Originally Posted by
lucille
Wonder how those victims who said “shut up and take my money” feel?
I wouldn't worry too much about them. Given the strange figure raised (as shown above) of $3821.42 from 27 donors, and, if I recall correctly, the minimum online donation of $200 for the Golden Ticket, the maximum number of website contributors could be no more than 19, with possibly 8 more (the co-Directors, maybe?) coughing up the balance of $21.42 direct to Brad off-line in hard cash.
In any case, surely we as aviators should applaud those score or so of brave pioneers wiling to risk their wealth and lives to dreams of shooting off into the upper atmosphere in a few millimetre thick tube of Toulouse aluminium, in the finest traditions of Branson & Bezos. And speaking of billionaire entrepreneurs, the choice of choc baron Willy Wonka's marketing terminology was a stroke of genius in this inspiring, but alas seemingly failed, venture. To quote from said musical:
"I never dreamed that I would climb
Over the moon in ecstasy
But nevertheless it's there that I'm
Shortly about to be
'
Cause I got a golden ticket"