The Fifty Dollar Challenge...

Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

Buy a tarp, a fishing pole, and some water, and walk to the coast.

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

The chances are that there would be a small church of some sort that would be willing to help someone. Since I could not work for money I could possibly work out a solution to work for room and board.

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

The chances are that there would be a small church of some sort that would be willing to help someone. Dindce I could not work for money I could possibly work out a solution to work for room and board.

True, true.


What if it were Las Vegas? Hit the casino's, see if you could win a million?

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

The chances are that there would be a small church of some sort that would be willing to help someone. Dindce I could not work for money I could possibly work out a solution to work for room and board.

True, true.


What if it were Las Vegas? Hit the casino's, see if you could win a million?

Nope, I lived there for about a year. they do have several large shelters. no probem

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

The chances are that there would be a small church of some sort that would be willing to help someone. Dindce I could not work for money I could possibly work out a solution to work for room and board.

True, true.


What if it were Las Vegas? Hit the casino's, see if you could win a million?

Probably, then I'd call my buddy that lives there and crash with him for a week.

Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

Shall we take this one and run with it? Or let her off the hook?

PaulM wrote:

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

Shall we take this one and run with it? Or let her off the hook?

Your just jealous because it wouldn't work for you.

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Find a phone book and some kind of translator book and find my ex-bosses brother who is a pilot of one of those big merchant vessels, then Id go from there, he would help me, I know him personally, he lived here for a few years, but his father and brothers sent him back to Greece because he was drinking too much and banging too many of the barmaids and waitresses at the family businesses(he was threatened with more than one sexual harrassment suits, they paid the girls off), so they sent him back and he is back to working the boats, if that didnt work out, I would have to use that $50 to get to the island of Chios where the rest of the clan resides. Or maybe try to catch a boat to Italy but Im sure I would have to do some begging/hustling to get to where my extended family resides in Naples and on the outskirts of it.

But Im just lucky I guess you chose that part of the world for your challenge, just about anywhere else I would be up shit creek I think.

Also, I could probably try to get work illegally in a greek restaraunt, I have experience cooking Greek food, even if I had to dishwash, Im a fighter, Id figure something out.

PaulM wrote:

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

Shall we take this one and run with it? Or let her off the hook?

I was thinking the samething earlier.

luciano wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Find a phone book and some kind of translator book and find my ex-bosses brother who is a pilot of one of those big merchant vessels, then Id go from there, he would help me, I know him personally, he lived here for a few years, but his father and brothers sent him back to Greece because he was drinking too much and banging too many of the barmaids and waitresses at the family businesses(he was threatened with more than one sexual harrassment suits, they paid the girls off), so they sent him back and he is back to working the boats, if that didnt work out, I would have to use that $50 to get to the island of Chios where the rest of the clan resides. Or maybe try to catch a boat to Italy but Im sure I would have to do some begging/hustling to get to where my extended family resides in Naples and on the outskirts of it.

But Im just lucky I guess you chose that part of the world for your challenge, just about anywhere else I would be up shit creek I think.

Also, I could probably try to get work illegally in a greek restaraunt, I have experience cooking Greek food, even if I had to dishwash, Im a fighter, Id figure something out.

Hell ya, My brother in law is full blooded greek. Bound to be somebody with his last name there! Duh!

Do stand up comedy.

I am not joking I would do that.

Think not. At times of despair my focus is sharp, and creativity flows. One time in my twenties things were not going to good for me. I was having a hard time finding a job. I didn't have hardly any money. I was depressed. So I went to a super market and got a brown bag. I cut some holes in it, and walked over to a Denny's restaurant. I put on the brown bag and walked in as the unknown comic. The place was packed. I just walked in and started telling jokes. Well to my surprise I got everyone laughing. It was such a high to me. I felt so good afterwords, that I felt like I could do anything. Needless to say I got a job within two days, and life was good.

Theophilus wrote:Do stand up comedy.

I am not joking I would do that.

Think not. At times of despair my focus is sharp, and creativity flows. One time in my twenties things were not going to good for me. I was having a hard time finding a job. I didn't have hardly any money. I was depressed. So I went to a super market and got a brown bag. I cut some holes in it, and walked over to a Denny's restaurant. I put on the brown bag and walked in as the unknown comic. The place was packed. I just walked in and started telling jokes. Well to my surprise I got everyone laughing. It was such a high to me. I felt so good afterwords, that I felt like I could do anything. Needless to say I got a job within two days, and life was good.

But could you do it in greek?

