The "Plant The Flag" Challenge

[Gvac]

This was something brought up on the show last week and I found it to be an intriguing question. Here's the scenario -

You have one year to travel the world. You can go anywhere you want and see everything you've always wanted to see. At the end of the year, however, you must plant a flag in the ground somewhere, at any location you choose. For the rest of your life you can never go more than 5 miles from the flag. If you accept these terms you will receive one hundred million dollars.

Would you do it?

There are no "trick answers" such as planting the flag in your car, a boat, or an airplane. It must be planted in terra firma.

[weekapaugjz]

like i said in the listening thread that day, amsterdam. that place is heaven on earth.

[boeman]

I don't see what planting a homosexual will do for me...

[FUNKMAN]

downtown jersey city where I grew up

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

downtown jersey city where I grew up

You and me both!

[Gvac]

You realize that you could never venture further than 5 miles from your spot for the rest of your life?

Downtown Jersey City?

I love you guys, but I think Funk and Alice have gone bye bye. :blink:

[Marc with a c]

somewhere in manhattan within 5 miles of central park and a chipotle.

[cougarjake13]

This was something brought up on the show last week and I found it to be an intriguing question. Here's the scenario -

You have one year to travel the world. You can go anywhere you want and see everything you've always wanted to see. At the end of the year, however, you must plant a flag in the ground somewhere, at any location you choose. For the rest of your life you can never go more than 5 miles from the flag. If you accept these terms you will receive one hundred million dollars.

Would you do it?

There are no "trick answers" such as planting the flag in your car, a boat, or an airplane. It must be planted in terra firma.

i see this as a win win

you go every where you can in a year

then pick a place you can never leave 5 miles from, well if you've gone out and went everywhere you wanted its not that bad to have to just stay in one place forever

for me it would be san diego, near the beach

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I love you guys, but I think Funk and Alice have gone bye bye.

To be honest, I read it wrong. I thought it said you can't go within 5 miles of wherever the flag was planted.

My disdain for this place grows everyday.

[BoondockSaint]

One inch to the right of Gvac's flag.

[Marc with a c]

One inch to the right of Gvac's flag.

gvac butt his flag in his own butt.

[Gvac]

One inch to the right of Gvac's flag.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.

BoondockSaint has proven himself to be the most erudite and scholarly of all RonFez.net posters.

Besides me, of course.

[feralBoy]

I probably wouldn't take the deal. I love travelling a little bit too much. I like being able to wake up, and drive to philly if I want a cheesesteak. 100 million would be nice though.

If I had to take the deal, I really think manhatten is the only place in the world I would consider planting it. You would never run out of stuff to do. There is interesting food, parks, beaches (not great beachs, but beaches), museums. The architecture is gorgeous. I think 100 million is plenty of money to live in new york. Even at 5% interest, you would have to spend 5 million a year, just to spend the interest.

Also, a five mile radius isn't that small, it's almost 80 square miles.

[FUNKMAN]

You realize that you could never venture further than 5 miles from your spot for the rest of your life?

Downtown Jersey City?

I love you guys, but I think Funk and Alice have gone bye bye. :blink:

hey! you're talking about our home, rude and rude!

[Fat_Sunny]

Money? Huh, Yeah ..What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing....Say It Again!

No Way F_S Would Take The Deal. He'll Keep His Freedom And You Keep Your Lousy Money!

[MadBiker]

Money? Huh, Yeah ..What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing....Say It Again!

No Way F_S Would Take The Deal. He'll Keep His Freedom And You Keep Your Lousy Money!

MB is with F_S. I can get by with on wits and skill. If a whim strikes me to see Montana or Sonoma, Patagonia or the South Island of New Zealand, I will find a way to get there. I refuse to be tied to a place because it offers me wealth. My wealth is what I have in my mind and in the yet untapped potential to learn new things and see new places and have new experiences. There are not enough riches in the world to make me sing in a cage.

[Don Stugots]

gvac butt his flag in his own butt.

sure got a lot of butts in that one.


I would have no idea as to where to put it the flag. i would love trying to figure it out by traveling the world for a year.

i would need a place with good food, a beach, nice weather.

[sailor]

One inch to the right of Gvac's flag.

gvac butt his flag in his own butt.

so, gvac's taint?

[JPMNICK]

i would do this in a second. i would choose manhatten, midtown right under central park. you have everything you need at your finger tips, including hoboken and queens to the right and left of you. 5 miles covers about the whole island. and with 100 million to spend, you would be able to do whatever you wanted

[Fat_Sunny]

and with 100 million to spend, you would be able to do whatever you wanted

You Would Never Be Able To Take A Drive In The Country On A Sunday Afternoon.

You'd Never See A Mountain Or Go Skiing.

You'd Never See The Ocean Again And You'd Never Go To A Nice Beach.

There Are Alot Of Things You Wouldn't Be Able To Do!

