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Old 01-07-2016, 6:52pm   #41
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You know what they say...if you love something, set it free...


Maybe...
Lots of win in that photo.
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I like the way you think! I'm sending you my name and address...just in case...
one small problem: i don't buy tickets.

but if i came into that kind of money, i'd set aside about 3M for my personal use (to generate income to pay bills) and give the rest away. not necessarily organized charities.

i'd gather a list of all interested members here (you would have had to had been a member here before my win), and see that everyone got a new corvette if they wanted. or a similar pile of cash. yeah, it would create gift taxes on my end, that's why you have accountants. file the paperwork Louie.

take care of some other folks.

host a hell of a party for all here. want to fly? my hired jet will pick you up. make sure everyone has a place to crash, good food and drink, some walking around money and gas money.

some would go to organized charities though.

just dreams....

i worked for several hours in the shop today. didn't earn a dime. working on a coffee table for the house. (pic in bar thread).
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A lot of good things for a few very good people. People that deserve to not struggle, as I have in the past.
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Buy a motorcoach and see the USA & Canada

Might even be able to afford a trailer of cars too
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Old 01-07-2016, 10:06pm   #45
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C7R for some fun. Give most of the rest away. I would need to keep working a bit to keep my sanity and because I like to be in the hunt.

I have no kids, so it would be pretty easy to become a philanthropist that needed only a race budget to survive.
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Old 01-08-2016, 2:40am   #46
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I laughed my ass off at this. At least he's honest. Does anyone know who he is on VB?
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Old 01-08-2016, 7:12am   #47
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In all seriousness...

Back when the wife and I were doing long distance motorcycle touring (which I would pick again), our group would find these small charitable orgs that focused solely on their local community's needs. One or two (wo)man groups that could really stretch a dollar. They didn't take .gov money and did what they could with what they received in donations.

Then this group of bikers riding weird looking motorcycles (meaning, not Harleys) would roll into town and hold a "reunion". They would help out, get to know the folks, and tell us about what they did and wanted to do for their cause. We would hold a silent auction, 50/50, and raise just a little coin for them.

You should've seen the look on these people's faces when we would present them with a check that would often double their yearly budget.

Even with a modest rate of return, a couple million bucks would go a looooong way at $20k a pop for charities like these.
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Well first of all, I'd do my best to keep it as quiet as possible. I know that word would get out in some ways, but I sure wouldn't be volunteering the information to anyone with the exception of my children. And they would be under strict instructions to keep their mouths shut.

There are a few charities that are near and dear to my heart, so they would reap the benefits. I'd probably build a nice vacation home in the mountains somewhere (off the beaten path). Do a lot of traveling, invest in real estate and set up trust funds for the kids.
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I laughed my ass off at this. At least he's honest. Does anyone know who he is on VB?
So did I, James. Ole girl reporter seemed shocked at the answer. Her goody two shoes reporting had sensory overload.
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Set up a breast augmentation scholarship fund.

And buy beer.
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Set up a breast augmentation scholarship fund.

And buy beer.
I wanna work for you!
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If I won the lottery... I'd move to a remote island somewhere and...
I'd BUY an island. Already have it picked out, too.
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Help family and true friends, donate to a couple of charities that we believe in. Then be and my wife would do some 1st class traveling.
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I'd BUY an island. Already have it picked out, too.
I don't think Disney will sell you Castaway Cay
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If I won I would get out of dept. By a corvette
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A rich man can not breath more air than a poor man.
but he can go places where that air smells a whole lot better
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I would help my kids and both of our families.....2 people excluded....no,make that 3.....then buy a company of some sorts,maybe Corvette related and a big home on the beach ( I have a small one now ) and help as many people that need it as much as I can.
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get healthier and not work at all, and take a trip around the country going to flea markets and sales, of course take care of my family monetarily wise
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I would buy everyone on VB that I like a C7. Have them all museum delivery for Memorial weekend and have the biggest frickin CI ever. Reserve half the tracks on the east coast and make all you guys race your pretty new cars.


And a metric ton of hookers and blow



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What kind of car do the rest of us get?

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