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Old Nov 10, 2010, 12:03 AM
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If you won the lottery what is the first frivolous thing you would buy?

Nothing practical but something you would only buy for fun, none of this stuff about ending world hunger and all.


Just for fun...

Me?

I want a pool for me and another for my horse.




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Old Nov 10, 2010, 12:16 AM
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if i won the lottery i would buy (saying if i could) johnny depp, tim burton and helena bonham carter and demand they share their secrets with me :x i'd buy vanessa carlton too, and then we'd all made amazing movies with amazing music together in my giant castle/dungeon <3

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Old Nov 10, 2010, 01:04 AM
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if i won the lottery i would buy (saying if i could) johnny depp, tim burton and helena bonham carter and demand they share their secrets with me :x i'd buy vanessa carlton too, and then we'd all made amazing movies with amazing music together in my giant castle/dungeon <3

This is ADORABLE Can i come visit?

For me: Chocolate and clothes and champagne to enjoy while chilllaxing on a boat out at sea. Enjoying the weather and floating around from port to harbor to port to harbor all over the world. "Hiya New York! Wassup UK! Hey Japan! Ooo Jamaica...."

Speaking of Jamaica, i would also by myself a house for my mom there. By the sea shore...she could just chill on the porch and i could pass by once in a while and wave "hi mom!" She could enjoy some of my souvenirs from my travels around the world, as well as the random sightings of my pretty purple boat with flutterly lavender sails floating by once in a while with "The Royal Water Butterfly" engraved on the side...

(now i am really going to bed. 'nite all...)
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 01:58 AM
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I'd buy a treehouse..
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 02:43 AM
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I'd buy a house and a new 4 X 4 for my husband - and playstation 3 for my son.
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 03:01 AM
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I like the fancy, wood framed greenhouse (and the services of someone to maintain it!)
I would have a wonderful minature house built as a weaving and knitting and spinning studio for Moi! Like a little fairy tale cottage with working chimneys and a little kitchen and leaded glass windows and curvy stone walls, just like in a picture book! How's THAT for frivolous!?
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 06:35 AM
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Fairy tale cottage sounds mighty coooooool ...

Since I've won the lottery and being frivolous is the idea, then for my other side being frivolous would be lots and lots of red grapes

I'd buy a grape orchard and make wine and grape jelly..
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and I'd build a farmhouse, turn it into a bed and breakfast and serve wine and grape jelly all day... If you won the lottery...
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 09:27 AM
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I'd have a tiny apartment in London and New York and and travel first class everywhere I've always wanted to go. That's after buying my little beach house as a home base.
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 09:45 AM
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I'd travel across America... and go back to Honduras
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 03:04 PM
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I would go to Hawaii -always wanted to go there. I would build a smaller house(pay in cash/no mortgage) than the one I live in - yes smaller because larger houses are too much work. I would make all the floors heated - such a luxury. I would have an indoor pool. I would buy a luxury RV and travel across Canada and the U.S.
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 03:19 PM
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oh easy! haha I would buy me a yacht and just live on the water! oh how I wish I could do that. then would build me a small house on my property to come to once in a great while.
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 03:40 PM
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Oooh! Well, I'd buy a house on the beach in California........

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And a big plot of ranch land................

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Build a big house on it.........

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And turn part of the land into an animal sanctuary and fill it with lots of animals and hire lots of people to help me run it!!!

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I would set my older two sons up in a business, and buy my mum a house next door to her church with a big dining room so she can cook for her friends on a Sunday lunch.

I would buy the house I am living in at the moment and turn it back into a real farm.

I would start a few charities for underprivalidged children and children who have a terminal illness and their families.

I would show my money off the the rest of my family and not give them a penny lmao ... As they do to me all the time.
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Old Nov 10, 2010, 05:33 PM
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I would pay off my kids houses and probably set up a foundation that would find worthy people and causes to help.
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Old Nov 11, 2010, 05:37 PM
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I'd buy a really nice cottage on the waterfront up north for the Spring, summer, fall, and a condo in Florida for the winter.

Then I'd buy more harps. I'd like a double strung, a wire strung, and a Paraguan harp, and I'd practice like crazy so that I could get good enough to volunteer to play in places like hospices and old folks homes.

Oh and I'd buy a really nice pair of diamond earings just because.

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Old Nov 11, 2010, 05:50 PM
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I would definitely put up fencing & build a nice barn so I could get my horses here to live with me.....then work on the woods area to put up an arena to work in during the winter......or if enough money would by an actual farm that has all the horse facilities already there......rescue horses & other animals that need care.

Give to the many charities that really help people in our own country first.......give back to help as many have helped me.

Set up a way of helping my daughter financially.....unfortunately, she got her irresponsible handling of money from us.......so I don't want to enable that any more than it already has been......so would have to work out some kind of system where budgeting was still required.

Would also move some of my furniture that I would love to have from California & get some furniture for the rest of my house......3 years without furniture......isn't the most comfortable living conditions.....but better than the war environment I was living in anyday.

Sure there would be many other places to give my money to in order to help out those who are struggling because of the economy right now.....struggling to pay heating bills in the winter & cooling bills in the summer......there is so much help that is needed.....would
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I would finally get to own my first home, it would be an old, sweet farmhouse.....
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Old Nov 12, 2010, 11:48 AM
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Do you guys not read the first post?

If you won the lottery what is the first frivolous thing you would buy?

Nothing practical but something you would only buy for fun, none of this stuff about ending world hunger and all.

Prada shoes with six inch heels and stuff...
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Old Nov 12, 2010, 12:45 PM
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Thanks for re-iterating that, Yoda!!! I was getting a bit confused by people posting all the noble things they would do!
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Ohhhh I'm in baaad shape... can't think of a single frivolous thing (I can justify everything! )
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Old Nov 12, 2010, 01:16 PM
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Can't think of anything fliverous but I'd modernise the little house my parent have in the W.I make is comfortable. Clear my depts and travel everywhere 1st class.
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Old Nov 13, 2010, 01:09 AM
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This is ADORABLE Can i come visit?
*gasp* of course you can come visit! Maybe i'd make a museum out of it? "SEE FAMOUS ACTORS, SINGERS, AND DIRECTORS AT WORK" Yes! I would make soo much extra money on that 'Cause I mean, who doesn't wanna see Johnny Depp?

Adding another thing to my list:

I'd also buy the moon. I mean it's so pretty and stuff just floating there.. asking to be bought by me.. and people would ask me "can we go to your house on the moon" and i'd say "of course you can, come on let's go" and just blast off. Make friends with the moon aliens and maybe get them to abduct all the mean people in the world??
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Old Nov 13, 2010, 10:00 AM
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We'd buy a country home and city home.The first in Italy,the other in Washington metro.A Hum V parked at the first,And a Ferrari at the latter.
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Old Nov 13, 2010, 10:05 AM
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A pink VW beetle ...

An Au pair ...

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