# I am gonna buy a deserted island and set up a new society...who is with me?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/161 "2000-10-31T01:23:10Z")

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Dire Wolf that feels great, but now I’m all slippery. I may need someone to rub it in real good.

Oldieman of course I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll be right there after beagledave finishes his calculations. .

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/162 "2000-10-31T01:43:16Z")

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\<after reciving complimentary visit from Mermaid for arriving on the island safely\>  
Can I be the island’s sworn defender of justice? I have a superhero personae, Captain Sarcasm! I even have a team of Nameless Avengers (NA) that I lead into battle! But if they pose a problem, we can always boot them off the island.

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**Author:** ![Angkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Angkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angkins)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/163 "2000-10-31T01:46:24Z")

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Is it just me that has that “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts…” song running through my head?

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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/164 "2000-10-31T01:51:34Z")

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…well what do we NAME this tropical paradise?

kellibelli-land?

hedonista?

the land of gorgeous ta-tas 😉 ?

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**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/165 "2000-10-31T01:53:58Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by The Mermaid \*  
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> Oldieman of course I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll be right there after beagledave finishes his calculations. .
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measurements officially recorded…now heading off to find cold showers…

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**Author:** ![Palm\_Cove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Palm\_Cove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palm_Cove)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2000, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-gonna-buy-a-deserted-island-and-set-up-a-new-society-who-is-with-me/38186/166 "2000-10-31T01:56:55Z")

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Meteorolgy report:  
Looks out of windows  
Weather’s perfect again folks!  
Just another day in paradise

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