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greed and death wrote:

Galloism wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:I will explore the whole world and then... never work another day in my life.

Oh oh oh, and I would fucking buy Galloism. I'll make him sign a contract and all. Oh, and he will wear a pink collar with rhinestones spelling ''Baby Boy'' and a bell.

Even $23,000,000,000,000,000 isn't enough for that.

Id wear a pink shirt with a rhinestone collar for that sort of money.

Grave_n_idle wrote:I'd buy the US and institute a new test for citizenship.

Only one question "Are you in favour of universal healthcare"?

The correct answer is yes. 'No' answers get you deported.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

Galloism wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:I will explore the whole world and then... never work another day in my life.

Oh oh oh, and I would fucking buy Galloism. I'll make him sign a contract and all. Oh, and he will wear a pink collar with rhinestones spelling ''Baby Boy'' and a bell.

Even $23,000,000,000,000,000 isn't enough for that.

But I don't want to buy you. I want to buy Darth Elmo.

Christmahanikwanzikah wrote:

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A technical snafu left some Visa prepaid cardholders stunned and horrified Monday to see a $23,148,855,308,184,500 charge on their statements.

That's about 2,007 times the size of the national debt.

Josh Muszynski, 22, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was one Visa customer aghast to find the 17-digit charge on his bill. Adding insult to injury, he had also been hit with a $15 overdraft fee.

He noticed that his debt exceeded the world GDP while making a routine balance inquiry on his online Bank of America account. According to his statement, he had spent the profound sum in one pop at a nearby Mobil gas station -- his regular stop for Camel cigarettes.

"Very, very panicked," he jumped in his car and sped to the station.

Had they perhaps noticed any "outrageous" charges come across their books recently, he inquired of the cashier there. She checked the records. They had not. Video Watch the story of an astounded customer in Memphis, Tennessee »

Muszynski wondered aloud what he might possibly have asked to purchase for such an astronomical price. "Can I buy Europe on pump 4?"

He next called Bank of America, the issuer of his Visa prepaid debit card. The bank kept him on hold for two hours, during which time he contemplated the impossibly bleak financial future that might await him. He also felt a stab of fear that he had saddled all his unborn grandchildren -- and their grandchildren -- with a lifetime of debt. "Down the generational line, nobody would have any money."

Finally, a bank representative told him that the $23 quadrillion charge -- and the $15 overdraft fee -- would be stricken from his account.

Muszynski compared the giant debt reprieve to receiving "an amazing Monopoly card that says, 'Bank error in your favor.' "
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In a statement, Visa said the rogue charges affected "fewer than 13,000 prepaid transactions" and resulted from a "temporary programming error at Visa Debit Processing Services ... [which] caused some transactions to be inaccurately posted to a small number of Visa prepaid accounts."

The company assured customers that the problem has been fixed and that all falsely issued fees have been voided. "Erroneous postings have been removed ... this incident had no financial impact on Visa prepaid cardholders."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/quadri ... index.html

So, the question is... what would you do with $23 quadrillion (which Google so politely tells me is 16 400.1809 trillion Euros)?

Personally, I'd go on a buying spree... a little bit of Monaco, parts of France, some of Latin America, places in South America. But I'm sure someone like Ifreann would know how to blow at least that much on booze. So, I'm open to suggestions.

JuNii wrote:I wanna buy Darth Elmo... I hear he's super-ultra rare!

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I'd buy a Death Star and then call the bank and tell them it was a bank error. Who the hell is gonna repossess a Death Star?

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

greed and death wrote:

Galloism wrote:
Even $23,000,000,000,000,000 isn't enough for that.

Id wear a pink shirt with a rhinestone collar for that sort of money.

But I don't want to buy you. I want to buy Darth Elmo.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

JuNii wrote:I wanna buy Darth Elmo... I hear he's super-ultra rare!

He's mine!

Non Aligned States wrote:

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I'd buy a Death Star and then call the bank and tell them it was a bank error. Who the hell is gonna repossess a Death Star?

Darth Vader.

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:

Non Aligned States wrote:

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I'd buy a Death Star and then call the bank and tell them it was a bank error. Who the hell is gonna repossess a Death Star?

Darth Vader.

Psh! I know Darth Vader's secret weakness.

Galloism wrote:

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:

Non Aligned States wrote:
Darth Vader.

Psh! I know Darth Vader's secret weakness.

I have no weakness.

JuNii wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:

JuNii wrote:I wanna buy Darth Elmo... I hear he's super-ultra rare!

He's mine!

we'll pool our resources...

... you can hold on to him, I'll just have picture rights.

Buffett and Colbert wrote:[quote="Galloism"
I have no weakness.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Darth Elmo pr0n? Uuuuuh, interesting.

ERNESTLAND wrote:Bahamas! I would Buy the Bahamas.

JuNii wrote:

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:Darth Elmo pr0n? Uuuuuh, interesting.

not that kin... hmm... pr0n pics of Darth Elmo and Nanatsu




Sure... ummm yeah... if you want...

Galloism wrote:I have NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! weakness.

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:I was gonna keep it under wraps for my own personal use, but if you insist, I shall reveal it to the world.

Derscon wrote:If I had that kind of money, it would mean nothing, because the value of the dollar would be virtually nothing.