What's The Most Tasteless Thing You Would Buy if You Were Mega Rich?

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Although everyone already knew that Manhattan was the stomping ground of the richest, most tasteless people on earth (sorry, Jay-Z), some people still managed to be shocked by the case of the parents who ended up accidentally spending $50,000 on a fingerpainting in an auction at their son's kindergarten.

This profound silliness begs the question: If you were as rich, bored and lazy as those guys, what would you buy?

Damien, 28, mechanic: A submarine.

Well, that was easy. Why?
I love seafood. And I’m under a car all day fixing things because I’m a mechanic, so I love submarines.

What would you do?
I would travel the world in the submarine. I’d spend most of my time – like 80 percent of my time – under the sea.

You’ve really thought about this.
Yeah, I would customise the submarine. Big glass windows so I could see the sea life. I love sea life.

I like you.

Rhiannon, 20, history student: I don’t know – probably a big boogie room in my house.

What?
Like, a big room where I could sing and dance. That’s all I would do in that room. A room for boogying, you know?

Is that a thing?
It would be if I was rich. You’re not going to make me look like a knob, are you?

No way – I want a boogie room, too.

Gus, 32, bike courier: I think I would commission a massive ice sculpture of myself. It’s got to be that, doesn’t it?

I suppose so.
I would buy a room at the Tate and I’d have it temperature controlled, because you'd need that if the ice sculpture was to survive the summer months.

I’m totally with you. What pose would you be making?
Probably some Atlas flex – the world above my shoulders.

Gotcha.

Desi, 33, barista: I don’t know. Probably a big flat here in Shoreditch.

Really? Who wants to live in Shoreditch? 
I would just rent it out.

That doesn’t sound very tasteless. Would you have the walls covered in rubies?
What?

You're really really rich, remember?
Oh. Well, that’s all I would want – a flat with a kitchen and an oven.

Dream big!

April, 37, drives a milk float and sells frozen yogurt: I would steal Louis CK’s idea and open a shop named “Shit-Ass Pet Fuckers”.

And what would you do there?
Sell dog food for a million pounds.

Where would it be?
Next to all the Starbucks.

Hot shit.

Previously – Who Would You Clone?