How much of your remaining time would you give up, if you could die famous?

**Solidec** · 7 January 2009, 09:49

not a sausage

**Pogle** · 7 January 2009, 09:52

Not so much as a nanosecond

**DiscoStu** · 7 January 2009, 09:52

I have no desire to be famous, but would sacrifice a couple of years of senility at the end in return for instant riches now.

**EternalOptimist** · 7 January 2009, 09:56

I would swap half of it, if the other half could be brilliant happiness.

Like all my best memories again, one after the other

**realityhack** · 7 January 2009, 09:57

Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post

I have no desire to be famous, but would sacrifice a couple of years of senility at the end in return for instant riches now.

WHS

**AlfredJPruffock** · 7 January 2009, 10:02

:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem:

1:2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity."

1:3 What does man gain from all his labor and fame in which he labors under the sun?

1:4 One generation goes, and another generation comes; but the earth remains forever.

1:5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.

1:8 All things are full of weariness beyond uttering. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

1:9 That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

1:10 Is there a thing of which it may be said, "Behold, this is new?" It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

1:11 There is no memory of the former; neither shall there be any memory of the latter that are to come, among those that shall come after.

**TykeMerc** · 7 January 2009, 10:05

None.

I'm not bought in in any way at all to the "celebrity culture" where fame seems to be the prime motivation for people to have self worth.

I despise the people who feel they're important simply because they get invited to the opening of an envelope because they made a fool of themselves on some lousy TV programme.

**d000hg** · 7 January 2009, 10:15

What are the benefits of being famous, that you can't have from being rich? I guess appearing on Top Gear or QI would be pretty cool, otherwise I can't see the point.

**BrilloPad** · 7 January 2009, 10:16

Originally posted by d000hg View Post

What are the benefits of being famous, that you can't have from being rich? I guess appearing on Top Gear or QI would be pretty cool, otherwise I can't see the point.

I dont understand it either. I guess it means I will never appear on the X Factor.

How much of your remaining time would you give up, if you could die famous?