The LoT Commune

[€uroMeinke]

I thought I'd move this fantasy over hear and out of mousepod's southern migration thread (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?t=4965).

If I were to establish a commune...

It would perhaps resemble more of an artist's collective, like Andy Warhol's Factory
It would be in an urban setting - near people, art, and culture
Perhaps a converted warehouse space - ideal for lofts, but none of this Loft/Condo business that's become popular these days
The ground floor would be the work/play space, certainly needs a performance venue, a small stage that could feature a band, a play, or something out of the original Cabaret Voltaire
And adjoining bar or cafe might be nice, a place to practice mixology and other culinary experiments
Some store front, perhaps to lease to finance the venue - or maybe even an enterprise or two of our own - used books/CDs/DVDs comes to mind, though with our tastes it might never be lucrative
Living space upstairs, I'd still want private "apartments" but with some common areas to house to share meals, ideas, and movies till dawn without disturbing those he like to sleep every now and then.So that's my start, feel free to add more bullets of your own to our virtual collective

:cheers:

[JWBear]

Rooftop garden with a spa

Meditation/spiritual space

[lashbear]

I would add a small but homely Piano Bar where I could tinkle out showtunes for drunk LoTters to sing along to...

(I can just see Lisa doing a 'fabulous baker boys' on top of the Grand...)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Internet cafe. After all, if a bunch of Swankers are going to live together, we'd better have a way to communicate.

[CoasterMatt]

Gimme a room upstairs that I can lock myself in and fire automatic weapons at the wall.. and some whiskey bottles to shoot at, too.

[tracilicious]

A sweet library with posh armchairs and a book collection full of fantabulous books. And a bowling alley. The kind James bond would have if he bowled. With martinis.

I think if our commune had cult type uniforms they would be really swanky pajamas.

[BarTopDancer]

Internet cafe. After all, if a bunch of Swankers are going to live together, we'd better have a way to communicate.

And our own data center - better make sure that internet connection is reliable.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Meditation/spiritual space
I like this idea. Since we're talking urban style, a courtyard might be best, alongside a separate enclosed room that may be small in square footage but very tall, with long flowing curtains and neutral rugs. That way those that seek nature can do so and those that seek quiet can do so as well.

If we've got a courtyard, the rest of the roof space can be a pool and spa.
Small recording studio for all kinds of performance
Our own mega server and networked computers wit' a big fat pipe. Music sharing, anyone?


ETA - BTD beat me to it

[CoasterMatt]

I need my LOUD space - stacks of amps and speakers taller than a mighty Redwood...

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think if our commune had cult type uniforms they would be really swanky pajamas.

Oh, we've got the cult type uniforms handled...

http://www.jenniegreg.com/RandomImages/Cult.jpg

[Not Afraid]

We need a rooftop garden space that we can grow veggies and flowers. We also need a giant deck with lots of comfy patio furniture, a view of the ocean, tiki torches, several BBQs and an outdoor kitchen.

A meeting space that can also be a public space for community meetings, AA meetings, happenings, classes and workshops or whatever (also a revenue generator).

I'd also like some decent art facilities. They don't have to be elaborate but some key equipment would be lovely.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Hmm, a fully stocked bar in the same building as an AA meeting. Hmmmm

[Not Afraid]

Well, people need SOMEWHERE to go after they're pickled. ;)

[tracilicious]

We need to have a LoT meet at someone's house and create a LoT commune on the SIMS.

[€uroMeinke]

We need to have a LoT meet at someone's house and create a LoT commune on the SIMS.

Nah, we need our own version of Habitat for Humanity - we'll call it Vacant LoT and build it.

[Strangler Lewis]

A meeting space that can also be a public space for community meetings, AA meetings, happenings, classes and workshops or whatever (also a revenue generator).


As Hawthorne pointed out in The Scarlet Letter, the first thing you need to build is the jail.

[€uroMeinke]

As Hawthorne pointed out in The Scarlet Letter, the first thing you need to build is the jail.

That's on the other side of the walls - aka exile

[innerSpaceman]

We need a rooftop garden space that we can grow veggies and flowers.
Is that all we can grow up there??

also a revenue generator.
Exactly.

[€uroMeinke]

Is that all we can grow up there??



Hydroponics in the basement?

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, there can be a corner of the laboratory devoted to hydroponics. Yes.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Basement sounds good. There are other growables that love dark, damp places.

Definitely need a game room. Billiards, pinball, pachinko, and of course a wide selection of board games.

[tracilicious]

Nah, we need our own version of Habitat for Humanity - we'll call it Vacant LoT and build it.


Vacant LoT! I love it. I nominate that as the official name of our LoT commune.

[tracilicious]

A trampoline or giant inflatables are a must. Bouncing is fun.

[Kevy Baby]

If I were to establish a commune...

It would be in an urban setting - near people, art, and culture...and Disneyland!

Gimme a room upstairs that I can lock myself in and fire automatic weapons at the wall.. and some whiskey bottles to shoot at, too.Is that your Elvis impersonation?

Internet cafe. After all, if a bunch of Swankers are going to live together, we'd better have a way to communicate.That sad part of this reality is that we would all be sitting around in the same room, all communicating via IM, PM, chat, etc...

[Babette]

And, a giant kitchen. Cupcakes everyday!

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I'm thinking that if we all combined all of our books, we have one swanky friggin library.

So, are kitties and bunnies allowed? :) Just want to make sure that sceaegles is comfortable. :evil:

Which reminds me, he can bring the trampoline.

[CoasterMatt]

Is that your Elvis impersonation?

Joe Perry of Aerosmith :)
Only, I'll leave out the heroin...

[innerSpaceman]

So, are kitties ... allowed?



Uh-oh.



deal breaker.

[€uroMeinke]

Uh-oh.



deal breaker.


In the virtual commune anything is possible...



In the absence of Jet Packs, I intend to moor the LoT Zeppelin on the roof

[Stan4dSteph]

In the virtual commune anything is possible...In the virtual commune, there are no allergies!

[CoasterMatt]

There's gotta be a Peoplemover to the Satellite Station X-1 Cocktail Lounge

[SacTown Chronic]

I hate to break it to you, swankers, but this pad needs a gym. Especially with hydroponic goings on in the basement.

