The Lottery

[tommy246]

I only ever by lottery tickets at christmas ( massive lottery her in spain)but as i have just sold a business decided to have a go last week and guess what a winner . Not the jackpot sadly but enough for i nice winter break. They say luck comes in threes so two down and one to go,happy days.
Any other lottery players or gamblers out there. I also like a bet on the horse racing every saturday not big money more for fun, you cant beat a good day out at the races.

[skeebo1969]

   I'm waiting for the number of users ignoring you to hit 3 digits, then I will play those on the Cash 3 lottery we have here in Florida.  I'm going to $5 box and straight them in case you wanted to know.

[bmancanfly]

   I'm waiting for the number of users ignoring you to hit 3 digits, then I will play those on the Cash 3 lottery we have here in Florida.  I'm going to $5 box and straight them in case you wanted to know.

LOL

[bmancanfly]

The only lottery I ever won was the HIV lottery.  And the jackpot - not so great. 

[Rev. Moon]

   I'm waiting for the number of users ignoring you to hit 3 digits, then I will play those on the Cash 3 lottery we have here in Florida.  I'm going to $5 box and straight them in case you wanted to know.

This gets my MAO award, for sure.

[tommy246]

   I'm waiting for the number of users ignoring you to hit 3 digits, then I will play those on the Cash 3 lottery we have here in Florida.  I'm going to $5 box and straight them in case you wanted to know.

I know skeebo that has given me a laugh going from 0 to double digits in less than 1 day , and yet people still keep replying. i think my conspiracy theory thread gave admin an idea to tamper with my numbers lol honestly you couldnt make it up hilarious.

[Joe K]

i think my conspiracy theory thread gave admin an idea to tamper with my numbers lol honestly you couldnt make it up hilarious.

Nobody is tampering with your numbers. You have earned each and every ignore all by yourself.

BTW the conspiracy theory thread belongs to GSOgymrat, not you.

[tommy246]

what i cant hear  you ,your on my ignore list now go away .

[Joe K]

what i cant hear  you ,your on my ignore list now go away .

Of course you can read my post, otherwise why would you reply to nothing? Cue Twilight Zone music.

[tommy246]

Anyway apart from a nice warm holiday what else can i do ? Im not materialistic and already have a nice car and home .The lottery win only pays for the holiday but now i have sold a business i feel the need to do something special. Im already involved with 2 local charities maybe i can do something in that direction.

[Matty the Damned]

Well this thread explains everything.

You're a cashed up chav!

MtD

[leatherman]

BTW the conspiracy theory thread belongs to GSOgymrat, not you.

actually t246 started that thread

The ones that spring to mind are the who shot jfk, who destroyed the twin towers , did man land on the moon etc.

as far as the lottery, growing up Baptist in NC, I was taught it was gambling and that was a sin - and that actually explains my rather cautious and conservation nature to this day. However I did live up amongst the Yankees in OH for half my life (since I've been back in SC, it is offically half my life in OH and half my life in the Carolinas once again. WooHoo! I'm a Tarheel Buckeye ROFL), and I did get a few scratch-off tickets up there. I won $75 in those 25 yrs and spent about $150. I had even worse luck playing the slots up in Niagara Falls. Now I'm back in the Carolinas and the sin-factor must be gone because they have the lottery here too.

but knowing the odds are high against me, having seen two good friends become gambling addicts to the lottery and they and their families end up homeless, and just being too poor myself, I haven't never played the lottery and I quit scratching any tickets. the most "gambling" I do is filling out the walmart survey and hope to win $1k

[Dachshund]

The other morning on my way to work I stopped at a convenience store to gas up. The line was about six deep to pay. The person at the front of the line bought a bunch of junk food and sodas with a food stamp card and then pulled out cash to buy about twenty scratch-off cards. They proceeded to scratch off the cards and wouldn't step aside to let others pay. A lady standing behind asked if they minded stepping aside so she could pay. After some choice words were spoken the lady said, at least you could have the common courtesy to get out of the way so I can get to work to pay for your food. Ouch

[Rev. Moon]

I know skeebo that has given me a laugh going from 0 to double digits in less than 1 day , and yet people still keep replying. i think my conspiracy theory thread gave admin an idea to tamper with my numbers lol honestly you couldnt make it up hilarious.

So not only are you flamebaiting other members, now you've moved on to accusing the mods of having something against you.  Do you really believe that the world turns around about you? 

Here's a suggestion for your lottery earnings: a couple of grams of good Colombian blow.  Or you can spend it on one of your Russian hookers with high stilettos.  Have fun.

