That point beyond reason... where you say 'WTF!'

[elsol]

I was watching TV... ESPN Cold Pizza. They had an interview with a guy that is going to auction off a baseball they are expecting to go for 1.5 million dollars.

1.5 million dollars!

For a baseball!

Okay... it has the entire ALS all star team from 19%% but... but... but it's a FUCKING baseball!

What The Fuck!

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[English Lady]

WTF indeed Elsol.

Now what was it i heard on the radio? I think it was Cameron Diaz(I may be wrong) but she bought a very rare white truffle for $80 000 or some other usch ridiculous sum...and it went off before she could eat it *L*


that was a WTF moment when i heard it *L*

 

[Samandiriel]

Like granny always said:

"Some people have more money than brains."

 

[English Lady]

Indeed..my Nanna said a similar thing "Some people have more money than sense" *L*

 

[Samandiriel]

Indeed..my Nanna said a similar thing "Some people have more money than sense" *L*

It amazes me...I can rant on about it, but to no avail. There are material people in the world that are given the chance to be rich and spend it on crap and there are people that live on their street that can't afford heat or food.

I always thought it would be cool to be rich, but how much "nothing" can you really buy before you get bored?
I can't stand the thought of living in a country so rich that people live in it's streets and hardly anyone sees this as a problem.

Stepping off soapbox now.

 

[English Lady]

Samandriel -I so agree.

If I won the lottery I'd still hunt for bargains -I'd definitely not "waste" money...


I think too much money is a curse really.


Something I'll probably never have to deal with *L*

 

[Samandiriel]

Samandriel -I so agree.

If I won the lottery I'd still hunt for bargains -I'd definitely not "waste" money...


I think too much money is a curse really.


Something I'll probably never have to deal with *L*

That's both of us!!!
I could be a millionaire and still use coupons...LOL.

 

[elsol]

I had this discussion at work cause the lottery is huge... plus we were talking about 'golden parachutes'.

I'm on the Lewis Black train... my own 'ball washer' is one thing but 12 houses?

Fuck no!

I have a limited set of wants and needs... a house, a couple of big dogs, and a porsche.

Okay... I admit I would definitely start a 'scholarship' program involving really hot girls hanging around my pool but that's different. It's giving a helping hand without making it seem like charity... yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it!

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[Samandiriel]

I had this discussion at work cause the lottery is huge... plus we were talking about 'golden parachutes'.

I'm on the Lewis Black train... my own 'ball washer' is one thing but 12 houses?

Fuck no!

I have a limited set of wants and needs... a house, a couple of big dogs, and a porsche.

Okay... I admit I would definitely start a 'scholarship' program involving really hot girls hanging around my pool but that's different. It's giving a helping hand without making it seem like charity... yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it!

Sincerely,
ElSol

See, you have realistic goals...lol. Really 12 houses, I hope his Kharma comes back around and in the next life he has to clean them.

 

[elsol]

I think too much money is a curse really.

I think too much money might make people stupid... I'm about to get a promotion which could give me a significant raise and the first thing I had to do was smack myself cause I wanted to run out and buy a BMW.

I was like 'WTF!'... I'm two months away from paying off a Volskwagen Bug with less than 60k miles on it that I bought brand-new!

*sigh*

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[English Lady]

See, you have realistic goals...lol. Really 12 houses, I hope his Kharma comes back around and in the next life he has to clean them.

I like the way you think love

yeah I'd like a big house, I'd get one for my sister, a little something for my mum and I'd give a bundle to charity.

But yeah,I'd still use coupons and search out the "buy one get one free" offers *L*

 

[Samandiriel]

I like the way you think love

yeah I'd like a big house, I'd get one for my sister, a little something for my mum and I'd give a bundle to charity.

But yeah,I'd still use coupons and search out the "buy one get one free" offers *L*

Thank you....one cannot understand being rich until they've been poor.

 

[English Lady]

Oh I know about poor...well relatively poor. I got a house, food and I can pay the bills (sorta) so I'm doing better than alot of folks out there.

 

[elsol]

And of course, the Lords of Evil try to help you be stupid with your money.

I paid off my credit card, and I swear the CC company must have sent up smoke signals screaming D-A-N-G-E-R... they called me up to offer to lower my interest rate, raise my limit... etc.

I've just started hanging up on them as soon as they identify themselves...

"hello, Mr. XXXX..."

*click*

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[OhMissScarlett]

My SO and I were watching some show about collectors and auctions a few days ago and on it, there was a guy who paid $75,000 for a menu from The Titanic.

There was a buyers premium he had to pay to the auction house too, so the total came to about $95,000 altogether. I understand collecting, but it just seemed outrageous to me.

 

[English Lady]

*nods*

Not being in debt seems to be a crime... I get sick of these adverts for loans and credit cards and consolidate this and "pay us tonnes of money till you die -then we'll take your house as payment" adverts on TV.

 

[elsol]

Thank you....one cannot understand being rich until they've been poor.

It's that whole competitive thing that gets me...

"I have a bigger house than you... HA!HA!HA!"

It's like story ratings... beyond a certain level... who gives a shit! I'd give up 50 red H stories for one book that the New York Times critics ABSOLUTELY TRASHED!

Rich Asshole: 'I've got a house with fifty rooms!'

My response: "So realistically speaking, when you have diarrhea and REALLY need to go, it's possible you might shit your pants because you're playing 'Is the toilet behind door number 42?'"


Oh boy... i think it's a rant day.

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[tymeblind]

I was watching TV... ESPN Cold Pizza. They had an interview with a guy that is going to auction off a baseball they are expecting to go for 1.5 million dollars.

1.5 million dollars!

For a baseball!

Okay... it has the entire ALS all star team from 19%% but... but... but it's a FUCKING baseball!

What The Fuck!

Sincerely,
ElSol

The Bartamn (Cubs game) ball was sold to Harry Carray's resturant for 800K (I believe)

The destruction of the ball generated over 3 MIL in free publicity for the resturant.

It was pretty crazy, every news station was on the street, and Billy Corgan
held an impromptu concert.

If people have money, they will spend it, nothing like this suprises me anymore

 

[LadyJeanne]

The Bartamn (Cubs game) ball was sold to Harry Carray's resturant for 800K (I believe)

The destruction of the ball generated over 3 MIL in free publicity for the resturant.

It was pretty crazy, every news station was on the street, and Billy Corgan
held an impromptu concert.

If people have money, they will spend it, nothing like this suprises me anymore

I'll take that a bit further and say, if people have significantly more than enough to cover the basics for now and in the future, then there's no reason they shouldn't spend their money on whatever they want. I might think their choices are foolish, and in some cases, egregiously wrong-headed, but it's their money so they are entitled to do whatever they like with it.

 

[elsol]

I'll take that a bit further and say, if people have significantly more than enough to cover the basics for now and in the future, then there's no reason they shouldn't spend their money on whatever they want. I might think their choices are foolish, and in some cases, egregiously wrong-headed, but it's their money so they are entitled to do whatever they like with it.

Oh they're entitled... but come on... not even a small little 'wtf!' under your breath when you hear what they spend it on?

Not even the tiniest sigh!

1.5 million for a baseball that your dog might devaluate because you put it down too low... doesn't even get a single shake of the head and eyes rolling?



Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[tymeblind]

Oh they're entitled... but come on... not even a small little 'wtf!' under your breath when you hear what they spend it on?

Not even the tiniest sigh!

1.5 million for a baseball that your dog might devaluate because you put it down too low... doesn't even get a single shake of the head and eyes rolling?



Sincerely,
ElSol

I can see how you would say that (the WTF part)

but seriously if I had that kind of coin around I would do some things that would make you say WTF.

 

[LadyJeanne]

Oh they're entitled... but come on... not even a small little 'wtf!' under your breath when you hear what they spend it on?

Not even the tiniest sigh!

1.5 million for a baseball that your dog might devaluate because you put it down too low... doesn't even get a single shake of the head and eyes rolling?



Sincerely,
ElSol

Not really. I grew up dirt poor and now I'm not. There are things I spend money on now that I never would have considered back then. When you have more than enough, indulging in your passions, whether they be baseballs or artwork or travel or homes or whatever is a perfectly legitimate way to spend your money.

The amount you're able to spend on your passions increases proportionally with your wealth. I don't see that $1.5M on a collector's baseball for a millionaire is much different than $10,000 on a home theater for a movie buff of more moderate means, or $100 for a good seat at a concert.

 

[elsol]

The amount you're able to spend on your passions increases proportionally with your wealth. I don't see that $1.5M on a collector's baseball for a millionaire is much different than $10,000 on a home theater for a movie buff of more moderate means, or $100 for a good seat at a concert.

I guess that's it... no passions on this end of the street so it's quite beyond me spending that much on anything.

I was raised poor; now, I have the money but a thousand bucks is still the thousand bucks that my mom didn't make in 2 months so no fucking way I'm forking it over for a TV.

Sincerely,
ElSol

 

[LadyJeanne]

I guess that's it... no passions on this end of the street so it's quite beyond me spending that much on anything.

I was raised poor; now, I have the money but a thousand bucks is still the thousand bucks that my mom didn't make in 2 months so no fucking way I'm forking it over for a TV.

Sincerely,
ElSol

How much do you spend on your puppies? Some would say any money spent on animals is a waste when humans are starving in the streets.

Money is a personal matter and the only money that matters to me is my own.

 

[elsol]

How much do you spend on your puppies? Some would say any money spent on animals is a waste when humans are starving in the streets.

Money is a personal matter and the only money that matters to me is my own.

He was a gift... left to my own devices, I probably wouldn't have forked over the money, no matter how much I wanted one.

And I guess you're right, $35 bucks a month on food to feed my buddy (even if he's a dog) might seem extravagent to some people.

Sincerely,
ElSol