# Ask the guy with $186.00 in his wallet. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 9, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221 "2010-02-09T01:54:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/i_am_a_scientist)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/21 "2010-02-09T03:46:26Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Why must you torment us lowliers with your gobs of cash? > _Sobs all over his dixie cup of faygo_ You have the Internet? You’re a king among the [Juggalos](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=faygo) ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/22 "2010-02-09T03:53:00Z")
You sure you’re a scientist? Your link says ‘juggalo’ but takes me to ‘faygo’. A real scientist would’ve caught that. Either way, I actually drink Kroger brand soda. But ‘kroger brand soda’ doesn’t have the same aura of frugality as faygo. Sobs into his dixie cup of Big K citrus drop ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/23 "2010-02-09T04:03:26Z")
> [@Maeglin](#): > > I have a question. > > Have you ever actually eaten the HB Burger? I have. It’s ok. Nothing to write home about and I certainly wouldn’t put it up there with the 37 places that claim to be the “best burger in NYC” (which include P.J. Clarks, Shake Shack, Corner Bistro, off the top of my head.) > [@i am a scientist](#): > > After federal, state, and city taxes (depending on your income bracket) that’s probably more like $145. Well, technically the money in my wallet is after-tax. > [@Alice The Goon](#): > > If you were mugged on the street (New York City!), would you give the robber the whole $186.00 or would you try to keep some of it? I’d give it all to him and then go mug someone else. ---
**Author:** ![i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/i_am_a_scientist)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/24 "2010-02-09T04:04:09Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > You sure you’re a scientist? Your link says ‘juggalo’ but takes me to ‘faygo’. A real scientist would’ve caught that. I know, I only ever hear Faygo in relation to followers of the Insane Clown Posse, known as Juggalos (see definition #2 in the link). I thought you were referring to that. See [here](http://www.derekerdman.com/ilovemilkshakes/august2009/DRK_CRNVL/juggalo_gathering_2009.htm) for an informative/horrifying journey into the Insane Clown Posse sub-culture. And I’m not a scientist, I’m a just [Guided by Voices fan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_a_Scientist). ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/25 "2010-02-09T04:19:21Z")
Hey Buddy, can you spare a dime? [Who knew I could use this twice in one night.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=12094898#post12094898/) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/26 "2010-02-09T04:38:37Z")
Presumably at some point, you started off with a rounded amount in your wallet, like $190 or $200. So, what happened to the rest of it, and why are you holding out on us? Eating at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central sounds like something Cary Grant might do just before chasing after Eva Marie Saint on the _20th Century Limited_, so I’m intrigued. Thing is, I don’t like oysters. What else have they got that’s good? ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/27 "2010-02-09T04:47:29Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > With $186.00, I can pretty much eat lunch anywhere in the city. Chipotle, Popeye’s, Oyster Bar in Grand Central. I can even eat at Heartland Brewery’s HB Burger. It’s fancier because it makes an acronymn out of the name of the parent bar/restaurant. > > So go ahead. Feel free to ask me anything. Why do you go to such boring places for lunch? Is it strictly a time limit thing? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/28 "2010-02-09T05:17:11Z")
So close! So close! If you had $188.91 in your pocket, that would be the largest sum attainable using only one of each commonly-available denomination. $100+$50+$20+$10+$5+$2+$1+$0.50+$0.25+$0.10+$0.05+$0.01. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/29 "2010-02-09T05:27:27Z")
What do you think ATM’s will be like when you need to visit one in the distant future? Probably nothing like they are today. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/30 "2010-02-09T05:32:01Z")
Do you think your money is better spent on a $186 hooker, five $37.2 hookers or ten $18.6 dollar hookers? OR A HUNDRED AND EIGHT SIX $1 HOOKERS!!! ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/31 "2010-02-09T05:34:01Z")
> [@valleyofthedolls](#): > > Why do you go to such boring places for lunch? Is it strictly a time limit thing? Because I can’t get a reservation at dorsia? It’s what happens to be close to my office. I’m just looking for a cheap, quick bite to eat. Midtown is deceptively boring when it comes to lunch. It’s a lot of touristy chain restuarants and sandwich shops. ---
**Author:** ![i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f07891/32.png) [@i\_am\_a\_scientist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/i_am_a_scientist)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/32 "2010-02-09T05:40:29Z")
But La Bernadin? And Per Se? I think you can check your coat for $186 at Per Se. ---
**Author:** ![Iridescent\_Orb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@Iridescent\_Orb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iridescent_Orb)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/33 "2010-02-09T06:12:35Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Do you think your money is better spent on a $186 hooker, five $37.2 hookers or ten $18.6 dollar hookers? > > OR A HUNDRED AND EIGHT SIX $1 HOOKERS!!! I suspect the total number of teeth will be the same no matter what option he selects. ---
**Author:** ![fuzzypickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9d8465/32.png) [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/34 "2010-02-09T06:16:59Z")
Can you point out which dark alleys you take to work? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/35 "2010-02-09T06:38:50Z")
1. What’s the secret to life and/or happiness? 2. If you could spend your $186.00 on anything in the world, what one thing would you spend it on? Note, whatever you leave after buying that one thing would cause the rest of the money to explode into flames, so pick the one thing you’d buy carefully… But don’t worry, you already shot Hitler in this inane Question by traveling back in time to last week. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/36 "2010-02-09T06:47:38Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Do you think your money is better spent on a $186 hooker, five $37.2 hookers or ten $18.6 dollar hookers? > > OR A HUNDRED AND EIGHT SIX $1 HOOKERS!!! They’d steal his money! …wait a sec. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/37 "2010-02-09T06:54:49Z")
Somewhere there is a guy that sells sprinkles, and he is like…"Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school. Because, kids like sprinkles. Colorful wax, with a bit of sugar in there. The sprinkles go on top of Ice Cream. ---
**Author:** ![Remarkable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@Remarkable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Remarkable)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/38 "2010-02-09T07:05:48Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > Somewhere there is a guy that sells sprinkles, and he is like…"Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school, Fund an Ice cream day at a school. Because, kids like sprinkles. Colorful wax, with a bit of sugar in there. The sprinkles go on top of Ice Cream. … … … ``` :confused: ``` ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/39 "2010-02-09T07:58:17Z")
> [@Iridescent\_Orb](#): > > I suspect the total number of teeth will be the same no matter what option he selects. Made me chuckle. Hey, wait, what are you doing with that handbasket? ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221/40 "2010-02-09T09:05:11Z")
> [@Remarkable](#): > > … > … > > … > > ``` > :confused: > > ``` Man, if you have to ask… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-guy-with-186-00-in-his-wallet/528221.md?page=3)