If you watch TV, the amount of reality shows out there making you do interesting, dangerous and sometimes flat out absurd things all for the chance at winning money is a little crazy. From shows like
Fear Factor where you have to eat all sorts of creepy crawly things, to
Wipe Out where you basically make a fool out of yourself trying to complete an obstacle course, it's safe to say that cold hard cash can be quite the motivator. This got us to thinking, if someone were to give you money, what could it motivate you to do?
A poll from
Vanity Fair asked participants if they would kill their pet for a million dollars. While the majority of people said no, author Matthew Yglesias responded to the poll. He said he found that to be strange. I find it strange that he did. Maybe it's just me, but my dog is part of my family, so no amount of money could get me to do that. It could also have something to do with that he's laying next to me as I write this. Either way, because times are tough, Yglesias saw things differently. [via
Slate]
So, for a million dollars would you...
Sell your favorite pet?
Shave off all your hair?
Streak?
Eat something that freaks you out?
Jump out of a Plane?
So let's hear it! Would you do any of these things for a million dollars? For free? What could a million bucks get you to do?
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Comments (49)
For four million dollars for a few minutes of work, why the hell not? (Wouldn't streak though, otherwise it would've been five.) :D
I would challenge Chuck Norris to a duel for a million bucks.
Yeah I'd probably do most of those, but not streaking. Eh, maybe even streaking, idk. Also, the eating thing couldn't be a tarantula. I could probably eat anything but a tarantula. (I've thought about this, whether or not I could eat a tarantula for money cause I'm weird like that, and decided that I couldn't.
I wouldn't sell/kill my dog, but I'd do the rest.
shave my head, streak, and skydive!
@MommyMarty22@xanga - Oh sure, but would you be willing to do all three at once for three million dollars? :P
I would do all of those things except killing or even selling my pet. She's family!
i've already jumped out of a plane, can i get my million now? :)
@bmojsilo@xanga - What good is a million bucks if you aren't alive to spend it?
Sell my favorite pet? No.
Shave my hair? Yes.
Streak? Yes.
Eat something that freaked me out? No.
Jump out of a plane? Yes.
I wouldn't do anything that I wouldn't normally do, money shouldn't control people so much.
I would do all those things. Whoever said money can't buy happiness has never been dirt poor.
Sell my favorite pet? Probably. I don't like animals so we probably hated each other anyway. :P
Shave my hair? I'm in two places about this. I've spent like... 8 years trying to grow it back from a similar stunt. I'm not sure I would want to do it just for money, I think I'd prefer to do it because I wanted to.
Streak? Honey, this sounds like something I do on an average weekend. Yes.
Eat something that freaked me out? No, haha.
Jump out of a plane? Hell naw. Vertigo! I can't even use stepladders. :D
Kill my pet? No
sell my pet? No
Shave my head? Yes
Streak? Yes
Eat something that freaks me out?....NO...just thinking about it freaks me out.
Jump out of of a plane? yes.
@Lakakalo@xanga - As in shave my head and skydive naked? Yes, yes I would!
@MommyMarty22@xanga - Yes but shaving your head while skydiving naked? :P
@Lakakalo@xanga - lol!
Hmmm, Is there enough time for that? How long does it take before you have to pull the chute? lol
@MommyMarty22@xanga - I don't know. Maybe you can get an altimeter taped to your razor or something. (And, on second thought, maybe have the razor tied to your hand or something. If it flies out of your hand, it can seriously hurt someone if it hits them.)
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Er... I'm probably putting more thought into this than I should, aren't I? 0_O
I’d shave my head, streak and jump out of a plane for a million dollars. Actually, I’d probably jump out of a plane (assuming I had all the skydiving equipment) for free if they’d cover all the fees. That seems like fun. I definitely wouldn’t kill my pet. That’s just cruel.
Sell my favorite pet? No. Shave my hair? Yes. Streak? Yes. Eat something that freaked me out? No. Jump out of a plane? No.
I would never sell my cat. Ever. But I'd definitely shave my head (it will grow back!), streak, jump out of a plane (I want to do this anyways), and I would *TRY* to eat something that freaked me out. That might keep me from the million though. I have such a low tolerance for being grossed out.
All but the pet thing and the streaking.
Sell my favorite pet? Yes (on the other hand, if it was kill, then No). Shave my hair? Yes.
Streak? Yes.
Eat something that freaked me out? No (I have sensitive gag reflexes and I hate that sensation).
Jump out of a plane? Yes (in fact, I plan on doing that to get over fear of heights)
yes to all! and then id buy her back for triple:)or less or more if needed lol