# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/101 "2014-11-07T03:19:52Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Not when you have 6,000. Many 60 yer old sf magazines. > > I was at a Con where they showed a movie made by a fan in Australia, set in a bookstore. Some of the books were stacked. The audience booed. You are 100% correct. I was just making a joke about a book buying binge. We have 8 bookcases and I have to weed them all the time. However, new books, the feel the smell, the anticipation…another bookcase would not match IMO. Yeah, I’m weird. So buy the bookcases and get the books off the floor. ---
**Author:** ![ColdPhoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@ColdPhoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColdPhoenix)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/102 "2014-11-07T09:53:59Z")
An SSD for my pc. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/103 "2014-11-07T11:35:00Z")
boots ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/104 "2014-11-07T11:49:36Z")
Clay, glaze, maybe some cool tools that I’d never have gotten otherwise. What I’d really like is a pug mill, but them suckers cost way more than $500 (like in the thousands), so I’ll settle for lots of lesser supplies. Altho considering the state of my studio at the moment, it might be worth it to pay someone $500 to clean it for me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/105 "2014-11-07T14:45:58Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Altho considering the state of my studio at the moment, it might be worth it to pay someone $500 to clean it for me. 😃 I’d like to change my answer. Full deep house cleaning please! ---
**Author:** ![MrsTime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@MrsTime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrsTime)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/106 "2014-11-07T22:32:54Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > $500 worth of leftover on-sale Halloween candy. > > I have a van. I guess I would have to say the same thing, because I have everything I could possibly want. In fact I am having trouble coming up with a Christmas list for my family. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/107 "2014-11-07T23:38:36Z")
A 27-inch 2560x1440 monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/108 "2014-11-08T13:23:17Z")
A new suit, costly haircut and a shave and then go back to see if I can get another $500. ---
**Author:** ![vontsira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/51bf81/32.png) [@vontsira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vontsira)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/109 "2014-11-10T12:52:47Z")
I’d take a brief holiday in Iceland, which I’ve always wanted to visit. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/110 "2014-11-11T08:27:00Z")
An annual passport to Tokyo Disney Resort for my son. US$500 is [just enough to cover a 2-park pass](http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/ticket/annualpass/index.html). JPY55,000 is about US$477. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/111 "2014-11-11T09:08:43Z")
Lego, either the Death Star or Mindstorms kits. ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/112 "2014-11-16T02:33:53Z")
> [@CT\_Damsel](#): > > boots I think I want to add this to my $500 “wish” list. That and/or a Stihl chainsaw (new/used, but GOOD condition) and Hell… while I’m asking, a silver A6 with manual transmission. (It’d make the Holidays exciting for Everybody!) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/113 "2014-11-16T06:14:37Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Fly rod Flay Rod. Mine’s gone out of skew on treadle. > [@Enginerd](#): > > Banjo. He’s not for sale. And his name is (back to) Ted. I think I’d get one of my cars painted. Or find a tank for my GB500 that fell off the stand last month. I fear $500 wouldn’t cover it. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/114 "2014-11-16T12:16:01Z")
Either a new banjo or I’d do some computer upgrading. I’m not sure which, I’d probably flip for it. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/115 "2014-11-16T15:37:17Z")
New winter coat (mine is fine, I’m just tired of it) and a pair of high-heeled boots. > [@gigi](#): > > I’d like to change my answer. Full deep house cleaning please! Oh…I might also have to change my answer! I hate to clean. I also might spring for new, matching bookcases instead of my original answer. Damn. Can I have another $500? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/116 "2014-11-16T16:12:35Z")
Rent a helicopter for two hours, which would be enough for me to get a checkout to start renting at that FBO. ---
**Author:** ![48Willys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/db5fbb/32.png) [@48Willys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/48Willys)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/117 "2014-11-17T07:11:15Z")
AvGas. Either for the 172, or for some of my motorcycles. Unless my friend’s wife makes him sell his “parts Jeep” it’s a 1947 Willys CJ-2A, then I would buy another Willys. Oh wait, Tools! No no, I have enough already, right? Although a Bore-o-scope of my own would be nice. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/118 "2014-11-17T08:57:18Z")
Health insurance. Edit: bah, dont’ think that follows the rules. Clothes. Pants, a few jerseys. . .maybe a SSD drive for my computer to speed things up a bit. I’ve always wanted a brown leather bomber jacket, but figure I won’t have enough after the other things. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/119 "2014-11-17T14:41:07Z")
Another vote for a good single malt. [Balvenie 25yo](http://worldofwhiskies.com/index.php/component/virtuemart/scottish/balvenie-triple-cask-25-year-old-70cl-detail?Itemid=0) or a [Bowmore 25.](http://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/bowmore/bowmore-25-year-old-whisky/) ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/120 "2014-11-17T15:00:08Z")
> [@CT\_Damsel](#): > > boots Yippee! I got my [boots](http://a2.zassets.com/images/z/2/3/0/8/9/2/2308923-p-MULTIVIEW.jpg)! Ok they were not $500 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795.md?page=7)