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A Sad but True Texas Lottery Winner Story ....
http://www.lottoreport.com/TXWinnerSuicide.htm
| Nov 24, 2004
Posted on 11/27/2004 4:07:31 AM PST by DirtyHarryY2K
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To: asgardshill
Exactly, if you want to give your money away have enough sense to set up a foundation and have a board (your family) decide which request gets granted. The guy doesn't sound like he was playing with a full deck to start with. How is it you can barely make ends meet but you go out and buy lottery tickets?
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:28:02 AM PST
by
Casloy
To: Knute
Very true, that. It's not called "The Stupid Tax" for nothing.
Here in GA, it effectively is a politically acceptable method of funding college educations with a voluntary tax on the poor and uneducated.
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:28:59 AM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(hoplophobia is a mental aberration rather than a mere attitude)
To: AmericaUnited
Agree...money does not buy happiness....but it sure does put you in a good position to bargain.
I've been there....and here is one thing that I have learned...if you earn your fortune the hard way...you get an education as you earn it. If you come upon your fortune the easy way...you do not have that education and thus it can be very hard to maintain your good fortune.
To: Ginifer
re: They will never be the same. Suicide is not the answer
My grandfather committed suicide 50 years ago this weekend. I was 12 years old and I can't begin to explain the effect his death had on my family, especially on me. I never really understood the 'reasons' behind his action, but know that it had to do with his health and financial problems brought on by being too generous in helping his family. I often wonder if he had had any idea idea that a full half-a-century later his grandson would remember that day like it was yesterday would it have maybe altered his decisions. I doubt it, but I sure do understand the truth of your observations.
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:31:03 AM PST
by
jwpjr
To: CTOCS
Your plan sounds pretty much like my plan if I should win. About the only difference is where I'd be for at least a couple of months after the win (a wide spot in the road in Louisiana where I own a couple of acres; my "formal" name which nobody knows me by is on the paperwork). I'd grant my permission for any "instant friends" to come on down and dance with the gators and snakes while looking for me if they wanted to.
Like the bitter cold in Minnesota, 14 foot alligators help "keep the riff-raff out".
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:32:32 AM PST
by
asgardshill
(November 2004 - The Month That Just Kept On Giving)
To: RtWngr
That kind of sounds like one of my favorite sayings...I only say it to people that know me and my sense of humor. If they pull out any money, I stick out my hand and say, "I'm not proud and I accept charity." LOL
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:32:53 AM PST
by
codyjacksmom
(Proud new 1st time grandma as of 11/07/04....now it's payback time!)
To: DirtyHarryY2K
your post made me realize that
it's a shame what people can do to money!
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:33:51 AM PST
by
libwacker
(Ann Coulter in 2008!)
To: Casloy
How is it you can barely make ends meet but you go out and buy lottery tickets? An excellent question. They don't call it a "stupidity tax" for nothing. (But I still play - but but I can afford to do so).
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:34:51 AM PST
by
asgardshill
(November 2004 - The Month That Just Kept On Giving)
To: Lurking2Long
Lotterys are nothing but legalized theft from the poor and ignorant. Another "Liberty is the problem" poster.
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:37:17 AM PST
by
laredo44
(Liberty is not the problem)
To: Truth666
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:38:47 AM PST
by
FReepaholic
(Proud FReeper since 1998. Proud monthly donor.)
To: azhenfud
That's funny. I thought one would have a choice whether to buy a lottery ticket. Is it not their "constitutional" right to be stoopid? We do alcohol and tobacco. Lotto should be a choice left to the people - not blocked from the ballot because politicians want to control how the stoopid spend. I'm always amazed at the conservatives who want the government to stay out of their own lives and pocketbooks, but think it ought to control the lives and pocketbooks of those deemed less moral or less intelligent.
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:40:04 AM PST
by
Amelia
To: Knute
"The lottery is nothing but a tax on those who cannot comprehend Probability and Statistics"That deserves a bump to the top
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:43:45 AM PST
by
Rightly Biased
(Ecclesiastes 10:2 (don't be lazy look it up))
To: Truth666
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:48:51 AM PST
by
DirtyHarryY2K
(Perversion is not a civil right.)
To: KateatRFM
On 09/17/2000, Texas lottery added 4 new numbers. The old numbers were 1 through 50. New numbers are 51, 52, 53, 54. Here's the numbers that hit on 09/17/2000: 09-35-54-53-51-28. Coincidence? http://www.lottoreport.com/00results.htm
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posted on
11/27/2004 5:56:20 AM PST
by
evets
(God bless president George W. Bush)
To: DirtyHarryY2K
My wife's second cousin won $42 million in FL last year. I cannot imagine going to him and asking for money. It's so tacky. I guess some people will try to take advantage though.
Personally, if I won, I would choose not to publicize my name. In GA I know there is that option. I think I would just tell people that I got lucky and sold my business for a couple million.
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posted on
11/27/2004 6:02:23 AM PST
by
laxcoach
To: asgardshill
No, late Mr. Harrell, winning the lottery was NOT the worst thing that ever happened to you. Your own weakness in letting yourself be bankrupted by fake-o sob stories from every con artist and new "friend" that came down the pike was the worst thing that ever happened to you. Idiot
Man, you have no compassion whatsoever do you? If you can't discuss this thing rationally and with some pity, then don't discuss it at all. It's comments like that ("idiot") that give freepers a bad name in other forums.
Remind me never to call you if I need encouragement.
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posted on
11/27/2004 6:05:19 AM PST
by
pctech
To: SLB
Agree - winning the lottery can easily ruin your life,
most people have not learned that the love of money (power)
is the root of all Evil
First - tell NO ONE
Next - Get a good Lawyer and establish walls
against the coming hurricane
Third - Get a accountant and establish a stable investment strategy
Then - Tell the World (you have too...),
then disappear for as long as is practicable
To: BunnySlippers
Being laid off all the time does not mean he cant manage his life.
Unless you have been there, you wouldn't understand.
To make the claim, however, that being laid off caused you to lose control of your life, that's different.
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posted on
11/27/2004 6:09:26 AM PST
by
RaceBannon
(Arab Media pulled out of Fallujah; Could we get the MSM to pull out of America??)
To: mentor2k
Although I find it interesting, why is this 5 year old story just now appearing? < tinfoil >
Because he won the money during the Golden Years of Clinton.
Everything unravelled thereafter.
It's W's fault, of course. The story had been lovingly saved for a post-election tantrum.
< /tinfoil >
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posted on
11/27/2004 6:11:36 AM PST
by
Gorzaloon
(This tagline intentionally left blank.)
To: pctech
Man, you have no compassion whatsoever do you? My stock of compassion for a selfish narcissist who takes his own life and leaves his family to clean up the mess is low to non-existent. Suicide is the ultimate selfish act.
If you can't discuss this thing rationally and with some pity, then don't discuss it at all.
Bite me. I'll discuss what I like. If you don't like it, then don't read my posts.
It's comments like that ("idiot") that give freepers a bad name in other forums.
BS. "idiot" is completely appropo and describes to a T a person who commits suicide and leaves family members behind.
Remind me never to call you if I need encouragement.
Don't call me if you need encouragement.
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posted on
11/27/2004 6:12:25 AM PST
by
asgardshill
(November 2004 - The Month That Just Kept On Giving)
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