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Solid Snake07 05/19/19 12:58:27 PM #1:	lol, idiot tax --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922096413] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>lol, idiot tax</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SaltyWet 05/19/19 12:59:10 PM #2:	what if he wins tho --- SaltyWet <cite>SaltyWet posted [p:922096434] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>what if he wins tho</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 05/19/19 12:59:41 PM #3:	SaltyWet posted... what if he wins tho He won't --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922096447] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>SaltyWet posted...</cite> <quote>what if he wins tho</quote> He won't</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon 05/19/19 12:59:57 PM #4:	That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal. --- This is a mobile account, forgive any errors. ~DYL~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTEX3YdEi7s <cite>Umbreon posted [p:922096455] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LockeMonster 05/19/19 1:01:25 PM #5:	My motto: "Fuck Lotto" I get the seven digits from your mother for a dollar tomorrow. --- "Scranton is great, but New York is like Scranton on acid. No, on speed. Nah. On steroids." FC: 3282-3258-0224 <cite>LockeMonster posted [p:922096498] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>My motto: "Fuck Lotto" I get the seven digits from your mother for a dollar tomorrow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TennTux 05/19/19 1:02:52 PM #6:	Did you tap that TC --- Sometimes a man has to be big enough to know how small he is <cite>TennTux posted [p:922096532] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>Did you tap that TC</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ic3Bullet 05/19/19 1:03:00 PM #7:	LockeMonster posted... My motto: "Fuck Lotto" I get the seven digits from your mother for a dollar tomorrow. /topic <cite>Ic3Bullet posted [p:922096537] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>LockeMonster posted...</cite> <quote>My motto: "Fuck Lotto" I get the seven digits from your mother for a dollar tomorrow.</quote> /topic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Snake07 05/19/19 1:05:51 PM #9:	Umbreon posted... That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal. True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922096634] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Umbreon posted...</cite> <quote>That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal.</quote> True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheDrivingForce 05/19/19 1:30:06 PM #10:	Solid Snake07 posted... Umbreon posted... That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal. True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend Nah, I think there was some malicious intent there. Trying to make yourself look superior to him. Atleast that's what it's coming across as from how you said it. You maybe just worded it in the wrong way, idk. --- "It's no worse then expelling a tapeworm. Unless you want to say killing a tapeworm is murder too." - Duncanwii on abortion. <cite>TheDrivingForce posted [p:922097388] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Umbreon posted...</cite> <quote>That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal.</quote> True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend</quote> Nah, I think there was some malicious intent there. Trying to make yourself look superior to him. Atleast that's what it's coming across as from how you said it. You maybe just worded it in the wrong way, idk.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EverDownward 05/19/19 1:33:25 PM #11:	Eh. I get where you're coming from, but it's your bro's money. He's not hurting anybody, let alone himself. Let him do what he wants with it. --- "And you can't tell me what my spirit tells me isn't true, can you?" <cite>EverDownward posted [p:922097498] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>Eh. I get where you're coming from, but it's your bro's money. He's not hurting anybody, let alone himself. Let him do what he wants with it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EverDownward 05/19/19 1:34:25 PM #12:	fenderbender321 posted... I have friends who gamble. It's hard for me to keep my mouth shut watching them lose so much money every month knowing what I know about statistics and probabilities and all that. But I do. Like, yeah, if you've got a friend that spends a good chunk of his income on gambling then yeah it might be time to say something. But if TC's friend is spending like ten bucks tops on lottery tickets a month, that's not bad. --- "And you can't tell me what my spirit tells me isn't true, can you?" <cite>EverDownward posted [p:922097529] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>fenderbender321 posted...</cite> <quote>I have friends who gamble. It's hard for me to keep my mouth shut watching them lose so much money every month knowing what I know about statistics and probabilities and all that. But I do.</quote> Like, yeah, if you've got a friend that spends a good chunk of his income on gambling then yeah it might be time to say something. But if TC's friend is spending like ten bucks tops on lottery tickets a month, that's not bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 05/19/19 1:35:06 PM #13:	I file it under my entertainment expense --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:922097548] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>I file it under my entertainment expense</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EscapeFromHell 05/19/19 1:37:58 PM #14:	So, alcohol is an idiot tax too, right? I mean, you don't get anything but liver/brain damage, so anyone who drinks must be an idiot, according to TCs logic. (FTR, I don't play the lottery OR drink.) Or, you know, the way your friend feels when they buy their ticket and imagine winning could actually be worth the couple of dollars it costs them. Like, the "high" of dreaming that big doesn't cause any physical damage, the way alcohol does, yet nobody calls alcohol an idiot tax, despite the fact that it makes a LOT of people act like actual idiots... It sounds like TC should mind his own business and stop telling people how to live their lives. (I know, ironic statements are ironic, but then, I'm not calling anyone an idiot for doing things I wouldn't do, so...) Good luck making everyone live the way you want them to, TC. I'm out. <.