If You Were a Billionaire.......

[Snag Breac]

and finally id build the magpie inn on santori island.. collingwood b/f memebers would have priorority free access...


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You don't mean Santorini, by any chance? I went there on my honeymoon. Would be happy to make a return visit, particularly with priority free access.

Some nutty ideas in this thread, that's for sure.

 

[skelly12]

Aside from the regular hump de bump stuff I would build a time machine so I could go forward and back in time in order to kidnap all of Collingwood's past and future greats and bring them to this current year. "Thompson contests the hitout down to Jett Buckley who fires a handball out to Nathan who hits Coventry with a 80m lace out pass, champagne football"

Gold

 

[Magpie_Matty]

i would buy firstly

everyone in my family a house

my own plane so i can fly interstate on the rare occasion we have too leave the great city of melbourne

scott pendlebury, chris dawes - player sponserships

new car

and a few propertys too make more money off

o and of coarse a few collingwood playing jumpers and training jumpers

 

[Dylz48]

invest my billions into making AFL the world game.
Once thats all done make sure I don't have to work again
Give the rest to the collingwood football club

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Buy unlimited new socks. I love wearing new socks.

Damn, man, we must be kindred spirits. I love new socks sooooooo much. I bought six new pairs on Saturday alone.

 

[Optimax]

Buy collingwood a premiership

Set mum and dad up for life, and give soem to brother and sister

Waste a bit on lots of stupid fun stuff

Buy a house in monte carlo, and a ferrari

die happy

 

[Snag Breac]

Damn, man, we must be kindred spirits. I love new socks sooooooo much. I bought six new pairs on Saturday alone.

Happiness is finding pleasure in small things - but socks?

 

[Optimax]

Happiness is finding pleasure in small things - but socks?

I have a thing for new underants.

Find me one person who doesnt like new underpants or socks?

 

[Pie eyed]

I have a thing for new underants.

Find me one person who doesnt like new underpants or socks?

Sick em Rex! rofl....

 

[bushpie]

I am with all of the above except for the socks...... I can survive with seven pair for a year .... the interest should buy some new ones when I need them.

 

[swiftdog]

I'd buy Jim Courier a muzzle.

Come on Fed!!

 

[popathon]

I'd buy a racehorse and call it something very clever, (for eg some blokes i know bought a horse and called it 'my face' so that when women were cheering for it they would cheer, come on....) except a little less dirty.I'd also give money to all my family, except my oldest sister. I'd hold out on her for a while just to piss her off, Billion dolalrs worth of entertainment right there.

 

[timbo59]

Set aside half the money for personal use, buy a small island as my home base (to hell with it, why not a large one?), and build a luxury compound designed by Pei. After that I'd build the world's biggest private sailing catamaran, (much more eco friendly than conventional gas-guzzling powered yachts) equipped with all the goodies, and spend the rest of my days cruising and exploring the world for nine months of each year, with various friends hopping on and off along the way to enjoy the adventure. The other three months would be spent back on the island to give us a sense of home before heading off on on the next leg of the journey round the world. With young kids to deal with we'd have to have tutors on board of course, but I think the children could cope!

And the other half of the money? Set aside a trust fund, the interest of which would be used to help people or communities along the journey.

 

[Ron]

Buy a really expensive car, really expensive clothes, and jewelry and all that s**t. Then spend my day driving around laughing at poor people.

 

[Snag Breac]

Set aside half the money for personal use, buy a small island as my home base (to hell with it, why not a large one?), and build a luxury compound designed by Pei. After that I'd build the world's biggest private sailing catamaran, (much more eco friendly than conventional gas-guzzling powered yachts) equipped with all the goodies, and spend the rest of my days cruising and exploring the world for nine months of each year, with various friends hopping on and off along the way to enjoy the adventure. The other three months would be spent back on the island to give us a sense of home before heading off on on the next leg of the journey round the world. With young kids to deal with we'd have to have tutors on board of course, but I think the children could cope!

