednckwmnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                            sweeeeet, off to read it.

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Wow BC, really WOW? This is not you???? You don't want a ship? Crew? Nothing..........? An island maybe?????

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    emievilposted 14 years ago

    Donate to a home for the abandoned elderly so that they can move out of that remote area to a better location, build better facilities and have better care for the elders.
    
    Some I'll use to put up a trust fund for my nephews and nieces and, hopefully, for my kids .
    
    The rest I'll use to put up a website like hubpages. j/k

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    Mishaposted 14 years ago

    I would give it all to frogdropping, so she posts a picture of herself again

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       frogdroppingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I always considered myself as priceless. But you know - cold hard cash and all that

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    rhamsonposted 14 years ago

    I would donate a sizeable portion to feed all the hungry in the world.  No one should starve no matter what their situation is.

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    AEvansposted 14 years ago

    I don't know I have not had my morning cup of coffee, I will have to answer this one later. lololo

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    Eaglekiwiposted 14 years ago

    Someone give me $1 Billion and I will tell you

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       BadCoposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Give you $10 and you will tell lol !

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          Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Id still be better off

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    rednckwmnposted 14 years ago

    I once saw this thing on the news, about the reward money being offered for Saddam. They were asking all these peopel, what would you do with ..sorry I forgot the amount, but like, 5 thousand dollars...and it was so much money to them, and they had lived all their lives without money, the people had no clue. They said stuff like." I would buy more food for my donkey, so he could carry more to market." or "I would buy more seeds, to have more vegetables to sell."
    Also, I recently got a bit of money from selling a bit of land. It actually wrecked a couple friendships. If I came across a billion dollars, I would use just enough to get myself out of debt, buy my kids a pony, finish my house...windowsills would be nice...probably build my mom her own "guest house" for when she finaly losses it. I would tell no one, and find ways to secretly help people out.

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       Eaglekiwiposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Yea great ideas redn!!
       
       I love the secretive idea too

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    spiritedstar25posted 14 years ago

    1 billion dollars?  Half of that would automatically go into the bank.  I'd pay off my school bill, pay off my brothers four years of college, set my mom up in a nice house wherever she wanted, get my dad out of debt and give to charity.  As far as the selfish purchases, Id travel, get a beach house out in California and a house in Florida.  Thats all I can think of for now.

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    jiberishposted 14 years ago

    One BILLION....hum....Invest, give to charity, children & family, travel, set up a corp with several businesses. Hub all day!

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    Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years ago

    spend it

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    I'd be a bank and live it up til I get bailed out of course. Then do it all over again.

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    sneakorocksolidposted 14 years ago

    Well the first 10% is the Heavenly Fathers. Then make sure a portion is invested to take of my wife. I'd make sure my son had a nest egg for rainy days. I'd help our families make sure life was secure for them. I'd probably donate a portion to my son's university for the nice scholarship he got and for believing in him. Help members in my church that need it. Then when the dust settled I might travel alittle, but a new truck and go fishing.

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       God, what rainy day??? you have enough for a destructive day, catastrophic day............

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          sneakorocksolidposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Is my conervative side showing again?

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             shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Humble side

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    Mrvoodooposted 14 years ago

    Drugs and hookers in such quantities that life would leave my body within 24 hours of finding the cash.
    
    The remainder I'd leave to whomever found my body first.

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       This is a first!!! What happened to charity???

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          Mrvoodooposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Well seeing as you guys are all giving your billions to charity, etc. I figured they wouldn't be short of cash for awhile.  So I'm just gonna get really really high, and get my balls drained.

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             rednckwmnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             wait, where are you going to be?

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                Mrvoodooposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                lol, are you after my remaining cash? (there won't be much left)

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                   rednckwmnposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   i dont need much...

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             shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             soooooooooo drained....... lol

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    starme77posted 14 years ago

    I would build a nice apartment complex for homeless people  -  and open an assisted living facility for elderly citizens who need real care - and then - I would go on ....like a super long vacation to Jamaca

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Ok, what about threst? you need few millions tps for your projects, what abou the remaining zillion???????

