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thomas pars
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He spent a great deal of his money on hookers and drugs. So it isn't like
the money went into "good" areas of commerce.... The bars and the
property he bought sure.
But it brings up the question: If you won nearly 18 million dollars what
would you do with the cash?
Me? I'd sit down ad write a list of every adventure I'd like to accomplish before I croak. Appalachian Trail, MTB the death Road, PCT, Everest. And
spend the rest of my life ticking each one off. |
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cj1976
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| Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| thomas pars wrote: |
He spent a great deal of his money on hookers and drugs. So it isn't like
the money went into "good" areas of commerce.... The bars and the
property he bought sure.
But it brings up the question: If you won nearly 18 million dollars what
would you do with the cash?
Me? I'd sit down ad write a list of every adventure I'd like to accomplish before I croak. Appalachian Trail, MTB the death Road, PCT, Everest. And
spend the rest of my life ticking each one off. |
Not even a teeny tiny spot of coke and whores? |
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thomas pars
Joined: 29 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:24 am Post subject: |
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"not even a tiny spot of coke and whores."
great one. Yeah sure. but change it to booze and hookers. |
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sugarkane59
Joined: 10 Jun 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| GwangjuParents wrote: |
| Looks what socialism does to nations... The English have no pride. |
What an idiot to generalise a whole nation on the story of one man! |
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DM24
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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| that is pretty funny. it reminds me of all those celebrities who SOMEHOW go bankrupt when they were worth millions only a year or two ago (mike tyson) |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| thomas pars wrote: |
But it brings up the question: If you won nearly 18 million dollars what
would you do with the cash?
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Stick all but a couple million in a bank and collect the interest.
The remaining couple million? Use it to get an investor's visa in Korea, buy a nice house somewhere in the country, and open a hakwon. If these all fall through...you've still 15+ million in the bank. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds like he got what he really wanted. |
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Dragoon
Joined: 18 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| thomas pars wrote: |
But it brings up the question: If you won nearly 18 million dollars what
would you do with the cash?
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Stick all but a couple million in a bank and collect the interest.
The remaining couple million? Use it to get an investor's visa in Korea, buy a nice house somewhere in the country, and open a hakwon. If these all fall through...you've still 15+ million in the bank. |
You'd really stay here if you won that kind of money? Damn dude..I'd be outta here the same day if I won 18mil.....and I'm a permanent resident here. |
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Banana_Man
Joined: 01 Mar 2010
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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| sugarkane59 wrote: |
What an idiot to generalise a whole nation on the story of one man! |
-Happens rather a lot around here! |
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Lunar Groove Gardener
Joined: 05 Jan 2005
Location: 1987 Subaru
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Funny that after attaining wealth without effort, when
it is gone his only thought is to ask for more money to be given to him.
A book detailing his experiences
would be interesting on numerous levels.
Hire a writer on speculation, live in a car, and freaking dictate a world-wide best seller. He's already got the press, the public interest, notoriety and a story that involves hookers, drugs, car wrecks, lawlessness, shameless idiocy and public outrage.
Or go on public assistance and empty trash bins.
Major brain damage. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:57 am Post subject: |
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What I'm a little curious about is, in a country where you fart in the wrong pitch and there's a security camera recording you and an arrest, how did this fellow manage to blow all of this money on drugs and prostitutes and wild parties without breaking a city ordinance or sixteen thousand or so? Are these things suddenly legal?
It's still funny in a black way that he did what he did. In our cynical or animal moments we wish we could do the same. But I'd be really angry if I were a taxpayer expected to pay for his welfare. He's poor, not crippled. He can work. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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There's a great documentary made about him..........
MICHAEL CARROLL: KING OF THE CHAVS
well worth a download. |
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cbank30
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| eamo wrote: |
There's a great documentary made about him..........
MICHAEL CARROLL: KING OF THE CHAVS
well worth a download. |
if your talking about this documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN4WCAxCwPM) i thought it was absolutely horrible. un-professional, un-entertaining, ect |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| cbank30 wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
There's a great documentary made about him..........
MICHAEL CARROLL: KING OF THE CHAVS
well worth a download. |
if your talking about this documentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN4WCAxCwPM) i thought it was absolutely horrible. un-professional, un-entertaining, ect |
I'd agree Keith Allen is a poor interviewer but it is a good insight into chav culture. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Dragoon wrote: |
| TheUrbanMyth wrote: |
| thomas pars wrote: |
But it brings up the question: If you won nearly 18 million dollars what
would you do with the cash?
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Stick all but a couple million in a bank and collect the interest.
The remaining couple million? Use it to get an investor's visa in Korea, buy a nice house somewhere in the country, and open a hakwon. If these all fall through...you've still 15+ million in the bank. |
You'd really stay here if you won that kind of money? Damn dude..I'd be outta here the same day if I won 18mil.....and I'm a permanent resident here. |
As long as I enjoyed it here I'd stay. Why leave if I am happy? If one day I decided to go somewhere else I could always pull up stakes and leave. |
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