Thanks everyone for entering the free movie ticket contest for Death Note! I've picked two winners based on how much I laughed—not freaked out—when I read about how you would use the killer notebook if it fell in your hands.

Linda said:

After I touched it and my new best friend reaper explains the notebook to me, I would probably use it a couple times to see what would happen... 

 

It would be hard to believe a reaper at his word so you have to test it out, but I wouldn't use it to the extent that Light does (wouldn't want a candy snarfing kid to figure out my patterns...) and would use it on 2 people at first.  First one would be the guy who killed a girlfriend back when I was in college and who got out of any sentencing due to an error in the investigation.  The second person would be someone that is looking for euthanasia due to a medical condition that can't be fixed and causes severe pain.  After a friend went through that for almost 8 months, I can't imagine forcing someone to live in severe pain while they wait to die from an incurable disease. 

 

After that I would wait and think.  I definitely wouldn't go for the reaper's eyes, but would stock up on apples (assuming my reaper also likes 'em) while I waited. 

 

It would be tempting to try and profit from it.  For example, you could bet on the severe underdog in a boxing match, take out a loan, lump it with your life savings, and bet on the guy that you know would win, but that seems a bit harsh to have the loser die from a knockout/broken neck... unless there are some evil boxers out there. I still need to think this out, but I really would like to quit this job :)