And the other half of the money? Set aside a trust fund, the interest of which would be used to help people or communities along the journey.

That's just sickening.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

Buy a really expensive car, really expensive clothes, and jewelry and all that s**t. Then spend my day driving around laughing at poor people.

You win the prize for likely the most realistic and honest answer.

We all talk a big game, but I think you are by far the most likely to actually do everything you say you would do should you ever come into that much money.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

^ You underestimate my love of new socks, Vinnie!

 

[tess]

I'd set up a foundation... or a trust... or both to maximize my earnings and minimise the tax I'd pay.... after all isn't that what everyone else does?

One foundation I would set up is for "ladies" who need both financial and a social support network.

I would set up my family for life.

I would adopt children.

I would re run Bathurst 1972 without the rain with the same cars from Holden Ford and Chrysler. The Torana GTR XU1, the Falcon GT Phrase 3 and show just how good the RT E49 Charger's should have been. In the original race they finished in the order I listed them BTW.

Oh and I think a little discreet surgery wouldn't go astray either.

 

[ClarkeM]

I'd get really really really pissed...

 

[RKink]

I think I would spend 90% on Booze, women and gambling
The other 10% I would just waste.

 

[Pie eyed]

I'd get really really really pissed...

Sorry. Once you are a billionaire you have a responsibility to set an example to the younger generation and society as a whole.

No Piss for You!.

I think I would spend 90% on Booze, women and gambling
The other 10% I would just waste.

I would have thought you'd be a billionaire already Rene, what with the your wide chain of boutiques and royalties from the Hulk movies

 

[Marklar_33]

Oh, oh, oh!

I have this vision, after going to Vegas, I wanna buy land on the strip (cause theres just land everywhere there!) or maybe at the East end where its a bit vacant still and build the MCG Casino!

A lifesize MCG remake with hotel rooms in the grandstands, all the seats still intact, gambling rooms under the surface and a great big indoor sports arena, well, where it should be! With all the sporting events that could be held there, the music, the shows, the gambling, the 100k capacity... it'll pay for itself in no time!


Either that or several holiday "homes" around the world and a private jet... I have the travel bug. My family and close friends would benefit a little

 

[Pie eyed]

Oh, oh, oh!

I have this vision, after going to Vegas, I wanna buy land on the strip (cause theres just land everywhere there!) or maybe at the East end where its a bit vacant still and build the MCG Casino!

A lifesize MCG remake with hotel rooms in the grandstands, all the seats still intact, gambling rooms under the surface and a great big indoor sports arena, well, where it should be! With all the sporting events that could be held there, the music, the shows, the gambling, the 100k capacity... it'll pay for itself in no time!


Either that or several holiday "homes" around the world and a private jet... I have the travel bug. My family and close friends would benefit a little

Nah..go the chopper...far more versatile.
You can just drop in on the MCG carpark for games. Even take it fishing...

 

[BringouttheGimp]

God.. how does one answer this question? Spend it all at once?

A good start..

Convert a pub.. close to the G.. into a taverna..
Collingwood members only.. no joining fee..
Enjoy a win after a game with some good company.. food.. alcohol.. music.. singing.. dancing..
Lament a loss.. getting back on your feet with the above..
A good meeting place during the week for robust discussions on the CFC..
Everything at hugely discounted prices.

Might have to leave half way through the 3rd I reckon to get in..

 

[Magpie Girl]

God.. how does one answer this question? Spend it all at once?

A good start..

Convert a pub.. close to the G.. into a taverna..
Collingwood members only.. no joining fee..
Enjoy a win after a game with some good company.. food.. alcohol.. music.. singing.. dancing..
Lament a loss.. getting back on your feet with the above..
A good meeting place during the week for robust discussions on the CFC..
Everything at hugely discounted prices.

Might have to leave half way through the 3rd I reckon to get in..

It wasn’t til I saw the names of all these ‘old’ posters that I realised how old this thread is!
Something to think about though….
I think I’d start with a plane