# Ask me what it's like to be rich **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 6, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908 "2010-02-06T04:52:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/221 "2010-02-11T01:47:22Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > For whatever reason, law school does seem to attract a certain personality type, which is concentrated even more within big city private firms. Probably because the biggest reason a lot of people go to law school is to land a job where they can make a lot of money and prove how much better they are than everyone. It’s a tradition that goes back to the old country club WASP-owned whiteshow firms of yore. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/222 "2010-02-11T01:57:44Z")
Hey msmith, how about “no”? Does “no” work for you? I went to law school because it was that or wait tables with my liberal arts degree. I didn’t even think about money–truth is, I was a bit of a liberal douche myself in undergrad. It surprised the hell out of me when I was in the tippity top of my class and people were slobbering all over themselves to pay me a bunch of money at my first real job. So, you are wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/223 "2010-02-11T14:26:39Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Hey msmith, how about “no”? Does “no” work for you? > > I went to law school because it was that or wait tables with my liberal arts degree. I didn’t even think about money–truth is, I was a bit of a liberal douche myself in undergrad. It surprised the hell out of me when I was in the tippity top of my class and people were slobbering all over themselves to pay me a bunch of money at my first real job. So, you are wrong. Damn, that’s funny. You have no interest in comparing dicksizes, yet chose to start a thread bragging on your financial success, and managed to casually toss in a comment as to your magnificent physique along the way. 😛 You _were_ a “liberal douch”, but now that someone threw money at you, you’ve found the _truth_. Happy you’ve found a mindfuck that works for you! ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/224 "2010-02-11T16:54:19Z")
Meh. I chose to believe that people can get somewhere in life if they work hard, and then I worked hard and got somewhere. I’m not that interested in wether that belief is actually objectively true or not. Similarly, I’m sure many of my liberal douche brethren have a multitude of lies they tell themselves to explain their inadequacies without any of them being their fault. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/225 "2010-02-11T18:20:15Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Similarly, I’m sure many of my liberal douche brethren have a multitude of lies they tell themselves to explain their inadequacies without any of them being their fault. Enough with the “liberal douche” language – it’s offensive and insulting. If you wish to be offensive and insulting, take it to the Pit. twickster, MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/226 "2010-02-11T19:33:20Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > Re: suits–I think that fit is more important than having a brand name. I have a 10 inch drop (hey-o!), so I get suits custom made. Your beer gut? ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/227 "2010-02-11T20:14:29Z")
What? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/228 "2010-02-11T20:43:27Z")
When you mentioned a 10-inch drop I thought you were referring to a certain of part of your (ahem) anatomy. I only have one suit (bought off the rack at Sears), so I don’t know what the hell that means, or why it would be worth a “Hey-o.” ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/229 "2010-02-11T21:31:12Z")
I am utterly disappointed. I mean, I certainly have had my issues & disagreements with RR, but I came into this thread to read about the lavish expenditures, the vacations overseas, the expensive cars, the flashy life. A guy my age, with lots of money, and he can’t even have the good grace to spend at least some of it foolishly! Disappointed! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908/230 "2010-02-11T22:55:22Z")
A–yeah, sorry 'bout that. Joe–drop is the difference between jacket size and waist size. The “hey-o” was just because I was talking about the length of something, which reminded me of the traditional thing guys brag about the length of, thus prompting the hey-o. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-me-what-its-like-to-be-rich/527908.md?page=11)