tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post1212470779094848065..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: The Lottery: Just For MoronsAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-86880448207425795622012-04-30T10:12:55.687-04:002012-04-30T10:12:55.687-04:00oh, and I am insanely curious now, and should hav...oh, and I am insanely curious now, and should have asked you when we met up for lunch recently:<br /><br />Has anyone actually bought your advice? I should purchase some this weekend! ^_^Maebiusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-9454587374139090182012-04-30T10:10:43.955-04:002012-04-30T10:10:43.955-04:00I'm, a seltzer and Tonic water junkie too! :)...I'm, a seltzer and Tonic water junkie too! :)<br /><br />As for the lotto, those are interesting odds, but I know a lot of people play it regularly... dare I say religiously... every week. :)<br /><br />We all have our vices, though I suppose a ducat a week is better for one's health than a double-shot latte (and cheaper!) if it makes you smile? c'est la vie.Maebiusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-82687931908208569042012-04-30T00:41:45.141-04:002012-04-30T00:41:45.141-04:00I occasionally buy a ticket when I feel it's a...I occasionally buy a ticket when I feel it's a dollar's worth of fun to just fantasize about winning. I don't expect to win. And I never do -- not even a dollar back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-31573683855489555932012-04-29T22:56:27.898-04:002012-04-29T22:56:27.898-04:00Vest, so long as you're playing with their mon...Vest, so long as you're playing with their money, play on!Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-61803779925717417592012-04-28T23:05:17.192-04:002012-04-28T23:05:17.192-04:00Oh dear , I am such a d/h for falling for lotto...Oh dear , I am such a d/h for falling for lotto's demonic tricks.<br />However, a few infrequent small wins from cash I invested - formerly given to dodgy charities; did pay off in a moderately substantial way about four years back - but its deminishing returns from reinvestment are looking mighty slim.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-47440882946173329322012-04-28T11:27:01.050-04:002012-04-28T11:27:01.050-04:00Mmmm, Tastycakes.
As for the lottery, well, the s...Mmmm, Tastycakes.<br /><br />As for the lottery, well, the sense of desperation it brings out in the hopeful makes me uncomfortable. And those who win the big bucks often find it causes more problems then solves them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-48884435396587743462012-04-28T10:26:44.038-04:002012-04-28T10:26:44.038-04:00"The Lottery: a tax on bad mathematicians.&qu..."The Lottery: a tax on bad mathematicians."<br /><br />I think our odds here are something more like 13 million to one, but it's still far more likely that I will get struck by lightning. Twice.<br /><br />Love,<br />Terri in JoburgAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-33645564062341161332012-04-27T22:45:15.942-04:002012-04-27T22:45:15.942-04:00I think I have a better chance of not gaining weig...I think I have a better chance of not gaining weight from eating tastykakes then winning the lottery.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.com