Hugs and kisses.

[skeebo1969]

The other morning on my way to work I stopped at a convenience store to gas up. The line was about six deep to pay. The person at the front of the line bought a bunch of junk food and sodas with a food stamp card and then pulled out cash to buy about twenty scratch-off cards. They proceeded to scratch off the cards and wouldn't step aside to let others pay. A lady standing behind asked if they minded stepping aside so she could pay. After some choice words were spoken the lady said, at least you could have the common courtesy to get out of the way so I can get to work to pay for your food. Ouch

LMAO  The little corner store by my house accepts foodstamp cards.  About two weeks ago I saw someone buy a $35 glass bong with their card, there were about 3 of us standing behind the guy and we couldn't hold our laughter.   

[Cliff]

Lottery?  No.  Just a tax.

[leatherman]

About two weeks ago I saw someone buy a $35 glass bong with their card

you should consider reporting this incident to the Florida Department of Children & Families   (http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/access/foodstamps.shtml Report Public Assistance Fraud OR 1-866-762-2237). It's illegal to purchase anything but food items with a foodstamp card.

back in Canton, I reported a store. Not long afterwards, that store and another one run by the owner's cousin were raided and they were busted for money laundering, fraud, illegal drug sales, illegal gun sales, etc. It's incidences like these which happen and let those bigoted political people (ie teabaggers) claim that all welfare and food stamp recipients are frauds.

[Matty the Damned]

you should consider reporting this incident to the Florida Department of Children & Families   (http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/programs/access/foodstamps.shtml Report Public Assistance Fraud OR 1-866-762-2237). It's illegal to purchase anything but food items with a foodstamp card.

back in Canton, I reported a store. Not long afterwards, that store and another one run by the owner's cousin were raided and they were busted for money laundering, fraud, illegal drug sales, illegal gun sales, etc. It's incidences like these which happen and let those bigoted political people (ie teabaggers) claim that all welfare and food stamp recipients are frauds.

Why am I not surprised that you'd be encouraging people to narc?

No one likes a dobber Mikey.

MtD

[anniebc]

what i cant hear  you ,your on my ignore list now go away .

Do you even realise what you have just done here...somehow I doubt it...takes all kinds..

We have 12438 members here on the forums, are they all out to get you?, are you going to put them all on ignore? or just the ones who don't agree with you?

$10 says it's the latter.

Jan

[bocker3]

Do you even realise what you have just done here...somehow I doubt it...takes all kinds..

We have 12438 members here on the forums, are they all out to get you?, are you going to put them all on ignore? or just the ones who don't agree with you?

$10 says it's the latter.

Jan

Oh Jan -- now you've gone and done it...  you just added yourself to an ignore list! 

Mike

[anniebc]

Oh Jan -- now you've gone and done it...  you just added yourself to an ignore list! 

Mike

Bugger!!...and I was hoping to get the "Gold Star" for the only one NOT on his ignore list...

Hugs
Jan

[littleprince]

I only ever buy a lottery ticket when I'm feeling shitty at work. Can't wait until I win tonight so I can tell my boss what an ass he is tomorrow and quit.

[leese43]

Congrats Tommy, enjoy it. I won a huge £9.80 on the Euro lottery 

[Miss Philicia]

Is this the same lottery as discussed in this thread?

[leatherman]

Why am I not surprised that you'd be encouraging people to narc?

because I appreciate the help and support I receive from my tax dollars coming back to not only pay my heating but to get enough food to eat. The funds that go through the food stamp program are earmarked to keep people fed and alive, not to sustain and/or enable someone's drug habit. I wouldn't have suggested contacting the authorities if that person had purchased pampers or cleaning supplies.

I'm sorry if you look at being a law-abiding citizen trying to stop crimes from happening with disdain. I don't appreciate you calling me derogatory slang names either.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dobber
1. dobber
dobber is a penis. Used in Glasgow and the surrounding places instead of saying 'Ya cock', ya dick etc.

[GSOgymrat]

I hate the state lottery. It is basically a tax on the disadvantaged and exploits people's desperation. The chances of winning a large prize is worse than being hit by a lightening strike (576,000:1). Still 1/3 of people in the United States think winning the lottery is the only way to become financially secure in life. It stands to reason that this third of the population is comprised of people who can least afford to buy lottery tickets. Here are the odds of winning a large prize in the North Carolina lottery:

Mega Ball Grand Prize: 1 in 175,711,536
$175,000: 1 in 3,904,701
$5,000: 1 in 689,065
$150: 1 in 15,313

Another thing that burns me up is how the state government has always insisted that the lottery money will only go toward education, which is a complete lie. In the budget passed this summer, legislators tapped the N.C. Education Lottery for $35 million to help cover North Carolina's share for Medicaid and other federal social service programs. Governor Perdue has already said that the lottery is not off limits for "easing the strain of the state's general fund" in 2011.

