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EyeMWing

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mathematically, my pick was r0xx0r. My numbers were the winning numbers +2. rofl.

(Winners: 15, 17, 24, 26, 35, PB:38)
(Mine: 17, 19, 26, 28, 37, PB:40)

I canned the ticket immediately after I realized that last night, so no scan :(

I bought that fvcker with my last dollar and didn't get JACK from it.
 
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EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: hypn0tik
Damn. So close yet so far.
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Yeah. I'm not a very regular lottery player, I only throw a single dollar in when I either hit a very rough spot financially (wtf, that one dollar isn't going to help anything other than buying me a soda, but a couple million would hit the spot) or when the jackpot falls within a certain range and I notice it (80-180M)

This one was very frustrating. Need to find a new job, no money in the accounts, car payment, rent, etc. coming up, I'm basically living on money borrowed from the S/O and a few friends. I'm only a short throw from working fast food just to get by for now.
 
Phokus

Phokus

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Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
I bought that fvcker with my last dollar and didn't get JACK from it.
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So few words, so much said.
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You're a real actuary? Explain to eyemwing what a waste of money the lottery is :p
 
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EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
I bought that fvcker with my last dollar and didn't get JACK from it.
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So few words, so much said.
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Yeah, I'm white trash. I put my bottom dollar on a 1 in 146,107,962 chance, as opposed to buying 1000 shares of WTFCorp and hoping they become the next Google. Frankly, the odds on the lottery are way better. And if you have any better way to convert $1 into something I could get some utility out of, let me know, STAT.

You can bitch when I walk into the grocery store and plop down $20 for this crap.
 
ActuaryTm

ActuaryTm

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Originally posted by: Phokus
You're a real actuary? Explain to eyemwing what a waste of money the lottery is :p
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Considering the audience, it would likely be easier to explain probabilistic theory to a caveman.

(Disclaimer: the intention of the above response in no way reflects negatively on the intellectual prowess of cavemen.)
 
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EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Frankly, the odds on the lottery are way better.
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haaaaaa
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You almost have to quote that for the sheer idiocy.

Thank you. You saved me the trouble.
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What, you mean there's a more efficient way to convert $1 (AND ONLY $1) into anything remotely resembling a decent amount of money?

The only investments you can make with $1... Actually, nevermind, you CAN'T make them, because of brokerage fees and such. So. Buy a soda and have 20oz of liquid nourishment for 15 minutes, or buy a lottery ticket and have 15 minutes of time invested on ATOT being told that you're an idiot for paying the stupid tax, with the extremely remote possibility of coming out the other side with tens of millions of dollars.

And yeah, yeah, yeah, I should have "saved it" - that's all cool and crap, until you look at the rest of my situation. I can't save ANYTHING. Either I use it, or it goes to paying off the nearly $25k I owe various people and institutions (car and student loans primarily, but because of my job situation, informal loans from eating lunch and buying gas are starting to pile up). A dollar isn't going to do jack ****** against that kind of balance. In the end, when it comes time to pay up, it's not going to matter if I have that dollar or not - I'm still screwed out of my mind.

In general, playing the lottery is a very, very, VERY stupid thing to do. But there comes a point where stupid becomes desperate. It's not going to do any more harm, but it can do a hell of a lot of damage. Talk to me when I've decided that this game is worth more than a dollar every month and a half. Going beyond the $1 mark is plain stupid, no matter how you look at it.
 
ActuaryTm

ActuaryTm

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What, you mean there's a more efficient way to convert $1 (AND ONLY $1) into anything remotely resembling a decent amount of money?

The only investments you can make with $1... Actually, nevermind, you CAN'T make them, because of brokerage fees and such. So. Buy a soda and have 20oz of liquid nourishment for 15 minutes, or buy a lottery ticket and have 15 minutes of time invested on ATOT being told that you're an idiot for paying the stupid tax, with the extremely remote possibility of coming out the other side with tens of millions of dollars.

And yeah, yeah, yeah, I should have "saved it" - that's all cool and crap, until you look at the rest of my situation. I can't save ANYTHING. Either I use it, or it goes to paying off the nearly $25k I owe various people and institutions (car and student loans primarily, but because of my job situation, informal loans from eating lunch and buying gas are starting to pile up). A dollar isn't going to do jack ****** against that kind of balance. In the end, when it comes time to pay up, it's not going to matter if I have that dollar or not - I'm still screwed out of my mind.

In general, playing the lottery is a very, very, VERY stupid thing to do. But there comes a point where stupid becomes desperate. It's not going to do any more harm, but it can do a hell of a lot of damage. Talk to me when I've decided that this game is worth more than a dollar every month and a half. Going beyond the $1 mark is plain stupid, no matter how you look at it.
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There are so many ways to respond to the above, but the important portion has been bolded.

It screams of a lifestyle indicative of a larger problem: poor (no pun intended) financial choices, spending habits, and (likely) living beyond one's means. I have a rather poor memory, but I seem to recall more than a few threads here (your personal blog, of course) regarding eating out, ordering pizza, and the like, as well as few more regarding various testosteronic hardware or electronics. Budgeting also popped up a time or two, as well as the observation that you tend to drive seemingly everywhere under the sun (which is no doubt an enormous financial burden these days).

Here are a few examples: link, link, link, etc. Others could likely be found.

All these choices and single, seemingly insignificant dollars add up; however, the spender's mentality and the confusion of needs versus wants dwindles most of that away.
 
pontifex

pontifex

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Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: ActuaryTm
Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure
Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Frankly, the odds on the lottery are way better.
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haaaaaa
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You almost have to quote that for the sheer idiocy.

Thank you. You saved me the trouble.
Click to expand...

What, you mean there's a more efficient way to convert $1 (AND ONLY $1) into anything remotely resembling a decent amount of money?

The only investments you can make with $1... Actually, nevermind, you CAN'T make them, because of brokerage fees and such. So. Buy a soda and have 20oz of liquid nourishment for 15 minutes, or buy a lottery ticket and have 15 minutes of time invested on ATOT being told that you're an idiot for paying the stupid tax, with the extremely remote possibility of coming out the other side with tens of millions of dollars.

And yeah, yeah, yeah, I should have "saved it" - that's all cool and crap, until you look at the rest of my situation. I can't save ANYTHING. Either I use it, or it goes to paying off the nearly $25k I owe various people and institutions (car and student loans primarily, but because of my job situation, informal loans from eating lunch and buying gas are starting to pile up). A dollar isn't going to do jack ****** against that kind of balance. In the end, when it comes time to pay up, it's not going to matter if I have that dollar or not - I'm still screwed out of my mind.

In general, playing the lottery is a very, very, VERY stupid thing to do. But there comes a point where stupid becomes desperate. It's not going to do any more harm, but it can do a hell of a lot of damage. Talk to me when I've decided that this game is worth more than a dollar every month and a half. Going beyond the $1 mark is plain stupid, no matter how you look at it.
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eh, its not stupid to the person who wins the lottery for several million.
 
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