# You come into a huge fortune. What frivious thing do you buy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 12, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440 "2010-07-12T20:20:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/121 "2010-07-14T02:19:16Z")
> [@Unintentionally\_Blank](#): > > Lift…lifts a car off the ground. There’s two major kinds, a 4 post that you can drive on, or a 2 post that lifts from the sides so the wheels hang down. > > The point would be to have a place, for free, where an enthusiat could do stuff to their car that would be difficult or impossible to do in their driveway. Ah, I get it now ---
**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:** [July 14, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/122 "2010-07-14T02:28:50Z")
I’d buy a [submarine yacht](http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/8/9/145354/8067/travel/Luxury+Submarine+Travel%3A+When+a+Regular+Mega-Yacht+Just+Won't+Cut+It). ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/123 "2010-07-14T02:30:20Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’d buy a [submarine yacht](http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/8/9/145354/8067/travel/Luxury+Submarine+Travel%3A+When+a+Regular+Mega-Yacht+Just+Won't+Cut+It). Rather Appropo username/subject combo. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/124 "2010-07-14T02:38:46Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > It’s absolutely not frivolous, but I would use my wealth for peace, goodwill towards men, and to build a 1984-era video arcade. > > Asteroids > Dragon’s Lair > Defender > Q\*bert > Qix > Donkey Kong (Jr) > Space Invaders > Crazy Climber > Moon Lander > Missle Command > That Atari Football game with the 6-pound trackball > (Ms) Pac Man > Gauntlet > > and, of course… > > **Robotron: 2084** > > Peace, man.\ {Makes a note for the games room in The Compound.} I think we can work a Hobbit Hole into The Compound, since we plan to build into a hill for more climate control and camouflage. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/125 "2010-07-14T03:25:11Z")
I’d naturally have to buy a hockey team. Not necessarily NHL…I could live with owning an AHL team. I want a Vegas casino, but I don’t think 100mil would cover that. Put me down for one of those if I can afford it. I also want a super plush luxury motorhome that I can tour around in to see the country. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/126 "2010-07-14T03:31:26Z")
A Gothic cathedral, complete with full-size bells, grotesques and working gargoyles (i.e., actual downspouts) and an excellent pipe organ. I’d learn how to play the organ and play whenever I wanted. I’d rent the cathedral out for concerts or other functions. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/127 "2010-07-14T10:47:07Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > I’d buy a spellchecker. C’mon people! Nobody else is commenting on the title?! Frivious is a cool word in its own right! Aaaaargh _pulls out hair_ Sorry, **´lycus**. We were playing a game of “how long can we go without picking that nit” and you lost. Now you will be in charge of polishing the floors in my flat… ETA: **j66** , I think **Sunspace** may be able to pull that. It may take a while, tho. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/128 "2010-07-14T10:56:56Z")
Arstechnica’s [God Box](http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/10/the-god-box-october-2009-edition.ars) or something like it. Maybe two of those Apple Cinema 30-inch HD flat-panel displays to go with it. And a chubby redhead with real boobs and somewhat minor emotional baggage. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/129 "2010-07-14T11:23:07Z")
A live-in fitness trainer/cook to help both me and my husband get in better shape. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/130 "2010-07-14T11:43:46Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > minor emotional baggage. Baggage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, even if it’s a matched set. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/131 "2010-07-14T15:56:31Z")
One of [these](http://media.nowpublic.net/images//af/3/af3a069dda41ff4a860ac14564c75265.jpg) (1938 Talbot Lago Teardrop Coupe). The last one auctioned went for about $2M. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/132 "2010-07-14T16:14:46Z")
I’d get what I’ve wanted for years-a Dr. No undersea window-lair. And I’d buy at least one of these [fun places to live](http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange-buildings-of-the-world/) and relocate it to the midwest somewhere. Or possibly the Outback. I’d give the Atomium to Skald. I’d buy a movie studio, and dedicate one of their brands to only making movies written or suggested by Dopers. You wish movies were better? Here’s your chance to do it! I’ll have to think of more… ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/133 "2010-07-14T16:20:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > One of [these](http://media.nowpublic.net/images//af/3/af3a069dda41ff4a860ac14564c75265.jpg) (1938 Talbot Lago Teardrop Coupe). The last one auctioned went for about $2M. Only one? Nuveau Riche Amateur! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/134 "2010-07-14T16:22:23Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’d get what I’ve wanted for years-a Dr. No undersea window-lair. It’s my own fault for not specifying _Things that actually exist_. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/135 "2010-07-14T16:40:12Z")
[http://www.seriouswheels.com/stuv/Shelby-Cobra-427-Blue-FA-1280x960.htm](http://www.seriouswheels.com/stuv/Shelby-Cobra-427-Blue-FA-1280x960.htm)😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/136 "2010-07-14T17:14:14Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > It’s my own fault for not specifying _Things that actually exist_. After I spend a few millon, it will. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/137 "2010-07-14T17:17:13Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > After I spend a few millon, it will. I think it’ll be more than a few million. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/138 "2010-07-14T17:23:42Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Asteroids > Dragon’s Lair > Defender > Q\*bert > Qix > Donkey Kong (Jr) > Space Invaders > Crazy Climber > Moon Lander > Missle Command > That Atari Football game with the 6-pound trackball > (Ms) Pac Man > Gauntlet > **Robotron: 2084** > > Peace, man. You know, it’s not that hard to do it. Depends on how handy you are, but an old PC, MAME, some ROMs I won’t discuss, some wood, and an investment in buttons and trackballs… Two hundred bucks for a single stand-up console that does all of the above with fidelity. Probably less per each if you wanted historical accuracy and only wanted to do one at a time. Me? Oh, I have the winner. I’d buy Wizards of the Coast. And let them do _art_. Make the best game they can, market it to the world, have fun. Forget selling a new edition every four years. I’d reunite as much of everyone as wanted in. Monte Cook. Everyone. Even try to pull in separate independent studios like R. Talsorian or (especially) FASA/WizKids. (Bring back Crimson Skies!) It’s not an investment. Trust me. It’d be a hole into which I’d pour money. But I’d pour it happily. > [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > It’s my own fault for not specifying _Things that actually exist_. What? They exist. You’ve never seen an undersea hotel? I remember seeing them on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/139 "2010-07-14T17:26:04Z")
Quote is not edit. Ignore this. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440/140 "2010-07-14T17:47:44Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > What? They [fabulous ndersea dwellings] exist. You’ve never seen an undersea hotel? I remember seeing them on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. I have never watched an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous; I found the announcer’s voice so grating I always had to change the channel. Google supports your assertion, though. Huh. Did not know about that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-a-huge-fortune-what-frivious-thing-do-you-buy/546440.md?page=8)