# You were just given $500... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795 "2014-11-05T19:38:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/61 "2014-11-05T23:59:22Z")
AK-47. Czech model, or maybe Polish, so I can get it for that price. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/62 "2014-11-06T00:06:06Z")
"May I have ten thousand marbles, please? " ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/63 "2014-11-06T01:03:44Z")
A hammock and stand. And a nice women’s suit with what’s left. ---
**Author:** ![Elemenopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5e925/32.png) [@Elemenopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elemenopy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/64 "2014-11-06T01:16:36Z")
A couple visits from a housecleaning team. If that doesn’t count, then a few nice outfits for winter. Especially a good Irish fisherman sweater. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/65 "2014-11-06T01:19:06Z")
Either a Papillon puppy or a new computer… ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/66 "2014-11-06T01:36:19Z")
> [@SpoilerVirgin](#): > > Shoes. A pair of shoes is gonna cost you $500 !?!?!? A Shoei GT-Air helmet in cherry red. —G?!! ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/67 "2014-11-06T02:05:36Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > Books 🙂 > [@Voyager](#): > > Bookcases. 🙂 Why waste your perfectly good book money on bookcases? Books stack very well. 🙂 So, yeah, I’m going to get books or kitty trees. Either way, its going to be gone in less than an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/68 "2014-11-06T02:13:44Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > You must spend it on something for yourself. Can’t payoff a debt or bill. Can’t spend it on someone else. Can’t donate it to charity, political cause, or someone else. Can’t use it as a down payment on something bigger. > > You have to buy something for yourself today. > > What would it be? My car needs so much more than this… but it can’t go towards a bill, right? So, may I have 10 shares of Halliburton (HAL) please? I just KNOW its going to go up soon… ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/69 "2014-11-06T02:32:07Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > My car needs so much more than this… but it can’t go towards a bill, right? > So, may I have 10 shares of Halliburton (HAL) please? I just KNOW its going to go up soon… * * * missed the edit window * * * …of course if there was a modern day equivalent of Carroll Shelby who would take just $500 to re-work certain parts of my car into something more performance based? Maybe some Bembro brakes, a new rear end modified for hills, a McLeod Racing Clutch, maybe re-bore the engine, change the exhaust, modify the steering… that sort of thing. ---
**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:** [November 6, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/70 "2014-11-06T02:58:12Z")
Does it have to be a single item? Because I’d want to spend it on a shopping spree for books, dvds, and games. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/71 "2014-11-06T05:11:38Z")
> [@Grestarian](#): > > A Shoei GT-Air helmet in cherry red. > —G?!! Bell Bullitt helmet with flat and bubble shields ($480). ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/72 "2014-11-06T05:25:05Z")
A new iPad, or a whole lot of books. Or [this](http://www.bigchiefstudios.co.uk/store/doctor-who/sixth-scale-figure-dioramas/11th-doctor-tardis). ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/73 "2014-11-06T06:11:20Z")
Assorted visa fees for Mrs Iggy and Iggyette would eat up the $500 and then some. Since I am the applicant that counts as spending it on me, right? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/74 "2014-11-06T06:22:01Z")
A desk. I need one. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/75 "2014-11-06T06:31:12Z")
A tablet; probably an iPad. I’ve been meaning to get one anyway. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/76 "2014-11-06T06:42:09Z")
Crossfit trainer or their ilk. Lost a bit of weight so far, but the upcoming winter is going to make walking a bit troublesome. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/77 "2014-11-06T07:44:30Z")
A nice suit, to replace the one I bought almost 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/78 "2014-11-06T08:38:27Z")
I really need a new pair of glasses since mine are three or four years old and the protective coating has worn off and the lenses are getting blurry. And a pair of really good shoes that fit my freaky w-i-d-e feet properly. That would be heaven. If I could spend the money on something more frivolous, a hanging chair something like [this](http://www.houzz.com/photos/12973345/Used-Hanging-White-Rattan-Chair-Floral-Cushions-contemporary-outdoor-chairs) would be great. I petsit for a family who has something similar and sitting in it on the deck overlooking Puget Sound is my favoritest place in their whole house to be. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/79 "2014-11-06T17:23:51Z")
> [@Grestarian](#): > > A pair of shoes is gonna cost you $500 !?!?!? At least! [http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=womens-shoes&prefn1=designer&prefv1=Christian%20Louboutin&pagetype=designer](http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=womens-shoes&prefn1=designer&prefv1=Christian%20Louboutin&pagetype=designer) [http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=womens-shoes&prefn1=designer&prefv1=Manolo%20Blahnik](http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=womens-shoes&prefn1=designer&prefv1=Manolo%20Blahnik) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/80 "2014-11-06T17:30:18Z")
All of those CDs that I look at on Amazon and then say “Nah, maybe later…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795.md?page=5)