What are the Biggest Status Symbols People Have?

[WhyNot]

@River_Hippie

A shadow yacht. You have your regular yacht that you cruise around on and a shadow yacht that follows behind with the helicopter, vehicles, speedboats, jet skis, servants and all the other stuff you don’t want cluttering up the yacht that you are on.

Shadow yacht

The shadow yachts are made from decommissioned oil-supply boats, which were used to service offshore oil rigs.

$35 million and you don’t even get a new boat?!

[JRDelirious]

Fewest seats away from…
(State Dinner: Head of State)
(Showbiz Dinner: Person with the largest collection of major awards)
(Buisness Dinner: Person with the biggest fortune)
…at the head table.
Being the go-to guy for asking questions about X subject on TV News Analysis shows.

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And people, please: Sequential hot trophy wives. Trade 'em in every decade.

[JohnT]

Depends upon the audience, of course.

I bought my wife a Rose Tyler (Doctor Who) jacket, worn by Billie Piper in the “New New… New York” episode, which is apparently one of the more famous ones, being used in dolls, promotional shots, etc.

This is a BIG DEAL among her fellow DW fans/friends, but others that we know couldn’t really give a shiite.