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I make billions,
I never spend less than $1000,
I'm a man in black,
I'm a force of nature,
I'm the original,
Audiences of all ages have seen me.

Who / what am I?

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  • Bill Gates.....OR .....Microsoft ???? – logo Jun 25 '19 at 21:55
  • Sorry not Bill Gates or Microsoft. I added the wordplay tag to this. When you see the answer I think it will make sense (hopefully). I didn't want to make it too easy so some of the lines are a bit vague on their own but make sense on the whole. If this is too hard I have hints in mind that will help. This is my first riddle, and I thought people would get it right away. We'll see how long it takes. – JS1 Jun 25 '19 at 22:09
  • Is it rot13(Jnyg Qvfarl)? – Adam Jun 25 '19 at 22:15
  • @Adam No sorry. More wordplay, less literal. – JS1 Jun 25 '19 at 22:17
  • @JS1 Great riddle! Thanks for sharing! – GentlePurpleRain Jun 26 '19 at 14:43

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Hopefully someone can finish this:

G=giga = affix for times 10^9
G=grand = 1000 dollars
G-man = government (FBI) agent
G=constant for the force of gravity
OG=original gangsta (slang term meaning "the original" or "old-school")
G=general audience viewing = movie rating

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    I think you've probably got it. I imagine "the original" is probably referring to (spoiler). – Alconja Jun 26 '19 at 03:53
  • Wow, right after I saw the answer, I was thinking rot13(Vg'f BT!) Then looks down at comments – Duck Jun 26 '19 at 05:14
  • God is the missing item in your answer. – Overmind Jun 26 '19 at 12:34
  • @Overmind - I'm not aware of 'G' being used to mean God, but God is a missing item in all answers ;) – amI Jun 27 '19 at 02:55
  • The missing answer is what Alconja and Duck guessed in the comments. – JS1 Jun 27 '19 at 04:15
  • @JS1 - I'm not familiar with that 'OG' (although I've heard of various rappers called 'G' = ? Grand Master ?). I would have preferred a clue about the musical note 'G'. Feel free to edit my answer and I'll approve if it is explained. – amI Jun 27 '19 at 04:45
  • @amI I had quite a few other clues in mind but I thought that the more clues I gave, the easier the riddle would be. So I kept the riddle somewhat short. As for OG, it's a slang term that is probably not well known outside the U.S. – JS1 Jun 27 '19 at 04:59
  • @JS1 - Ah, I see that (spoiler) G=Gangsta, and the rap is called G-funk, and there is some claim to being the Original Gangsta, but 'OG' is not a good answer as it breaks the 'G' pattern. – amI Jun 27 '19 at 05:05
  • and there's Ice-T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.G._Original_Gangster; @amI – JMP Jun 27 '19 at 05:22
  • @JonMarkPerry - yes, but is he called 'G' (rather than 'OG')? -- or should he be saved for a puzzle based on 'T'? – amI Jun 27 '19 at 05:47
  • @amI; probably, but God isn't renowned for wearing black either :) – JMP Jun 27 '19 at 05:59
  • @JS1 "Who / what am I?" Refer to OG? – Shinjo Jun 27 '19 at 06:49
  • @shinjo What am I? Answer is the letter "G". – JS1 Jun 27 '19 at 06:58