Comments on: Have too much money?

Have too much money?

pantsrobot — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:04:19 -0800

Do all your friends already own yachts? Perhaps you should consider getting a luxury submarine.

By: Manjusri

Manjusri — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:07:23 -0800

By: YoBananaBoy

YoBananaBoy — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:11:35 -0800

"Dolphins are easily excited when they sense people making love," Jones says. "They get jealous and bang their noses against the window."

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:13:41 -0800

It's spelt "Luxury Submarine" but it's pronounced completely differently.

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:22:28 -0800

Now I know what the Beatles meant by "sea of green".

By: pantsrobot

pantsrobot — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:23:50 -0800

I saw a couple of those articles when I was looking for more submarine links but it looks like they either copied or quoted the Bloomberg text. Why don't those other papers have someone dedicated to covering the excesses of the rich and famous? This is an oversight that must be corrected!

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:24:21 -0800

None of my friends have yachts, but I've always wanted a personal sub. Plus an island with an underground sub base. And the island would be populated by Utahraptors. With rocket launchers.

By: dbiedny

dbiedny — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:24:40 -0800

Man, I remember seeing a writeup on that US Subs Phoenix years ago, and I lusted for it as intensely then as I do now. I would have them customize my sub to look exactly like the Nautilus, complete with pipe organ and Peter Lorre sidekick. Besides getting way cool stuff for my friends and saving the world, it seems to be that THIS would be the main motivator for being a gazillionaire. Thanks so much for the post!

By: phaedon

phaedon — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:27:54 -0800

Don't point that gun at him, he's an unpaid intern.

By: Electrius

Electrius — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:31:07 -0800

I thought the authors made up all that Hagbard Celine stuff. Guess not.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:40:36 -0800

1500 sq ft? That's a lot of cocaine. Surely a less-than-scrupulous ship builder would never make a stripped version of this submarine.

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:40:55 -0800

"Dolphins are easily excited when they sense people making love," Jones says. "They get jealous and bang their noses against the window." Heeey! Me too! Oh... "noses." No. I don't bang my nose.

By: everichon

everichon — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:06:28 -0800

DO ~~NOT~~ WANT.

By: absalom

absalom — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:12:08 -0800

I am glad that when people finally acquired supervillany levels of wealth, they opt out of torpedo tubes on their subs.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:22:08 -0800

If I had that much money, I would definitely get my own sub. Also: a secret lair inside a hollowed out volcano.

By: ericb

ericb — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:25:29 -0800

Tom Perkins'^* high-tech yacht, Maltese Falcon. 'Mine's Bigger. 'My other car is a Hummer!!!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:34:54 -0800

Screw being a writer, I'm starting a hedge fund so that I can afford one of those! what's a hedge fund and how do I go about starting one, anyway?

By: dhartung

dhartung — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:36:38 -0800

Yeah, sure, you can buy one, but then the henchmen will nickel-and-dime you to death.

By: ninjew

ninjew — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:37:25 -0800

Whoa. This is 100% Villian-spec cockpit. Holy crap. Just look at all those buttons and dials and blinky screens. There are even 2 big red don't-fuck-with-that buttons.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:38:21 -0800

what's a hedge fund and how do I go about starting one, anyway? You'll need a long, thin strip of soil - perhaps along the front of your property - and some seedlings. For maximum returns, I recommend you plant cannabis or coca.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:38:51 -0800

le sigh... Next on my list of pre-complete-and-unchallenged-world-domination start up costs...

By: kisch mokusch

kisch mokusch — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:52:19 -0800

Now people can start joining the "mile-low" club.

By: UbuRoivas

UbuRoivas — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:26:01 -0800

That sounds like a fun way to get the bends.

By: caddis

caddis — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:42:53 -0800

I prefer my yacht. The sun is so much nicer on deck. Oh, another Pina Colada? O.K. Ahhhh. Please, a little more sunscreen between the shoulder blades.....mmmmm. Smithers, release the depth charges.

By: anthill

anthill — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:00:28 -0800

Oh lord, won't you buy me a luxury sub. My friends all have yachts, won't let me in their club Don't need nothing posh, just a gym and hot tub Oh lord, won't you buy me a luxury sub.

By: Deathalicious

Deathalicious — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:01:50 -0800

I must be dense. There must be some reason you're posting a dupe, one year to the day.

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:08:29 -0800

"Around 100 luxury submarines are believed to be submerged in the world's oceans, but it is not known who owns the majority of these undersea palaces." What the hell, when did the world turn into a Bond flick?

By: misha

misha — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:35:29 -0800

"Around 100 luxury submarines are believed to be submerged in the world's oceans, but it is not known who owns the majority of these undersea palaces." Curses! Now I will have to push the red self-destruct button! I'd have gotten away, too, if it weren't for those meddling mefites...

By: DU

DU — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:37:12 -0800

And here I am piloting just a regular personal submarine, like BOOB!

By: squalor

squalor — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:01:52 -0800

ArtOrPorn was all over this five years ago. Or you could save a few dollars by renovating your own.

By: porpoise

porpoise — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:29:27 -0800

Captain Nemo's got you'll beat by decades. So whatcha gonna do with your luxury sub, eh? <wants personal sub> lack of close tag not non-intentional

By: djb

djb — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:50:56 -0800

Just this morning I was asked what would be on my eccentric-billionaire shopping list. Personal submarine was item 1. Hovercraft was item 2, if I wanted to be "that guy" and seamlessly ride in from my private island to the grocery store.

By: Foosnark

Foosnark — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:28:09 -0800

Whoa. This is 100% Villian-spec cockpit. Holy crap. Just look at all those buttons and dials and blinky screens. There are even 2 big red don't-fuck-with-that buttons. And the seat in front of the console is made of Robocop.

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:52:36 -0800

brundlefly - I've always wanted to be a henchman for an evil genius. What kind of dental plan are we talking? (Also, do I need my own gimmicky lethal device or would the company reemburse me for say a throwing hat or lighter/pen/cigarette case that transforms into a silenced pistol?) Y'know, the Celine thing is actually pretty on target....I probably shouldn't mention this...nah, fuggit: it'd be a waste to smuggle cocaine on a sub like this. There are many other more valuable illegal or quasi-legal substances on a pound for pound basis that is more efficient to smuggle because there aren' massive controls set against them. Governments don't fund heavily against trafficking in truffles, for example. Big, big grey market in truffles (I think less than 5 percent of all truffles are sold openly). You probably could make a hefty chunk of change. Not that I'm advocating a life of crime.

By: tkchrist

tkchrist — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:05:16 -0800

Big, big grey market in truffles (I think less than 5 percent of all truffles are sold openly). Oh. You don't know the truffles I've seen. Truffle is my middle name. My favorite movie is Big Truffle in Little China.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:50:05 -0800

By: wilful

wilful — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:41:02 -0800

Smedleyman, you do realise that unless you're incredibly hot looking or able to totally change to the other side with a convincing backstory, you will die painfully, or even dismissively, at some stage? I was surprised to see the estimated sub price was *only* $78 million. If I was a billionaire, I would be first in line for the biggest one of them. Though a renovated Whisky-class soviet sub would be more fun if it came with torpedoes.

By: misha

misha — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:22:33 -0800

Smedleyman, you do realise that unless you're incredibly hot looking or able to totally change to the other side with a convincing backstory, you will die painfully, or even dismissively, at some stage? Not if you have the dental plan. Once he gets those metal teeth, he's golden. He'll live through the sequels and everything.

By: oxford blue

oxford blue — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:47:16 -0800

I'd also like a stealh catamaran. And a stealth cat, to pilot said boat.