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Bama-Shooter You do your thing. I'll do mine. Joined Apr 2004 Posts 3962 EE Offline USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:13:15 AM EST Everytime I go to Georgia or Florida I buy $5 dollars worth of Big Game and Lotto South. I've been doing this for years. One day I will hit it!
	American by chance, Southern by the grace of God.

Janus of Extraordinary Magnitude Joined Jan 2001 Posts 1689 EE Offline MN, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:14:43 AM EST Nope. I'm taxed enough as it is.
	"Stand aside--I have experience with this on AR15.com. I'll handle this liberal pussy!" - thebeekeeper1

rebel_rifle

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Posted: 3/17/2005 11:18:18 AM EST

Originally Posted By Janus:
Nope. I'm taxed enough as it is.

I don't pay the stupid tax either.

HardShell Just happy to be here! Joined Sep 2002 Posts 4554 EE Offline AL, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:18:18 AM EST Nope.
	But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. [1 Corinthians 2:14]

einnor1040 rude, crude and socially unacceptable Joined Aug 2003 Posts 2363 EE Offline TN, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:19:01 AM EST I spend 2 bucks a week on powerball. It ain't gonna break me. Who knows, I may hit it someday. You can't win if you don't play.
	einnor

motown_steve Attack Dog For the Powerful Gun Lobby Joined Mar 2004 Posts 7784 EE Offline MI, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:19:28 AM EST I have like when the jackpot gets up over $100,000,000. Haven't bought one in years though.
	My uncle's dying wish was to be able to hold me on his lap, he was in the electric chair!

frtloop85 Member Joined Nov 2004 Posts 890 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:19:39 AM EST I don't...i just don't see the point of spending the money on a slim chance of winning.
	"round butts belong on wiminz, square butts belong on revolvers" --nationwide

Lennster Member Joined Sep 2004 Posts 275 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:20:38 AM EST I am in a pool at work. A couple bucks a week at a chance to retire? Hell yes.
	. . . . Ootini!

Mauser101 Member Joined Dec 2002 Posts 1679 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:20:51 AM EST I've been known to drop a fiver from time to time. Maybe 3-4 times a year. I don't normally buy in on the huge jackpots. The pool is too big. If I happen to be getting gas and notice an 8mil jackpot I might put in thinking the ticket holder pool will be smaller.

deej86 Joined Sep 2004 Posts 1236 EE Offline IL, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:22:35 AM EST Every once in a while, I go to get a scratch off ticket from an IL lottery vending machine. The most i've won 1. $2 and went to get another ticket that I played and came back "Free ticket" and then I went back to redeem my free ticket. Played that and lost.

SubnetMask Member Joined Apr 2004 Posts 1187 EE Offline OH, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:22:54 AM EST Nope. A buck is worth 5 rounds of XM193. It's all about budgeting.
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Will220 Member Joined Mar 2001 Posts 625 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:23:48 AM EST Yes I do...call it what you want...ya gotta be in it to win it...no matter what the odds...I'd rather waste $5 on a lotto ticket than give it to some guy with a pocket full of $$$ on a corner with a sign around his neck that say..." will work for food"...or what ever else it might say

sWs2 Joined Feb 2005 Posts 111 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:23:55 AM EST nope, especially now that the gambling/ lottery age in Az is 21...

arowneragain Vote Bush '04! Joined Nov 2003 Posts 12281 EE Offline TN, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:23:55 AM EST no.
	SWM ISO SWF under the age of 30. Must have excellent morals, maturity...... Find me that, we'll negotiate the rest, or discuss renting you out as a museum exhibit.

Nimrod1193 Out of my brain on the 5:15 Joined Feb 2001 Posts 3001 EE Offline ND, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:24:39 AM EST Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. That being said, I'll occasionally drop a fiver on a ticket, just for the shrieks. Maybe once a month.
	But on eliminating every other reason for our sad demise, they logged the only explanation left: "This species has amused itself to death."

Researcher Joined Oct 2004 Posts 780 EE Offline PA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:24:39 AM EST I will buy powerball tickets or a scratch ticket every now and again. Not everyday.

