# Anybody got a few hundred grand I could borrow. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181 "2003-06-25T00:37:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/1 "2003-06-25T00:37:40Z")
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2328661759&category=15825](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2328661759&category=15825) ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/2 "2003-06-25T00:44:55Z")
[Pats trousers down] Nope, the 1/2 million in one dollar coins must be in my other pants šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/3 "2003-06-25T00:52:22Z")
Well, as long as itā€™s not for anything frivolousā€¦ dang, Iā€™m about $200k short. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/4 "2003-06-25T05:52:54Z")
> [@](#): > > This is a Thyme Park already made to happen I donā€™t need that much herbs, but thank you anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/5 "2003-06-25T06:18:07Z")
You know, since weā€™re always talking about the possibility of a ā€œDoper Nationā€ maybe we should look at getting a pool together and buying the place. (Iā€™m in for a grand, BTW.) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/6 "2003-06-25T06:23:09Z")
Sorry Iā€™m buying [Hambleden](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/2967295.stm) it looks much nicer. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/7 "2003-06-25T10:40:31Z")
Actually, I would imagine you could finance it like any other real estate. $400k would be a cheap house around here. In fact, if I didnā€™t have roots and obligations and all, I think it would be wicked cool to own a small town in the middle of nowhere. Your own little fiefdom of shacks, your empire of dirt. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-got-a-few-hundred-grand-i-could-borrow/184181/8 "2003-06-25T14:51:57Z")
If I bought the town could I make all the school mascots be the Zebra? Or how about THE FIGHTING (zebraā€™s real name)s. Could rename all the streets? Am I Mayor For Life like in SimCity?