[Marc with a c]

You Would Never Be Able To Take A Drive In The Country On A Sunday Afternoon.

You'd Never See A Mountain Or Go Skiing.

You'd Never See The Ocean Again And You'd Never Go To A Nice Beach.

There Are Alot Of Things You Wouldn't Be Able To Do!

the outdoors are for bugs and pedophiles.

[Fat_Sunny]

the outdoors are for bugs and pedophiles.

Well, Yes, But.....

[JPMNICK]

You Would Never Be Able To Take A Drive In The Country On A Sunday Afternoon.

You'd Never See A Mountain Or Go Skiing.

You'd Never See The Ocean Again And You'd Never Go To A Nice Beach.

There Are Alot Of Things You Wouldn't Be Able To Do!

i meant what ever you wanted in manhatten.

here is what you need to ask youself. you have all the chance in the world to do all that shit now, and do you do it? i could do any of those things you listed. I have a good job, no kids, and yet i sit on this fucking messageboard day after day and post. I also eat a lot. i could do both of those things from manhatten while i counted my 100 million dollars.

i do see you rpoint F_S, it has potential to be a boring life, but i think choosing manhatten is what makes it interesting. Ron has said it on the show, he has been there for 5 years and has not even come close to experience manhatten.

[sailor]

the outdoors are for bugs and pedophiles.

is central park indoors?

[Marc with a c]

is central park indoors?

fuckface

[Landblast]

You Would Never Be Able To Take A Drive In The Country On A Sunday Afternoon.

You'd Never See A Mountain Or Go Skiing.

You'd Never See The Ocean Again And You'd Never Go To A Nice Beach.

There Are Alot Of Things You Wouldn't Be Able To Do!

where on earth can you do all those things within 5 miles?

[Fat_Sunny]

where on earth can you do all those things within 5 miles?

NOWHERE, Landblast. Which Is Why F_S Would NOT Take The $100 Million! If F_S Couldn't Go For His Nightly Drive, He Would Feel Like What MadBiker Said: A PRISONER!

[JPMNICK]

NOWHERE, Landblast. Which Is Why F_S Would NOT Take The $100 Million! If F_S Couldn't Go For His Nightly Drive, He Would Feel Like What MadBiker Said: A PRISONER!

you could not turn that into a nightly walk around the city?

[FUNKMAN]

make sure there's a hospital or doctor nearby, and a toilet paper factory...

[Fat_Sunny]

you could not turn that into a nightly walk around the city?

For A While, Yes, But Then F_S Would Get Stir Crazy.

It's No Problem...Different Strokes For Different Folks. There Is No Right Answer.

Except For The Fact That No One's Getting $100 Million For Answering This Question!!

[sailor]

where on earth can you do all those things within 5 miles?

parts of hawaii, mayhap?

[Marc with a c]

parts of hawaii, mayhap?

you can go skiing in hawaii?

[JPMNICK]

For A While, Yes, But Then F_S Would Get Stir Crazy.

It's No Problem...Different Strokes For Different Folks. There Is No Right Answer.

Except For The Fact That No One's Getting $100 Million For Answering This Question!!

I think the hardest thing about this would be KNOWING you could not go more than 5 miles away. i think human nature will let that part of the equation eat at you until you could not take it anymore.

[JPMNICK]

where on earth can you do all those things within 5 miles??

actually if you pick NYC, they will be building a ski ramp in the meadowlands at the new place called xanadu

[sailor]

you can go skiing in hawaii?

si (http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/)

actually if you pick NYC, they will be building a ski ramp in the meadowlands at the new place called xanadu

i didn't ask that...wacky cutting job there. they also have skiing at that mall in dubai or such.

[JPMNICK]

si (http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com/)



i didn't ask that...wacky cutting job there. they also have skiing at that mall in dubai or such.

whoops sorry about that sailor!

[Friday]

Mendocino, California.

Fantastic Wine, Parks, beautiful ocean views and untouched seascapes, opportunities for art and musical ventures galore, great food and lodging for family and friends when they visit.

A little piece of paradise in wine country.

[Landblast]

NOWHERE, Landblast. Which Is Why F_S Would NOT Take The $100 Million! If F_S Couldn't Go For His Nightly Drive, He Would Feel Like What MadBiker Said: A PRISONER!

idon't think any body would plant a flag anywhere either, but the topic of this thread is the challenge is that you have to pick a place. :smile:

[prothunderball]

I don't think I'd except the challenge but if I did, I'm going to say Lisbon Portugal. I've never been there, but it's on the ocean, from what I've seen a beautiful place, and I'd want to pick somewhere I've never been just so I would be able to experience the most new things I possibly I could while stuck in the same place.

[ruggedo]

If given the choice, I wouldnt accept the deal. If I had to choose NY or Vegas would do.

[Don Stugots]

parts of hawaii, mayhap?

for me it would be hawaii or san Diego, Amsterdam or Lauderdale.