[CoasterMatt]

We also need a Tahitian Terrace, so I can get down in a Tiki Drum Circle.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I hate to break it to you, swankers, but this pad needs a gym. Especially with hydroponic goings on in the basement.
Who needs a gym when you've got a stage, some turntables, and a dance floor?

Where IS Super Keith anyway?

[JWBear]

There's gotta be a Peoplemover to the Satellite Station X-1 Cocktail Lounge
I second that motion!

[JWBear]

Oh, and we would have to move the Yma Sumac Exotica Lounge to the commune.

[Prudence]

Can we also raise sheep? And goats? The byproducts would include natural fibers for spinning, milk for cheese, and fertilizer for rooftop and basement gardening projects.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Bunny poop makes great fertilizer too.

[Not Afraid]

And, the Feline Pine cat litter makes great compost.

[mistyisjafo]

I'd like to add a Dole Whip maker.

[Prudence]

I'd like to add a Dole Whip maker.

But does Dole Whip make good compost? :p

[JWBear]

I call "dibs" on the loft farthest from the goats and sheep!

[DreadPirateRoberts]

It should be solar and wind powered, independent of the power grid.

[Kevy Baby]

Are the dragons allowed? That could be a deal breaker.

[€uroMeinke]

It should be solar and wind powered, independent of the power grid.

Oh in that case lets get our own micro-turbine!

[€uroMeinke]

And maybe a room where we can assembled the collective Olshevski

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Oh in that case lets get our own micro-turbine!

Sounds good, but who do we know with connections?

[3894]

George Jetson's house. That's what the LoT commune looks like.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Editing bay, yo. And general soundstage space. Storage for the cameras. And a swanky home theater, where we would all take advantage of Steve. I mean, Steve's academy screeners.

[flippyshark]

And maybe a room where we can assembled the collective Olshevski

I got;
castle, hub, train station, city hall, Emporium, Opera House

You'll want to put me in a soundproof room. I snore.

[Kevy Baby]

I got;
castle, hub, train station, city hall, Emporium, Opera HouseIt would be interesting to take a poll to see what we (collectively) have. I am guessing that there are a LoT of SB Castles and Train Stations (we have them as well, along with the hub and something else that I cannot remember and am too lazy to get up and check on).

[€uroMeinke]

Castle & Hub here

[Cadaverous Pallor]

We'll bring the uniquely framed Shag prints.

[innerSpaceman]

No Olie pieces, but I've got an original Adventure thru Inner Space attraction poster that's looking for a wall to hang on.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I have nothing to give but a extensive comic book collection. :)

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I can bring some hams, just to make sure we are stocked up for our special visitor.

[CoasterMatt]

All I've got are Aerosmith and Bon Jovi memorabilia...

[Motorboat Cruiser]

All I've got are Aerosmith and Bon Jovi memorabilia...

Well, and the expertise necessary to build a bunch of really cool computers for all of us to use. :)

[Moonliner]

It would be interesting to take a poll to see what we (collectively) have. I am guessing that there are a LoT of SB Castles and Train Stations (we have them as well, along with the hub and something else that I cannot remember and am too lazy to get up and check on).

I'm going the full Monty including the table (http://www.olszewskistudios.com/MainStreetU.S.A.PlatformInstructions.php) (which I have on order). Although I may have to leave a sad little gap where the orbiter is supposed to go. I'm not sure if I'm emotionally capable of paying for that.

[Moonliner]

I second the motion for a full computer lab. My MiniChee wants to take that big old cheeseburger out back and whoop it's benchmarks.

[mousepod]

I've got some movies and a couple cds for the commune library...

Joking aside, Heather (who, for reasons beyond me refuses to join the party here) loooves the idea of a LoT commune, particularly the first couple of pages of the thread (before it got all, y'know, virtual).

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Joking aside, Heather (who, for reasons beyond me refuses to join the party here)

Did she see the silly thread? That might tip her one way or the other.

[innerSpaceman]

I may have to leave a sad little gap where the orbiter is supposed to go. I'm not sure if I'm emotionally capable of paying for that.
Can't we take a blow torch and some plaster of paris to the Olie's, and make Tomorrowland '67 with some simple modifications??

In fact, I think we should modify each land to represent the heyday of each.

Heather loooves the idea of a LoT commune, particularly the first couple of pages of the thread.
Heheh, the major reason I haven't participated more in this thread is that I want the LoT commune to be a reality so badly, I can't seem to get behind the flights of total fantasy.

[€uroMeinke]

Joking aside, Heather (who, for reasons beyond me refuses to join the party here) loooves the idea of a LoT commune, particularly the first couple of pages of the thread (before it got all, y'know, virtual).

Heh me too, gotta buy me some lottery tickets...or cash out that 401(k)...

[JWBear]

It's gotta have a koi pond - just thought of that.

[€uroMeinke]

Seething Koi!

[CoasterMatt]

A koi pond for quiet reflection, but there's also gotta be a shark tank - with laserbeams :evil:

[Ghoulish Delight]

We somehow have to claim sovereignty to allow for a casino. Poker at the very least, baccarat to capitalize on some Bond swank (though I understand the far more interesting poker was introduced in the latest flick).

[€uroMeinke]

Of course the key to making it a reality is finding ways to generate some sustainable revenue. I'd be interested in investigating the economics behind it, considering how long we avoided creating our own message board because we presumed the cost to be beyond our reach. I'd hate to think the same true here.

[BarTopDancer]

A koi pond for quiet reflection, but there's also gotta be a shark tank - with laserbeams :evil:

Only if they are great whites. I shall name them Sharky, Sharkie and Sharki. I shall love them and squeeze them and hug them and kiss them and love them and they will be my squishi.

[Gemini Cricket]

For fun, in our commune we should watch You Can't Take it With You from time to time.
:)

[lashbear]

and all the episodes of the Brady Bunch.

[€uroMeinke]

I have the fourth season (including the Hawaii episodes)

[lashbear]

Great ! I have the first, second, third, fifth seasons.

O, here it is.... I have the 4th too.....

