whats the best way to make a lot of money fast?
Asked by Anonymous

“Best” can be perceived in a lot of ways.  I’ll answer this question because I’m intrigued, but in the future, please be as specific as possible (just kidding Internet abbreviation - I can never remember it).

“Best” implies four things:

  1. Success
  2. Speed
  3. Amount
  4. Retention

My initial thought was “rob a bank.”  What you lose in success (1) and retention (4), you gain in speed (2) and amount (3).  That’s not a bad trade off, depending on your circumstances.  If speed (2) is of paramount importance, grab a mask and stick a .22 in that boot of yours.  It won’t get better.

Things to watch out for, in descending order of importance: death, being shot a lot, having to kill somebody to set the tone.

Fringe benefit of robbing a bank: movie rights.  If you do this right, it could turn into a career, which could get you immortalized in a film.  There are lots of great actors that could play you.  People like John Lithgow, Gary Sinise, Christina Applegate, Demi Lovato, Daniel Bernard Sweeney, Jennifer Lopez and Dennis Hopper.  There are lots of them.

But lets assume you need a coalescence of all four criteria.  Medicine and law take too long.  Pro-athlete is great, but immense athleticism required.  That leaves me with the answer:  Inventor.

You gotta invent something, pal.  People do it all the time.  Build a cell phone that checks for polyps.  Make a tailpipe that looks like a cigarette, so it looks like your car is smoking.  Anything.  I don’t care.

Then you gotta just start selling it.  Stands work well.  Infomercials are even better.  Some giant company like B.Dalton or Black and Decker will come and buy you out for the rights.

Ring up another right answer for Neil.