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Booster

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Originally posted by: bsobel
I have always thought that finding a diamond is the most dishonest way to get rich, you don't have to do anything, just find it.

I imagine you think the same of gold, silver, uranium, coal, etc miners? You should catch a show on the Discovery channel on how much ore the dimaond miners have to move to find diamonds, you don't just 'find them' laying about on the ground
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Bill

Hey I said finding a diamond, not looking for it. You can look for diamonds all your life and never find anything. But some people just grab it in their hands, it's lying open on the ground for them.
 

BruceLee

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"Post some killer business ideas, yours or what you think should be done."


Hire me to make all your decisions
 

Koing

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Start a 1/4 straight line race in England in the South. No 1/4 straight line place for miles I think. But the funding would be crazy to get 1/4 mile straight though :(

I'd get lots of people to sign up and pay as you go race and maybe get some memberships goingalso for unlimited runs a month or so.

I bet I'd make lots of money. Then I'd set up a small custom shop, repair shop, audio and some other things to go in with the 1/4 mile straight.
 
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Originally posted by: Jehovah
The US is in need of good Wing Tsun Kung Fu instructors - not that many gyms in the US . . . ;) The field is ripe with opportunity for people that want to teach! (Of course you'd have to know your stuff, otherwise you're useless ;))

I agree. Too much Tae Kwon Do, not enough Wing Tsun.
 

SeaSerpent

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Video-Pizza. Make great pizza and have a huge seletion of movies, with free delivery of course.
 
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Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve
Originally posted by: Jehovah
The US is in need of good Wing Tsun Kung Fu instructors - not that many gyms in the US . . . ;) The field is ripe with opportunity for people that want to teach! (Of course you'd have to know your stuff, otherwise you're useless ;))

I agree. Too much Tae Kwon Do, not enough Wing Tsun.

I wouldn't say that, specifically
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I'm not against people taking TKD, it's just that I'd like mroe WT schools around ;)
 

Wallydraigle

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Okay, here it is. I would build a little kiosk right on the American-Canadian border. The Canada side of the kiosk would be a hotdog stand, and the American side would be a place to exchange Canadian money for real money. The silly Canadians would come to my Kiosk of Doom, and willingly buy my hotdogs like sheep going to the slaughter. I would turn around and sell the silly Americans my newly acquired Canadian money for real money, and make a significant profit. Of course on the way back to America the people will want to stop and change their money back, only lirion doesn't just give away real money. Oh no, at the Kiosk of Doom you can only buy hotdogs and Canadian money. So they would buy a hotdog with the Canadian money I sold them earlier! Hahahahaha! The loop closes, the world implodes, and I become immortal! Check me out, I'm such a stud.
 

Booster

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Originally posted by: lirion
Okay, here it is. I would build a little kiosk right on the American-Canadian border. The Canada side of the kiosk would be a hotdog stand, and the American side would be a place to exchange Canadian money for real money. The silly Canadians would come to my Kiosk of Doom, and willingly buy my hotdogs like sheep going to the slaughter. I would turn around and sell the silly Americans my newly acquired Canadian money for real money, and make a significant profit. Of course on the way back to America the people will want to stop and change their money back, only lirion doesn't just give away real money. Oh no, at the Kiosk of Doom you can only buy hotdogs and Canadian money. So they would buy a hotdog with the Canadian money I sold them earlier! Hahahahaha! The loop closes, the world implodes, and I become immortal! Check me out, I'm such a stud.

Will your hotdogs cause heartburn?
 

BruceLee

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Originally posted by: lirion
Okay, here it is. I would build a little kiosk right on the American-Canadian border. The Canada side of the kiosk would be a hotdog stand, and the American side would be a place to exchange Canadian money for real money. The silly Canadians would come to my Kiosk of Doom, and willingly buy my hotdogs like sheep going to the slaughter. I would turn around and sell the silly Americans my newly acquired Canadian money for real money, and make a significant profit. Of course on the way back to America the people will want to stop and change their money back, only lirion doesn't just give away real money. Oh no, at the Kiosk of Doom you can only buy hotdogs and Canadian money. So they would buy a hotdog with the Canadian money I sold them earlier! Hahahahaha! The loop closes, the world implodes, and I become immortal! Check me out, I'm such a stud.


Sweet!!

