[writer33]

Well, it ain't the ex-husband.

[writer33]

Of course, the way the article reads, you'd think the disgruntled tenant did it, but I don't think so.

[martin_fierro]

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[martin_fierro]

When the woman and her husband, Mack Wayne Metcalf

But of course.

[BigFinn]

Let's see. They win $65.4 million dollars... they divorce, have run-ins with the law, child-support disputes, drunkeness, die alone and at a fairly young age. Man, all that money sure brought them happiness.

[Liberty Valance]

Money will buy you a fine dog but only love can make him wag his tail ;o)

[Age of Reason]

It is wrong of the government to give such a fortune to people at random.

Wrong and disgraceful for a government to do such a thing--

The government doesn't care about setting a good example.

The government just cares about getting the money from lottery sales that it keeps for itself.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Wow, it's like that old story, "The Monkey's Paw," isn't it? Be careful of what you wish for ....

[ccmay]

There have been psychological studies that suggest that everyone has a certain baseline level of happiness, unique to their own personality. Beyond the bare minimum of survival, happiness is not correlated very well with income.

Large windfalls like a lottery jackpot will bring you a temporary increase in happiness, and conversely a severe financial setback will depress your mood for a time, but in a few months you will return to your baseline.

And as this case shows, if you don't play your cards right, you'll end off much worse than you were before you won the jackpot.

-ccm

[Cyber Liberty]

This is why I always say that if I win the lottery, I'll keep on working....until the first time somebody really pi$$es me off....

[Skywalk]

Merida stayed out of public view until last December, when a body was found in her 5,000-square foot, custom-built geodesic dome house.

Apu: You see, whether igloo, hut, or lean-to or a geodesic dome, there's no structure I have been to, which I'd rather call my home.