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Eloquent Conversationalist
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 Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:12 pm
I'd like it, don't mistake me. I just have trouble getting my hopes up.
hope has rarely ever been anything good in my life.
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Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:49 pm
I can understand that. As time goes on I'm getting more and more into a financial bind I can't do anything to stop; nursing home care expenses.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:56 pm
Ouch. I know that can be highly expensive. I live in a town of about 6k people . . . and has no less than 7 nursing facilities like that.
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:47 pm
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:01 pm
Tell ya what. If I happen to win the mass lotto, I'll give ya a slice to take care of your bills. ^_~
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:43 pm
*bows* I appreciate the thought. heart
Seems like the entire country went nuts over that jackpot amount, though I can understand why.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:20 pm
1.4 Billion dollars. Even after taxes (which is a whole different argument), that is enough money to set a family up for life for at least two generations. More if they don't spend it in stupid ways.
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:58 pm
Yeah, it's a huge boon, even split among the 3 who won. You could easily live richly on just the interest and never touch the principal.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:36 pm
Indeed. Well, I am glad for those that won. I wish I had been in there, but such is no good whining over.
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 2:45 pm
very true. actual hope of winning w/ such dismal chances is fruitless. the lottery is called a tax by some for good reason.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:09 pm
On one hand, the odds of winning are so dismal, that to put any serious money into tickets is folly.
On the other, one cannot whine about not winning if you never play.
I suppose the real trick is to just spend enough to use up some spare change. A couple dollars or so a week at most. That way you have a chance, but aren't going broke on hope.
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:08 pm
True, participation is an important component of such matters. Reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Red_HenI don't entirely agree with the following, but some say it's not gambling unless you can't afford to lose said money.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:43 pm
An interesting analogy, though the inverse of the lottery. The money is by definition stuff you didn't work for- aside from the dollar or so to buy numbers. Perhaps I am missing The point. Oh well. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:05 pm
i drew parallels with the "one cannot whine about not winning if you never play" part. not the most apt application, as a better fit would be voting in politics.
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:23 pm
I take the George Carlin stance on that. Our political system was bought and paid for in the late 70's, forming the oligarchy we live in today. Voting is meaningless. In every election I have ever witnessed in my life, I have seen nothing to refute that stance.
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