Question at Midnight #5
What one ridiculously expensive, impractical object would you buy if you had the funds?
Post your answer in Comments. The winner will be announced round midnight.
Apropos of nothing, here’s the Cumberbatch pronouncing “penguins”.
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September 28th, 2014 at 00:58
An Hermes bag. High-quality leather. It looks good with any outfit, probably looks better than any outfit I can pull off. Plus you can use it for any occasion. Well, at least that’s how I see it.
Though it’s ridiculously expensive, it can last long and weather much. You’ll probably just hand it down to your daughter…and your daughter’s daughter or gay son.
September 28th, 2014 at 01:46
http://kotaku.com/solid-gold-monster-hunter-statue-costs-29-000-1614497526
Ridiculously Expensive: ****- 4/5 Stars
Yes, it’s from Japan the world’s capital of multimillion yen priced tuna, melon, incense, nama chocolates, rainier cherries, etc. and overall decadence.
Impractical Object: ***– 3/5 Stars
Utility as a letter opener or paper weight; in the age of dwindling snail mail and many are striving to go paperless, not so much.
Would I buy it if I have the funds? YES! :D
September 28th, 2014 at 02:13
These gorgeous Louboutin shoes. I don’t have any use for them but I would love to look at them.
http://madalenaaraujo.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/louboutin.jpg
September 28th, 2014 at 02:56
Private jet.
September 28th, 2014 at 04:25
A Vertu cellphone for my prepaid Sun SIM.
September 28th, 2014 at 07:14
A private jet to roam around with.
September 28th, 2014 at 08:05
I’d get the Heintzman Crystal Piano worth around $3.22 million. I’m a music lover and all but this is totally wasted on me because I cannot read musical pieces, is tone deaf and have no idea how to play the piano.
September 28th, 2014 at 08:47
i’ll place the highest bid for a famous ancient painting at Sotheby’s or Christie’s. This is the effect of having been just recently mesmerized by The Goldfinch.
September 28th, 2014 at 09:29
An island in the Caribbean and an island in the Pacific off the Philippines, “connected” by my own personal cruise ship. Manned by skimpily-clad sailors.
September 28th, 2014 at 11:42
The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Goldfinger watch, created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film Goldfinger. The price: USD115,000.00 (PhP5.1M). Impractical because I don’t really wear watches. Plus, if I wear it, I would need a retinue of bodyguards/ assassins to protect me and the watch. Come to think of it, if I have that kind of money to purchase a watch, I should have the funds to pay for good security.
September 28th, 2014 at 12:12
i’ll buy ten thousand spoons when all i need is a knife.
September 28th, 2014 at 15:11
I will buy But For The Lovers by Nolledo, which is only available in the US. I searched numerous bookstores in my futile attempt to find anything Nolledo. Or I’ll just have someone build me a library, stay there, and live in oblivion. But if we’re talking about ridiculously rich then I’ll just buy the National Library that I love so much but seems to me not well-funded (which is not for sale, but is there really such a thing nowadays when you can even buy barong-wearing officials who swore to serve the country but do the exact opposite)?
September 28th, 2014 at 16:40
Star Cinema.
September 28th, 2014 at 17:04
couture, to wear around the house, since I don’t have an Oscars invite, yet
September 28th, 2014 at 18:43
I will buy the “One Cent” stamp that’s worth $20M, have it encased in glass and transferred immediately to the BSP museum. I don’t want to lose this tiny object in my paper clutter at home.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/06/04/by-size-and-weight-simply-the-most-expensive-object-ever-sold-in-history-a-20-million-stamp/
September 28th, 2014 at 18:58
I will have the Grand Budapest Hotel reconstructed and have it as my private sanctuary. Maybe I’ll finally be able to finish all those unfinished short stories and have the novels progress from mere outlines or chapters.
September 28th, 2014 at 18:58
The Lockheed-Martin SR-71 Blackbird. Still the fastest jet plane in the world. And one of the sexiest. Is it so wrong to be attracted to a fine piece of aeronautic hardware?
Alternatively, the Space Shuttle Enterprise. Space is the final frontier, and I only hope I can survive until the 2060s until the Vulcans come and introduce us into the interstellar club.
September 28th, 2014 at 19:13
The original Batmobile from that campy TV show.
September 28th, 2014 at 20:14
Sid Lucero.
September 28th, 2014 at 20:16
I know he’s not an object, but still.
September 28th, 2014 at 20:45
I’d go be like Larry Elison and buy the Indian Wells Tennis Masters tournament. Then I’d pay Rafa/Roger gazillions and fix the it so that they’ll meet at the finals everytime. Of course I’d invite them to stay at my house and play in my 18-hole private golf course and show off my cordon-bleu-trained chef’s skills, have him cook carbonara from off of a parmesan wheel and shave truffles with my gold truffle shaver.
September 28th, 2014 at 20:46
*fix the draw
September 28th, 2014 at 21:48
“The Shire” in New Zealand / Hobbiton
September 28th, 2014 at 22:40
Azature’s Black Diamond Nail Polish – supposedly the world’s most expensive nail polish, has 267 carats worth of black diamonds. I love nail polish and it would be ridiculous to own something like this!
September 28th, 2014 at 23:13
A diamond studded toilet seat. My ass cheeks would be pricked, but hey, at least they’re from diamonds
September 28th, 2014 at 23:28
A fighter jet because I need to get my copy of The Bone Clocks.
September 28th, 2014 at 23:51
A mansion with a library, and in that library there’s a bookcase that swings into a secret room.
September 28th, 2014 at 23:54
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