A dream I had, but what if ?
08 October 2009, 09:32 PM
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A dream I had, but what if ?
Bit strange, I had seen something on tv about people in China being executed for crimes, basically commit a crime, get tried and then executed in the back of a van, on the face of it, its law and order but in reality its more about harvesting donor organs for rich people who travel over for a transplant.
So, I had been reading about this, afterwards and had a dream wherby it became possible to sell a year of your existence to someone else, this is something that anybody could do, woke up thinking about it and as usual, dreams that are vivid when you wake up just dissapear but it came back to me later on and it got me thinking what if, not really plausible obviously but say it became possible, given human nature, what would happen, what would be the going rate for a year of life, would you take the gamble ?
Bit deep perhaps but hey, you moan when its the same watch, phone, telly threads, its time to get a bit philosophical !
So, I had been reading about this, afterwards and had a dream wherby it became possible to sell a year of your existence to someone else, this is something that anybody could do, woke up thinking about it and as usual, dreams that are vivid when you wake up just dissapear but it came back to me later on and it got me thinking what if, not really plausible obviously but say it became possible, given human nature, what would happen, what would be the going rate for a year of life, would you take the gamble ?
Bit deep perhaps but hey, you moan when its the same watch, phone, telly threads, its time to get a bit philosophical !
08 October 2009, 09:46 PM
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Bit strange, I had seen something on tv about people in China being executed for crimes, basically commit a crime, get tried and then executed in the back of a van, on the face of it, its law and order but in reality its more about harvesting donor organs for rich people who travel over for a transplant.
but fvck it as dpb says its the weekend -- and sunday looks windy
Big Air!!!
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08 October 2009, 10:08 PM
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Bit strange, I had seen something on tv about people in China being executed for crimes, basically commit a crime, get tried and then executed in the back of a van, on the face of it, its law and order but in reality its more about harvesting donor organs for rich people who travel over for a transplant.
So, I had been reading about this, afterwards and had a dream wherby it became possible to sell a year of your existence to someone else, this is something that anybody could do, woke up thinking about it and as usual, dreams that are vivid when you wake up just dissapear but it came back to me later on and it got me thinking what if, not really plausible obviously but say it became possible, given human nature, what would happen, what would be the going rate for a year of life, would you take the gamble ?
Bit deep perhaps but hey, you moan when its the same watch, phone, telly threads, its time to get a bit philosophical !
So, I had been reading about this, afterwards and had a dream wherby it became possible to sell a year of your existence to someone else, this is something that anybody could do, woke up thinking about it and as usual, dreams that are vivid when you wake up just dissapear but it came back to me later on and it got me thinking what if, not really plausible obviously but say it became possible, given human nature, what would happen, what would be the going rate for a year of life, would you take the gamble ?
Bit deep perhaps but hey, you moan when its the same watch, phone, telly threads, its time to get a bit philosophical !
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08 October 2009, 10:37 PM
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OP, Interesting question. Quite like the way this could go if the more intelligent side of scoobynet responded 
I think if it could end up being similar to the idea of money. If you could sell/give a year of your life to someone then we could also buy a year for ourselves. Do you think people would start lending years to others?
Do you think the pessimists would start to buy years in desperation just In case? or perhaps to gain a life wealth?
I think if it could end up being similar to the idea of money. If you could sell/give a year of your life to someone then we could also buy a year for ourselves. Do you think people would start lending years to others?
Do you think the pessimists would start to buy years in desperation just In case? or perhaps to gain a life wealth?
08 October 2009, 10:52 PM
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The intelligent side of Scoobynet, now that is an even trickier concept....
I think we would end up with life brokers, the shady loan companies would advertise on Daytime tv offering to get you the best price for your spare years as frankly you are sat on your **** watching daytime telly so you wont miss it, many already have, webuyanylife.com, Ocean life finance etc
kids in the third world would be traded down to a point where is they make it to seven they will run out anyway, American Billilonaires would buy up thousands of years each, ********* over here would sell ten years for a Range Rover Sport, couple of years here and there for a holiday, Scoobynet would see some of the flashest watches ever seen and then close down the following year.