CarolinaHound wrote:

Theophilus wrote:Do stand up comedy.

I am not joking I would do that.

Think not. At times of despair my focus is sharp, and creativity flows. One time in my twenties things were not going to good for me. I was having a hard time finding a job. I didn't have hardly any money. I was depressed. So I went to a super market and got a brown bag. I cut some holes in it, and walked over to a Denny's restaurant. I put on the brown bag and walked in as the unknown comic. The place was packed. I just walked in and started telling jokes. Well to my surprise I got everyone laughing. It was such a high to me. I felt so good afterwords, that I felt like I could do anything. Needless to say I got a job within two days, and life was good.

But could you do it in greek?

I could be funny in any language. Trust me when I am focused I could make anyone laugh without knowing the language.

Speaking is not the only way we communicate. Also it would not be by just making a fool of myself. I would get to know the culture. Even if I could not speak the language. I would have something to work with. Though even speaking English I would come up skits they would find funny. Think about it. An American who only has fifty bucks in his pocket doing comedy in a language he can't hardly speak. Now who wouldn't want to see that. I would pick up a few words here, and there. I would include these in my acts.

Theophilus wrote:

CarolinaHound wrote:

Theophilus wrote:Do stand up comedy.

I am not joking I would do that.

Think not. At times of despair my focus is sharp, and creativity flows. One time in my twenties things were not going to good for me. I was having a hard time finding a job. I didn't have hardly any money. I was depressed. So I went to a super market and got a brown bag. I cut some holes in it, and walked over to a Denny's restaurant. I put on the brown bag and walked in as the unknown comic. The place was packed. I just walked in and started telling jokes. Well to my surprise I got everyone laughing. It was such a high to me. I felt so good afterwords, that I felt like I could do anything. Needless to say I got a job within two days, and life was good.

But could you do it in greek?

I could be funny in any language. Trust me when I am focused I could make anyone laugh without knowing the language.

Speaking is not the only way we communicate. Also it would not be by just making a fool of myself. I would get to know the culture. Even if I could not speak the language. I would have something to work with. Though even speaking English I would come up skits they would find funny. Think about it. An American who only has fifty bucks in his pocket doing comedy in a language he can't hardly speak. Now who wouldn't want to see that. I would pick up a few words here, and there. I would include these in my acts.

True...

CarolinaHound wrote:

Theophilus wrote:

CarolinaHound wrote:

Theophilus wrote:Do stand up comedy.

I am not joking I would do that.

Think not. At times of despair my focus is sharp, and creativity flows. One time in my twenties things were not going to good for me. I was having a hard time finding a job. I didn't have hardly any money. I was depressed. So I went to a super market and got a brown bag. I cut some holes in it, and walked over to a Denny's restaurant. I put on the brown bag and walked in as the unknown comic. The place was packed. I just walked in and started telling jokes. Well to my surprise I got everyone laughing. It was such a high to me. I felt so good afterwords, that I felt like I could do anything. Needless to say I got a job within two days, and life was good.

But could you do it in greek?

I could be funny in any language. Trust me when I am focused I could make anyone laugh without knowing the language.

Speaking is not the only way we communicate. Also it would not be by just making a fool of myself. I would get to know the culture. Even if I could not speak the language. I would have something to work with. Though even speaking English I would come up skits they would find funny. Think about it. An American who only has fifty bucks in his pocket doing comedy in a language he can't hardly speak. Now who wouldn't want to see that. I would pick up a few words here, and there. I would include these in my acts.

True...

Well not exactly the way I would do it.

CarolinaHound wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

The chances are that there would be a small church of some sort that would be willing to help someone. Dindce I could not work for money I could possibly work out a solution to work for room and board.

True, true.


What if it were Las Vegas? Hit the casino's, see if you could win a million?

Probably, then I'd call my buddy that lives there and crash with him for a week.

Good plan.

Except you are not allowed to call anyone, as stated.

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

PMSL.

You dirty little scuttter!

luciano wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Find a phone book and some kind of translator book and find my ex-bosses brother who is a pilot of one of those big merchant vessels, then Id go from there, he would help me, I know him personally, he lived here for a few years, but his father and brothers sent him back to Greece because he was drinking too much and banging too many of the barmaids and waitresses at the family businesses(he was threatened with more than one sexual harrassment suits, they paid the girls off), so they sent him back and he is back to working the boats, if that didnt work out, I would have to use that $50 to get to the island of Chios where the rest of the clan resides. Or maybe try to catch a boat to Italy but Im sure I would have to do some begging/hustling to get to where my extended family resides in Naples and on the outskirts of it.

