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Amaterasu Cinquetti
Registered User
Join date: 27 Jun 2005
Posts: 70
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07-08-2008 02:14
$10k US.
After dreaming about what I would love to spend it on for a few days, in the end I would use it to pay for one of the operations I need that will help save my life. One less wait on the never-never plan of public health waiting lists for much needed surgeries can't be a bad thing  |
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Ceera Murakami
Texture Artist / Builder
Join date: 9 Sep 2005
Posts: 7,750
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07-08-2008 05:47
I'd use it to move back to the part of the world my parents live in, so my daughter and I can see them before they die. We live so far away that it's unlikely we will see them again... in this lifetime... without some sort of major windfall.
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Raudf Fox
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Join date: 25 Feb 2005
Posts: 5,119
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07-08-2008 06:56
No no, wind generator farms!! I don't live close enough to the capital to get a strong enough wind.... And I do think that politicians are the leading cause of global warming. All that hot air.. going to waste... Truly, I believe that if people were given the means to use the current green tech, like solar panels and wind mills, we'd find the current human condition raised quite nicely. Same goes for the third world countries.. give 'em the tools to get going and see what happens. _____________________
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Shirley Marquez
Ethical SLut
Join date: 28 Oct 2005
Posts: 788
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07-08-2008 08:06
Might sound totally counterintuitive, but give it to Bill Gates for any real effect. More specifically, his vaccine and medical care foundations for third world nations. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (http://www.gatesfoundation.org/) does not appear to accept donations. Not unless you're Warren Buffett, anyway. But the Foundation mostly funds the work of existing groups, so you could donate money to one or more of the organizations that they donate money to; easy to find out, as they detail all their donations on the web site. |
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3Ring Binder
always smile
Join date: 8 Mar 2007
Posts: 15,028
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07-08-2008 08:17
I'd use it to move back to the part of the world my parents live in, so my daughter and I can see them before they die. We live so far away that it's unlikely we will see them again... in this lifetime... without some sort of major windfall.  _____________________
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Kyrah Abattoir
cruelty delight
Join date: 4 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,786
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07-08-2008 08:19
I would build a nuke or a dirty bomb and blow it up in high athmosphere
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Nibiru Republic
super fun pants!
Join date: 12 Mar 2008
Posts: 74
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07-08-2008 08:32
10k?
that's not much to work with. i'd pay down my 17 year old student loan that sallie mae has me locked in at 9.5%... |
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3Ring Binder
always smile
Join date: 8 Mar 2007
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07-08-2008 08:38
10k? that's not much to work with. i'd pay down my 17 year old student loan that sallie mae has me locked in at 9.5%... 9.5% ? EGADS!  _____________________
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Infrared Wind
Gridologist
Join date: 7 Jan 2007
Posts: 662
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07-08-2008 09:34
I would pay off my debts. Try to make a winning bid for a 512 in Bay City. |
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LittleMe Jewell
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Join date: 8 Oct 2007
Posts: 11,319
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07-08-2008 15:53
no way. i don't want you to end up evil. I would be willing to take that chance, you know? Just so that you would know for sure that it really is evil -- cuz I am a really good friend too. _____________________
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