I bought them all really just to freak people out. They'd say "remember when the bradys won that silly singing contest:) , or remember when marcia broke her nose:D , or even remember when Greg wiped out on that wave in hawaii :cool: - and how about that zany time they lost mikes sketches at Kings Island Amusement Park :rolleyes: ?? Or when Jan find out when she grows up she's going to look like.... Imogene Coca :eek:

I calmly go to the shelf, put on the actual episode and start watching it.

They either get enraptured, or they run from the house screaming.

:snap: :cheers:

[NirvanaMan]

Well, I only own two books, and I'm not into artsy fruity type stuff, so I will need my 'mans' area. :D


I will need at least a 10 car garage for my toys, with a proper lift of course. And what a garage it should be. Besides the lift, I'll need oil lines pumping out mobil 1 10w40 and other delicious lubrications. My air compressor will be hooked up, naturally, with copper tubing and mulitples outlets feeding a variety of air tools. Fully stocked craftsman toolchests will abound, while a fridge will provide liquid refreshment.

Scratch that, we'll need a kegorator. And we will make our own micro brew. Seasonally. Swanky indeed.

A museum area to prominently display the fine wares. Bikes, trucks, cars etc, all polished to a mirror brilliant shine. Black and white tiled floor in a checkered flag pattern, with drains for indoor washes and a seperate drainage area for oil - directly piped to a recycling facility.

Oh yeah, and we will also need a glorious patio, overlooking the ocean. With a naturally landscaped pool and of course a hot tub. With waterfalls naturally cascading over rocks. A built in sound system and stainless bbq to prepare glorious feasts of meat...piles and piles of toasty tasty meat. Another fridge outside to hold more beer.

We will also need a vodka and martini glass chiller, you can see why I'm sure. Ice sculptures will be prepared daily with channels built in to fascilitate the flowing of the vodka into said martini glasses.

Oh yeah, and if you guys want to keep any of your cars indoors, you might need a seperate garage as well. Mine will be full.

[CoasterMatt]

I need a place to play with fire.

[Not Afraid]

Oh, good. NM will change my oil and wash my car for me.

[innerSpaceman]

If I weren't allergic to the NA household cats (and lord knows how many would take over the commune) ... I would seriously sell everything and pool all my resources towards this fabled communal living situation.







Le sigh.

[JWBear]

Oh, good. NM will change my oil and wash my car for me.

Oooo... Did NM just volunteer to be the in-house mechanic and car washer? Cool!! Thanks NM!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Oh, good. NM will change my oil and wash my car for me.

Oooo... Did NM just volunteer to be the in-house mechanic and car washer? Cool!! Thanks NM!I think he forgot the part where all the chicks wear sexy bikinis and wash the cars, ending in a water and foam fight.

[Not Afraid]

That's because HE'll be the one in James Bond trunks doing the washing.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Another source of revenue would be the catering kitchen, out of which would come the aforementioned cupcakes and, of course, ThinKrisps.

Also, a 99 seat theatre, where Heidi and Brad and I could charge actors $45.00 a month to belong to the LoTSpace Theatre Company. LTC would produce 2 or 3 shows in tandem, classics, chesnuts, and new works, as well as host workshops, vocal, and dance classes. I'm thinking thrust proscenium with a working fly. Rehearsal spaces and a costume shop are a natch.

[lashbear]

Well, I only own two books, and I'm not into artsy fruity type stuff, so I will need my 'mans' area. :D


I will need at least a 10 car garage, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, and if you guys want to keep any of your cars indoors, you might need a seperate garage as well. Mine will be full.

I like the way you think ! But we might need a separate fridge on the patio to hold all the meat (marinated in my secret BBQ marinade, of course).

Another source of revenue would be the catering kitchen, out of which would come the aforementioned cupcakes and, of course, ThinKrisps.

...and my range of "BearSpice" pickles and chutneys :D



Also, a 99 seat theatre, where Heidi and Brad and I could charge actors $45.00 a month to belong to the LoTSpace Theatre Company..

Don't forget me !! I'm a Thespian too !! I've been in over 30 theatrical productions myself !!!!!!! :cool:

...and I did a course in "design for the theatre" so I will be conducting set-design workshops for an additional fee.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I didn't know that! Welcome to the LTC. As a founding member, you get to choose which seat gets a plaque with your name and personalized inscription.

[lashbear]

It's gotta have a koi pond - just thought of that.

Koi was the ingredient last night on Iron Chef. I'm all for a Koi pond with lots of delicious attractive Koi

[lashbear]

I didn't know that! Welcome to the LTC. As a founding member, you get to choose which seat gets a plaque with your name and personalized inscription.

You know, I was with a local theatre company that did this !! LOL

I don't suppose you've read "The Art Of Coarse Acting Or, How to Wreck an Amateur Dramatic Society " by Michael Green? It's my Bible. :D

[Gn2Dlnd]

I don't suppose you've read "The Art Of Coarse Acting Or, How to Wreck an Amateur Dramatic Society " by Michael Green? It's my Bible. :D

No, I suppose it just comes to me by instinct.

[lashbear]

OMG ! It's MANDATORY reading - soooo funny !

Link to amazon page (http://www.amazon.com/Coarse-Acting-Amateur-Dramatic-Society/dp/0573190291/sr=8-1/qid=1171163451/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9939106-7491258?ie=UTF8&s=books)

I say let's get a copy for the LoT library.

[lashbear]

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[Prudence]

Must have vocal studio. With soundproofed rooms, so I can work on the high notes. :D

[innerSpaceman]

Koi was the ingredient last night on Iron Chef. I'm all for a Koi pond with lots of delicious attractive Koi
Seething, delicious, attractive, koi ... n'est pas?

Anyone who's ever been in a performance of "Arsenic and Old Lace" ... Not that I'm slamming "Arsenic and Old Lace," I think it holds up remarkably well.
Um, you do know you're been bantering with the best Teddy Roosevelt to grace the Old Lace stage in thirty years, and that our own dear Not Afraid is a descendent of the real Brewsters upon whom the screwball play is based, do you not???



