# What's your get-rich-quick plan?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 5, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473 "2009-08-05T21:58:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473/41 "2009-08-09T21:30:28Z")

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> [@Fugazi](#):
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> I’m thinking I screwed this one up a little over 43 years ago. Looks like I’m going to need a plan B.

Nonsense—it’s your parents and your grandparents who screwed the pooch on that one, so don’t kick yourself. However, what’s done is done, so it’s high time for you to stop whining about it and go marry one of the Kennedys.

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473/42 "2009-08-09T22:42:08Z")

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I’m going to breed lobsters in my backyard and sell them for $9.99/lb.

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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473/43 "2009-08-09T22:56:49Z")

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**The Motorized Hula Hoop.**  
Kids can have fun, but won’t have to do any annoying exercise.  
Should sell millions, but I might need to increase size of the hula hoops so they fit around those fat kids.

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**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473/44 "2009-08-10T02:09:34Z")

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I have invented an entirely knew configuration of cheap bits of wires, gears, rubber bands and pulleys and can prove it will ‘guarantee’ you to lose weight.

Think of the riches I will enjoy!

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**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473/45 "2009-08-10T02:24:33Z")

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> [@jtgain](#):
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> I’m going to breed lobsters in my backyard and sell them for $9.99/lb.

[Make sure to get the proper business license to do this.](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009417091_mina04.html)

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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-get-rich-quick-plan/505473/46 "2009-08-10T02:39:52Z")

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The eight hour time-released caffeine pill. Take one when you go to bed, it will activate right before your alarm goes off.

It’s a billion $ idea! ! !

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