< --- Don't be watching porno, with an open door, no Beat it when it's closed, lest you be exposed. <cite>EscapeFromHell posted [p:922097644] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>So, alcohol is an idiot tax too, right? I mean, you don't get anything but liver/brain damage, so anyone who drinks must be an idiot, according to TCs logic. (FTR, I don't play the lottery OR drink.) Or, you know, the way your friend feels when they buy their ticket and imagine winning could actually be worth the couple of dollars it costs them. Like, the "high" of dreaming that big doesn't cause any physical damage, the way alcohol does, yet nobody calls alcohol an idiot tax, despite the fact that it makes a LOT of people act like actual idiots... It sounds like TC should mind his own business and stop telling people how to live their lives. (I know, ironic statements are ironic, but then, I'm not calling anyone an idiot for doing things I wouldn't do, so...) Good luck making everyone live the way you want them to, TC. I'm out. <.<</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Feline_Heart 05/19/19 1:41:11 PM #15:	You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news --- Pickles the Drummer doodily doo ding dong doodily doodily doo <cite>Feline_Heart posted [p:922097731] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 05/19/19 7:04:38 PM #16:	Feline_Heart posted... You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen" --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922109148] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news</quote> The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Snake07 05/19/19 7:09:04 PM #18:	EscapeFromHell posted... So, alcohol is an idiot tax too, right? I mean, you don't get anything but liver/brain damage, so anyone who drinks must be an idiot, according to TCs logic. (FTR, I don't play the lottery OR drink.) Or, you know, the way your friend feels when they buy their ticket and imagine winning could actually be worth the couple of dollars it costs them. Like, the "high" of dreaming that big doesn't cause any physical damage, the way alcohol does, yet nobody calls alcohol an idiot tax, despite the fact that it makes a LOT of people act like actual idiots... It sounds like TC should mind his own business and stop telling people how to live their lives. (I know, ironic statements are ironic, but then, I'm not calling anyone an idiot for doing things I wouldn't do, so...) Good luck making everyone live the way you want them to, TC. I'm out. <.< you're actually trading for an actual product when you buy alcohol. and while alcohol is heavily taxed it's not purely going to your state government. You can think drinking is stupid if you want to. but you are actually receiving something when you buy alcohol unlike when you buy a lotto ticket where you're buying...............telling everyone what you'd buy if you ever won the lottery that you're never going to win? I've got some good news, you can do that for free --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922109303] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>EscapeFromHell posted...</cite> <quote>So, alcohol is an idiot tax too, right? I mean, you don't get anything but liver/brain damage, so anyone who drinks must be an idiot, according to TCs logic. (FTR, I don't play the lottery OR drink.) Or, you know, the way your friend feels when they buy their ticket and imagine winning could actually be worth the couple of dollars it costs them. Like, the "high" of dreaming that big doesn't cause any physical damage, the way alcohol does, yet nobody calls alcohol an idiot tax, despite the fact that it makes a LOT of people act like actual idiots... It sounds like TC should mind his own business and stop telling people how to live their lives. (I know, ironic statements are ironic, but then, I'm not calling anyone an idiot for doing things I wouldn't do, so...) Good luck making everyone live the way you want them to, TC. I'm out. <.<</quote> you're actually trading for an actual product when you buy alcohol. and while alcohol is heavily taxed it's not purely going to your state government. You can think drinking is stupid if you want to. but you are actually receiving something when you buy alcohol unlike when you buy a lotto ticket where you're buying...............telling everyone what you'd buy if you ever won the lottery that you're never going to win? I've got some good news, you can do that for free</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 05/19/19 7:09:58 PM #19:	CirocObama posted... if he doesn't owe you money, who cares what he does with his money I do. I want my friends to be happy. people are happier when they have more money. --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922109339] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>CirocObama posted...</cite> <quote>if he doesn't owe you money, who cares what he does with his money</quote> I do. I want my friends to be happy. people are happier when they have more money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mistere Man 05/19/19 7:10:17 PM #20:	My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto. --- Water+Fall=Radiation. <cite>Mistere Man posted [p:922109349] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 05/19/19 7:11:08 PM #21:	TheDrivingForce posted... Solid Snake07 posted... Umbreon posted... That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal. True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend Nah, I think there was some malicious intent there. Trying to make yourself look superior to him. Atleast that's what it's coming across as from how you said it. You maybe just worded it in the wrong way, idk. nope. I obviously worded it nicer to him. But the message was still the same --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922109385] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDrivingForce posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Umbreon posted...</cite> <quote>That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal.