# I'm super rich. What kind of goofy shit can I get away with? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 28, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597 "2011-05-28T21:08:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/21 "2011-05-29T13:34:57Z")
Isn’t the punishment for false advertising simply a fine though? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/22 "2011-05-29T13:56:59Z")
They sell time for infomercials when they don’t have much of an audience, so why not? Produce your own show, fill it with your own fake commercials, and buy an infomercial slot. You could probably skip the Heinz Ketchup commercial and just do as much product placement and open endorsement as you wanted up until or unless they issued a C&D against you. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/23 "2011-05-29T23:50:50Z")
> [@Postariti](#): > > However, you’re still going to have problems with ads for imaginary products. That still counts as false advertising. You are claiming the product exists, that is false. That isn’t false advertising. False advertising (the illegal kind) is making false claims for an existing product. Advertising a product that doesn’t exist, and taking money but not delivering would also qualify. But just advertising something that doesn’t exist, without telling them where it can be bought (since it can’t), would not be at all illegal. The afternoon guy on the radio station I listen to plays fake commercials for nonexistent products every day. Sure, they’re obviously jokes, but does someone have a cause of action if they don’t realize it, and don’t get the joke? I don’t think so. The OP’s idea is the same thing. The joke is just a bit more subtle, is all. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/24 "2011-05-30T00:18:41Z")
I’d love to have the money to air ads that I don’t like - with commentary. Blow the tiny disclaimer text up to full screen. Slow the sped-up talking down. Point out the bogus. I could probably do this on YouTube or on the community cable channel (do they still exist?) but it would be so much fun to do it in prime time. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/25 "2011-05-30T00:42:00Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > What other nutball things could I actually get away with? Buy Major League Baseball. I don’t mean a team, I mean ALL the MLB teams. Then start just making up crazy rules like “The hiring of cheerleaders on pogo sticks is mandatory for each team” or “if a team loses three games in a row, that team must play the entire next game wearing bridesmaid dresses”. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/26 "2011-05-30T01:01:42Z")
You might wish to consult [this reference work on the subject](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064622/). ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/27 "2011-05-30T02:32:54Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Isn’t it illegal to deface money? It’s only illegal to fraudulently deface money. If you were trying to scam someone, using defaced or altered money as part of the scam is a crime. If you deface money in a way that is not fraudulent (for example writing “happy birthday Johnny!” on a 20 dollar bill as a gift) it’s not a crime. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/28 "2011-05-30T02:41:07Z")
I’m thinking more along the lines of “buy Google, then warp everyone’s search results”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/29 "2011-05-30T03:21:42Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Buy Major League Baseball. I don’t mean a team, I mean ALL the MLB teams. Then start just making up crazy rules like “The hiring of cheerleaders on pogo sticks is mandatory for each team” or “if a team loses three games in a row, that team must play the entire next game wearing bridesmaid dresses”. I like it!!!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/30 "2011-05-30T04:39:17Z")
Anyone else wondering if the OP’s name is Guy Grant? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597/31 "2011-05-30T07:18:07Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > Anyone else wondering if the OP’s name is Guy Grant? OR Guy Grand?:smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-super-rich-what-kind-of-goofy-shit-can-i-get-away-with/583597.md?page=1)