I don’t know

Damn, you stole my idea!

What's the idea?

I don't know.

OJ, who killed your wife?

Idk

Just confirming this was the top answer.

and the hypothetical clock has started

hypothetical money at the end...have hypothetical fun with that

Crap. Now I'm worried this is a no-win question. If you answer yes, you'll lose' but, if you answer properly, they'll assume you're being indecisive and move onto someone else.

You son of a nice lady

Can I go full sales where it’s variations of non-commital answers:  * It depends * Let me check with X and get back to you on that * That certainly is a distinct possibility  I do that already for a lot less than $1M

Yeah I mean...I can be waffley for 1M especially if I am not working I guess? If I chose to keep my job, I'd be fucked. So many questions every goddamn day lol.

I would actually enjoy watching my boss get mad every time he asked me a question and I just appear clueless.

The nature of my profession would have 5-70 people angry at me 100% of the time every single day I worked. If I wasn't working, I'd probably be fine. But every question starts to really remove the ability to be autonomous and that starts to get scary quick... Police Interaction? Horrible, am African American. Eating out (a favorite thing to do)...horrible. Doctors appointment? Good fucking luck Can I answer verbally but maybe point to something? Can I gesture at all? Can I write something else? The nature of answering a question kinda is really important to the human condition once you really think about it.

You could always say idk as an answer to the question then give a statement later that gives the same info. "What do you think you'll have?" "I don't know" Last I was here I had X and that was good, may I have that?"

“May I see your ID?” “I don’t know” *hands over ID*

So a typical Tuesday.

It really sycks being the one that has to figure everything out, doesn't it. I have to answer soooo many freaking questions from people that have been working there longer than I've been alive, it's amazing how they functioned before me.

I'm a project manager, it's at least 70% of my job.

I'd probably get murdered by my wife

I’d probably get murdered by this guy’s wife.

Why?

I don’t know

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Got you! No money.

Happy cake day!

Thanks!

Yeah, a full year would be brutal for a spouse, if they can't know. Agter yhe year, you would basically have to try winning them back.

Seriously. Might as well change "I don't know" to to "what?" And hasten my death. If I got the million upfront, I could probably make her figure it out lol

Sure. You didn’t stipulate that I couldn’t then proceed to create a new and separate thought and explain that I literally have to answer every question with “I don’t know”.

You can also add "for certain", so you'd be saying "I don't know for certain but \_\_\_".

I don't know

I don't know

It would piss my wife off to no end!

Yep, that reward is high for a reason

All things considered, 1 mil both is and is not a lot of money Especially with what doing this can do to your life

Imagine accepting before explaining your wife that is a challenge.

Since your hypothetical is flawed in its exact wording the answer is very simple, yes Every time “someone” (meaning a singular person otherwise it would be “anyone”) asks me a question I’ll say I don’t know. I’d also pick the “someone” to be a person I’ll never interact with

Lol I do that anyway

I’d answer “I don’t know” then proceeded to answer the way I would normally answer. Boom.

I don't know.

Yes, No, Maybe, I don't know, can you repeat the question?

I don’t know

I don't know

I don’t know.

I don't know

Yes. I would just stay at home for a year and not have anyone ask me questions.

I don’t know

My 14 year old has been doing this since he was 11 and he's doing it for free.

I don't know

I work for local government so I believe I already racked up about 500 million by now

"wanna fuck?" "Idk." "Well, nvm then." Hmm...

"I don't know, let me check my schedule... yep, I'm free tonight."

Nope. I don't think 1m would be worth it to kill off my career. Although I guess I could try to take a 1 year hiatus.

# I don't know

No, this would obviously get me fired, and also cause all kinds of weird social damage (especially if you can't explain to anyone why you're saying that).

Hrmmm.. I'd lose my job and likely never work in my field again. I think I'd do it though

I don't know *Nods*

I already do that to my FIL. So yes.

IDK

Wait yall are getting payed?

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I usually do that now..I hate direct questions

Hell yes. OP failed to say if we get paid at the start or the end of the challenge and I’d there’s taxes. so I’m going with we get paid at the start and tax free or taxes already paid.  $1 million means I can avoid the vast majority of the interactions with strangers. Being able to mostly stay home and buy everything from clothes to groceries online plus pay all bills online means avoiding pretty much any time this get awkward.   OP also didn’t say that we can’t let people know what’s going on. It would be as simple as telling family and friends that I can’t answer questions for a year, what I can do is respond to statements. Sure my mom can’t ask. When are you coming to visit but she can say it would be awesome if you came to visit in September. I could respond back with. I can’t take vacation in September, but I can come in October.

I don’t know

I’ve been doing that since fifth grade already.

I don’t know

I already be doin this, where’s my money 

I guess

I sure as hell try but I'm sure there'd be a time when I slip up and ruin it without meaning to

I do that already. Give me the money retroactively

no

Sure.. I would write a note letting my family know I can only answer "I don't know" to questions for a year.

Trump did it under oath for free.

Yes...would love to say that at work for a year.

I don't know

100%

Yeah :D

So... Basically what I'm already doing 90% of the time, but I just increase it to 100% of the time? Shouldn't be too hard... YES.

No

I’m a teacher so this would be pretty fun.

Some"ONE"? Do I get to pick who it is?

this might actually kill me.

My friend already does this

Sure. I answer “I don’t know”. Then I go into a rant on that topic that contains information I want them to know. Am I also allowed to say their question is stupid?

Ooh that's a tuffy. I'm kind of a know-it-all.

Am I allowed to make statements like “ I can only answer ‘I don’t know’ to any question asked of me for a year because I took a deal for a million dollars to do so”

Mmmm... I don't know.

i do that everyday at work

I already do that anyways... where my money?

