# How Would You Like To Be Famous And Rich? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926 "2011-01-17T09:36:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/41 "2011-01-18T18:38:05Z")
I voted musician singer. Since I’m dreaming anyway, I wish I had a decent singing voice; besides it sounds like it would be fun to write music and lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/42 "2011-01-18T19:31:13Z")
I had trouble picking - because I only want to be rich. But I chose writer. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/43 "2011-01-18T21:54:06Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Author/writer. > > And one day I shall be. I’m thinking that’s why “Author/writer” leads the poll. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/44 "2011-01-18T22:11:42Z")
I really only want to be rich…famous would suck. I picked author, however, since I always wanted to write for a living. I wouldn’t mind the groupies, though… -XT ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/45 "2011-01-19T02:15:11Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > I really only want to be rich…famous would suck. I picked author, however, since I always wanted to write for a living. > > I wouldn’t mind the groupies, though… > > -XT Do you think Stephen King has groupies? I bet Stephen King has groupies. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/46 "2011-01-19T02:39:43Z")
Photographer. I’m already a very serious amateur photographer, so it fits me naturally. Heck, maybe someday it will happen. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/47 "2011-01-21T18:18:08Z")
Thanks for all the responses to the poll. Now that it has pretty much run its course, I have to admit I am a bit surprised at the results. I sort of figured more people would like to be a movie star or have their own show on television - maybe I lived too long in Los Angeles… I also expected more people to choose musician/singer as we have lots of people here who play in bands and write/sing music. Still, it was interesting to see the results. Now I know why those threads about Kindle and Nook and books are successful here - lots of readers and writers. Thanks for making this poll an interesting, and surprising, snapshot of professional career choices to achieve fame and fortune. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/48 "2011-01-21T18:29:03Z")
I was thinking about that, I don’t write well so my posts are short, I’m more of a ‘math’ person. Most of the people who belong to a message board who take the time to write posts are probably going to go for Author / writer option. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926/49 "2011-01-21T18:29:09Z")
I picked movie star. Of course, I can’t act and I’m not a classic beauty, so chances are it won’t happen… But I still think it would be a fun way to be rich and famous. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-like-to-be-famous-and-rich/567926.md?page=2)