PAEBR332 Psychopolitician #4. Resistance is futile. Joined Apr 2003 Posts 2972 EE Offline PA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:25:18 AM EST The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math
	"Two things are infinte: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." Albert Einstein

SS109 Rock n' Roll, Deal W/ It! Joined Feb 2001 Posts 7835 EE Offline CO, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:28:10 AM EST I will buy the scratch tickets and put them in my nephew's birthday cards. One of them actually won $50. Lotteries are the most regressive tax around.
	Frodo has failed, Bush now has the Ring!

Mall-Ninja Joined Dec 2003 Posts 2283 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:29:23 AM EST occasionally.... once every few months or so, when the SuperLotto jackpot hits around 50 million....

Mauser101

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Posted: 3/17/2005 11:31:32 AM EST

Originally Posted By PAEBR332:
The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math

I hear this bandied around a bit and I'm like to agree if we're talking about people who spend a great deal of money on it.

Personally I see it kindof like playing roulette, grated w/ worse odds. When I buy a ticket on Monday I get this fun anticipation all week long. What if I win? What would I do with all that money? How do I protect it? What should I buy my parents? Should I pay for my sisters college? Do I quit work and go back to college or just buy a boat and some asian sex slaves?

The fun of the anticipation is worth the $5 in my mind.

GodBlessTexas

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Posts 5686
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TX, USA

Posted: 3/17/2005 11:33:02 AM EST

Originally Posted By Nimrod1193:
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

I'm good at math, and I play $5 now and again. I've even done it competitively if that tells you anything. The jackpot has to be over a certain amount before I'll even entertain it, but it ain't so bad.

Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas...

Daytona955i Resident Earth Shaking Bass Player Joined Jun 2004 Posts 2232 EE Offline NY, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:33:30 AM EST not for myself
	Brought to you in part by the the number "223" and the letters "A" & "R".

Lazyshooter Member Joined Aug 2001 Posts 3429 EE Offline IL, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:34:16 AM EST Only a few bucks worth, and then only when the pot is large.

AssaultRifler Cody, Soldier of Fortune. Kidnapping survivor. Joined Sep 2004 Posts 2238 EE Offline NC, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:39:12 AM EST I buy a 52 draw Florida Lottery ticket, quick pick and check my winnings, if any, usually none, at www.floridalottery.com. Our assbackwards state doesn't have the lottery.

MrClean4Hire

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Posted: 3/17/2005 11:39:46 AM EST

Originally Posted By rebel_rifle:
Originally Posted By Janus:
Nope. I'm taxed enough as it is.

I don't pay the stupid tax either.

Ramsey listener I bet

Official ARFCom Janitor

Have mop, will travel.

"A bottle of red ,a bottle of white. It all depends on your appetite."

Nimrod1193

Out of my brain on the 5:15

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Posted: 3/17/2005 11:43:24 AM EST

[Last Edit: 3/17/2005 11:43:47 AM EST by Nimrod1193]

Originally Posted By GodBlessTexas:
Originally Posted By Nimrod1193:
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

I'm good at math, and I play $5 now and again. I've even done it competitively if that tells you anything. The jackpot has to be over a certain amount before I'll even entertain it, but it ain't so bad.

Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas...

How do you play the lottery competitively? Is there a league you join or something?

But on eliminating every other reason for our sad demise, they logged the only explanation left:
"This species has amused itself to death."

sgtar15 The King of late Night Internet Joined Jan 2001 Posts 31493 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:44:50 AM EST Buying lotto tickets is for people who are to stupid to play with action figures SGatr15
	<center id=center>'Doing the right thing' seems to be the fastest way there is to make the world hate you. ~ ARowneragain. </center id=center>

Belfry_Express Aerospace Guru Joined Oct 2002 Posts 2496 EE Offline GA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:45:27 AM EST I win the Lotto every day. Kudos for HOPE scholarship BS in AE for the price of books and Gas
	"Guard thy airspeed, lest the ground arise to smite thee"

SubnetMask

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Posted: 3/17/2005 11:48:13 AM EST

Originally Posted By MrClean4Hire:
Originally Posted By rebel_rifle:
Originally Posted By Janus:
Nope. I'm taxed enough as it is.

I don't pay the stupid tax either.

Ramsey listener I bet

Reporting as ordered, sir!