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Wallydraigle

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Originally posted by: Booster
Originally posted by: lirion
Okay, here it is. I would build a little kiosk right on the American-Canadian border. The Canada side of the kiosk would be a hotdog stand, and the American side would be a place to exchange Canadian money for real money. The silly Canadians would come to my Kiosk of Doom, and willingly buy my hotdogs like sheep going to the slaughter. I would turn around and sell the silly Americans my newly acquired Canadian money for real money, and make a significant profit. Of course on the way back to America the people will want to stop and change their money back, only lirion doesn't just give away real money. Oh no, at the Kiosk of Doom you can only buy hotdogs and Canadian money. So they would buy a hotdog with the Canadian money I sold them earlier! Hahahahaha! The loop closes, the world implodes, and I become immortal! Check me out, I'm such a stud.

Will your hotdogs cause heartburn?



Absolutely. You insult me by suggesting that I would sell crappy hotdogs that don't give you heartburn!:|
 

LeeTJ

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Originally posted by: Booster
Post your killer business ideas in here.

So do you expect me to tell you everything just like that?

n/m I suggest looking for diamonds and secretly (and silently) selling them. I have always thought that finding a diamond is the most dishonest way to get rich, you don't have to do anything, just find it. OK, these are only dreams. Even with a huge diamond in your pocket, the biggest issue would be to sell it. If done incorrectly it will ruin everything at once.

the diamond monopoly is the biggest crock there is. Talk about self determined and created demand. God i hate Debeers. they take a worthless stone and make all of us believe it is worth something. not me, i'm never gonna spend big money on a diamond, call me a cheapass if you want, but i'd rather spend that money on something that has real use, like a fur or something. :)
 
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Originally posted by: lirion
Originally posted by: Booster
Originally posted by: lirion
Okay, here it is. I would build a little kiosk right on the American-Canadian border. The Canada side of the kiosk would be a hotdog stand, and the American side would be a place to exchange Canadian money for real money. The silly Canadians would come to my Kiosk of Doom, and willingly buy my hotdogs like sheep going to the slaughter. I would turn around and sell the silly Americans my newly acquired Canadian money for real money, and make a significant profit. Of course on the way back to America the people will want to stop and change their money back, only lirion doesn't just give away real money. Oh no, at the Kiosk of Doom you can only buy hotdogs and Canadian money. So they would buy a hotdog with the Canadian money I sold them earlier! Hahahahaha! The loop closes, the world implodes, and I become immortal! Check me out, I'm such a stud.

Will your hotdogs cause heartburn?


Absolutely. You insult me by suggesting that I would sell crappy hotdogs that don't give you heartburn!:|

Howabout flatulence?
 

Wallydraigle

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Originally posted by: LeeTJ
Originally posted by: Booster
Post your killer business ideas in here.

So do you expect me to tell you everything just like that?

n/m I suggest looking for diamonds and secretly (and silently) selling them. I have always thought that finding a diamond is the most dishonest way to get rich, you don't have to do anything, just find it. OK, these are only dreams. Even with a huge diamond in your pocket, the biggest issue would be to sell it. If done incorrectly it will ruin everything at once.

the diamond monopoly is the biggest crock there is. Talk about self determined and created demand. God i hate Debeers. they take a worthless stone and make all of us believe it is worth something. not me, i'm never gonna spend big money on a diamond, call me a cheapass if you want, but i'd rather spend that money on something that has real use, like a fur or something. :)


Yeah, they tell us that they have to charge so much because diamonds are so rare. But I have yet to walk into a jewelry store and be told that they are out of diamonds and that they can't get any more for a few months. Supply is always greater than demand.

 

Wallydraigle

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Originally posted by: Jehovah
Originally posted by: lirion
Originally posted by: Booster
Originally posted by: lirion
Okay, here it is. I would build a little kiosk right on the American-Canadian border. The Canada side of the kiosk would be a hotdog stand, and the American side would be a place to exchange Canadian money for real money. The silly Canadians would come to my Kiosk of Doom, and willingly buy my hotdogs like sheep going to the slaughter. I would turn around and sell the silly Americans my newly acquired Canadian money for real money, and make a significant profit. Of course on the way back to America the people will want to stop and change their money back, only lirion doesn't just give away real money. Oh no, at the Kiosk of Doom you can only buy hotdogs and Canadian money. So they would buy a hotdog with the Canadian money I sold them earlier! Hahahahaha! The loop closes, the world implodes, and I become immortal! Check me out, I'm such a stud.

Will your hotdogs cause heartburn?


Absolutely. You insult me by suggesting that I would sell crappy hotdogs that don't give you heartburn!:|

Howabout flatulence?


Of course! What good is a hotdog without flatulence?