I think we would end up with life brokers, the shady loan companies would advertise on Daytime tv offering to get you the best price for your spare years as frankly you are sat on your **** watching daytime telly so you wont miss it, many already have, webuyanylife.com, Ocean life finance etc
kids in the third world would be traded down to a point where is they make it to seven they will run out anyway, American Billilonaires would buy up thousands of years each, ********* over here would sell ten years for a Range Rover Sport, couple of years here and there for a holiday, Scoobynet would see some of the flashest watches ever seen and then close down the following year.
08 October 2009, 11:01 PM
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It's mad to think it really, that there will be someone somewhere who would give up a chunk of their life for a material object.
But then again that isn't really that far from the truth since people these days (well, just before the banks doomed us all) would take out huge loans that they couldn't afford to pay back, or meaning they had to work twice as much to just scrape by, all for some pointless/un-needed object.
Oooh now you've got me in that philosophical mood. Are ocean finance etc etc actually comparable as life brokers?
But then again that isn't really that far from the truth since people these days (well, just before the banks doomed us all) would take out huge loans that they couldn't afford to pay back, or meaning they had to work twice as much to just scrape by, all for some pointless/un-needed object.
Oooh now you've got me in that philosophical mood. Are ocean finance etc etc actually comparable as life brokers?
09 October 2009, 09:30 AM
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So, I had been reading about this, afterwards and had a dream wherby it became possible to sell a year of your existence to someone else, this is something that anybody could do, woke up thinking about it and as usual, dreams that are vivid when you wake up just dissapear but it came back to me later on and it got me thinking what if, not really plausible obviously but say it became possible, given human nature, what would happen, what would be the going rate for a year of life, would you take the gamble ?
PS. When I was Ashley, I'd also open a Bank account in my real name. Stick loads of money in it, so when I was me again, I'd have shagged the **** out of Cheryl every day for a year, and got paid for it.
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09 October 2009, 11:51 AM
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I'd buy a year of Ashley Coles life. **** the **** out of Cheryl all day.
PS. When I was Ashley, I'd also open a Bank account in my real name. Stick loads of money in it, so when I was me again, I'd have shagged the **** out of Cheryl every day for a year, and got paid for it.
PS. When I was Ashley, I'd also open a Bank account in my real name. Stick loads of money in it, so when I was me again, I'd have shagged the **** out of Cheryl every day for a year, and got paid for it.
If you really want a Geordie type bird, nip up to Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Newcastle, there fookin thousands of them, pick one that ain't too manky, not many tattoos, less than 15 stone, a full set of teeth, scrub it up a bit and Bobs your uncle.
09 October 2009, 01:12 PM
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Sorry mate but the idea is you buy a year of life off someone, not a year of their life, so you can add to your years left but not live their life, cant imagine Ashley Cole would be selling a year to raise a few quid.
If you really want a Geordie type bird, nip up to Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Newcastle, there fookin thousands of them, pick one that ain't too manky, not many tattoos, less than 15 stone, a full set of teeth, scrub it up a bit and Bobs your uncle.
If you really want a Geordie type bird, nip up to Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesborough, Newcastle, there fookin thousands of them, pick one that ain't too manky, not many tattoos, less than 15 stone, a full set of teeth, scrub it up a bit and Bobs your uncle.
Went to Dance classes together. Middlesbrough girls who ever? Propper Townies.
09 October 2009, 01:46 PM
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as the others are not Geordies
Sunderland - mackams
Hartlepool - monkey hangers (I'm a fully fledged monkey hanger
)Middlesbrough - smoggies
09 October 2009, 02:18 PM
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"Geordie Type", fromt he North East, and I agree, they are quite nice, the accent is great, down to earth and direct, all the sub species though, it just gets too complicated, if they sound a bit like Cheryl Cole I suspect that would do for most.
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