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    RedSonja94posted 14 years ago

    I would build the house of my dreams on 10 acres out in nowhere.  Then I would get every technological device I could for everyone in my family.  I would pay off houses for my entire family.  I would give substantially to the Red Cross and United Way as well.

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    lamparposted 14 years ago

    I can do a lot of things for a billion. First quit my job and start a company manufacture product that compete with my present employer; second buy myself some nice toys and a week of vacation in far away land, third try to make more out of the left over billion; fourth...then; the lists go on and go......

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       Don Wposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       LOL sorry about this. Don't mean to mess with your fantasy or anything, we've all got our thoughts. But if you had a billion dollars, you'd seriously spend your time trying to make more money? You sir are a credit to consumerism

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          shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I think he is just a practical workoholic man

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          lamparposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I have no control in my fantasy, making another million if not billion is just another small fantasy in the biggest fantasy i look forward will happen.

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       What's with you all trying to quit your jobs???? By your company and throw the buggers out

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          lamparposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Buy my present company with the billion i had is not going to generate another billion in my another fantasy. It is just a crappy company to begin with.

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             shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Ok then, buy yer company, fire the buggers and bring it down to the gound or make it a zoo...

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    BrianFanslauposted 14 years ago

    I would send build all the wells in Africa under the name "Unknown"
    
    Then spend the rest on developing robotic gnomes for space exploration.

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    Shaun2posted 14 years ago

    I would love to travel the world.  I want to see every country, well almost every country.
    
    Life is ment to be fun after all.  I don't know if I would ever be able to see everything I wanted, and I don't know what I would do if I did see it all.

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    tantrumposted 14 years ago

    I'll put it to work and make 4 B

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    qbanmamiof2posted 14 years ago

    If I had a Billion Dollars I would first open annuities for my kids for like a million each initial investment. I would buy me a bigger house with a huge yard so they can better play. (1.5 mil) Second, I would travel the world. That's probably about another 2 million there in fares,spending money, hotels and car rental. I would help my family, keep about 100 mil for me and my family and the rest I would give to the make a wish foundation with the clause that they have to make every kids wish true even if they aren't in the grave status yet.

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    fierycjposted 14 years ago

    Make the most incredible movie EVER! It would cost me exactly $1 Billion...

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       You are not serious? Who's casting???

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          fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I'm casting...and yes, I'm very very serious...

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             shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             So you're serious! Its gonna be a solo one act movie? What's the story?

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       emievilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hey CJ, is that really you?!??!?!
       
       Hey, why not have a movie casting all of us? Then we'll share in your $1B

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          worldgrandeurposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I am good in acting, good point

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          fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          he he he he

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    worldgrandeurposted 14 years ago

    I'd buy a country on my own and live their...

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       So ambitious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whay don't you buy an army and attack all of us too

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    ScarletRyan1970posted 14 years ago

    Hello,
    
    I would burn the lot!Have a beach party and watch my friend's faces drop.

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Very mean my fiend

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    ScarletRyan1970posted 14 years ago

    Hello,
    
    Yes a real meany,peany. As tight as a pair of Nuns knickers.
    Ah ha ha.

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    shinujohn2008posted 14 years ago

    give it to me and i will show you

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    worldgrandeurposted 14 years ago

    I'd buy microsoft company and give away all the softwares for free..

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    visitmaniacposted 14 years ago

    If I had that much money I wouldn't have to do anything so I vote for doing nothing LOL

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    zadrobiposted 14 years ago

    I would hire an orchestra to follow me around and play my life's background music

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    forlanposted 14 years ago

    I will build an online company

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    earnestshubposted 14 years ago

    A Billion dollars! That is seriously useful loot!
    1. Spend half of it on the poor.
    2. Invest one third.
    3. Buy houses and cars for my family.
    2. Set up a trust fund for my grandchildren.
    Thanks! I enjoyed thinking I had a billion!

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Now, this is a serious and practical thinking..... Have fun with the billion

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    earnestshubposted 14 years ago

    Wow! Do I get to imagine it again? That's great!

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       shamelabboushposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Dreams are for free my friend!!! It wouldn't hurt to dream a bit

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