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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Apr 2, 2012 9:31am
WTF is this?“I don’t know if I won. Some of the numbers were familiar. I recognized some of [them],’’ she said. “I don’t know why’’ people are saying differently. “I’m going to go to the lottery office [today]. I bought some tickets separately.”
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 2, 2012 9:34am
Blank people.WebFire;1134325 wrote:WTF is this?
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Apr 2, 2012 9:36am
not just her, but the lottery ruins more lives than it makes better. there was even a documentary on this a while back. i saw there was a 16 year old england i think, she lost all of her money by the time she was 18.Raw Dawgin' it;1134319 wrote:LOL single mom with 7 kids working at McDonalds - she'll go broke in a couple years and be right back behind the counter.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Apr 2, 2012 9:41am
That's because most people that win are fucking idiots. Pretty simple.Glory Days;1134328 wrote:not just her, but the lottery ruins more lives than it makes better. there was even a documentary on this a while back. i saw there was a 16 year old england i think, she lost all of her money by the time she was 18.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 2, 2012 9:44am
Because 99% of people who play are idiots.like_that;1134331 wrote:That's because most people that win are fucking idiots. Pretty simple.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Apr 2, 2012 10:12am
99% of all people are idiots. We are the 1%.sleeper;1134334 wrote:Because 99% of people who play are idiots.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 2, 2012 10:17am
"We"? Did you read this thread? Almost everyone on here bought a ticket. I think you meant "me" as in sleeper. I did not win, and I did not buy a ticket.WebFire;1134347 wrote:99% of all people are idiots. We are the 1%.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Apr 2, 2012 10:31am
you probably didsleeper;1134353 wrote:"We"? Did you read this thread? Almost everyone on here bought a ticket. I think you meant "me" as in sleeper. I did not win, and I did not buy a ticket.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Apr 2, 2012 10:32am
I did not.Raw Dawgin' it;1134364 wrote:you probably did
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Apr 2, 2012 10:49am
I bought 5 tickets. I'm an idiot x5.
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WebFire
Posts: 14,779
Apr 2, 2012 10:56am
Read mine again. I wasn't talking about tickets. Besides, you did leave 1% for non-idiot players.sleeper;1134353 wrote:"We"? Did you read this thread? Almost everyone on here bought a ticket. I think you meant "me" as in sleeper. I did not win, and I did not buy a ticket.
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sjmvsfscs08
Posts: 2,963
Apr 2, 2012 11:24am
I didn't buy a ticket, but sleeper still considers me an idiot. 
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 2, 2012 12:03pm
I actually agree with this.sleeper;1134334 wrote:Because 99% of people who play are idiots.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Apr 2, 2012 1:28pm
99% of people are idiots and it has nothing to do with playing the lottery.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Apr 2, 2012 1:33pm
You are selling yourself way too short.ernest_t_bass;1134370 wrote:I'm an idiot x5.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Apr 2, 2012 1:59pm
I am? But, brother!like_that;1134500 wrote:You are selling yourself way too short.
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Apr 2, 2012 2:18pm
i was going to buy two tickets, but forgot. Does that make me more or less of an idiot?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 2, 2012 2:25pm
Also true.Tiernan;1134495 wrote:99% of people are idiots and it has nothing to do with playing the lottery.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Apr 2, 2012 6:12pm
You have to be some kind of super retarded idiot to be able to blow the kind of money they are going to get from winning this lottery. I don't see how it's possible, although I also am able to plan ahead and budget for stuff. Maybe that's my flaw.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 2, 2012 6:14pm
It's called "I'm gonna buy this, this, this, this, this, this..."tk421;1134682 wrote:You have to be some kind of super retarded idiot to be able to blow the kind of money they are going to get from winning this lottery. I don't see how it's possible, although I also am able to plan ahead and budget for stuff. Maybe that's my flaw.
tk421
Posts: 8,500
Apr 2, 2012 8:16pm
It's also called I'm going to tell everyone I know I won the lottery, so they can come out of the woodwork and take my money from me.wildcats20;1134684 wrote:It's called "I'm gonna buy this, this, this, this, this, this..."
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 2, 2012 10:28pm
Yeah, if you want to cheat your co-workers out of their winnings, you just set-up a trust to collect. Say nothing to anyone. Then quietly leave work a few months later "for another job". And move to a nice sunny locale to start your new life.tk421;1134761 wrote:It's also called I'm going to tell everyone I know I won the lottery, so they can come out of the woodwork and take my money from me.
But obviously she ain't no rocket scientist. Lesson here though, for those who do participate in such office pools, is to demand a copy of the purchased pool tickets beforehand.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 2, 2012 10:40pm
People going broke, hating life/themselves, etc after winning the lottery really strengthens the case that most people who play it are morons.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Apr 2, 2012 10:45pm
So did that lady from McD's that claimed she won (and said she bought the winning ticket seperate than the work pool) really win?
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Apr 2, 2012 11:57pm
It would be an interesting question for a jury. Remember, in civil trials the burden of proof is somewhere less than beyond a reasonable doubt.Fab1b;1135039 wrote:So did that lady from McD's that claimed she won (and said she bought the winning ticket seperate than the work pool) really win?
Was thinking about this. 200 (or however many pool tickets she bought) with a time stamp clearly different (even a few minutes) from the winner might be enough for me. But if she couldn't produce those 200 tickets (i.e. "I threw out the losers")?
If all you had to go on was she had the winning ticket, and there's no video or timestamps or anything else to indicate whether it was a pool ticket or her personal ticket. What would you decide?