But Im just lucky I guess you chose that part of the world for your challenge, just about anywhere else I would be up shit creek I think.

Also, I could probably try to get work illegally in a greek restaraunt, I have experience cooking Greek food, even if I had to dishwash, Im a fighter, Id figure something out.

Phone book is no use - you cannot call friends, family, and associates.

And you cannot work, legally or otherwise!

Good answers mind you.

Theophilus wrote:

CarolinaHound wrote:

Theophilus wrote:Do stand up comedy.

I am not joking I would do that.

Think not. At times of despair my focus is sharp, and creativity flows. One time in my twenties things were not going to good for me. I was having a hard time finding a job. I didn't have hardly any money. I was depressed. So I went to a super market and got a brown bag. I cut some holes in it, and walked over to a Denny's restaurant. I put on the brown bag and walked in as the unknown comic. The place was packed. I just walked in and started telling jokes. Well to my surprise I got everyone laughing. It was such a high to me. I felt so good afterwords, that I felt like I could do anything. Needless to say I got a job within two days, and life was good.

But could you do it in greek?

I could be funny in any language. Trust me when I am focused I could make anyone laugh without knowing the language.

Speaking is not the only way we communicate. Also it would not be by just making a fool of myself. I would get to know the culture. Even if I could not speak the language. I would have something to work with. Though even speaking English I would come up skits they would find funny. Think about it. An American who only has fifty bucks in his pocket doing comedy in a language he can't hardly speak. Now who wouldn't want to see that. I would pick up a few words here, and there. I would include these in my acts.

There is a live comedy club not far from me.

All the established acts get the Fri/Sat slot, but Monday is an open mic night, and anyone can go.

If you are good, odds are that they would give you a prime slot.

Tell you what though, I would actually be quite nervous doing that.

Standing in a small room, trying to make people with all different personalities laugh.

It must be horrible when they don't!

Cartoon Head wrote:

CarolinaHound wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:

Old Timer wrote:

Cartoon Head wrote:Okay.

Creative hat on, all good.

You find yourself in the middle of Athens.

You have precisely $50 in your pocket.

Other than that, just the clothes you are standing in.

You have nothing of value on you, other than that little bit of cash.

You cannot call any friends or family.

You are not legally able to take on employment there.

You cannot borrow money, or contact an embassy, or any other worm out!

All you have is that $50 and your smarts.

You had to eat and find shelter in the city of Athens for one week.

How would you do it?

Every city has shelters for the homeless. They will feed you and give you a place to stay at night. And I would still have the $50.00

V possibly.

What if it was not a major city, such as Athens, but a tiny rural town?

The chances are that there would be a small church of some sort that would be willing to help someone. Dindce I could not work for money I could possibly work out a solution to work for room and board.

True, true.


What if it were Las Vegas? Hit the casino's, see if you could win a million?

Probably, then I'd call my buddy that lives there and crash with him for a week.

Good plan.

Except you are not allowed to call anyone, as stated.

Ok, I'll go to his place and knock on his door.

btw, just cause you can't legally work don't meant you can't work. Alot of people work under the table or off the books to avoid child support, taxes, other things.

CarolinaHound wrote:btw, just cause you can't legally work don't meant you can't work. Alot of people work under the table or off the books to avoid child support, taxes, other things.

I know this.

Doesn't matter!

*slaps head*

lol

Looks like my way is the winner. Hey, do I get fifty bucks?????

I think my original idea of the tarp and fishing pole was the best solution.

CarolinaHound wrote:I think my original idea of the tarp and fishing pole was the best solution.

But I was sleeping in a warm bed and had hot meals and still kept the money.

lisan24 wrote:

PaulM wrote:

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

Shall we take this one and run with it? Or let her off the hook?

Your just jealous because it wouldn't work for you.

... and people think women are oppressed?

PaulM wrote:

lisan24 wrote:

PaulM wrote:

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

Shall we take this one and run with it? Or let her off the hook?

Your just jealous because it wouldn't work for you.

... and people think women are oppressed?

lol

PaulM wrote:

lisan24 wrote:

PaulM wrote:

lisan23 wrote:Easy one - flirt. LOL - I know that's awful, but it's worked before when I didn't have a place to stay and not a dime to my name.

Shall we take this one and run with it? Or let her off the hook?

Your just jealous because it wouldn't work for you.

... and people think women are oppressed?

Not this guy. Been around to much and know better. hehehehe

The oppressed comment reminds me of this: