I also think it’s basically impossible. I suppose hypothetically you could live in isolation for a year or something while your money earns some interest and then renege afterwards and be happy with the proceeds.
(P.S. I’m not a big fan of proposing weird, tortured hypothetical situations that have no connection to reality or common sense.)
Let me just say that this is perhaps the awesomest thread title this year.
I am not Skald but I play one on TV.
Well played, sir. 
Spartacus. You mean Spartacus. V for Vendetta, like all Natalie Portman movies, is just awful.
I’m not sure I would be able to function without hypothetical questions. At least, I think it’s mandatory for a scientist. Does a question such as “suppose two objects are tied together with a string; do they fall at the same rate” count as a hypothetical question?
I voted ‘option three’ because when I grow up I want to be just like Skald.
Well… except for his hair.
:: checks scalp ::
Nope, still bare up there.
I’m trying to imagine what I’d do if I couldn’t consider hypothetical situations.
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Board,** kob09**! This is an interesting answer. I thought it was just weird, then I started looking at it and it was deeper than I expected. I’ve been thinking about the role of money and capital in society, and you may be right.
:rolleyes: Watch Leon (which she and Jean Reno redeem despite that absurd ham Oldman) and Free Zone (which isn’t cool because of her, but she is in). I like those.