When we get our own island, what skills will you bring to our community

[LynneSin]

Here it is - 25acres off the coast of Panama for a mere $375,000

http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/sales_islands/sites/06_cocos.html


So if we had an island, what skills would you bring to our community! We would need to build homes (dormitory style), provide food and some sort of income would be nice.

What would be your contribution?

[Aristus]

1. I could be a telephone sanitizer.

Or a hairdresser. Or a middle manager.

[LynneSin]

3. Well, since we have no phones nor need for middle management...

..you're the hairdresser

[Aristus]

27. Okay, you missed the "Hitchhiker's" reference, but anyway,

I think I'll be part of the medical staff, dispensing free medical care to my fellow DU-ers. How's that? :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. I'll work with Aristus on the medical stuff...even though I'm retired

I'll be glad to come out of retirement for such a lovely island! I can also help with the cooking...:hi:

[Aristus]

68. I was going to say.........

It's our own private island! Of COURSE you'd come out of retirement!

I'd have to get up to speed on jellyfish stings and crab bites, but that's the price you pay....... B-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. Hey, Aristus...

You are too sweet, you know that? You ARE! I think it would be a blast to take care of our sick/injured ones on this island. I too will need to brush up on jellyfish and other exotica...A price easily paid for such a terrific place...

[ret5hd]

2. (in my best 'rainman' voice)...i'm an excellent driver.

[sniffa]

4. i'LL be the deity

no one's cLaimed that yet.

[LynneSin]

13. Sorry - separation of church and state on this island

I mean, you can worship whatever you want provided you do not hound others about what you're doing.

You'll need to pick another position

[sniffa]

21. fine

i'LL be the tax exempt minister, coLLecting moneys from those who wouLd Like entrance to heaven.

[LynneSin]

36. there won't be any money on the island

it's a commune where we all contribute and are rewarded equally.

Don't make me kick you off the island!

[tk2kewl]

5. I am a halfway decent carpenter, and can handle a boat

and I can help with some form of "offshore" software related business

:)

[Richardo]

A smug sense of self-satisfaction

[Richardo]

10. ...and a tendency to repeat myself.

:blush:

[Richardo]

6. A smug sense of self-satisfaction

[RandomKoolzip]

7. We can fuel all machines by using the harnessed power

of my excessive, violent flatulence.

[katinmn]

8. Fishing.

I grew up in the "Walleye Capital of the World."

[MissMillie]

9. I can cook

but I don't want to have to cook every day... will someone else share the responsibility w/ me?

Also, I can sing, so I can be the entertainment sometimes.

Oh, I can also make afgans that we can sell for money. I crochet.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. Hi, MissMillie!

I'll be happy to share the cooking with you! I'll work as a nurse as needed and cook other times. Sounds good to me! You can teach me how to crochet too...I've always wanted to learn!

:toast:

[CottonBear]

11. I could be a gardener and also provide land planning services

such as designing the master plan for the community and site engineering and landscaping plans for homes and community buildings. I could take care of livestock as well.
:)

[keithjx]

12. I'll be a masseuse

But whoisalhedges has to keep his sexy pants on.
KJ

[laruemtt]

14. i can do our web page

and be the personal fitness trainer as well as do any stray medical transcription that needs to be done, haha. i'll also help grow our sprouts :hippie:

[LynneSin]

37. We have no internet service - but sure

Unless you're just going to live back in the USA and we'll send pictures to you via snail mail to post

[laruemtt]

38. actually, got ya covered.

we'll be in st. lucia for a couple of years starting in august, and then puerto rico or one of the virgins for several years after that.

[ghostsofgiants]

56. You're telling me we couldn't tap into an unprotected wireless network...

...nearby? We could call is War-Islanding or something.

[ghostsofgiants]

55. Dammit, that was my plan

How about we collaborate on the website?

[laruemtt]

66. deal!

this will be a dream creating a website with a like-minded person(s)!

:toast:

[DS1]

15. Every Island needs an Executioner

[sui generis]

19. I thought for sure you'd be the town ho

:evilgrin:

[name not needed]

24. In addition to my services as a vagrant,

I can do that too :D

[Lavender Brown]

16. I'll fashion things out of coconuts

You know, kitchenware, phones, DVD players.

[CottonBear]

20. Coconuts would be so Gilligan's Island! Excellent!

:)

[sui generis]

17. brotha can cook

we'd need a bigger island though - we'd need starch, citrus and legume crops to stay as healthy as possible, plus some kind of fermentable fruit for parties. Might consider some kind of pasturage too.

Also, need a better supply of wood for cookfires, soapmaking, shelter, if we don't want to deplete the island's ecosystem, and the bigger and more forested the island the better the freshwater.

[LynneSin]

35. Well, the problem is we need an island that is affordable too

I mean, we can get some massive, wonderful islands but we'd have to pay like $20million for them.

