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Paul K

10-06-2005 07:46

Protect your future

$10 to travel in time
Now where's my cheque book? :erm:

Gareth

10-06-2005 10:58

Re: Protect your future

Blimey - I'm up for it! With the current exchange rate, that's very cheap. Plus, if I do like Biff in Back to the Future, I could easily get back my investment!
http://www.yourprops.com/image.php?id=4299919451c94

The only bit I'm not sure about (well, maybe not the only bit ;) ) is

Quote:

Q: My date and place of death?
A: It's assumed you won't live for the 500 or more years it may take for the technology to be perfected, and for the fund to grow. If, as we assumed above, you are to be retrieved at or just before your time of death, they will need to know when and where to find you. This makes it easier.

Does that mean I have to email them seconds before my car is about to crash into a tree...?

Electrolyte01

10-06-2005 12:54

Re: Protect your future

Interesting idea, I think I may just put the $10 thru :erm:

Graham

10-06-2005 13:27

Re: Protect your future

Hmm:

"Our fee is only $10, of which a percentage is placed into the fund"

It doesn't say *what* percentage, though...! 0.01%?

And if they will have the capability to "retrieve people", why don't I appear to myself now and say "Hey, this is a good idea, go for it"?

And for a mini quiz, complete the well known phrase or saying:

A ____ and his _____ soon are parted! :D

Raistlin

10-06-2005 13:44

Re: Protect your future

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Originally Posted by Graham

10% to the fund
10% to a maintainance fund (used to pay for legal advice in the future etc)
80% towards administration, running the website etc

Graham

10-06-2005 13:52

Re: Protect your future

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

Hmm:

"Our fee is only $10, of which a percentage is placed into the fund"

It doesn't say *what* percentage, though...!

10% to the fund
10% to a maintainance fund (used to pay for legal advice in the future etc)
80% towards administration, running the website etc

So for every ten dollars you put in, eight go to the organisers...!

Hmm, nice little money earner there!

Raistlin

10-06-2005 13:55

Re: Protect your future

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

So for every ten dollars you put in, eight go to the organisers...!

Hmm, nice little money earner there!

Yup. That's about the state of it.

I've signed the entire of CF up, should be a laugh - we can carry on arguing about the rep system (and everything else) well into the next 1000 years then :D

allieyoung666

10-06-2005 13:59

Re: Protect your future

I dont do think I would want to be brought back in the future, if your time is up, then it is up. I wonder if those things from DR WHO would show up if you did come back and you then decided you wanted to go back and change something you hadent wished you had done?? It doesnt say anything about not go back in time.

Paul K

10-06-2005 15:34

Re: Protect your future

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raistlin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham

So for every ten dollars you put in, eight go to the organisers...!

Hmm, nice little money earner there!

Yup. That's about the state of it.

I've signed the entire of CF up, should be a laugh - we can carry on arguing about the rep system (and everything else) well into the next 1000 years then :D

At least they made it nice and easy by setting up a paypal account ;) Wonder how many Americans are already signed up and walking around with PDAs ready to email their location and time of death to the company :erm:

Electrolyte01

10-06-2005 15:40

Re: Protect your future

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Originally Posted by Paul

Wonder how many Americans are already signed up and walking around with PDAs ready to email their location and time of death to the company :erm:

Pmsl, I just want them to come and get me as soon as possible :disturbd:

Stuart

10-06-2005 17:13

Re: Protect your future

You know that whatever time you end up in, a fully working interactive service on NTL will still be "coming soon".

Paul K

10-06-2005 17:16

Re: Protect your future

Quote:

Originally Posted by scastle

You know that whatever time you end up in, a fully working interactive service on NTL will still be "coming soon".

And hosepipe bans will still occur no matter how many towns get flooded due to global warming ;)

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