Cellar Millions

lookout123 · 02-07-2008, 06:14 PM

Remember that old Richard Pryor movie Brewster's Millions? If I remember correctly the premise was that a rich uncle had died and had no one else to leave the money to except for Pryor. Before Pryor could inherit the bulk of the money he had to spend $30,000,000 in 30 days. He had all kinds of rules about what he could spend it on, but the important part was that it all must be spent.

If you had 30 days to spend $30,000,000 what would you spend it on? So that we don't all feel compelled to be altruistic, no more than $5,000,000 can go to charities.

Go!

kerosene · 02-07-2008, 06:32 PM

Wasn't that movie made in the 80s? Should we adjust for inflation?

lookout123 · 02-07-2008, 06:34 PM

fair enough. let's call it twenty years worth, so you now have to spend $60MM in 30 days. Still only $5MM to charity.

kerosene · 02-07-2008, 06:41 PM

Ouch. I should have kept my mouth shut.

Can I buy some art? How about a few paintings at 100k a pop? Can I buy more than one of something? Can I hire an expensive attorney?

lookout123 · 02-07-2008, 06:45 PM

Case - you're working too hard here. You can buy anything you want, we'll discard the rule about not owning anything. BUT you can't spend more than $5MM on any one thing that you will still own after 30 days.

kerosene · 02-07-2008, 06:49 PM

Hmmm. Okay, well I am going to have to work on this. I will return.

lumberjim · 02-07-2008, 07:10 PM

I'd buy 60 bomb resistant military hummers and have a smash up derby that you would not soon forget.

binky · 02-07-2008, 07:11 PM

Okay I'm buying my whole neighborhood

Clodfobble · 02-07-2008, 07:12 PM

I liked the part in that movie where he bought the most expensive, rarest stamp he could find, and then mailed it.

Personally, I'd buy one national super bowl ad. That would be cool.

Cicero · 02-07-2008, 07:22 PM

ok..if we adjust it to "cellar millions" wouldn't that be more like 30 bucks...?

lookout...I need help with the numbers here....

02-07-2008, 06:14 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Cellar Millions Remember that old Richard Pryor movie Brewster's Millions? If I remember correctly the premise was that a rich uncle had died and had no one else to leave the money to except for Pryor. Before Pryor could inherit the bulk of the money he had to spend $30,000,000 in 30 days. He had all kinds of rules about what he could spend it on, but the important part was that it all must be spent. If you had 30 days to spend $30,000,000 what would you spend it on? So that we don't all feel compelled to be altruistic, no more than $5,000,000 can go to charities. Go! __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-07-2008, 06:34 PM	#3
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	fair enough. let's call it twenty years worth, so you now have to spend $60MM in 30 days. Still only $5MM to charity. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-07-2008, 06:45 PM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Case - you're working too hard here. You can buy anything you want, we'll discard the rule about not owning anything. BUT you can't spend more than $5MM on any one thing that you will still own after 30 days. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-07-2008, 07:10 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'd buy 60 bomb resistant military hummers and have a smash up derby that you would not soon forget. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-07-2008, 07:11 PM	#8
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Okay I'm buying my whole neighborhood __________________ The meanest Mom EVER!!!!

02-07-2008, 06:32 PM	#2
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Wasn't that movie made in the 80s? Should we adjust for inflation?

02-07-2008, 06:41 PM	#4
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Ouch. I should have kept my mouth shut. Can I buy some art? How about a few paintings at 100k a pop? Can I buy more than one of something? Can I hire an expensive attorney?

02-07-2008, 06:49 PM	#6
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Hmmm. Okay, well I am going to have to work on this. I will return.

02-07-2008, 07:12 PM	#9
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I liked the part in that movie where he bought the most expensive, rarest stamp he could find, and then mailed it. Personally, I'd buy one national super bowl ad. That would be cool.

02-07-2008, 07:22 PM	#10
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	ok..if we adjust it to "cellar millions" wouldn't that be more like 30 bucks...? lookout...I need help with the numbers here.... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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