The View from a Drawbridge

The random musings of an autistic bridgetender with entirely too much time on her hands.

Money Well Spent?

October 25, 2014

Someone just bought the bike from the film Easy Rider for 1.35 million dollars. Stuff like this makes me want to scream. For a little bit of perspective, I did some research. Here’s what I found out. 1.35 million dollars equals any one of the following: 54,000 microloans on Kiva.org, which in turn would allow…

Someone just bought the bike from the film Easy Rider for 1.35 million dollars. Stuff like this makes me want to scream. For a little bit of perspective, I did some research. Here’s what I found out. 1.35 million dollars equals any one of the following:

54,000 microloans on Kiva.org, which in turn would allow 54,000 third world families to live healthier lives.
Enough food to feed 168,750 people for a day, or keep 462 people from starving for an entire year.
Enough mosquito nets to save 450,000 children in Africa from dying of malaria.
A full course of vaccines for 270,000 children, as provided by UNICEF
6,750,000 pencils for under-supplied schools.
Enough wool blankets to keep 192,857 homeless people warm this winter.
54,000 pairs of shoes for people who have been victims of natural disasters.
67,500 LifeStraws, each of which can provide safe, drinkable water for an entire year.

So if you are the one who bought that damned motorcycle, I sure hope you enjoy the ride.

8 responses to “Money Well Spent?”

pouringmyartout

Oct 25, 2014 at 7:06 am

I agree… but that is a sweet bike… sigh

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pouringmyartout

Oct 25, 2014 at 7:07 am

Also, I doubt the rich douche-hat was going to give that money to charity

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1. The View from a Drawbridge
  
  Oct 25, 2014 at 7:27 am
  
  Yeah. Which pisses me off even more.
  
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  1. pouringmyartout
    
    Oct 25, 2014 at 7:28 am
    
    as well it should
    
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KerikM

Oct 25, 2014 at 7:17 am

I feel the same way about art. If someone has issues that lead them to pickle a dead shark so it is neither edible nor well-preserved, that’s their business, but why would anyone be crazy enough to spend a lot of money on it?

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1. The View from a Drawbridge
  
  Oct 25, 2014 at 7:28 am
  
  Oh come on, wouldn’t you want to put a pickled shark in your bedroom so it’s the first thing you see every morning? 🙂
  
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  1. KerikM
    
    Oct 25, 2014 at 5:13 pm
    
    …In the front room, to dispel pesky visitors.
    
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  2. The View from a Drawbridge
    
    Oct 26, 2014 at 12:39 pm
    
    That would definitely work for me.
    
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The View from a Drawbridge

The random musings of an autistic bridgetender with entirely too much time on her hands.

Money Well Spent?

Someone just bought the bike from the film Easy Rider for 1.35 million dollars. Stuff like this makes me want to scream. For a little bit of perspective, I did some research. Here’s what I found out. 1.35 million dollars equals any one of the following:

So if you are the one who bought that damned motorcycle, I sure hope you enjoy the ride.

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The random musings of an autistic bridgetender with entirely too much time on her hands.

Money Well Spent?

Someone just bought the bike from the film Easy Rider for 1.35 million dollars. Stuff like this makes me want to scream. For a little bit of perspective, I did some research. Here’s what I found out. 1.35 million dollars equals any one of the following:

So if you are the one who bought that damned motorcycle, I sure hope you enjoy the ride.

Like this:

8 responses to “Money Well Spent?”

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