 

UNCjigga

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The NewsBar. Open 24/7...usually in a downtown location. Here's how it works (in Eastern Time Zone):

Typical patron (working professional) comes in around 7:30 or 8 to grab a quick breakfast before the workday begins. The first thing he sees above the registers is the huge electronic ticker, scrolling the latest headlines from Reuters and stock quotes (which will be realtime after opening bell.) Along the main wall are huge TVs displaying the following: ABC/CBS/NBC network feeds (Local+Chicago and LA), CNN, Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CourtTV, ESPNnews, Weather Channel, and C-SPAN (rotates between 1 and 2.) The 24 hour networks have dedicated TVs and the less-watched networks rotate on other TVs. A programming schedule is available upon request.

Along the International wall, there are TVs rotating between BBCWorld, SkyNews, CBC Newsworld (Canada), and various other news feeds from Mexico, France, Israel/Middle East, Russia, China and Japan. This section also has clocks displaying the time in various corners of the world.

The bar is silent except for the audio feed from the biggest TV (which is usually set to Headline News.) However, anyone can rent a headset to tune to audio from any video feed or bring their own walkman. Spanish audio feeds are also available on secondary stereo for select channels.

Today, however, our patron isn't interested in television news. He usually comes in for the newspapers! In addition to the local papers, our patron can choose from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Atlanta JC, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, SF Chronicle, LA Times, USA Today and Canada's Globe and Mail in print editions. Or, he can rent a desktop workstation or even rent an e-reader and gain access to hundreds of national and international papers. His choice today will be the Asahi Shimbun from Tokyo on e-reader.

There are small conference rooms wired for Internet (wireless also) but today he doesn't have a breakfast conference scheduled. Patron orders his food and e-reader, pays, sits down and enjoys his news.

For afternoons, there is a full-service bar with appetizer food and even a news trivia game (like NTN. )For the evening news, there is a small studio setup behind glass for any of the local affiliates to do a story live from the bar. At night, the place fills up with folks looking for a place to do research, discuss a project with colleagues, or those who's job involves staying on top of the world's financial markets and other world news.

So whaddya think?
 

Wallydraigle

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Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
The NewsBar. Open 24/7...usually in a downtown location. Here's how it works (in Eastern Time Zone):

Typical patron (working professional) comes in around 7:30 or 8 to grab a quick breakfast before the workday begins. The first thing he sees above the registers is the huge electronic ticker, scrolling the latest headlines from Reuters and stock quotes (which will be realtime after opening bell.) Along the main wall are huge TVs displaying the following: ABC/CBS/NBC network feeds (Local+Chicago and LA), CNN, Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CourtTV, ESPNnews, Weather Channel, and C-SPAN (rotates between 1 and 2.) The 24 hour networks have dedicated TVs and the less-watched networks rotate on other TVs. A programming schedule is available upon request.

Along the International wall, there are TVs rotating between BBCWorld, SkyNews, CBC Newsworld (Canada), and various other news feeds from Mexico, France, Israel/Middle East, Russia, China and Japan. This section also has clocks displaying the time in various corners of the world.

The bar is silent except for the audio feed from the biggest TV (which is usually set to Headline News.) However, anyone can rent a headset to tune to audio from any video feed or bring their own walkman. Spanish audio feeds are also available on secondary stereo for select channels.

Today, however, our patron isn't interested in television news. He usually comes in for the newspapers! In addition to the local papers, our patron can choose from New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Atlanta JC, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, SF Chronicle, LA Times, USA Today and Canada's Globe and Mail in print editions. Or, he can rent a desktop workstation or even rent an e-reader and gain access to hundreds of national and international papers. His choice today will be the Asahi Shimbun from Tokyo on e-reader.

There are small conference rooms wired for Internet (wireless also) but today he doesn't have a breakfast conference scheduled. Patron orders his food and e-reader, pays, sits down and enjoys his news.

For afternoons, there is a full-service bar with appetizer food and even a news trivia game (like NTN. )For the evening news, there is a small studio setup behind glass for any of the local affiliates to do a story live from the bar. At night, the place fills up with folks looking for a place to do research, discuss a project with colleagues, or those who's job involves staying on top of the world's financial markets and other world news.

So whaddya think?

I like mine better.

 

wnied

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Post your killer business ideas in here.

How about I show you what you can do with your idea to have me show you my ideas?:D

~wnied~
 

tcsenter

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I think the general idea is to make at least enough money to make it worth your time and energies, hence the word "business". :p
 

GoingUp

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Originally posted by: lirion
My killer idea is a Jump-to-Conclusions mat. You see, it's a mat, and it has all these conclusions on it that you can jump to. That's what you have to do to get ahead in this world. You have to use your mind and come up with a really great idea.

LOL dammit, you beat me to it! :D