The Mega Million $540 MILLION lottery that is!

Me? I'd end world hunger and feed all the hungry children too!

OR.... I might spend half of it on guns and ammo and then waste the rest.

What about you!



GF

A whole new set of friends...

I can't play in Florida.
Someone want to buy little ole me a ticket?

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Dick

a heated kidney shaped pool,
a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,
a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,
a king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,
a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,
real simulated Indian jewelry,
a Gucci shoetree,
a year's supply of antibiotics,
a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,
a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,
Rosemary's baby,
a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,
a new Matador, a new mastodon,
a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego,
a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor,
a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu,
a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck,
a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped,
a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away,
or how about a McCulloch chainsaw,
a Las Vegas wedding,
a Mexican divorce,
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,
or a baby's arm holding an apple?

I operate on the theory that even that much money cannot buy happiness.



However it can buy the kind of misery you like best.

CW

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μολὼν λαβέ

I heard them say you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than winning that lottery. I'd still rather win. Can't win if you don't play.

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James

I have said it before...if I win this kind of money I would got to OGCA meeting on May 5...back semis up to the doors and go in and buy EVERYTHING IN THE SHOW...then tell everyone "see ya!"

sophie, " you gotta be in it, to win it "

The looks on the faces ... ... would be precious but they might take a vote to expel you!

Oh what the hell, just buy the OGCA and have rburg stand out front holding a "Will work for Guns" sign.

GF

I could think of several T.V. Reality shows to buy, and dispose of properly.

$500 million doesn't go as far as it used to... but if there was a magic pill I could buy for my dog Pugsters to keep her young and healthy for as long as I live it would be worth every penny of it.

According to news the lottery is now up to $640 million altogether. I bought one ticket, I am not about to go hog wild and blow the rent money like I see so many doing. I watched one guy drop $50 on tickets for it. Guys like that should have bridges and roads named after them, after all they helped pay for them.

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Vaya con Dios

I would buy many thousands of internet capable iPods, ripped blue jeans, skateboards, marijuana and Mt. Dew. Then I would air drop the stuff all over the middle east and North Korea and watch as their youth are degraded like ours were over the last couple decades. 10 years from now they will all be too fat and lazy to care about terrorism, religion or world domination.

Dave, we are building those bridges and roads as we speak. They are generally classified as the "Bridges and Roads to Nowhere."

After taking care of family and loved ones, I'd do some modified karmas and seek out some forum members that could use a financial hand-up, not a hand-out. This would maintain both our dignities. I would like to build a shooting/hunting/camping ranch that could be offered as paid-vacation karmas for family, friends, and members as well as their immediate families. Safety, fun, friendship, and relaxation would be order of the day. It is a nice dream as I see it.

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Go big or stay home

Maybe I will go see Doc 44 and make him a blanket offer he wont refuse.

I always say that if I were to win a large lottery, "I won't change at all, but everything around me will."

I would bribe Handejector to expunge my infraction history!

A plane ticket.

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Doesn't hasta call me Johnson

If only, Phil.....

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Even older, even crankier....

I'd take the cash out option and consider retirement.......

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Even older, even crankier....

In TN the after-tax cash payout would be $346,500,000, a third of a billion dollars.

First thing I do would be to hire the best financial advisers and get them to "claim" the winnings on behalf of their anonymous client. Then a nice comfortable house, some good vehicles for Mrs. Ironhand and I(Audi A8L for her, an old FJ40 Landcruiser for me and a couple motorcycles), and then we would both become professional students for the rest of our lives.


That and a mid-60s Ferrari 275 or 330 for my father, so he and I could terrorize the roads around here on the weekends.

I too would take the cash option which is around $462M right now. I would def buy educations for my niece, and nephew. Not too sure after that. Def a good lawyer and accountant would be necessary.

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Cheers -Jeff

If I were to win it would be on the dl, I wouldn't let any of my money grubbing welfare rat family members know. I'd buy a mountain somewhere and retire where I can be like Grizzly Adams.

Seriously though, I would pay off all my bills, buy some land (a lot of land) so that I wouldn't have to deal with neighbors being close by and build a couple of houses on it one for me and one for guests. Spend about a mil in the most frivolous fashion and invest most of what is left. I don't need a lot of fancy things. I'd probably just end up farming for self sustenance and hunt and fish the rest of the year.

$462M...400 into bonds, maybe 2% per year yield, leaves 62M to share/buy/build/educate/etc., 8M a year to live on (minus 15% capital gains tax, of course)......I could manage.....

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Even older, even crankier....

Sure thing, Man. If one of them wins, I'll let you know if it was yours!