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Red_Beard ≡≡≡≡≡≡≡ Joined Jul 2002 Posts 15543 EE Offline USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:48:55 AM EST no
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Goose79 Joined Nov 2003 Posts 258 EE Offline IL, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 11:50:07 AM EST [Last Edit: 3/17/2005 11:51:19 AM EST by Goose79] I buy two tickets a week for a total of $2.00. I at least get the satisfaction of thinking what I would do if I won some money. My uncle won $120,000 (after taxes) on the Illinois Mega Millions game, so for $104.00 a year why not buy a ticket. I can spend that in a weekend on food and a movie. Goose

ch2000 Village Idiot Joined Feb 2001 Posts 427 EE Offline GA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 12:11:05 PM EST I might buy one every once in a while. I have actually known two people who have won here in GA and in VA. I guy I went to high school with here in GA was one of the first winners in the GA lotto winning $2 million and I have an uncle in VA that won $70,000. I figure what the hell maybe one day I to can when a few bucks !
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rebel_rifle

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Posted: 3/17/2005 1:12:45 PM EST

Originally Posted By Nimrod1193:
Originally Posted By GodBlessTexas:
Originally Posted By Nimrod1193:
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

I'm good at math, and I play $5 now and again. I've even done it competitively if that tells you anything. The jackpot has to be over a certain amount before I'll even entertain it, but it ain't so bad.

Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas...

How do you play the lottery competitively? Is there a league you join or something?

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can play ~~dodgeball~~ the lottery."

-Absolut- Meeeooow Joined Apr 2003 Posts 19274 EE Offline SC, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 1:14:45 PM EST i'll buy a few tickets if the powerball jackpot gets big enough. The entertainment I get from thinking about all the cool stuff I could buy is more than worth it.
	I gotta be crazy! I’m on a pilgrimage to see a moose! Praise Marty Moose! Holy Shit!

shootemup

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FL, USA

Posted: 3/17/2005 1:24:38 PM EST

Originally Posted By Bama-Shooter:
Everytime I go to Georgia or Florida I buy $5 dollars worth of Big Game and Lotto South. I've been doing this for years. One day I will hit it!

Nope, I'd rather go to the casino. Atleast I can hold the dice.

vito113 Zulus! thousands of 'em! Joined Feb 2004 Posts 6558 EE Offline GBR	Posted: 3/17/2005 1:27:51 PM EST [Last Edit: 3/17/2005 1:44:52 PM EST by vito113] I buy British Lottery Tickets… If I get those 6 numbers my ass is on the next plane to the US of A ANdy
	"That ~~Terminator~~ Troll is out there! It can't be bargained with! It can't be reasoned with! It doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear, and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until ~~you are~~ this thread is dead!"

19suburban96 Member Joined Jun 2003 Posts 861 EE Offline NY, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 1:30:31 PM EST I work hard for my money, I'll take the odds of working for what I want. Besides even if I won, I'd still work every day. Although getting my ass kissed by people just because I may have won is sort of appealing
	There's only two men I trust. One is me. The other is not you.

AR15fan Aging JBT. Joined Mar 2001 Posts 13138 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 1:31:46 PM EST Never. they are half jokingly referred to as "a voluntary tax on stupid people" in my family.
	Being a cop is a lot like being in high school. You hang out with your friends all day and make fun of people who are different than you.

Old_Painless Team Member Joined Aug 2002 Posts 7606 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 1:32:57 PM EST I have never wasted a single dime on the lottery. I understand statistics.
	"I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it." - Capt. W. F. Call, Texas Ranger Visit: http://www.theboxotruth.com/

Alien Not the Illegal Kind... Joined Jun 2002 Posts 2502 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 1:34:13 PM EST Every 2-4 weeks I will by a Powerball ticket. I play to win! One day I will!
	I keep it handy... for close encounters.

chrome1 Mechanical Prognosticator Joined Jun 2004 Posts 2440 EE Offline NY, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 3:06:37 PM EST Hell yes I play . I have won about $30K over the years . I'm still in the black when it comes to money out for money in ....
	Yeah ....... Whatever

The_Friendly_Sponge Resident Ass Kisser... Joined Jun 2004 Posts 558 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 3/17/2005 3:15:54 PM EST I don't play the lotto. Just never felt the urge...

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