And somehow I read it right when Nirvanaman first posted it ... but when lashbear quoted:
Well, I only own two books, and I'm not into artsy fruity type stuff, so I will need my 'mans' area....
I read it as:
Well, testosterone, testosterone, testosterone, so I will need to stuff my 'mans' area.

:eek:

[Gn2Dlnd]

Um, you do know you're been bantering with the best Teddy Roosevelt to grace the Old Lace stage in thirty years, and that our own dear Not Afraid is a descendent of the real Brewsters upon whom the screwball play is based, do you not???





:D Bully!

[Kevy Baby]

Well, I only own two books, and I'm not into artsy fruity type stuff, so I will need my 'mans' area. :DWe would also need about 3,000 - 5,000 sq. foot woodworking shop (I know I am not the only LoT'er to whom this would be of interest). Sliding table saw, dual compound miter saw, lathes (both large and midi), wide-belt sander, large and small band saws, large radial-arm saw, large glue-up area with a gazillion clamps, enclosed spray booth with fume recovery, centralized vacuum recovery and collection (for all the saw dust), two router tables, and of course every conceivable hand-tool known to man.

I need a place to play with fire.Stay out of the woodworking shop.

I didn't know that! Welcome to the LTC. As a founding member, you get to choose which seat gets a plaque with your name and personalized inscription.Can I join? I played doctor a lot in my younger days.

[JWBear]

And it's got to have one of these:
http://www.clippervacations.com/xml/hotels/images/amenity/hotel_UPITIGH_amenityPool.jpg

...And Dancing Waters (http://www.dancingwaters.com/).

[NirvanaMan]

I think he forgot the part where all the chicks wear sexy bikinis and wash the cars, ending in a water and foam fight.


Oh yes...good call. Let me think about that one for a second.

Wow that was good.

They should be mechanics too. Nothing hotter than a hot chick sliding out from under a car with grease on her face. You know, like that scene from gone in 60 seconds. MMM.

And I got a pretty full plate with my own cars. You peeps get your own mechanics/washers. :)

[NirvanaMan]

I didn't know that! Welcome to the LTC. As a founding member, you get to choose which seat gets a plaque with your name and personalized inscription.


And I was the star of both my 2nd and 5th grade plays!

[Kevy Baby]

You peeps get your own mechanics/washers. :)As long as I can watch yours - I'll be happy

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/motortorque/1418a.jpg

[NirvanaMan]

We would also need about 3,000 - 5,000 sq. foot woodworking shop (I know I am not the only LoT'er to whom this would be of interest). Sliding table saw, dual compound miter saw, lathes (both large and midi), wide-belt sander, large and small band saws, large radial-arm saw, large glue-up area with a gazillion clamps, enclosed spray booth with fume recovery, centralized vacuum recovery and collection (for all the saw dust), two router tables, and of course every conceivable hand-tool known to man.


I just got a little turned on. I've got some hand tools I can contribute.

We will also need a metal working shop - welders, cutters, CAD/CAM machines, quick prototyping machines, bead blasters, tumblers, pounders, etc...

[NirvanaMan]

That's because HE'll be the one in James Bond trunks doing the washing.


I would have for you babe, but Kevy already volunteered for said duty.

[lashbear]

And it's got to have one of these:
http://www.clippervacations.com/xml/hotels/images/amenity/hotel_UPITIGH_amenityPool.jpg


Which bath-house is that one ?

...reminds me of Japanese onsen / o-furo for some reason !

[JWBear]

Which bath-house is that one ?

...reminds me of Japanese onsen / o-furo for some reason !

It's in a hotel somewhere.

[Kevy Baby]

Well, that clears it right up!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

bead blasters, tumblers, pounders, etc...Wait, was this the metal shop or the bedroom? :eek:

[NirvanaMan]

Wait, was this the metal shop or the bedroom? :eek:

Heh. Whatever floats your boat babe. :snap:

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wait, was this the metal shop or the bedroom? :eek:
I thought they were suggestions for naming the commune's gay bar.

[lashbear]

I thought they were suggestions for naming the commune's gay bar.
Heheheheheheheheheheee

"See-ya sweetie, I'm just off for a drink at Pounders" :cool: :snap: :cheers:

PS: Visible Mojo to ya cos I have to spread it around before givin' it to ya again......

[Morrigoon]

Well, here's my suggestion (http://www.celticcastles.com/special_features.asp?articles=198) for the LoT Commune. NA can even have her highland cows there!

[Moonliner]

So you say ya want a LoT commune, well we all want to change the world...

So here is a chance at the dream:

01 09 40 53 56 [21]

That's for the March 6th 2007 MegaMillions $355,000,000 drawing.

If it wins the top prize then Swank-a-doodle-doo, it's commune city.






Note:
Offer subject to whatever laws might apply
Open to all posters in this thread prior to this post
Offer void if it turns out to be illigal for some stupid reason or it just becomes a bummer.
Offer'er (that's me) may at his option subsitute crass cold hard cash for actual commune
Oh, and as swanky as you all are ya ain't getting all $355 million, just enough to get a good commue running, say what around $10,000,000 or so?

[Snowflake]

So you say ya want a LoT commune, well we all want to change the world...

So here is a chance at the dream:

01 09 40 53 56 [21]

That's for the March 6th 2007 MegaMillions $355,000,000 drawing.

If it wins the top prize then Swank-a-doodle-doo, it's commune city.






Note:
Offer subject to whatever laws might apply
Open to all posters in this thread prior to this post
Offer void if it turns out to be illigal for some stupid reason or it just becomes a bummer.
Offer'er (that's me) may at his option subsitute crass cold hard cash for actual commune
Oh, and as swanky as you all are ya ain't getting all $355 million, just enough to get a good commue running, say what around $10,000,000 or so?


Wow and yikes! I'll bet 7-11's all over the place in DC and MD are packed with people buying tickets! Our office would have had a group of at least 20.

[Prudence]

I think we're going to splurge and buy 5 tickets. Usually we buy about 1 a year, but heck, I'll make an exception. It's a complete waste of $5, but the head-in-the-clouds dreaming has some entertainment value.

[Moonliner]

Wow and yikes! I'll bet 7-11's all over the place in DC and MD are packed with people buying tickets! Our office would have had a group of at least 20.

