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Chula Vista 02-12-2015 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 1550554)
My parents buy lotto tickets like SuperMillions and PowerSuperRichFuckBall and stuff like that. When I turned 18 they tried to convince me to join the fun, but I told them that it's more likely to get struck by lightning.

But people do occasionally get struck and people do win Lottos, right.

We do a Lotto pool in work where each employee chips in for two tickets and everyone agrees that if any one ticket wins we all split the payout. Will it ever happen? Most likely not. But the miniscule chance of winning and all being able to retire on the same day is worth a couple of singles to everyone.

The Batlord 02-12-2015 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1550567)
But people do occasionally get struck and people do win Lottos, right.

We do a Lotto pool in work where each employee chips in for two tickets and everyone agrees that if any one ticket wins we all split the payout. Will it ever happen? Most likely not. But the miniscule chance of winning and all being able to retire on the same day is worth a couple of singles to everyone.

By that same logic you should under no circumstances ever go outside during a thunderstorm.

RoxyRollah 02-12-2015 09:53 AM

You say that like he is logical. At all, ever.

John Wilkes Booth 02-12-2015 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1550567)
But people do occasionally get struck and people do win Lottos, right.

We do a Lotto pool in work where each employee chips in for two tickets and everyone agrees that if any one ticket wins we all split the payout. Will it ever happen? Most likely not. But the miniscule chance of winning and all being able to retire on the same day is worth a couple of singles to everyone.

send the money directly to me from now on and i will do my best to provide you with false hope

Chula Vista 02-12-2015 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1550571)
By that same logic you should under no circumstances ever go outside during a thunderstorm.

Huh? What does one have to do with the other? BTW, your chances of getting cancer are way higher than me winning the lotto so why do you buy cigarettes?

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah (Post 1550576)
You say that like he is logical. At all, ever.

I've had a few moments of clarity around these parts.

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth (Post 1550581)
send the money directly to me from now on and i will do my best to provide you with false hope

Zero chance of any payback with the JWB business model. I'll stickj with the 1 in 10,000,000 I got going now.

John Wilkes Booth 02-12-2015 10:49 AM

that's pretty cynical, man. there's always a chance my false hope could save your life one day.

The Batlord 02-12-2015 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1550602)
Huh? What does one have to do with the other? BTW, your chances of getting cancer are way higher than me winning the lotto so why do you buy cigarettes?

Well, if you're more likely to get struck by lightning than win the lottery, then logic would dictate that if you're willing to take a chance on the lottery then you should be even more concerned with getting hit by lightning.

And lottery tickets are only worthwhile if you actually win (which you almost certainly won't, making almost all lottery tickets inherently worthless), whereas a pack of cigarettes yields the same (assumedly) desirable results every time.

#teamtobacco

John Wilkes Booth 02-12-2015 11:30 AM

you could say that gambling brings similar results as any other drug, really.

i just don't know why you'd pick a game with such ****ty odds. you are literally better off putting your paycheck down on a roulette table every once in a blue moon than you are playing the lotto on a consistent basis.

The Batlord 02-12-2015 11:39 AM

I was gonna sleep last night, but then I accidentally watched most of seasons 6-7 of Dexter. TV is a hell of a drug.

Chula Vista 02-12-2015 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by John Wilkes Booth (Post 1550626)
you could say that gambling brings similar results as any other drug, really.

To a small degree.

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i just don't know why you'd pick a game with such ****ty odds. you are literally better off putting your paycheck down on a roulette table every once in a blue moon than you are playing the lotto on a consistent basis.
I usually do quite well at Black Jack when we hit up Vegas. Most often I win enough to cover meal expenses.

And we did win $12 in the last Lotto which was put right back into the pot. Woohoo!


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