Hypothetical: You're the sole beneficiary of a will

Trollheart · 08-21-2017, 02:17 PM

Your eccentric Uncle Eggnog Rabbit-Proof-Fence Carrington-Smythe Junior III (born Herbert Morris, but like I say, he was eccentric) has died, naming you as the sole beneficiary of his will.

You get: Fifty million in cash and a huge mansion with its own extensive grounds.

Conditional upon you receiving this windfall is that you are to a) live in the mansion and nowhere else (you can't sell it, rent it out or invite anyone else to live there with you) and you are to have, from the point you sign the contract, no face to face contact with another human being as long as you live.

You can talk to people via telephone, on the internet (though NOT Skype, at least not with webcam: you are to have no face-to-face contact with another person), and you can write to people if you wish. You will have an extensive staff at the mansion, who will ensure all bills are paid, that the house is maintained, and they will also prepare and serve your meals, though they will never see you and you will never see them.

For dire emergencies, such as hospital visits, dealing with the police etc you will be provided with one member of staff who will act as your go-between and will deal with the relevant authorities. YOU are to have NO contact with anyone, even in the direst of emergencies. This "mouthpiece" will not facilitate you at funerals, weddings, christenings etc: you must avoid all of these.

Should you break the terms of the contract, all your assets will be frozen and seized by your late uncle's lawyers, and you will be required to pay back any of the money you have spent. So you can't try it for a year or two, decide it's too much and change your mind. Once you're in, you're in, and if you turn it down you can never go back and try again.

Think carefully before making your decision. Is having all that money and a cool house worth breaking off all contact with your fellow human beings? What would you do?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 08-21-2017, 02:23 PM

Obvious answer is yes take that £50m and live in the mansion. Use your time to make enough money with the 50m to move out.

Then they can have their mansion and £50m back.

This is the correct answer because there was nothing there saying I can't use the £50m cash to make more money.

**Frownland** · 08-21-2017, 02:23 PM

I would just make my friends wear masks.

The Batlord · 08-21-2017, 02:51 PM

I get paid to avoid human contact? I do that free. Total yes.

Trollheart · 08-21-2017, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Obvious answer is yes take that £50m and live in the mansion. Use your time to make enough money with the 50m to move out.

Then they can have their mansion and £50m back.

This is the correct answer because there was nothing there saying I can't use the £50m cash to make more money.

Good answer. Like it.

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I would just make my friends wear masks.

No; face to face isn't to be taken literally. You just cannot be at any time in the presence of any other human, other than for the explicit emergencies mentioned in the OP. Nobody can visit you, nobody can live there with you apart from your staff, whom you'll never see. You cannot leave the house, though you can walk in the grounds, but on those occasions the staff must be pre-advised to prevent you accidentally encountering say a gardener. The walls are high and there is no chance of meeting anyone from the outside. You will be alone for the rest of your life.

**Frownland** · 08-21-2017, 03:22 PM

You can't change the rules if you're dead, uncle john. Mask to mask bitch.

Trollheart · 08-21-2017, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

You can't change the rules if you're dead, uncle john. Mask to mask bitch.

Not changing the rules. You just misinterpreted the phrase. And it's Uncle Eggnog. Anyway, it's in the hands of his lawyers, and they will ensure that his wishes are carried out.

**Frownland** · 08-21-2017, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Not changing the rules. You just misinterpreted the phrase. And it's Uncle Eggnog. Anyway, it's in the hands of his lawyers, and they will ensure that his wishes are carried out.

And my answer to that question is that I would win the case on my uncle's poor wording and walk away with 50 mil and a masked posse.

grindy · 08-21-2017, 04:17 PM

Too easy.
Loneliness, isolation and lots of money = one hell of a depression

OccultHawk · 08-21-2017, 04:26 PM

I want 500 M and another 20 M per year

Too easy to burn through 50

08-21-2017, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Hypothetical: You're the sole beneficiary of a will Your eccentric Uncle Eggnog Rabbit-Proof-Fence Carrington-Smythe Junior III (born Herbert Morris, but like I say, he was eccentric) has died, naming you as the sole beneficiary of his will. You get: Fifty million in cash and a huge mansion with its own extensive grounds. Conditional upon you receiving this windfall is that you are to a) live in the mansion and nowhere else (you can't sell it, rent it out or invite anyone else to live there with you) and you are to have, from the point you sign the contract, no face to face contact with another human being as long as you live. You can talk to people via telephone, on the internet (though NOT Skype, at least not with webcam: you are to have no face-to-face contact with another person), and you can write to people if you wish. You will have an extensive staff at the mansion, who will ensure all bills are paid, that the house is maintained, and they will also prepare and serve your meals, though they will never see you and you will never see them. For dire emergencies, such as hospital visits, dealing with the police etc you will be provided with one member of staff who will act as your go-between and will deal with the relevant authorities. YOU are to have NO contact with anyone, even in the direst of emergencies. This "mouthpiece" will not facilitate you at funerals, weddings, christenings etc: you must avoid all of these. Should you break the terms of the contract, all your assets will be frozen and seized by your late uncle's lawyers, and you will be required to pay back any of the money you have spent. So you can't try it for a year or two, decide it's too much and change your mind. Once you're in, you're in, and if you turn it down you can never go back and try again. Think carefully before making your decision. Is having all that money and a cool house worth breaking off all contact with your fellow human beings? What would you do? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-21-2017, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	I would just make my friends wear masks. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

08-21-2017, 03:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	You can't change the rules if you're dead, uncle john. Mask to mask bitch. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Too easy. Loneliness, isolation and lots of money = one hell of a depression __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

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08-21-2017, 02:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Obvious answer is yes take that £50m and live in the mansion. Use your time to make enough money with the 50m to move out. Then they can have their mansion and £50m back. This is the correct answer because there was nothing there saying I can't use the £50m cash to make more money.