Don't forget, California plays MegaMillions too! Not only that but CA does not take state tax out of the winnings so you all would get an extra $10,000,000 or so over us bitter east coasters.

[Moonliner]

I think we're going to splurge and buy 5 tickets. Usually we buy about 1 a year, but heck, I'll make an exception. It's a complete waste of $5, but the head-in-the-clouds dreaming has some entertainment value.


Buy six and donate one to the Lot Commune movment :D

[Snowflake]

Don't forget, California plays MegaMillions too! Not only that but CA does not take state tax out of the winnings so you all would get an extra $10,000,000 or so over us bitter east coasters.

Really! Well, I guess I had better find a spot to buy a tickie

[lashbear]

can Aussies win too ?

[Moonliner]

can Aussies win too ?

While history might say otherwise :evil: in this case, sure.

[Snowflake]

can Aussies win too ?
We got a small pool together in the office, if we win, I will share my share with you (or buy a ridiculously expensive and calorie laden (as permitted) dinner in SF)

[Morrigoon]

We would also need about 3,000 - 5,000 sq. foot woodworking shop (I know I am not the only LoT'er to whom this would be of interest). Sliding table saw, dual compound miter saw, lathes (both large and midi), wide-belt sander, large and small band saws, large radial-arm saw, large glue-up area with a gazillion clamps, enclosed spray booth with fume recovery, centralized vacuum recovery and collection (for all the saw dust), two router tables, and of course every conceivable hand-tool known to man.

Planer! We need a planer!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Planer! We need a planer!
And a jointer while we're at it.

[Morrigoon]

Ooh yeah!

And some Maki drills!

[lashbear]

and a french fry cutter.

[innerSpaceman]

Sugar Cane Grinder is a must.

[CoasterMatt]

We gotta have a water park, with a swim up bar and underwater sound system.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

We gotta have a water park, with a swim up bar and underwater sound system.

This (http://www.sub-find.com/trilobis65.htm) might float your boat.

[Snowflake]

This (http://www.sub-find.com/trilobis65.htm) might float your boat.

Oh, wow! I love that!

[JWBear]

This (http://www.sub-find.com/trilobis65.htm) might float your boat.

I must have one or I will stop breathing!

[CoasterMatt]

This (http://www.sub-find.com/trilobis65.htm) might float your boat.

ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN' FANTABULOUS!!!

[€uroMeinke]

I can't find the "Buy it Now" button

[katiesue]

That is very cool.

[Kevy Baby]

Sunbathing on your deck might be a problem.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I just mentioned that the Magic Castle is a good candidate for a commune location. I thought it was time to do some consolidation:

Dracula's Castle (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=146816&highlight=commune#post146816)
Ollie Johnston's place (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=137594)
Encounter (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=124718&highlight=commune#post124718)
That place in Pasadena (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=117430&highlight=commune#post117430)
S.S. Swanketania (http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/showthread.php?p=115796)

[blueerica]

So funny, I was just talking about this with the boy you guys haven't met yet (that you might meet in the next couple of months, or at the latest December). Came up when we started talking about Dracula's Castle going up on the block.

We figure it would be fairly bad-ass.

[Morrigoon]

That boathouse is effing swanky!

[Morrigoon]

And because anything that swanky deserves to be displayed IN the thread:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/LoT%20images/Triliobis_sub_home2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/LoT%20images/Trilobis_PM2.jpg

[Chernabog]

^^ Woo that IS cool. We're saving up for one right? Let's start a fund for disadvantaged children and then take the money, buy one of those puppies, and sail around the world like Captain Nemo.

[katiesue]

I like this place better (http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/13653995/detail.html?dl=headlineclick)

It's got everything including a disco.

[JWBear]

I don't know.... Pink stucco?

[katiesue]

Well you can always re-paint. It could be a group project.

[innerSpaceman]

We need to buy "that" place in Pasadena. I'm not talking about the Tudor that we wanted as a fixer-upper, but the beauitful Craftsman on the corner that put the Gamble House to shame. Then we bulldoze the Tudor across the street, and build a swimming pool large enough to float the Trilobis!

[Chernabog]

and build a swimming pool large enough to float the Trilobis!

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?

[Capt Jack]

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?

*ahem*

feelin a little left out here

:p

[JWBear]

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?

Only if I can help "audition" them! :evil:

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?They may be men up top, but can you really overlook the fish penis aspect?

[€uroMeinke]

They may be men up top, but can you really overlook the fish penis aspect?


You and GD seem to really be obsessed about Mergenitals

[lashbear]

Maybe they're both Ethel Mermesexuals ?

[JWBear]

Oh my God! (http://www.qtrading.com/december-diamonds-gay-christmas-ornaments.html) :eek:

(Here are some larger pictures.) (http://www.allthingsfanciful.com/category_results.cfm?Category=29)

[Morrigoon]

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?
Cheers to that!

Mmm..... Skandinavian mermen..... *drool*













... I said MERmen, not mormons, you bozo!!!!

[Morrigoon]

They may be men up top, but can you really overlook the fish penis aspect?
Have they not tongues?

[lashbear]

Have they not tongues?

Sometimes I think you're just too progressive for your own good. :p

[Cadaverous Pallor]

You and GD seem to really be obsessed about MergenitalsAlls I'm sayin' is, I don't want to have sex with animals. I can't find them attractive. Even half-human, half-animals. I'm speciest like that.

Oh my God! (http://www.qtrading.com/december-diamonds-gay-christmas-ornaments.html) :eek:

(Here are some larger pictures.) (http://www.allthingsfanciful.com/category_results.cfm?Category=29)I don't know much about Christmas. Do straight men usually hang hot chicks on their trees?

Also - aren't most Christmas ornaments gay enough? :evil:

[Capt Jack]

I don't know much about Christmas. Do straight men usually hang hot chicks on their trees?

not usually, although I think thats going to be the theme for this years tree

[€uroMeinke]

I don't know much about Christmas. Do straight men usually hang hot chicks on their trees?

I have seen trees decorated with "pornaments"

[Chernabog]

Have they not tongues?

If they flex, do we not swoon?

If they lick, do we not... errr.....