[sailor]

whoops sorry about that sailor!

no problem at all. i just wanted to clarify so no one got all confused.

[Ritalin]

With $100 million dollars, I want (wait, let me do the math...ah, gotta look it up on wikipedia...I was RIGHT..pi times r squared...that's 5 squared....25 times 3.14...78.5 square miles...right?)

For $100 million dollars, I want 78.5 square miles of uninhabited temperate land, with the slightest bit of the oval overlapping the beach...say in Costa Rica. Then, with my vast wealth I would build my own Xanadu for me, my wife and my offspring.

Actually, as long as I had my wife with me, it wouldn't matter where we were.:king:

[Vidaroke Hayashida]

heh right now id plant my flag in oklahoma city... heh there is really some one there id like to be alot closer too

[outlawfrank]

I could never do it. I would like to see the look on anyone's face who made this crazy deal when I say "Well I'm off to Greece for a month, just felt like going. Man I just love the freedom to go anywhere I want. Can you imagine being stuck in one place for the rest of your life? I'll send a postcard. Seeya." It would suck for that person to watch me walk away with a big smile on my face.

[Jughead]

Whats Terra Firma Mean???:innocent:

[Ritalin]

Whats Terra Firma Mean???:innocent:

Terra Firma is just a couple of soybean fields south of Terra Haute.

(I kid, Jughead, I kid)

[buzzard]

As ignorant as it may seem,I'd take my 100 million and stay right here in Bullhead City.I love the heat,I enjoy gambling(lots!) my gated community is paradise & I've spent many years in lots O places that suck ass. I'd plant my flag here. to the best of my knowledge,terra ferma means earth.

[Don Stugots]

Whats Terra Firma Mean???:innocent:

is means: GVAC likes to use fancy words.


nick, hit it on the head, you would drive yourself mad thinking that you could not go anywhere.

[Gvac]

terra firma - (noun) dry land; the ground as distinct from the sea or air

[S0S]

Mars.

[Marc with a c]

Mars.

i think we can pool the money together for that.

[drjoek]

http://stjohnusvi.thebeach.vi/images/lg_st_john_map.gif

Trunk Bay five miles would cover the whole Island. I hope some day to do this any even with out the 100 Million

Oh I just looked it does not ID the Island

Its St John in the USVI prettiest island Ive been to

[ralphbxny]

I couldnt do it. I need to move. I am a travler.

[Midkiff]

I ain't tellin' mine, cuz I actually intend to move there - although I won't be getting the hundred mill.

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

postin jus ta post

[Fat_Sunny]

http://stjohnusvi.thebeach.vi/images/lg_st_john_map.gif

Trunk Bay five miles would cover the whole Island. I hope some day to do this any even with out the 100 Million

Oh I just looked it does not ID the Island

Its St John in the USVI prettiest island Ive been to

Hey, Dr. Joe, F_S Would Be Down For That! How About In 5 Years We Split A House Down There!?!?!?

[sailor]

postin jus ta post

why not pretend you have something to add? like this.

[drjoek]

Hey, Dr. Joe, F_S Would Be Down For That! How About In 5 Years We Split A House Down There!?!?!?

Im All in F_S.

[Crispy123]

I would pass myself.



What if you were given the choice of planting the flag and keeping the money or being able to travel the world with the money but you lose your legs below the knee?

[Fat_Sunny]

I would pass myself.



What if you were given the choice of planting the flag and keeping the money or being able to travel the world with the money but you lose your legs below the knee?

Dear Baby Jesus, Not Even 10 BILLION Dollars Would Get F_S To Give Up His Legs. Stump-Walking Is Just Too Hard. Forget About It!

[Crispy123]

Dear Baby Jesus, Not Even 10 BILLION Dollars Would Get F_S To Give Up His Legs. Stump-Walking Is Just Too Hard. Forget About It!

You'd get to cut in front of all the lines wherever you go.

Parking right up front at every store.

You could get spinners for your robot chair that was built by Mrs ESD's Father.

[Fat_Sunny]

You'd get to cut in front of all the lines wherever you go.

Parking right up front at every store.

You could get spinners for your robot chair that was built by Mrs ESD's Father.

F_S Just Puts On His Shades And Does The First Two Anyway.

You Keep Your Lousy Money And F_S Will Keep His Legs, Thank You!

[drjoek]

F_S Just Puts On His Shades And Does The First Two Anyway.

You Keep Your Lousy Money And F_S Will Keep His Legs, Thank You!


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Billy Ray Valentine: [while acting blind and legless] Hey, baby, what's happening? How are ya doing? Once you have a man with no legs, you never go back, baby. I know what you're thinkin'. You seen "Porgy and Bess"?
[the woman begins to walk away]
Billy Ray Valentine: We can make it, baby! Me and you!... You BITCH!

[DolaMight]

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