OT: Mike & Mike: Make 1 out of 10 half court shots for $20M or 2 years in jail
I was listening to Mike & Mike on my way to work this morning (if you don't like Mike & Mike, you can stop reading). They were throwing out hypothetically that if you were given 10 half court shots and all you had to do was make 1 for $20 million but if you miss them all you go to jail for 2 years, would you do it? I think I would have to try this. Thoughts?
EDIT: I didn't hear how long you would have to practice, but lets just say this is a one-time chance and you would have to do this spur of the moment if you wanted a shot at it.
EDIT2: myrtlebeachmaizenblue informed us that they said it's a white collar jail, no risk of harm with conjugal visits. Also, that is $20 million net, taxes paid for you.
Every part of you is shielded with metal except for your member which is covered only in whatever pheromones make cheetahs really angry.
What if it's the same bet, except that you replace cheetah with Sofia Vergara
Right this second I would take that chance.
I've got two years of law school left so white collar jail might be a better deal for me, I'd do it!
If it was a white-collar jail and the jail time would be wiped off my record in 2 years, and I could resume a career, etc. without additional problems I would do it.
It'd give me some time to catch up on my reading.
$20mil net is pretty tough to turn down. A life-changing amount. And I think I'd make the shot.
Right, people are forgetting that having jail time on your record pretty much ruins you. Though most people don't have stupid hypothetical basketball shooting contest jail time on their record.
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Hell. Yes. I've made half court shots before... I mean, I suck at basketball in general, but 20 million? If I make it, I'm set for as long as I can control myself. And white collar, minimum security prisons? I've read that those are like summer camp compared to even low security prisons. Some don't even have fences keeping you in, so you could actually leave (you'd get time tacked on though). If this was even a low security prison though, I wouldn't think about it.
Theres no way I'll ever see 20 million though. I'd give about 5 mil to charity because I wouldn't know what do do with all that cash.
They've should've said "or get married".
Hardened criminal: "I killed three men and cooked crystal meth. What are you in for?"
Nerdy middle-aged MgoBlog user: "Uhh... I just missed ten half court shots..."
Hardened criminal: *Smiles threateningly/seductively*
HA! This question was posed on Reddit yesterday morning. Mike and Mike get their original content from Reddit.
EDIT: Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2xp67p/you_have_10_shots_fro…
It's funny that they felt a need to clarify that it's a "white collar prison." I don't think the type of prison really makes that much of a difference in my decision-making here.
I would do it, I have too many privileges and responsibilities. Its a nice fantasy though.
I was good at half court shots. I hate one in a game. I didn't practice them much I just think I had a touch for it. I still wouldn't do that bet. Double the tries and maybe I'd think about it.
In case of a white collar jail, I look at it as a win/win
I can't see how any prison, regardless of security level, can constitute a "win".
free food and you get to shoot hoops
I would do it. I'm just finishing up my PhD, and if I had to go to white collar prison for 2 years, I think I could probably complete another one. Prison would probably be even less lonely and isolating. ;)
Peter Gibbons: The most they would do is put us for a few months into a white-collar, minimum-security resort. You know, they have conjugal visits there?
Samir: They do?
Michael Bolton: Shit. I'm a free man and I haven't had a conjugal visit in six months.
Would do it in a heartbeat and I would expect to make 1/10 on any given day.
You know, minimum security prison is no picnic. I had a client in there once. He said the trick is: kick someone's ass the first day, or become somebody's bitch. Then everything will be alright.
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Not being married is the biggest reason NOT to do it. I kid, marriage is wonderful, all the time, for ever and ever, until you die. Off to go cry.
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Problem is, coming out with a prison record might damage your chances of getting the wife/family down the road.
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I'll do it in 3 shots. I'm going to nail it, stone cold, with pretty much jump shot form. Please pack the gym first, as I like the pressure. I'm going to hang the gooseneck out there for about 15 seconds after and follow it with whatever Stauskas' latest celebration happens to be. Also, please provide Andrew Dakich in uniform and a chair for my celebration.
...no questions asked.
As long as the rims were legal and the ball was properly inflated and all that good stuff. I'd take the challenge.
An easy 2 year term sounds like heaven compared to my job currently. I would take up the challenge only after the 2 years I have no criminal record. With a record you are done for life.
...they could make a reality show episode out of this.
Hundreds of thousands of idiots would show up and then our prisons would really be overcrowded.
Will they offer me 40 shots to make $5M or else 6 months in jail?
I've never been to jail, but I was in the military and was deployed three times. You don't appreciate the ability to come and go as you please until it's taken away, believe me. Obviously being on a military post, even in a combat zone, isn't comparable to prison. You're of course not locked in a cell, and depending on what you do you may be outside the wire every day (although, obviously, in some locations you'll wish you never had to do that).
But that's not my point. The point is that at some juncture, sooner than later for most people and much sooner than you think, even in a minimum security prison, you'll be sick of it and wanting to leave. Even if just for a day. And then you'll look at the calendar. Two years is a long time to deal with that, regardless of what you may be able to accomplish in there. Counting days isn't fun, no matter what you're doing. If it was something fun then you wouldn't be counting days. 729 and a wake-up? Hahah fuck that.
I stopped listening at "I was listening to Mike" because I suspected it might be followed by a "&" and then my curiosity got the better of me so I read up until the part where you said to stop reading if you don't like Mike & Mike. I then threw up and convulsed for 2 hours. Then I negged you and then I went out and bought a pet cheetah for reasons that have been outlined in a previous post in this thread.
The sign on my ass reads Do Not Enter.
I hate some of these hypotheticals. Too many unanswered questions. Are you single? Married? Have children? Parents, siblings, others? What kind of job? What kind of jail? (White collar, ok, but tell me what's involved?) Without knowing more of your circumstances, it is impossible to answer.
I would never do this . . . now. Couldn't stand the thought of missing my wife, my teenage children, my daughter in the Navy, my career, and on and on and on. Maybe if I was 17 or 18, and had no commitments, and nothing that I'd likely be missing (death of a parent, marriage of a sibling/best friend, attendance at college, etc.)
What if you hit more than one? $20m per made shot?
Way back in H.S. gym class I hit a half court shot, one punk said it was luck & said I couldn't do it again. I told him to put $10 on the court if he wants to bet. I nailed it & took his money, then walked away amazed I did it. (He bitched that I needed to do it again, but the other guys said "He hit two. That's good enough.)