</quote> True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend</quote> Nah, I think there was some malicious intent there. Trying to make yourself look superior to him. Atleast that's what it's coming across as from how you said it. You maybe just worded it in the wrong way, idk.</quote> nope. I obviously worded it nicer to him. But the message was still the same</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Solid Snake07 05/19/19 7:13:17 PM #23:	Mistere Man posted... My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto. Another funny thing, everybody always seems to know someone who knows someone that won the lotto. lol --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922109462] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mistere Man posted...</cite> <quote>My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto.</quote> Another funny thing, everybody always seems to know someone who knows someone that won the lotto. lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
karlpilkington4 05/19/19 7:17:52 PM #24:	Solid Snake07 posted... Mistere Man posted... My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto. Another funny thing, everybody always seems to know someone who knows someone that won the lotto. lol People win. It's not a hard concept to understand. Do most lose? Yes. That doesnt stop the former statement from being true. --- Is This The Krusty Krab? "No This Is Patrick!" <cite>karlpilkington4 posted [p:922109635] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mistere Man posted...</cite> <quote>My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto.</quote> Another funny thing, everybody always seems to know someone who knows someone that won the lotto. lol</quote> People win. It's not a hard concept to understand. Do most lose? Yes. That doesnt stop the former statement from being true.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IHeartRadiation 05/19/19 7:18:35 PM #25:	Feline_Heart posted... You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. It's better than missing 99.9999999999 shots and having to pay for each one. --- I don't get it either. <cite>IHeartRadiation posted [p:922109671] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.</quote> It's better than missing 99.9999999999 shots and having to pay for each one.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Feline_Heart 05/19/19 7:19:41 PM #26:	Solid Snake07 posted... Feline_Heart posted... You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen" I know. It just makes it more worth it to try because the payoff is higher. Spending $2 once or twice a year for the possibility of never needing to work again seems like a no brainer --- Pickles the Drummer doodily doo ding dong doodily doodily doo <cite>Feline_Heart posted [p:922109707] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news</quote> The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen"</quote> I know. It just makes it more worth it to try because the payoff is higher. Spending $2 once or twice a year for the possibility of never needing to work again seems like a no brainer</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid Snake07 05/19/19 7:23:06 PM #27:	karlpilkington4 posted... Solid Snake07 posted... Mistere Man posted... My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto. Another funny thing, everybody always seems to know someone who knows someone that won the lotto. lol People win. It's not a hard concept to understand. Do most lose? Yes. That doesnt stop the former statement from being true. "Most" in that context is the definition of vast understatement --- "People incapable of guilt usually do have a good time" -Detective Rust Cohle <cite>Solid Snake07 posted [p:922109853] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>karlpilkington4 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mistere Man posted...</cite> <quote>My brother did this once to a girlfriend's dad. Your wasting your money. Two years after they broke up her dad won $10 million. Now my brother plays the lotto.</quote> Another funny thing, everybody always seems to know someone who knows someone that won the lotto. lol</quote> People win. It's not a hard concept to understand. Do most lose? Yes. That doesnt stop the former statement from being true.</quote> "Most" in that context is the definition of vast understatement</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 05/19/19 7:24:59 PM #28:	Solid Snake07 posted... Feline_Heart posted... You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen" No shit, but a man can dream I'm the same as Solid Snake. In Australia the jackpots only get to like $90mil every few months. I'll usually start buying a $20 ticket at $50mil +. I know I'm more likely to get struck by lightning and live, but still. A man can dream. --- PATRIOTS Tom Brady objectively has six rings. <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:922109939] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news</quote> The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen"</quote> No shit, but a man can dream I'm the same as Solid Snake. In Australia the jackpots only get to like $90mil every few months. I'll usually start buying a $20 ticket at $50mil +. I know I'm more likely to get struck by lightning and live, but still. A man can dream.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jsb0714 05/19/19 7:27:47 PM #29:	Solid Snake07 posted... TheDrivingForce posted... Solid Snake07 posted... Umbreon posted... That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal. True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend Nah, I think there was some malicious intent there. Trying to make yourself look superior to him. Atleast that's what it's coming across as from how you said it. You maybe just worded it in the wrong way, idk. nope. I obviously worded it nicer to him. But the message was still the same Your title says you called him an idiot. <cite>jsb0714 posted [p:922110076] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>TheDrivingForce posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Umbreon posted...</cite> <quote>That doesn't seem very friendly of you, pal.</quote> True friends will tell you the truth even when it's not nice. If I can save my friend a lifetime of throwing away money by explaining to him why it's stupid i'm a good friend</quote> Nah, I think there was some malicious intent there. Trying to make yourself look superior to him. Atleast that's what it's coming across as from how you said it. You maybe just worded it in the wrong way, idk.