Ahem.

But yeah maybe I WAS subconsciously thinking Mormons, since that has been my raison d’être as of late.... ;)

In any case, those ornaments up there should go nicely with my well-trimmed Hanukkah Bush. :evil:

[lashbear]

Also - aren't most Christmas ornaments gay enough? :evil:

I had a Naivety that had a hot shepherd.....

[lashbear]

Hanukkah Bush. :evil:
Isn't she George Dubya's Auntie ?

[AllyOops!]

Aw, am I invited to the commune? :)

'Cause I guarantee the minute that I am, the whole shindig will sport frownie faces & go total Jonestown on me.

"Have some Kool-Aid, AllyOops! So tasty! It's the swanky kind! Just drink, then we promise to listen to your many stories about sex & outfits. That's it, honey..keep drinkin'. Now one more sip before you share your latest shoe purchase with us...

See how I think I'm thought of? :p

[€uroMeinke]

Aw, am I invited to the commune? :)

'Cause I guarantee the minute that I am, the whole shindig will sport frownie faces & go total Jonestown on me.

I just figured you'd request a striper pole...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I just figured you'd request a striper pole...I second this motion.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

I just figured you'd request a striper pole...

and a garden hose, and a basketball.

[Morrigoon]

I just figured you'd request a striper pole...
For what... the LoT barber shop?

[€uroMeinke]

For what... the LoT barber shop?

Shave and a hair cut...

[AllyOops!]

....Two bits!

Which is what I'll be dancing for when I'm swinging around my sparkley stripper pole in a hot pink glitter thong with Hello Kitty emblazoned across my tasseled pasties. Toss me your bits, members of the commune! I'll need 'em in order to buy various scarves, handcuffs, ballgags, basketballs and garden hoses which are all props included in my LoT After Dark act.

Your replies have me dying laughin'! :D ;) :p

[DreadPirateRoberts]

....Two bits!

Which is what I'll be dancing for when I'm swinging around my sparkley stripper pole in a hot pink glitter thong with Hello Kitty emblazoned across my tasseled pasties. Toss me your bits, members of the commune! I'll need 'em in order to buy various scarves, handcuffs, ballgags, basketballs and garden hoses which are all props included in my LoT After Dark act.

Your replies have me dying laughin'! :D ;) :p

LoT will supply the thong

http://images.cafepress.com/product/32748950_150x150_Back.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

I'll need 'em in order to buy various scarves, handcuffs, ballgags, basketballs and garden hoses which are all props included in my LoT After Dark act.

And shoes - we have certain expectations now

[Kevy Baby]

I had a Naivety that had a hot shepherd.....Of the things I have thought of you Lashbear, naive is definitely NOT one of them.

[lashbear]

See how I think I'm thought of? :p

....just because you boycotted my meet.....


;)

[AllyOops!]

Oh those shoes..

I'm thinkin' they have to be mile-high clear-heeled stilettos- those shoes have Deja' Vu dancer stamped all over 'em! Bubblegum pink vinyl straps, too. Purchased on the Van Nuys strip. Basically slutty, f*ck me pumps that the real me would never, ever wear.

Except in my bedroom. And the LoT commune. ;)

[AllyOops!]

....just because you boycotted my meet.....


;)

I would never, ever boycott your meet!! Scout's honor! I ♥ you!! :)

I don't get to go to meets these days, although I'd really, really like too! I wish I could post more, too (I'm sneakin' one in!) I'm kind of a slave to my job. I need to use the weekend for activity, not crashin' out!

[lashbear]

I would never, ever boycott your meet!! Scout's honor! I ♥ you!! :)

OK, in that case, I need to reward you with a Pole-Dancing Bear:

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/243000/243318AFiE_w.jpg


Or even this type of Pole-Dancing Bear:

http://shakykaiser.com/blog/images/pole.jpg

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

[DreadPirateRoberts]

And because anything that swanky deserves to be displayed IN the thread:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/LoT%20images/Triliobis_sub_home2.jpg

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b321/morrigoon/LoT%20images/Trilobis_PM2.jpg

Do these come with curtains?

Dolphin voyeurs kill the mood for saucy submariners (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=278856)

[Capt Jack]

kill the mood? :rolleyes:

man, I must be weird. I'd see it as a cheering section

[€uroMeinke]

I confess to engaing in similar behaviors when the dolphins were performing at Sea World

[Kevy Baby]

I confess to engaing in similar behaviors when the dolphins were performing at Sea WorldWere you excitedly taping your beak against the window?

[Capt Jack]

Dolphin voyeurs kill the mood for saucy submariners (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=278856)

some specs on our new sub :snap:

Phoenix 1000 Luxury Sub (http://www.ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3)

theres only one teeeensy little problem. more of an annoyance really

Total project cost is estimated at $80 million with a design and construction period of at least 3 years.

[Kevy Baby]

Yeah, I am not sure we can wait the three years

[DreadPirateRoberts]

some specs on our new sub :snap:

Phoenix 1000 Luxury Sub (http://www.ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3)

theres only one teeeensy little problem. more of an annoyance really

Will they let us keep it at the Sub Lagoon? Can we order the mount so it will fit on the track? We could then sub lease it to help pay it off.

[€uroMeinke]

heh heh sub lease heh heh

[Kevy Baby]

Oh, you...

[JWBear]

some specs on our new sub :snap:

Phoenix 1000 Luxury Sub (http://www.ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3)

theres only one teeeensy little problem. more of an annoyance really

Gimme!! Gimme!! Gimme!! Gimme!! Gimme!!

[Capt Jack]

heck, for that sub, I'll gladly put on nightly 'live' shows for the dolphins

:snap:

[Capt Jack]

omg...I think Ive found it!

THE place for the commune

Island paradise (http://cgi.ebay.com/FIDSCHI-INSEL-90-Hektar-Blue-Lagoon-Island-%20Resort_W0QQitemZ140123811370QQihZ004QQcategoryZ 66406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmd<br%20/>ZViewItem#ebayphotohosting)

so? so???? can we huh? can we????
(forgive the site layout...its sorta wonky)

[Ghoulish Delight]

I dunno...it's just an executive par 3 course. That'd get old pretty quickly.