That's why we would need an income so we could bring in some of the foodstuff that we would need for the island. However, if we could get together about 1.5-2million dollars we could consider something like this in Uganda:

http://www.privateislandsonline.com/nsongaisland.htm


Or how about 128acres in the PHillipines for $550,000
http://www.privateislandsonline.com/littledeer.htm

[name not needed]

18. town vagrant

[flvegan]

22. I can lift heavy things.

Other than that, I'm completely useless.

[sundog]

23. i'll cook on lunch shift

:)

[SOteric]

25. I can cook, I can garden, I can

catch and clean most kinds of seafood, bone out and clean poultry and I know the science behind how most food product is made. I know how to cook with and without fire. I can make soap. I know the elemental principles of engineering, chemistry and physics, I know a great deal about exotic horticulture.

[madrchsod]

26. ,furniture making

and the ancient wisdom of a 58 year old.....

[seemunkee]

28. I have built some small boats and know woodworking

I also have survival skill from years of scouting, climbing and general outdoors activities.

[Shoeempress]

29. How about we keep our country and ship the Repukes to the island?

I'll chip in to start the collection for the shipping, 3rd class slow boat delivery should be ok.

[Deja Q]

30. I can quickly learn how to carpentry and sew, I can cook...

I'm also good for other things too! O8)

[Lannes]

31. Delegating authority

:)

[sundog]

32. who's gonna grow weed?

:P

[Lannes]

48. Smart ass

:)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. Won't it grow itself?

We'll hardly have to encourage it, IMHO!

[Dastard Stepchild]

33. I'll therapize the masses....

with my social worker skillz.

[everythingsxen]

34. Soldier/Police

It is my destiny.

Alternately, I would be a fisherman.

Because, honestly....
before my days are done,
I want to be a fisherman. :D

Seriously though...

I can do Island security and Law Enforcment. Fuck you anarchists. It's ok if there are very few laws. But if you cross that line I will take you down! Alternately, if the Freepers buy the next island over and go to war with us I am a good soldier and a fair general.

[AlienGirl]

53. (suddenly imagining DU policed by Darth Vader)

[AlienGirl]

58. (realizing that that would be Parrot Help...)

[Rainbowreflect]

40. I would be a great mediator or I could work with small children.

I can also make beautiful jewelry & tie-dyes.

[tjwmason]

41. I can explain the rules of cricket

If this is going to be a proper left-wing island we won't really be working much, but chilling out - and there is no better way to chill out than to watch cricket.

I can also mix perfect drinks - just as long as they're gin based, and just as long as it's decent gin.

[bertha katzenengel]

42. LAUGHTER!

I will make everyone laugh!

Do you think that's valuable enough? It's what I do best. I also make a mean batch of chili, but I doubt I could get the right beans on the island.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

43. best bare foot coconut tree climber

[Justin54B20L]

44. Occupational Health and Safety Manager

As well as HAZMAT and HAZWASTE manager.

Together known as an Environmental Health Officer.

Gotta make sure people and the environment interact safely with one another. =)

[SCDem]

45. Grant writing and public policy

I can bring money in for health projects, environmental projects and eco-friendly housing projects. Furthermore I can help formulate policy for the Island and track policy abroad to see how it will impact us.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

46. A wry sense of angst

& that Donne line.

[underpants]

47. I'll be "Seth-a-rific"!!!

:bounce:

[jswordy]

50. BEST - HETEROSEXUAL - SEX - EVER! LOL! n/t

[SarahB]

52. Let's see...

I can cook (including being able to gut stuff unsqueamishly).
I can sew.
I know CPR and first aid.

and because you know people will be doin' it on the island...

I know about natural family planning (basal temperature, cervical fluid identification in particular) in the event we don't have access to condoms or pharmaceuticals. And if that doesn't work...

I know lots about birth, breastfeeding, and baby care. :D

[ghostsofgiants]

54. I could design our island's official website perhaps

And I could help paint murals and shit if we wanted it to look nice.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

57. I'll make music and grow tomatoes

that you can throw if I suck. :D

[Nevernose]

59. I'll make the booze

I can't guarantee it'll be good, exactly, but I can guarantee that it'll get the job done.
:beer:

[proud2BlibKansan]

60. I can teach the kids

and maybe even the adults if they need it.

[maveric]

61. Nursing skills, Sheet metal fabrication skills,Chili cooking, photography

And stud service.

[usedtobesick]

62. I'll be a hunter /gatherer

Seriously I can catch anything, fish, birds, animals, for the meat eating people. Vegetables aren't much of a challenge but I can catch those as well. They are not very fast but they are sneaky...

[fishnfla]

63. I can throw a cast net

eom

[sakabatou]

64. First aid training, fitness training

[48pan]

65. Motorcycle and Small Engine Repair

I'm pretty good at plumbing as well.

[-..__...]

67. Minister of hedonism and public nudity.

Clothing will be banned (or required), based on a purely subjective basis at my sole discretion.