# Who wants to marry a millionaire? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 14, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835 "2000-01-14T20:38:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/21 "2000-02-15T04:33:00Z")
I think this is highly unfair. Why should only a pre-made millionaire be eligible to participate as the “prize”? I’m thinking a two part epic. In the first half, Regis Philbin runs his standard quiz show format and if a contestant is lucky and/or clever enough he can win a million dollars. In the second half, a group of women parade around in bikinis for the honor of marrying the new millionaire. Of course, in the interest of fairness, we’ll reverse genders every other week. On alternate shows, female contestants will answer questions and male contestants will participate in a beauty contest. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/22 "2000-02-15T13:05:00Z")
I agree that Fox has reached a new low. Which is saying a lot for the network that schedules “Scariest Dog Bites” and “Bloodiest Police Shoot-outs.” To top it off, they showed commercials for it endlessly during Ally McBeal, which is one of the best shows on t.v. ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/23 "2000-02-16T14:27:00Z")
I thought they made a good couple…they both seemed kind of creepy. THE ANTI-SLEAZE SHOW HOMEPAGE: [http://www.angelfire.com/tv/antifox/millionaire.html](http://www.angelfire.com/tv/antifox/millionaire.html) ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/24 "2000-02-16T15:05:00Z")
How can you say Fox sank to a new low? They wore wraps around their bikinis! Otherwise know as the “suck it in” contest. They all looked so uncomfortable in their bathing suits. It was funny. Oh, and one more thing… people still watch Ally McBeal? I used to like that show, but now… Enright3 ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/25 "2000-02-16T15:12:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Oh, and one more thing… people still watch Ally McBeal? I used to like that show, but now… Oh hell yeah! I love it! Last Monday’s episode was great. I damn near pee’d my pants whenever Ally’s new boyfriend would laugh and then I balled my eyes out with the Ling story line. You can’t ask for much more than that all packed into one hour. * * * You better be nice or I’ll sic my lackeys on ya. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/26 "2000-02-16T17:18:00Z")
So any guys going to look up the other 49 women on the net & ask them out? Notice the guy said just before meeting his bride, he said ‘embarrassing’ a few times? What guy would want to embarrass 50 women? ---
**Author:** ![PaulYeah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e36b37/32.png) [@PaulYeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulYeah)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/27 "2000-02-16T17:31:00Z")
> [@](#): > > and then I balled my eyes out with the Ling story line. Wow, sounds like you had a really good time! ::note to self - start watching Ally McBeal:: PaulYeah ---
**Author:** ![dansir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@dansir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dansir)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2000, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835/28 "2000-02-16T17:31:00Z")
laughing I think all guys would love to embarrass a woman or two. I know one thing this show put the men in the lead once again…I am embarrassed and mortified that they found fifty women that desperate, greedy, what ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-marry-a-millionaire/13835.md?page=1)