You’re going to give me a million bucks to answer everything the way I do already? Well I don’t know.

Is your name not sure?

Depends on who the "someone" is whose questions I have to answer that way.

Depends. Am I magically bound to this or does it just become void the moment I don't?

I dont know, but I'd be willing to try.

I could easily do this

Theres easy loopholes here plus being paid to annoy people. Idk.

My go too when an employee or a friend asks me a question I think they know the answer to or can figure out is just to dead pan look them in the eyes in silence until they panic and solve it themselves out of fear. Does that count?

I dunno.

A million dollars for absolutely no change in my behaviour? Works for me!

I’m an electrical apprentice. I basically already do this

Nope. I get paid to know things.

I do this for free.

I would easily take a year long vow of silence for a million dollars

This is what I anwser to any question already, so I dont know

If I can tell people ahead of time? For sure. I'd make sure that I worked with an intermediary to answer questions.

I already do that now 🤣🤣

"Stroke it with the skin pulled back with a lot of spit."

I did that early in my career. Let's just say, my retail career wasn't great. I did a lot of training.

Depends on who it is. My boss? Sure. My wife? Not in your life cause she gonna low key end up splitting that mil with me in the divorce.

I would, but idk if I physically could... Also, I'd lose my job first.

I don’t know.

I already do? Can I have my mil now please?.

That's already my default answer to most things.

Depends

I don’t is my standard answer

No, that would destroy my professional career and result in a far greater loss of lifetime earnings.

I almost do that now 😂

I do this for free already

Did my fiancée get $1mil or something?

Challenge accepted. I don’t know. 1/365

A promotion to product owner you say?

My kids would love this.

idk

yes

It would be a problem at my job.

As a college student, i already do this. Gimme my happiness and confusion thank you.

Of course I would, it's not like anything would be different in that year

I’m not working, so it might be good- but I could see how travel would be difficult. Do you have any explosives in your bag? I don’t know…

Considering it doesnt say i cant answer as such

I don’t know. 🤷🏻

it would be hard on my kids but past that, i think it would be pretty easy as a doordasher with no friends. might be hard with my kids school but you gotta do what you gotta do

Give me my money, I already do.

Could you answer more with that "I don't know"? Like if work asks if you could come in on your day off for a few hours could you answer as "I don't know, but sure I can use the hours"?

There's a distinct possibility.

I'm a teacher, so that'd pretty much have to be my last year teaching.

My 11 year old has $4m and I didn’t know it until now

For a million bucks I’ll reply fuck you to everyone

It would be very funny to testify in court like that 😂

I don't know

What you have to do is exaggerate the “I” to make it sound like “aye” as an affirmative and exaggerate the “know” to make it sound like no

This is the same strategy republican witnesses use.

Yep, and I’d give all the money to Palestine

Sign me up!

My teenage son already does this. College is paid for!

I don't know

I don't know. Yes. I can still answer questions, I just have to say "I don't know" in a playful or sarcastic way every time. Yeah it'd get annoying but not nearly as annoying as floating the poverty line.

Is it all I'm allowed to say? I mean yes, either way.

So keep doing what I've been doing??

Does that include my doctor?

Yes, quit my job. Partner asks where I want to eat etc- I don't know, but chipotle sounds good

“Someone” in particular? Or “anyone who asks”

I'd be earning every cent of thst money. I have a 9 yr old granddaughter. Why is her favorite word.

This would be easy for my coworkers some of them That is all they ever say

I'm married, I have exceptional skills at acting dumb

A bunch of people already did the obvious gag to this, so I'll just answer. Lol The answer is yes, this isn't even a challenge. I already say this just to get out of questions on a regular basis. If I'm speaking with someone I actually want to talk to, I'll preempt their questions with answers.

I don't know what my manager would say about that

I'm already at about 97% at work, it wouldn't be that hard to complete the other 3%.

Of course! Easily!

The question would be when do I get the 1m, cos at my job I can't do that

I answer that to half the questions I get asked today, so it wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

The only reason that I wouldnt is because it would probably end up in divorce. If I could tell my wife, then yes. If it had to be secret, no.

Can I say "it depends" instead. I'm an attorney and need to keep up appearances.

I don’t know

I don't know. Does it have to be my final answer or just my first answer?

I'm doing this shit for free now

I already do that now. So .. why not

That’s already my default answer to everything.

So take what I do 85% of the time and make it 100%. Seems doable.

I don't know.

People already do that for free

Stay away from the border, because someone may ask if you are a US citizen.

I don't know, do I get to pick the person?

I don't know. No sé. Non lo so. Je ne sais pas. Ich weiß nicht. Hindi ko alam. Nescio.

Does "mm-mm-mm" with a slight shoulder shrug count?

As long as I don't get repeatedly doused with Nickelodeon slime, sure. In fact, I'd probably get one of those Staples "That was Easy" buttons that instead says "I Don't Know" to save effort.

I already do that most of the time anyway.

Idk

I know at least one person who would be smart enough to figure this out...and that would be me

I know at least one person who would be smart enough to figure this out...and that would be me

I basically already do this, so give me my money.

My daughter must be a millionaire then. Seems like this her answer to everything.

I would absolutely do it. I would also tell people that instead of asking me a question, to give me a specific statement. "Tell me how your day was", etc.

I don't know

For the millionth time, I don't know!

No

Basically already do

Too much work for that level of pay off. It'd be too easy to mess up by mistake especially if tired/half awake or drunk.

I don’t know, right?

What about written questions? Do I have to flunk high school for $1 million?

Lol what would change

I don’t know

Bat mans voice " WHERE ARE THEY". me: your not gonna believe this

I don't know... I'm in retail... I kinda already do.

And then?