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I\u2019m thinking booze and ice cream, but there have to be better options\u2026.so links please! If you had a fun fifty, what would you do with it?<\/span><\/div>\n

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(This is not some weird hypothetical. A generous friend really did give me $50 to spend on myself, and I really am stumped\u2026so please help me play.)<\/span><\/div>\n

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**Update: Not to be outdone, another friend upped the ante. I now have $150 to spend on something fun. (I have nice friends!) Help me, internets! What would you splurge on?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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