Actually, I think I would buy Smith & Wesson, and do away with all IL revolvers, MIM parts, and bring back recessed cylinders and pinned barrels.

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Vaya con Dios

Southern Arizona!

I'd also buy good quality reloading equipment and a beer-making kit. That way I'd never run out of my favorite things..... ammo and beer!!!

Fleming 75.

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James L. "Jim" Rhiner

You'd need lots of ammo so you can shoot the empty cans.

I'm going to wish I had played tomorrow, but I only had $20 cash. I went to the bottle shop (got a 1.75 liter bottle of Rum and a 2 liter coke). The wife says, "I thought you were going to use that money on Lotto tickets", I told her my odds of getting drunk were WAY BETTER, than the odds of my winning the Lottery.

Let me see....I think I would buy Sal's 27's! ...but I would need a new Safe!! ( a 10,000 square foot one, with a really big door!)

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RIP Shipmate

World peace

Oops - Wrong contest.....

I believe a nice piece of property somewhere nice an quiet - UP might work - Say 2,000 acres. A nice house on one of the lakes and I would have a first class medical center built and staff it with THE BEST DOCTORS IN THE WORLD so's I could live FOREVER........(What's *internet* for maniacal laugh?)

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In dog years I'm dead.

Dang...feralmerril beat me to it!! My first thought was buy all Doc44s' guns AND his picture portfolio.

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Bob.
SWCA 1821

I would give ALL of it to Charity and not keep a single dime of it for myself.

A lawyer!
With all that money I think I'd probably end up needing one.

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Hold my beer and watch this!

Ah, Put it with the rest of the principle and jest draw on the
interest every once in a while........Can't think of anything I need.

Or mabee jest buy myself a small kingdom sumwheres.



Su Amigo,
Dave

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"IN GOD WE TRUST"

Well,I'd take care of my family for perpetuity through various trusts. For my wife and I,a low-country plantation sitting on every contiguous acre available. Preferably with a 19th century Georgian home on a bluff with a view of the marsh and ocean access.. A very,very long drive lined with moss-draped live oaks and acres and acres of virgin long-leaf pine forest full of native critters. I'd retire there and seldom leave,with everything I need being delivered to the guard at the gate. That 'bout covers it.
f.t.

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South Carolina-God's country

Maybe not, but it will eliminate as many obstacles between me and happiness ,as is possible on this material plain. Sux we can't play in Fla. Good luck to all players. Joe

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Wisdom chases me; I'm faster

Don't be modest, Dave, why I'd bet if you went to ranchin' full time, you could go through that money in a new york second!

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Even older, even crankier....

I won't win... I forgot to buy a ticket... actually, never thought about buying one...

Oh well. I did hear an interesting fact on the news today.

The feds go through 1/2 billion dollars in 80 mins...

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Doug;}
RSO from WA State

having read about others that have won, and having gained some insight regarding my self-nooooo thanx!!

Teeth.........

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sticks-n-stones&hollowpoints

I'm buyin' the forum and putting on a monkey suit.

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Sure you did

after I would have everything sorted out and things that needed to seen to completed.

My 3 Dream Items and anythingafter that is a bonus.

1. 1928 Thompson ,,,my all time dream gun.

2. A Browning Automatic rifle

3. 1962 Corvete

My all time dream items.............

My wife said I could have one of those islands like the bad guys always have on the James Bond movies. You know, the ones with the secret submarine base and a helicopter pad. My youngest son is thrilled over the idea,but only if it comes with one of them super laser cannons.

If I win, I would bail out the fine city of Detroit so the state doesn't have to bring in an emergency manager............

Ok, it's close enough to April 1st, I just started early.

What I would do is get a couple new cars for the family. A couple full autos for my collection.
I would take a large portion and create trusts for scholarships at conservative colleges. And I would help out a lot of people who have been straight with me in my life.

I'd buy 100 million lottery tickets....with my good luck, I'd say I have a shot at more money.

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Thirty characters. Exactly...

I already have a few tickets. Jr. is standing in a long line in Slidell,La. waiting to get some more. The Detroit thing won't work, there won't be enough money. I'm pretty happy right now, but the seclusion thing sounds pretty good, expecially if it's properly staffed. (use your imagination) I would strive to have more S&W's than David Carroll if that's possible. A few boats for different types of fishing and a nice place to keep them. I'd stay away from private planes. Educate my grandkids and re-educate one of my kids. A few cabins on the water, in the mountains,desert,etc. Better quality bourbon. Improvements on the range and a steel reinforced safe/rangehouse. When this thing finally falls I predict there will be at least six winning tickets. I got struck by lightening back in 1973 and lived so maybe I have a chance.