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Forrest Gump Wins $31 Million In Lottery, Ends In Tragedy

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jman19 said:
Why exactly is there a smily with the thread title? It's a sad case. Typical dickbag post from you.
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Seems that would be an excellent custom title for the OP.

*Based on what I've read in his other threads and his responses to various others.
 
kranky said:
That's very tough to do. Lottery officials always publicize the names of winners - they insist they must so that nobody can accuse them of just pretending to award the prizes. It can be done but the groundwork has to be in place before claiming the prize, and your typical big winner wants to get that claim in immediately.
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I would move and change my name as soon as humanly possible after cashing my cheque.

KT
 
KeithTalent said:
I would move and change my name as soon as humanly possible after cashing my cheque.

KT
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I saw a 20/20 TV show about lottery winners, this is the advice they give:

1. Move immediately when you win a lottery, before claiming the price, move to a hotel.

2. Throw away your phone number, get another one, you can contact your family from your hotel room afterwards.

3. If you stay home you'll be flooded with charities knocking your door down asking for donations and salesmen, also a lot of strange people claiming to be your relatives will come, including hot chicks that you used to chase around and they never even looked at you.

4. WATCH OUT, a LOT of women will suddenly become friendly and smily to you, under no circumstance you should as much as shake their hands or reply to their gestures, it can cost you millions, just ask Mike Tyson.
 
You guys are aware this guy couldn't even read right? You're calling him an idiot because he got taken for a ride by some bimbo but wtf do you expect from an illiterate day laborer?

Viper GTS
 
Is it possible to win the lottery with no press coverage or other publicity? If not I don't see how you could avoid people hounding you and conning you for your money. Honestly, If I can't have it without anyone who knows me knowing about it, I don't want it.
 
Viper GTS said:
You guys are aware this guy couldn't even read right? You're calling him an idiot because he got taken for a ride by some bimbo but wtf do you expect from an illiterate day laborer?

Viper GTS
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Am I missing something here? He was a truck driver, so in Florida you can get a driver's licence without even knowing what the road signs say? I'm not saying you are incorrect, the article DOES state he could not read, I'm just wondering.
 
Kommander_Kink said:
Am I missing something here? He was a truck driver, so in Florida you can get a driver's licence without even knowing what the road signs say? I'm not saying you are incorrect, the article DOES state he could not read, I'm just wondering.
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there is a reason that road signs have individual colors and shapes, and simple numbers and words.

again, there is a chance that this guy was smarter than you.
 
That's not very Christian like...Calling someone you don't know, that was unfortunately murdered, an idiot ;^)
 
Kommander_Kink said:
4. WATCH OUT, a LOT of women will suddenly become friendly and smily to you, under no circumstance you should as much as shake their hands or reply to their gestures, it can cost you millions, just ask Mike Tyson.
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Tyson was more screwed because of Cus' death and that jackass Don King taking advantage of him.

KT
 
You guys know the publicly announce lotto winners, right? Wouldn't be very difficult for people to figure out he won.

Edit - After the IRS takes their cut of the winnings, winners should be required to take a personal finance course for any jackpot over a certain amount.
 
Bateluer said:
You guys know the publicly announce lotto winners, right? Wouldn't be very difficult for people to figure out he won.

Edit - After the IRS takes their cut of the winnings, winners should be required to take a personal finance course for any jackpot over a certain amount.
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Lottery winners are not taxed even a penny here in Canada.

Here in Toronto it's the law to announce winners publically, mainly because some people were saying that the lottery was rigged and that the winners were lottery employee family members, this prevents those accusations.

Go Google "Tamil lottery winner's family is kidnapped". A Toronto man won $20 million and begged officials not to publicize it because his family back in Sri Lanka could run into trouble. His name was publicized on newspapers and TV stations, the next day his family was kidnapped back in his village and the kidnappers wanted $5 million or something like that.
 
Kommander_Kink said:
I saw a 20/20 TV show about lottery winners, this is the advice they give:

1. Move immediately when you win a lottery, before claiming the price, move to a hotel.

2. Throw away your phone number, get another one, you can contact your family from your hotel room afterwards.

3. If you stay home you'll be flooded with charities knocking your door down asking for donations and salesmen, also a lot of strange people claiming to be your relatives will come, including hot chicks that you used to chase around and they never even looked at you.

4. WATCH OUT, a LOT of women will suddenly become friendly and smily to you, under no circumstance you should as much as shake their hands or reply to their gestures, it can cost you millions, just ask Mike Tyson.
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You can do the Joe Dirt method above or have your attorney to collect the money on behalf of the blind trust you've set up for yourself....
 
halik said:
You can do the Joe Dirt method above or have your attorney to collect the money on behalf of the blind trust you've set up for yourself....
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I don't know, would you trust a lawyer in redeeming the lottery ticket without anybody knowing it's really yours? That guy from Sri Lanka is an idiot, this is what should had been done:

1. I found out I won, yay!

2. Call my family back home and tell them that I have info that they're going to be kidnapped or hurt (won't mention about the lottery, cannot trust them to keep it a secret) and to leave next day to another city and stay at a hotel, I will send the money for this, don't tell anybody, not friends not neighbors.

3. After making sure my family is tucked away safe out of the village in a city hotel, go to the lottery office and claim my ticket... go ahead and announce it to the world.

4. Keep my family moving from hotel to hotel or even the next country, here in Canada I hire a lawyer and apply for visas for all of them, or at least send them to Europe to be safer.

5. Bring my family to Canada and live ever after happily.
 
If he were Sling Blade, he'd fuck them up good...

"mmmm.... you wanna to take ma monies.... mmmm-hmmm... guess am fixin' to put this here slingblade upside your head...."
 
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