[Moonliner]

omg...I think Ive found it!

THE place for the commune

Island paradise (http://cgi.ebay.com/FIDSCHI-INSEL-90-Hektar-Blue-Lagoon-Island-%20Resort_W0QQitemZ140123811370QQihZ004QQcategoryZ 66406QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmd<br%20/>ZViewItem#ebayphotohosting)

so? so???? can we huh? can we????
(forgive the site layout...its sorta wonky)

Did you read the German?

Ganz wichting der Verkaufspreis der Insel beträgt EUR 25.000.000,00 und nicht EUR 250.000,00 der Richtige Betrag läst sich leider in der ebay Maske nicht eingeben

Loosely translated it means that some git dropped a couple of zeros. The price for the island is 25,000,000 not 250,000.

[Kevy Baby]

Loosely translated it means that some git dropped a couple of zeros. The price for the island is 25,000,000 not 250,000.I thought $342,025 (US) seemed kinda cheap.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I dunno...it's just an executive par 3 course. That'd get old pretty quickly.However, add this option (http://www.knbc.com/news/13790015/detail.html) to the course and you might have something.

[Kevy Baby]

However, add this option (http://www.knbc.com/news/13790015/detail.html) to the course and you might have something.Do you remember this story (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_9_53/ai_90701694)?

[Moonliner]

However, add this option (http://www.knbc.com/news/13790015/detail.html) to the course and you might have something.

Gives new meaning to "A hole in one..."

[JWBear]

Hmmmmmm....

Swanky architecture.... Check!
30,000 sq feet....Check!
Ocean view....Check!
Bowling alley....Check!
Multi media theater....Check!
Automotive museum....Check!
Diner.... Check!
Kitchen the size of a small country....Check!
10 bathrooms.... adequate…

I think we have a winner!! (http://www.ocregister.com/life/portabello-estate-corona-1970957-del-mar) Who’s got $75 million to spare?

[Ghoulish Delight]

I don't think I could bring myself to live anywhere that's advertised with "as seen on Oprah Live!"

[Moonliner]

Or we could just get a condo in the Super-green city (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4239381.html)of the future...

[JWBear]

Or we could just get a condo in the Super-green city (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4239381.html)of the future...

Broken link... For me, at least.

[Alex]

I'm guessing anything called portabello estate is going to have significant fungus problems.

[JWBear]

Or is an atractive place to moor ships.

ETA: Or has an esthetically pleasing entranceway....

[Kevy Baby]

Hmmmmmm....

Swanky architecture.... Check!
30,000 sq feet....Check!
Ocean view....Check!
Bowling alley....Check!
Multi media theater....Check!
Automotive museum....Check!
Diner.... Check!
Kitchen the size of a small country....Check!
10 bathrooms.... adequate…

I think we have a winner!! (http://www.ocregister.com/life/portabello-estate-corona-1970957-del-mar) Who’s got $75 million to spare?Yeah, but the bowling alley is only two lanes and the master suite is only 2,000 square feet with only two bathrooms. Not good enough.

[Sohrshah]

Ooooh can we hire mermen, 24/7?

Only if some of them are straight- and at least one of them favors BBWs....

[3894]

Can I set up my teepee in your backyard - you know, in a spot that doesn't block your ocean view?

[Ghoulish Delight]

Yet another potential commune vessel.

http://www.gizmag.com/wally-announces-new-floating-island-gigayacht-the-wallyisland/9011/

(be sure to click on the image gallery below the photo)

[Chernabog]

Ugh real life is so annoying. Can someone on here PLEASE win the lottery or get a really really big inheritance so that we can make this a reality already? Please? Pretty please with sugar on top? ;)

[innerSpaceman]

Hmmmm, checking all my rich relatives.






Oh, there are none. :(




Maybe I should start buying lottery tickets.





OR - Here's a real idea: Why don't we have a LoT Lottary Pool where contributors get to live in the LoT Commune that's purchased with any winnings over 30 Million? (Winnings under that are distributed evenly to the contributors).


I like it!

[BDBopper]

I'm in. Sounds cool to me. :cool:

[blueerica]

Or, I could make it really big on the poker circuit.

Seeing as it's an interest that's being forced into a hobby by someone I live with that loves poker tourneys.

[JWBear]

That's one ugly ass yacht.

[innerSpaceman]

Perhaps that's because it's a merchant ship with a Disneyland Hotel wedding garden placed carelessly on the deck.

[Kevy Baby]

If this is a "Gigayacht", when does the Terayacht come out? How about the Peta, Exa, Zetta, or Yottayachts?

[JWBear]

Perhaps that's because it's a merchant ship with a Disneyland Hotel wedding garden placed carelessly on the deck.

Yes. So wrong....

I could come up with something way cooler.

[innerSpaceman]

Please do.


Oh, but it must be crewed by the men from your avatar collection. They'll be swabbing decks and all that, so the uniform will be shoe and shirtless.

But it won't be the kind of vessel where no shirts no shoes means no service. :snap:




Oh, and I get to choose which one's my cabin boy. ;)

[Chernabog]

Oh iSm I heart you :) :)

[BDBopper]

Or....

We could just pick out a nice serene forest and construct little houses out of mushrooms. Soshrah can help us paint ourselves blue. And we can start using the word swank to describe everything. It'll be like the Smurfs but with more females! Everyone wins!

Or...maybe not!

[JWBear]

It sounds like you've been eating the mushrooms instead of painting them!

[Capt Jack]

Oh, but it must be crewed by the men from your avatar collection. They'll be swabbing decks and all that, so the uniform will be shoe and shirtless.

But it won't be the kind of vessel where no shirts no shoes means no service. :snap:


*raises his hand*

uh..thats not really gonna work for me

[Morrigoon]

http://www.gizmag.com/go/7811/

Hmm... this has potential, if only we can figure out how to keep the martini in the glass.

[innerSpaceman]

uh..thats not really gonna work for me

Oh, we'll have scantily-clad cocktail waitresses, awaiting your pleasure in more than just libations, but the name says most of it.


The swabbies, however, on a ship ... sorry, they're boyz. Rules of the sea and all.