I'm not for outlawing gambling, even though I don't think it is a good idea. I do think our state government should be better than preying on the desperation of it's poor citizens. Tax people fairly, be honest about it and leave the gambling to the Native Americans: they deserve it more than Gov. Beverly Perdue.

[anniebc]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dobber
1. dobber
dobber is a penis. Used in Glasgow and the surrounding places instead of saying 'Ya cock', ya dick etc.

In Australia where Matty lives and where I lived for 20+ years a Dobber is a Grass/Narc/Telltale..take your pick, Glasgow slang has nothing to do with it...different countries have different meanings to a lot of things.

Jan

[Andy Velez]

Just a light warning here, peeps. I'm seeing this thread wavering on getting into trouble.

Keep it light, keep it light and no flaming.

Thanks.

[leatherman]

In Australia where Matty lives and where I lived for 20+ years a Dobber is a Grass/Narc/Telltale..take your pick, Glasgow slang has nothing to do with it.

strange. googling up that word only yields slang for dick, a fishing line weight, or a misspelling of mud/dirt dauber. Since you'll called me a similar thing recently in these forums anyway, I really don't trust what YOU say about the meaning of this word. thanks anyway.

[Matty the Damned]

strange. googling up that word only yields slang for dick, a fishing line weight, or a misspelling of mud/dirt dauber. Since you'll called me a similar thing recently in these forums anyway, I really don't trust what YOU say about the meaning of this word. thanks anyway.

Janno is right. In Australia a "dobber" is a snitch. (link) note definition 4 in that list

because I appreciate the help and support I receive from my tax dollars coming back to not only pay my heating but to get enough food to eat. The funds that go through the food stamp program are earmarked to keep people fed and alive, not to sustain and/or enable someone's drug habit. I wouldn't have suggested contacting the authorities if that person had purchased pampers or cleaning supplies.

I'm sorry if you look at being a law-abiding citizen trying to stop crimes from happening with disdain. I don't appreciate you calling me derogatory slang names either.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dobber
1. dobber
dobber is a penis. Used in Glasgow and the surrounding places instead of saying 'Ya cock', ya dick etc.

Not being Glaswegian I had no idea that "dobber" also meant "prick".

MtD

[anniebc]

Janno is right. In Australia a "dobber" is a snitch. (link) note definition 4 in that list

Not being Glaswegian I had no idea that "dobber" also meant "prick".

MtD

Neither did I Matty and I was brought up there.

Hugs
Jan

[leatherman]

Not being Glaswegian I had no idea that "dobber" also meant "prick".

being American, I had never even heard the word before and had to google it up. The search yielded few results but that definition from the urban dictionary is the number one result. So we all learned something. Y'all think this word is slang for narc and others on the planet (who are getting their definition out to more through urbandictionary.com that probertencyclopaedia.com) consider it to be vulgar slang. I suggest you should probably quit using it in such open world wide forums so that your meaning isn't so easily misconstrued.

[Matty the Damned]

being American, I had never even heard the word before and had to google it up. The search yielded few results but that definition from the urban dictionary is the number one result. So we all learned something. Y'all think this word is slang for narc and others on the planet (who are getting their definition out to more through urbandictionary.com that probertencyclopaedia.com) consider it to be vulgar slang. I suggest you should probably quit using it in such open world wide forums so that your meaning isn't so easily misconstrued.

I speak Australian English and I have no intention of changing that simply because you don't understand it or seem unable to read the results that Google returns. You will note I linked to Probert which cleary identifies the meaning of the word in Australia.

So let's recap, shall we? In Australia "dobber" means narc, stoolie, informant, traitor, snitch, grass and so on.

That it also means "prick" in Glaswegian slang is just a most satisfying coincidence.

MtD

[Andy Velez]

OK. Somewhere along the way, any conversation about a lottery which began this thread has gotten waylayed. And the way I read this thread now it's really not about semantics either.

It's about simmering and not quite hidden dislikes on the parts of several members for each other. So before this degenerates any further I am locking it.

And please, if you generally don't like someone's comments, just put them on ignore so we don't continue to have these venom laden exchanges.

Sheeeeez...