</quote> nope. I obviously worded it nicer to him. But the message was still the same</quote> Your title says you called him an idiot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Delirious_Beard 05/19/19 7:44:55 PM #31:	https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/survivorship_bias.png --- https://i.imgtc.com/hB9W4JK.gif You act like I don't know my own way home <cite>Delirious_Beard posted [p:922110798] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/survivorship_bias.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExtremeLuchador 05/19/19 7:53:15 PM #32:	My dad has had problems with addiction to scratch-offs for decades. It hurt our family economically. Money would disappear. --- "It was horrible," guard Jeff McInnis said. "I took 100 naps and we were still in the air." <cite>ExtremeLuchador posted [p:922111127] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>My dad has had problems with addiction to scratch-offs for decades. It hurt our family economically. Money would disappear.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ic3Bullet 05/20/19 8:03:41 PM #33:	People seem to forget that there are other prizes besides the jackpot. I win at least $7 from the lottery quite regularly. <cite>Ic3Bullet posted [p:922156653] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>People seem to forget that there are other prizes besides the jackpot. I win at least $7 from the lottery quite regularly.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EpicMickeyDrew 05/20/19 8:23:48 PM #34:	@Feline_Heart posted... Solid Snake07 posted... Feline_Heart posted... You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen" I know. It just makes it more worth it to try because the payoff is higher. Spending $2 once or twice a year for the possibility of never needing to work again seems like a no brainer The real payoff isn't higher though because, >higher payoff >more people play >pot ends up being split --- Just how, pray tell, does your dick "take life"? How could a dick take a life? - XciteMe <cite>EpicMickeyDrew posted [p:922157468] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>@Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Solid Snake07 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Feline_Heart posted...</cite> <quote>You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. That being said, I only play the lotto when the jackpot is so high that they start talking about it on the news</quote> The jackpot being high doesn't raise your chances from, "never gonna fucking happen"</quote> I know. It just makes it more worth it to try because the payoff is higher. Spending $2 once or twice a year for the possibility of never needing to work again seems like a no brainer</quote> The real payoff isn't higher though because, >higher payoff >more people play >pot ends up being split</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coinstarcad 05/20/19 8:55:35 PM #35:	SaltyWet posted... what if he wins tho His winnings will be a shadow of what the lottery makes from selling tickets. Everyone he knows will approach with palms held out, followed by predatory legal experts and charities. It counts as earned income, driving him into a higher tax bracket. He'll need to start making money immediately or bleed chunks of it over time. <cite>coinstarcad posted [p:922158860] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote><cite>SaltyWet posted...</cite> <quote>what if he wins tho</quote> His winnings will be a shadow of what the lottery makes from selling tickets. Everyone he knows will approach with palms held out, followed by predatory legal experts and charities. It counts as earned income, driving him into a higher tax bracket. He'll need to start making money immediately or bleed chunks of it over time.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 05/20/19 9:04:22 PM #36:	I was a clerk for a number of years at a gas station and I can say first hand playing scratch offs and daily pick whatevers is a losing endeavor. The one time a lotto regular came out ahead winning $100k on a scratch off, he blew it all and was back to broke within a year. --- Oda break tracker 2019- 3 (2) \| THE Ohio State: 13-1 \| Oakland Raiders: 4-12 Super Mario Maker Profile: 1237-0000-0073-02FE <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:922159223] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>I was a clerk for a number of years at a gas station and I can say first hand playing scratch offs and daily pick whatevers is a losing endeavor. The one time a lotto regular came out ahead winning $100k on a scratch off, he blew it all and was back to broke within a year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mattnd2007 05/20/19 9:05:37 PM #37:	You gotta be polite when trying to give people advice. Even a friend. Otherwise they'll probably get pissed off and not listen --- Show me a man who resorts to violence and I'll show you a man who's run out of good ideas Phil Funnie <cite>mattnd2007 posted [p:922159278] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>You gotta be polite when trying to give people advice. Even a friend. Otherwise they'll probably get pissed off and not listen</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chocobo_King 05/20/19 9:11:27 PM #38:	I tell my mom the same thing, but also in terms of what could have been done with that money spent. Could have gone to MULTIPLE relaxing vacations (if you make smart purchases) or other things to make life better. She says it's her way of hoping for a better future, but there are much better ways to elevate one's wealth... --- Drawn by Four_Seasons: https://imgur.com/OyNcS <cite>Chocobo_King posted [p:922159522] in My buddy g... [t:77725896]...</cite> <quote>I tell my mom the same thing, but also in terms of what could have been done with that money spent. Could have gone to MULTIPLE relaxing vacations (if you make smart purchases) or other things to make life better. She says it's her way of hoping for a better future, but there are much better ways to elevate one's wealth...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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