Would you prefer to win the Euromillions or the Nobel Peace Prize

ColeTrain

Straight choice between having more money than you could ever spend or being a laureate who really made a difference.

For me it's the cash every time. With my wealth I'd throw some money to charity to give my ego a boost.

Caveman1

Euro millions every time charity starts at home

Galwayguy35

ColeTrain wrote: »

Straight choice between having more money than you could ever spend or being a laureate who really made a difference.

For me it's the cash every time. With my wealth I'd throw some money to charity to give my ego a boost.

The cash. Not many could even name who won a Nobel Peace Prize i would think. And they are forgotton about soon afterwards anyway.

Liam Byrne

Never heard of the Noble Peace Prize, so Euromillions!

Now if it were the Nobel Peace Prize, that might be a tougher decision....

o1s1n

First you get the Euromillions, then you get the Nobel Peace Prize, then you get the women.

JONJO THE MISER

Euromillions ill have peace enough after that.

biko

As much money as I can spend or a prize that's handed out as sweets to all kinds of the wrong people?
The money please.

Euromillions. No contest. I'll make plenty of difference with that much cash!

RickRoll

The Euromillions, a Nobel prize is only worth $1,000,000.

Badgermonkey

Nobel peace prizes come easy - Even David Trimble bagged one

Tbh, don't really get the question OP.

FatherLen

always the money

sxt

I think the Nobel Peace Prize has lost most of its credibility, by awarding the "peace" prize to the American president last time round

Defiler Of The Coffin

The Nobel Peace Prize! So I can stroke my beard and smoke my pipe with the smug satisfaction that I could use it to become rich making after-dinner speeches

ElleEm

Nobel Prize. I like to do nice things for people, but never get money for it.
Winning the prize would make me feel good for helping people, but I'd also get a few quid for my troubles!

sxt

sxt wrote: »

I think the Nobel Peace Prize has lost most of its credibility, by awarding the "peace" prize to the American president last time round

Yes, credibility, that's why I chose the other option. It's the principal of the thing.

Honest.

John Doe1

Obama got a nobel peace prize while still engaged in two wars

Ill take the money

ColeTrain

ElleEm wrote: »

Nobel Prize. I like to do nice things for people, but never get money for it.
Winning the prize would make me feel good for helping people, but I'd also get a few quid for my troubles!

It would look great on the CV alright.

sock puppet

sxt wrote: »

I think the Nobel Peace Prize has lost most of its credibility, by awarding the "peace" prize to the American president last time round

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Xiaobo

I'm starting to think the Republicans may be right in doubting his American roots.

McChubbin

Euromillions, please.

robman60

I'd actually go for the Nobel Peace Prize, although I agree that the award has lost a lot of credibility since Obama won it for seemingly no reason.

Think about it: If you win a prize like that it's going to be easy to make money after the initial one million is spent!

I wouldn't like to win Euromillions simply because I'd be mentioned in the same sentence as Dolores McNamara. I always hated her and her name...

revell

ColeTrain wrote: »

It would look great on the CV alright.

If you win the Euromillion, you do not need a cv anymore, instead, if you like, you can have as many as you want.

ColeTrain

ColeTrain wrote: »

It would look great on the CV alright.

CV?
Fuck the CV. Winning the euromillions would mean you never need to write a cv again!

Mike 1972

sxt wrote: »

I think the Nobel Peace Prize has lost most of its credibility, by awarding the "peace" prize to the American president last time round

It lost its credibility a long time before that TBH.

<Godwin> IIRC a certain Herr A. Hitler was nominated for (although not actually awarded) said prize in 1938 </godwin>

ColeTrain

revell wrote: »

If you win the Euromillion, you do not need a cv anymore, instead, if you like, you can have as many as you want.

Deleted User wrote: »

CV?
Fuck the CV. Winning the euromillions would mean you never need to write a cv again!

http://www.reece-eu.net/gallery/var/resizes/funny/thats-the-joke.jpg?m=1272645893

44leto

A Nobel you get the prize money and the lecture tour is worth a good few million which is more then enough for me.

doomsday

ColeTrain wrote: »

Straight choice between having more money than you could ever spend or being a laureate who really made a difference.

For me it's the cash every time. With my wealth I'd throw some money to charity to give my ego a boost.

Money,money,money!!!

later12

Oh please.

Would I prefer the company of Delores McNamara OR Médecins Sans Frontières, Barack Obama, John Hume, David Trimble, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi AND the Dalai Lama???


Move over Delores

Room in that Hummer for two?

maddragon

Ah, the money thanks. When the warlord US president won the peace prize it sort of died for me as a credible award. Become rich, buy influence and hey, you might get that prize anyway.

Pacifist Pigeon

The Nobel Peace Prize is quickly becoming a sham. I mean they awarded Obama the prize even though he was actively strengthening America's presence in Afghanistan; a decision that was only contributing to unrest, not peace.

RichT

Euromillions please.......

Then everyone in the world can come and live at my house.

PEACE MAN

44leto

Pacifist Pigeon wrote: »

The Nobel Peace Prize is quickly becoming a sham. I mean they awarded Obama the prize even though he was actively strengthening America's presence in Afghanistan; a decision that was only contributing to unrest, not peace.

The Peace prize is becoming a sham, but the Afghanistan war is becoming an abortive attempt to stabalise the region, Pakistan is rapidly becoming the most dangerous country in the world. Its unstable and it has a nuclear arsenal with long range missiles. Just imagine if the Taliban somehow seized power in that country.

I don't think Obama has a choice. Thank you George bush.

Robdude

The majority of Nobel Peace Prize winners are rich. Most of the time, it takes money or a position of power (or both) to have the kind of impact needed to win the peace prize.

People like Obama and Al Gore certainly aren't hurting for cash.
Yunus founded his own bank.
Ahtisaari was president of Finland.
Xiaobo was a Professor, author, critic and served as president of the Independent Chinese organization.

A lot of people win the lotto and end up broke in a few years...

Batsy

I would prefer to win the Euromillions or the National Lottery over the Nobel Peace Prize.

That way I could buy a big stately home somewhere in the countryside, buy several shotguns and go pheasant or deer shooting. Great fun.

ColeTrain

ColeTrain wrote: »

http://www.reece-eu.net/gallery/var/resizes/funny/thats-the-joke.jpg?m=1272645893

That's ok buddy, you'll do better next time :P

oppenheimer1

robman60 wrote: »

I'd actually go for the Nobel Peace Prize, although I agree that the award has lost a lot of credibility since Obama won it for seemingly no reason.

Think about it: If you win a prize like that it's going to be easy to make money after the initial one million is spent!

I wouldn't like to win Euromillions simply because I'd be mentioned in the same sentence as Dolores McNamara. I always hated her and her name...

It had lost its credibility long before Obama... Sure didn't they give it to Kissenger!

RobbingBandit

Lennon said give peace a chance look where it got him,

I need a dollar, dollar, dollar is what I need, hey, hey.

RobbingBandit

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

It had lost its credibility long before Obama... Sure didn't they give it to Kissenger!

Didn't old Henry stop Nixon from forming the Watchmen!

newbee22

The euromillions, then I could always buy myself a Nobel Peace Prize if I wanted one.