# I am gonna buy a deserted island and set up a new society...who is with me? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186 "2000-10-24T23:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/1 "2000-10-24T23:39:33Z")
I will be the ruler (of course). I need to fill the other executive positions, and develop policy. First off, there is no alchohol on the island that you dont make yourself. Second, a 4 day work week, monday, tuesday. thursday, friday. Everything shuts down the other days. All appliances are Gilligans Island style, including solar powered cars. Our GNP is POT which we sell legally through Coldfire (if he is interested ) to the netherlands. Everything is recyclable/refillable/reusable/compostable - space is at a premium. I will live in a tree house. Please sign up for vice president, treasures, head of export etc etc. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/2 "2000-10-24T23:40:39Z")
I’ll be there in a flash Kels! ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/3 "2000-10-24T23:47:43Z")
Sue I would be honored to have you as the Minister responsible for Social Policy. You make little money, but fuck it, everything is free. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/4 "2000-10-24T23:50:49Z")
Minister of HomeBrewing…reporting for duty maam’!! ---
**Author:** ![SkySlash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@SkySlash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkySlash)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/5 "2000-10-24T23:53:59Z")
> [@](#): > > First off, there is no alchohol on the island that you dont make yourself. Hmm…I don’t do pot…and I prefer that others make my choice alcohols… It sounds great love, but unless I’m made Chief Policy Maker…I’ll have to pass. -SS 😉 ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/6 "2000-10-24T23:54:04Z")
After my day at work… PLEASE TAKE ME WITH YOU! PLEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZEEEEEEEEE! And please put me in charge of something that doesn’t require a lot of thought (for right now, I’m sure I will feel much better later). Deserted island. Breezes. Oooooh. Mmmmmmmmm. Stress melting away already. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/7 "2000-10-24T23:55:43Z")
I…am…so…there! Umm, can I be, like Coldfire’s assistant? You know, the one who has to _test_ all of our exports for quality? :: Puff Puff Cough Cough :: 😉 I will also assist the Homebrewer’s association if they need taste testers… Other than that, I will be in charge of bicycle-powered short wave radios with little coconuts spininng around on top. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/8 "2000-10-24T23:57:10Z")
oh…and \…I got dibs on bikini inspector , natch… ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/9 "2000-10-24T23:59:08Z")
Please, no “voting”, or eating rats, or I shall have to bomb the island. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/10 "2000-10-25T00:00:10Z")
Well, is there a million dollar prize? Hmm? ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/11 "2000-10-25T00:01:13Z")
::kneels before the queen:: Your highness, I wish to open a juice bar, and also provide live (musical,of course:) entertainment for the pleasure of the inhabitants. I will be conducting performer auditions soon. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/12 "2000-10-25T00:01:19Z")
beagledave, you want snatch there, not natch. I volunteer to inspect shirts for quality. Any shirt not meeting my strict guidelines will be thrown out and the wearer required to go shirtless for the day. ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/13 "2000-10-25T00:02:00Z")
OK, so far we have: Me: Ultimate ruler Sue: Minister in charge of Social Policy beagledave - bikini inspector SkySlash - Cheif policy maker scheech-owl - Minister of natural resources demo - Quality control commisioner ren - executive in charge of Culture Whooo wheee! ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/14 "2000-10-25T00:03:59Z")
Me: Ultimate ruler Sue: Minister in charge of Social Policy beagledave - bikini inspector SkySlash - Cheif policy maker scheech-owl - Minister of natural resources demo - Quality control commisioner ren - executive in charge of Culture Black Night - minister of finance Delta-9 - entertaimnetco-ordinator iampunha - cheif shirt inspector ---
**Author:** ![Gollum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gollum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gollum)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/15 "2000-10-25T00:05:12Z")
I’ll come if we get monkey butlers. and a volcano. I can be minister in charge of appeasing the mountain god. Unga Bunga etcetera ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/16 "2000-10-25T00:06:23Z")
Say, Demo? Need any help with that? 😉 I make apple wine, if that qualifies me for anything. ---
**Author:** ![ren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@ren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ren)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/17 "2000-10-25T00:11:45Z")
Speaking as Minister of Culture (thanks, kelli!), I think we need to make bikini/shirt inspection a cultural institution in which we can all participate. This will help to alleviate abuse of the inspector positions. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/18 "2000-10-25T00:13:21Z")
Hmm social policy eh? Well now, this I could enjoy! Dave you can inspect me, but I’m definitely not wearing a bikini ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/19 "2000-10-25T00:15:54Z")
I wanna be minister of defense (if that’s not available, I’ll be the head of quality control at the pot farm) ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/20 "2000-10-25T00:16:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ren \* > \*\*Speaking as Minister of Culture (thanks, kelli!), I think we need to make bikini/shirt inspection a cultural institution in which we can all participate. This will help to alleviate abuse of the inspector positions. \*\* Hey…I resemble that remark 😃 I’'ll have you know I ALWAYS warm up my hands before any inspections… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186.md?page=2)