# I now own land on an island **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 22, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938 "2014-12-22T19:16:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/1 "2014-12-22T19:16:19Z")
As part of the Cards Against Humanity’s 10 days or whatever of Kwanzaa, they sent me a title to a square foot of land on an island in Lake St. George, Maine. It also says that I am allowed to be anywhere on this island, as long as I don’t break any laws, drive any motorized vehicle, or harm the trees. This isn’t very far away from me, so I’m thinking once the lake freezes, I’m going to walk to the island. Did anyone else get anything like this from Cards Against Humanity? If so, was it on the same island, or a different one? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/2 "2014-12-22T20:56:21Z")
Let’s see if you’re still bragging when the property tax bill shows up! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/3 "2014-12-22T21:04:20Z")
Did anyone tell him that he’ll have to reset the countdown timer every 108 minutes? ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/4 "2014-12-23T12:01:32Z")
I have a square foot of land somewhere in Scotland. I guess an otter is shitting on it at the moment. However, it allows me to call myself “Laird” and a nifty pen. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/5 "2014-12-23T15:12:30Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > I have a square foot of land somewhere in Scotland. I guess an otter is shitting on it at the moment. > > However, it allows me to call myself “Laird” and a nifty pen. Me too! (I mean I own a square foot of Scotland, not that I’m shitting on your land.) I picked up a liter of Laphroaig single malt at the duty-free shop in Singapore’s Changi Airport in May, and it gave me a code number to register ownership of my square foot on the Laphroaig website. A lifetime lease for one (1) square foot of land that runs alongside the Kilbride stream, their water source. If anyone wants to rent my square foot, I am open to negotiations. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/6 "2014-12-23T16:44:51Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > As part of the Cards Against Humanity’s 10 days or whatever of Kwanzaa, they sent me a title to a square foot of land on an island in Lake St. George, Maine. It also says that I am allowed to be anywhere on this island, as long as I don’t break any laws, drive any motorized vehicle, or harm the trees. This isn’t very far away from me, so I’m thinking once the lake freezes, I’m going to walk to the island. > Did anyone else get anything like this from Cards Against Humanity? If so, was it on the same island, or a different one? Does that include the timber and mineral rights? Being in Maine, odds are that a tree is growing there. ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/7 "2014-12-23T17:59:13Z")
> [@Fleetwood](#): > > Does that include the timber and mineral rights? Being in Maine, odds are that a tree is growing there. Im not allowed to harm the trees in any way. The title actually says " If you hurt a tree on the island, we will curse your family for 1,000 generations." ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/8 "2014-12-23T18:34:52Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > Im not allowed to harm the trees in any way. The title actually says " If you hurt a tree on the island, we will curse your family for 1,000 generations." Is that retroactive or 1000 generations starting with you? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/9 "2014-12-23T22:06:12Z")
Heh, I haven’t gotten my last two Kwanzaa days, so I don’t know. If I do, though, I shall give you special dispensation to poop on my square foot also. Amusingly, it seems that those personalized cards from day 1 come in several varieties - mine, and a friend’s, just have our names on them. But my friend’s sister has “(her name)'s butt”. I want one that says Zsofia’s butt! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/10 "2014-12-24T02:45:23Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > Im not allowed to harm the trees in any way. The title actually says " If you hurt a tree on the island, we will curse your family for 1,000 generations." Just out of curiosity, does that include in-laws? ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/11 "2014-12-24T03:05:57Z")
I own land on an island. A house too. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/12 "2014-12-24T06:17:24Z")
Hold onto that property - you don’t know what might be underneath it! In the 1910s an encyclopedia company gave away small parcels of land in Huntington Beach, CA to those who purchased an encyclopedia set. The land had little value until the 1920’s when oil was discovered in the area. The encyclopedia owners ended up receiving royalties from the oil companies that drilled on their land. ---
**Author:** ![NewAtlas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7993a0/32.png) [@NewAtlas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NewAtlas)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/13 "2014-12-25T04:04:54Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > As part of the Cards Against Humanity’s 10 days or whatever of Kwanzaa, they sent me a title to a square foot of land on an island in Lake St. George, Maine. It also says that I am allowed to be anywhere on this island, as long as I don’t break any laws, drive any motorized vehicle, or harm the trees. This isn’t very far away from me, so I’m thinking once the lake freezes, I’m going to walk to the island. > Did anyone else get anything like this from Cards Against Humanity? If so, was it on the same island, or a different one? This sounds like one of those email scams (where you’re told you just inherited the 34th castle of the Sultan Of Metaphor) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/14 "2014-12-26T14:27:26Z")
> [@X.L.Lent](#): > > Hold onto that property - you don’t know what might be underneath it! In the > 1910s an encyclopedia company gave away small parcels of land in Huntington > Beach, CA to those who purchased an encyclopedia set. The land had little value > until the 1920’s when oil was discovered in the area. The encyclopedia owners > ended up receiving royalties from the oil companies that drilled on their land. It’s an island in Maine. Maybe granite countertops will become popular again. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/15 "2014-12-26T15:31:40Z")
Update - yes, same island. If you do go, can I mail you my flag to plant? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/16 "2014-12-27T01:39:14Z")
Don’t ever invite anyone to the island nick-named “Piggy”. There was this book I read and… long story short… Just Don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/17 "2014-12-27T03:05:50Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Don’t ever invite anyone to the island nick-named “Piggy”. There was this book I read and… long story short… Just Don’t. Lord of the Flies? ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/18 "2014-12-27T06:39:29Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Heh, I haven’t gotten my last two Kwanzaa days, so I don’t know. If I do, though, I shall give you special dispensation to poop on my square foot also. > > Amusingly, it seems that those personalized cards from day 1 come in several varieties - mine, and a friend’s, just have our names on them. But my friend’s sister has “(her name)'s butt”. I want one that says Zsofia’s butt! If you ordered the holiday package last year, you got one with your name on it. So rather than just get another one with your name this year , they did “X’s butt” for those people instead so you don’t have a duplicate. Quite thoughtful! If it’s your first time, then you just got your name. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/19 "2014-12-27T08:20:14Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > As part of the Cards Against Humanity’s 10 days or whatever of Kwanzaa, they sent me a title to a square foot of land on an island in Lake St. George, Maine. It also says that I am allowed to be anywhere on this island, as long as I don’t break any laws, drive any motorized vehicle, or harm the trees. This isn’t very far away from me, so I’m thinking once the lake freezes, I’m going to walk to the island. > Did anyone else get anything like this from Cards Against Humanity? If so, was it on the same island, or a different one? Is it proven to be a legal claim? One of the things the owners of Cards Against Humanity are known for in the industry is lying. A spokesman shows up each year at Gamma to tell a new lie about why they don’t wholesale to stores interested in selling their product. Last year was great they stood up in front of a room full of people that own gaming distribution companies and tried to explain they’d be willing to wholesale if it wasn’t for the greedy distributors, told the retailers they would offer direct sales. They don’t. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938/20 "2014-12-27T18:30:56Z")
Their business model seem to be working well, as it sells so fast they can barely keep product in stock. And they are doing well enough to donate the profits from special sets once or twice a year. Why do they owe anything to distributors? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-own-land-on-an-island/707938.md?page=2)