# I've won the lottery, what can I buy for you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 23, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207 "2007-05-23T12:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/1 "2007-05-23T12:35:21Z")
Alright, WHEN I win the lottery, what little memento of our time together on the Dope can I get for each of you? A '57 Strat for WordMan. A complete set of 1st Edition H.O.M.E.S. for Qadgop. Fessie probably wants something for the twins. What would you like? ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/2 "2007-05-23T13:03:33Z")
How about a repaired foundation for my house? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/3 "2007-05-23T13:23:08Z")
What’s the price limit? 'Cause I’d kinda like a Steinway D (or a Bösendorfer 290). And I might need an addition to put it in. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/4 "2007-05-23T13:29:16Z")
You could pay my credit cards down to zero. (It’s Dope related because $7.49 of the credit card debt paid for my membership) ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/5 "2007-05-23T13:31:19Z")
Pay off the debt on my apartment and my student loans. Boring, yes, but probably the best you could do for me. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/6 "2007-05-23T13:39:07Z")
I’d like my first car back. The exact same car, I know who owns it. '72 Chevelle. This time I’d like a fresh paint job and a killer drivetrain. That’s all. Probably about $10,000 total. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/7 "2007-05-23T13:41:20Z")
Well, I really want a Canon EF 85mm F/1.2 lens, with a circular polarizing filter. Um. Well, I could use it take dopefest pictures. Tris ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/8 "2007-05-23T13:49:05Z")
I’ll go with simple. I’ll take some Straight Dope merchandise - a couple of mugs, a t-shirt. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/9 "2007-05-23T13:50:32Z")
A single Krugerrand. I’d love to have a gold coin just to posses. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/10 "2007-05-23T13:52:14Z")
What kind of lottery are we talking about here? 'Cause if this is Powerball or something, then I’d love it if you could take care of that pesky mortgage for me. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/11 "2007-05-23T13:53:26Z")
The services of a painter/decorator for a week. That’s all. I’d like my house to look more like a home than a hovel. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/12 "2007-05-23T13:53:32Z")
Get my mistresses some new cat toys and we’ll call it good. ---
**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 23, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/13 "2007-05-23T14:26:18Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] A single Krugerrand. I’d love to have a gold coin just to posses. [/QUOTE] I’d like a [gold coin](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409463) as well. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/14 "2007-05-23T14:58:02Z")
A new digital SLR so I can take more cat pictures, of course. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/15 "2007-05-23T14:59:19Z")
One of [these](http://www.speedace.info/automotive_directory/car_images/fiat_x19_mid_engine.jpg), in blue. Or a pony. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/16 "2007-05-23T15:08:12Z")
One of [these.](http://www.lunaroutpost.com/gallery/earth/images/earth_full_hires%20copy.jpg) Maybe a little cleaner than the present one if you could. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/17 "2007-05-23T15:16:22Z")
A game-worn Columbus Cottonmouths hockey jersey. Or my season ticket. 🙂 If you want to get two season tickets you can sit next to me at games… ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/18 "2007-05-23T15:48:16Z")
A nicer apartment, in a better neighborhood, would be good. How about paying off my student debt? There’s a lot of it to go, and sometimes I think I’ll never get rid of it. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/19 "2007-05-23T15:49:37Z")
I’m thinking the first Great North American Dopefest. Transportation and rooms provided. Entertainment and food is up to us. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207/20 "2007-05-23T15:50:15Z")
[QUOTE=Projammer] I’m thinking the first Great North American Dopefest. Transportation and rooms provided. Entertainment and food is up to us. [/QUOTE] Excellent idea. But why limit it to north America? Worldwide! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-won-the-lottery-what-can-i-buy-for-you/405207.md?page=2)