question:
do I have access to the 50 million dollars on the island (like is it cash in a briefcase where I could use it to fashion a really expensive raft) or is it my bank account?

i chose the comm device

cause i can make a few mil selling myself like a whore to dateline and write a book how i gave up 50mil to live

well I didn't specify but my thought was you'd have no other human beings around.

didn't really specify this either. I saw it as you have actual cash in a super durable case.

this and the above are part of the fun though, bc people will always come up with interesting ideas or rationale for their decision

I don't know, if making a lot of money but living in Utah is bad, then having $50 mil on a deserted island must be like hell.

I'd take the money only if its in a high yield bonds and there is a d20 roll every year to see if I get rescued. Additionally, if the comm device is a sure thing then I'll take that over the money.

you know, I was reading an yahoo the other day... and Salt Lake City was on a good list for something... I think it was for their job market. I'm not positive though. Yahoo always has those "10 Best places for...." and "10 Worst Places for..." articles. I was shocked to see anywhere in Utah on one of those lists. Usually, it's places in Texas, Florida and Washington.

Speaking of which... There was a "Top Ten Sellers Market" in reference to homes on yahoo yesterday. Texas had 4 cities in the top 10. Is that a good thing. I mean, with the mortgage crisis and all? I don't really understand what that means... Does that mean it's easy to sell a home there and you get what you want kind of thing? Or does that mean that there are a lot of homes for sale there? The cities were Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio

well you could see it as one d20 roll. 1 in 20 chance of being rescued. as stated, comm device increases chances to 1 in 3.

I hope its an island in the pacific, filled with very sexy women.