Depending on your values, you might think spending more than $1,000 on a handbag is ludicrous. Or you might think a quilted Chanel bag is an investment. If you fall into the latter category, how would you feel about an $18,000 fly-fishing rod? Chanel is offering such a rod, along with a set of monochrome Chanel flies (complete with the double “C” logo on gossamer wings and a quilted black leather box). At first I thought, Coco Chanel must be turning over in her grave! but The Guardian reports that she was a tomboy who fished while dating the Duke of Westminster in the ‘20s. Keep reading to see what else you could buy with $18,000.

Did you know Dick Cheney can smile?  A picture of the Vice President cracking a smirk while “fly fishing” was posted on sportsshooter.com and it has more hits than Mariah Carey—about 130,000 as of last night, according to Google. But it isn’t his pearly whites that people are interested in, it’s what appears to be a naked lady reflected in his sunglasses. His spokeswoman Meagan Mitchell claims he was cruising on the Snake River (no joke) and added, “Clearly the picture shows a hand casting a rod.” No comment! [McClatchyDC.com]