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5 million cash or 5 new languages?

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  1. ealltheway ealltheway is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:01am)

    Hypothetical situation:

    For some irrelevant reason, an alien creature from galaxies far, far away comes to our planet and knocks on your door. It doesn't matter why, but he/she/it offers you a choice.

    5 million US dollars, cash, instantly, OR the opportunity to have 5 additional languages (any of your choice) instantly implanted into your brain.

    What do you take? What is your tipping point to sway you from one side to the other? For example, if you said you'd take the money in the situation above, what if the offer was 3 million? Or how about 1 million? Also for the other side.... what if it was 10 languages? 5 million or 3 new languages? Etc, etc, etc..

    Pretty interesting debate going on at my work right now over this topic...curious as to what some others have to say on the matter.

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:02am) in reply to ealltheway

    lol 5 million ainec. id probably take 50k instead of 5 languages
  3. Hateflops Hateflops is offline 7 over par. ship it!

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:03am) in reply to MarkFSU1

    IM TAKING THE 5 MILLION AND THEN ASKING IF THIS WAS A SERIOUS QUESTION TO THE ALIEN.
  4. jaykell15 jaykell15 is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:04am) in reply to Hateflops

    How is this an interesting debate? You must either work with a bunch of millionaires who don't need the money or complete nerds. 5 million easily.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:05am) in reply to jaykell15

    You will prob get pretty far in business in the future if you were fluent in 5 of the biggest asian languages but i dont think its worth 5 million
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:06am) in reply to MattAKA

    Id take $1,000 and stay in the US.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:06am) in reply to Jaybone2315

    I LOVE traveling in foreign countries and I would take the 5 million


    I'd take the languages over something in the ballpark of 250k

    edit: probably closer to 100k
    Edited By: Zeppelin Apr 25th, 2012 at 02:20 AM
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:07am) in reply to MattAKA

    LOL whats with the Alien?? Why not just say hypothetical question.

    And take the $$ for sure
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:08am) in reply to Ditka88

    Better question: if the aliens gave you a choice between a half-eaten pig shit sandwich they found in Rosie O'Donnell's underboob, or $5 million in cash, which one would you choose?

    Ftr, my number for the languages to win would be like $400. This would only be to understand what Asian chicks say about my dingdong at the rub 'n tug.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:08am) in reply to El Burro

  11. LoveHatePoker LoveHatePoker is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:08am) in reply to Hughes4

    anything over $2,000, I'm taking the money.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:10am) in reply to LoveHatePoker

    taking the monies unless the aliens came to Earth to destroy it. if that's the case i want a seat on the next outbound UFO.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:10am) in reply to jaykell15

    Well, to some, money isn't that important. I am far from rich and my tipping point would be 10 languages...throw me in that machine and we have a deal. Doesn't matter how much money you offer me, i'm turning it down.

    spanish, russian, italian, french, japanese, chinese, german, bengali, arabic, portuguese FYI!

    How many people do you know that speak 10 languages? How many job opportunities would you get from it? You'd make 5+ million in no time.....
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:10am) in reply to Zeppelin

  15. Zeppelin Zeppelin is offline world traveler

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:10am) in reply to Hughes4

    Better question is what 5 languages

    Spanish
    Mandarin
    Russian
    Arabic

    for a 5th I'm not sure. Maybe Japanese
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:11am) in reply to Zeppelin

    since i doubt im making 5 mil if i knew every language on the planet id go with the money. this thread reminds me of mcdonalds.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:13am) in reply to ealltheway

     
    Originally Posted by ealltheway View Post


    How many people do you know that speak 10 languages? How many job opportunities would you get from it? You'd make 5+ million in no time.....


    But what if you're dumb as shit? The alien doesn't make you do good things with these languages, he just implements them into your head and your other qualities are still there.

    In no way should anyone want to take the languages unless money doesn't mean shit (for whatever the fuck reason that would be) or they have a lot of it already.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:14am) in reply to Hateflops

    Deinitely provides some opportunity but lots of people speak 5+ languages and are not millionaires. They are called Europeans
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:15am) in reply to Zeppelin

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:18am) in reply to ealltheway

     
    Originally Posted by ealltheway View Post

    Well, to some, money isn't that important. I am far from rich and my tipping point would be 10 languages...throw me in that machine and we have a deal. Doesn't matter how much money you offer me, i'm turning it down.

    spanish, russian, italian, french, japanese, chinese, german, bengali, arabic, portuguese FYI!

    How many people do you know that speak 10 languages? How many job opportunities would you get from it? You'd make 5+ million in no time.....

    if there were more non-americans on here you'd be surprised as to how many people know more than 5. maybe not fluent but most of the world knows more than 1. and if you think of it that way... it makes this question even more absurd...
    Edited By: Mrs. Robinson Apr 25th, 2012 at 02:19 AM
    Reason: what zeppelin said ^^
  21. Dsprin8171 Dsprin8171 is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:18am) in reply to Zeppelin

    What kind of people do you work with that would actually be debating this. That sounds like the most boring fucking debate that you could possibly come up with.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:19am) in reply to TheWacoKidd

    Where did the Alien get the cash?

    Is it counterfeit?
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:20am) in reply to ealltheway

     
    Originally Posted by ealltheway View Post

    How many people do you know that speak 10 languages? How many job opportunities would you get from it? You'd make 5+ million in no time.....

    holy shit, I'm buying Rosetta Stone right now, imma be richhhhhhh
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:22am) in reply to TheWacoKidd

     
    Originally Posted by TheWacoKidd View Post

    Yup.
  25. ealltheway ealltheway is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:30am) in reply to LoveHatePoker

     
    Originally Posted by LoveHatePoker View Post

    holy shit, I'm buying Rosetta Stone right now, imma be richhhhhhh

    Rosetta Stone requires learning a langauge, not alien chip to your brain insta learn type shit.

    And yes, if I knew the 10 most spoken languages in the world, I'd make millions in no time.

    God damn you OT people are brutal. If my thread bores you, GTFO maybe?
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:30am) in reply to Dsprin8171

     
    Originally Posted by Dsprin8171 View Post

    What kind of people do you work with that would actually be debating this.

    The mentally challenged.
    Multi-millionaires.
    Certified retards.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:32am) in reply to Hughes4

    lolol OP has to feel so defeated, thinking he and his co-workers came up with a great debate that just got shat on by OT.
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:51am) in reply to STOPPER19

    lol at this being a thread
     
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:57am) in reply to supra1988t

    edit: bah

    oh no not finrand
    Edited By: tommpat2000 Apr 25th, 2012 at 02:57 AM
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    Apr 25th, 2012 (4/25/2012 2:58am) in reply to tommpat2000

    i would take the $5million, but i do think people are undervaluing the 5 languages. there are some that would guarantee u a job.

    also i would prob choose some computer programming language, if i had to choose languages, plus like chinese, arabic, and not sure of others.
     
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