Ah, rum, sodomy and the lash!


When do we set sail?:D

[Capt Jack]

................................. (thats me pondering)

......................


yeah, ok. Im in

[Disneyphile]

If the guys have to be shirtless, so do the women. ;)

[Ghoulish Delight]

If the guys have to be shirtless, so do the women. ;)
Nonsense. White t-shirts regularly exposed to sea spray would be perfectly permissible.

[JWBear]

Why am I picturing Ricardo Montiban as the Captain?

[CoasterMatt]

Fine Corinthian leather deck chairs?

[Tom]

Aaron Spelling's mansion is now on the market.

It's 56,500 square feet. There are 30-ft. ceilings, five fireplaces, and four wet bars. There's a bowling alley, wine cellar, wine tasting room, gift-wrapping room, a humidity-controlled silver storage room, China room, library, gym and media room. The screening room features a movie projection system that automatically comes up from the floor at the same time that shades extend over the windows. The finished 17,000 square-foot attic includes a barber shop and beauty salon. There is a wing for service staff, including a kitchen and seven bedrooms. Outside the house, there are a tennis court, fountains, a waterfall, a pool and spa, a reflection pool and a pool house with a kitchen. Asking price is $150 million.

Commune?

[innerSpaceman]

I'll pitch in $10,500. That's 1 percent right there!!!








And in this economy, if we wait a bit ... i bet we can snag it for a hundred twenty million, tops! Time is on our side.

[Not Afraid]

Somehow, I think the Spelling Mansion would take a bit of tweaking to make it, um, tastefully commune-like.

[innerSpaceman]

If it's a fixer-upper, no more than $115Mill tops.

[JWBear]

...four wet bars....

You think that'll be enough?

Somehow, I think the Spelling Mansion would take a bit of tweaking to make it, um, tastefully commune-like.

No worries. We have an architect.

BTW... Here's what it looks like:

http://renorealestatelogic.com/wp-content/aaron-spelling.bmp

[Alex]

I think that is George Bush's evil lair.

W

[JWBear]

Nope. This is the evil lair in question:

http://www.zillow.com/blog/files/2009/02/bushes-new-house.jpg

[Alex]

Apparently he made the mistake of letting Laura buy the lair.

[innerSpaceman]

Do the arrows indicate where W is right now???



And, yeah, the Spelling mansion's gonna need some work. Awful plain looking.

But I like the amenities. And the price can't be beat!!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Gift-Wrapping Room?? :eek: I need that.

[innerSpaceman]

Hahaha, that was the room that caught my most attention. I want to wrap FABULOUS gifts amazingly, and we need a room with all the supplies and plenty of table space. Yes, it would take an entire room ... and that's when I started to covet the Spelling Mansion!

[tracilicious]

I'm in with no money, but lots of enthusiasm!

[Kevy Baby]

Gift-Wrapping Room?? :eek: I need that.That is the one room that Susan always talks about

[innerSpaceman]

She could do her drunken seamstressing in there, too!

[Kevy Baby]

She could do her drunken seamstressing in there, too!You was a riot Saturday night: Vicoden AND alkyhaul (including these "oatmeal cookie" shots that were AMAZING! - gotta find the recipe)

[Disneyphile]

I think the LoT Commune bar should be stocked with those oatmeal cookie shots. By the gallon! :D Those things were evil.

Here's the recipe (http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/r/oatmeal_cookie.htm), by the way.

[JWBear]

She could do her drunken seamstressing in there, too!

No, I'm sure there is a whole other room dedicated to that already.

[Snowflake]

She could do her drunken seamstressing in there, too!

I'm sure Tori's wing could be converted for drunken seamstressing

[Kevy Baby]

I'm sure Tori's wing could be converted for drunken seamstressingDoubt there would be much conversion needed

[Kevy Baby]

I think the LoT Commune bar should be stocked with those oatmeal cookie shots. By the gallon! :D Those things were evil.

Here's the recipe (http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/r/oatmeal_cookie.htm), by the way.This thing is wicked good!

[ToriBear]

I'm sure Tori's wing could be converted for drunken seamstressing

I have my own wing? Awesome! :cool:

[Morrigoon]

I assume that drunken seamstressing will get a rather large workshop area. And not some hot-in-the-summer garage either. Maybe we could convert a gym space. A couple large cutting tables, racks for trims, massive shelving for fabric storage, and an area where the machines are set up socially, like a couple rows facing each other?

[€uroMeinke]

Hmmm a sweatshop to keep the commune in the black - this might just work out afterall...

[Morrigoon]

Sweatshop? Sorry, we'll be too busy preparing costumes for the LoT Masquerade Ball.

[Disneyphile]

This thing is wicked good!Did you make some? Dude! Share! :snap: I miss those shots. They make for some fun times! And, they taste good too. ;)

[lashbear]

Somehow, I think the Spelling Mansion would take a bit of tweaking to make it, um, tastefully commune-like.
So, at the moment, it's like a Spelling Mistake?

[Morrigoon]

Only on LoT could a multimillion-dollar mansion be reduced to a typo

[Kevy Baby]

I assume that drunken seamstressing will get a rather large workshop area. And not some hot-in-the-summer garage either. Maybe we could convert a gym space. A couple large cutting tables, racks for trims, massive shelving for fabric storage, and an area where the machines are set up socially, like a couple rows facing each other?You forgot the single most important element of the room: the bar.

[Prudence]

A nice big lawn for the sheep; I approve.

[JWBear]

I bet it has a safe room somewhere. A big plush one. With a flatscreen TV and a bar.

[Morrigoon]

Well, if we had a thousand bucks per person, per night, we could always just rent this island in the Carribbean (http://www.guana.com/rates/rent_island/rent_island.html).

[Morrigoon]

And if that worked well, this guy sells islands (http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/home_e.html), hehe.

Hmm.... (http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/sale/site/html/cms_de-sale_detail_en-1594/Naomi%20Island.html)

[JWBear]

I have a new candidate (http://www.foxtons.co.uk//short-let-in-petersham/chpk1368228) for the Lot Commune. We'd all have to move to London though.

[Alex]

$65,000/month ain't bad when you think on it.