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"Buy 2 tickets and double your chances!!"

Oh yeah, from 1 in 2,426,732 to a whopping 2 in 2,426,732.

Buy one and save the other buck for the next drawing.
techntrek
1:46:15 PM
10/24/05

It was a joke, in the spirit of "I am so gonna win that baby Wednesday!"
SARGEantSlaughter
1:52:03 PM
10/24/05

I got it Sarge. I understand odds. ;-)

Just to make certain G4S, I knew you were joking. My joke was in the spirit of your joke. It wasn't to make fun of you. techntrek I don't think got it. Therefore, and consequently, you and I are on the same wavelength. We always were. We always will be. Take care, and don't take any wooden nickels.
SARGEantSlaughter
2:04:59 PM
10/24/05

Now that's scarey.

sarge and stomper sittin in a tree...
SaccoSeveredHeads
2:15:03 PM
10/24/05

pitts
2:17:29 PM
10/24/05

Clamp It, Jed (SackOheads).

That post just about convinced me Sarge is a violin troll. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

THAT'S SCARY! ;-)

That hurts.

It really hurts.
SARGEantSlaughter
2:25:26 PM
10/24/05

from pitts page:

Someone eating an oyster has a 1 in 12,000 chance of finding a pearl inside of it.

#&%!$ powerball, start buyin oysters!
they're edible lotto tickets!
SaccoSeveredHeads
2:25:55 PM
10/24/05

LOL @ Sarge
last edited: 10/24/05 2:26:53 PM

DANG!!!!! I just realized that post sounds like something Buck would say!!!!!


Now that's not quite as scary.
LOL

Oysters
This happened once to someone I was eating with. The pearl was about 2mm in diameter, if that.
bloodpusher
2:30:35 PM
10/24/05

I try to pattern my thoughts after His.
SARGEantSlaughter
2:31:08 PM
10/24/05

GGGGS, my mom got a black pearl in an oyster once. It turned out tobe worthless, and I can't remember how much the resultant root canal cost since half the crown came off.
treebeast666
3:23:18 PM
10/24/05

Cool, we've got a $40 million draw in Canada this Wed. also.
stanlee
3:51:39 AM
10/25/05

NEWPORT, Kentucky (AP) -- A woman who won a $65.4 million Powerball jackpot with her husband five years ago was found dead at her home overlooking the Ohio River, where she had apparently been for days before anyone found her, police said.

Virginia Metcalf Merida's son discovered her body Wednesday. Police were awaiting autopsy and toxicology results before announcing a cause of death.

When the woman and her husband, Mack Wayne Metcalf, won the jackpot, they told lottery officials they were going their separate ways to fulfill their dreams. Merida planned to quit her job making corrugated boxes and buy a home. Metcalf, a forklift operator, wanted to start fresh in Australia. He never did.

Metcalf died in 2003 at age 45 while living in a replica of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate built in Corbin, Kentucky. His death followed multiple run-ins with the law, including a child-support dispute from a previous marriage and a drunken-driving charge filed before he hit the jackpot.

Neighbors said Merida stayed out of public view until last December when a body was found in her 5,000-square-foot, custom-built geodesic dome house. Campbell County Deputy Coroner Al Garnick confirmed that the man died of a drug overdose. Official records of the case were unavailable because of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/26/powerball.death.ap/index.html
VioLiN
1:32:00 PM
11/28/05

Tuesday evening, as she had done dozens of times before, Costa walked to the convenience store across North Main Street from her home and bought a lottery scratch ticket. It turned out to be a winner, which she cashed for $100.

Costa headed home, excited to tell her nephew, who was staying with her, about her prize. But as she crossed the street again, Costa was struck by the driver of a sport-utility vehicle, police and family members said.

Costa died late Tuesday night at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/11/26/woman_fatally_struck_by_suv_after_winnng_on_scratch_ticket/
VioLiN
2:15:16 PM
11/28/05

Probably just so excited she didn't look.
Leofric1
5:57:47 PM
11/28/05

I think the thread title should be changed to "Won the Lottery.....Leaving Earth"
stanlee
3:50:50 AM
11/29/05

Violin's post reminds me of the premise of "My Name is Earl".... (only he didn't die)
pinkbubelz
11:11:14 AM
11/29/05

Practical jokers Tivo lottery drawing and buy tickets with winning numbers. They swap the fake ticket with his ticket and record his reaction when he thinks he won: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5676012956512384817&q=lottery+tivo
VioLiN
1:17:03 PM
12/30/05

Oh yeah... language not appropriate for work.
VioLiN
1:19:18 PM
12/30/05

That poor dude...his chain was seriously jerked...I wonder how long it took his heart to slow down...
mataharihiker
7:14:53 PM
12/30/05

FINALLY!!!! What shall I buy first??
WINNING APPROVAL
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

DEAR SIR / MADAM,
WINNINg NOTIFICATION.
CONGRATULATIONS, IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE WON ON
EMAIL THE ANNUAL GLOBAL LIBERTY LOTTERY (LOTTO) INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM (GLLIPP) HELD IN LONDON ON 21st FEBRUARY, 2006. A GLOBAL EMAIL
RANDOM ACCESS SELECTION SHOT ON MICROSOFT, GENERATED YOUR YAHOO BLOG
WHICH WON ON THE 3RD CATEGORY USA $ 723,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND
TWENTY THREE THOUSAND USA DOLLARS) YOUR TICKET ,SERIAL ,BATCH ,LOTTERY
REF NUMBER ,WILL BE CONFIDENTIALLY INCLUDED IN YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL -
TAKE NOTE.
THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY, PROMOTED AND SPONSORED
BY EMINENT PERSONALITIES - THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT INC, MULTI CHOICE, ECHINA SITE AND OTHER ORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS.THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE .
FOR SECURITY PURPOSE AND CLARITY, WE ADVISE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING
INFORMATIONS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIMS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED.THIS IS
PART OF GLLIPP SECURITY SYSTEM TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED
ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SCAM IMPOSTORS.
PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS
REMEMBER TO QUOTE YOUR LUCKY NUMBERS AND BATCH NUMBERS IN ALL
CORRESPONDENCE.FURTHERMORE, SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESSES DO INFORM OUR
AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.APPLY FOR YOUR PRIZE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO
YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE
PROCESSED WITHIN THE TIME OF CLAIM.
CONTACT THE GWCOL AGENT: ROBERT PEARSON
CONTACT MAIL: bob_pearson001@yahoo.com
TEL/FAX: +447031943478
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE
Carlette
9:01:59 PM
2/22/06

I won $4 bucks last Saturday on the PowerBall drawing...

I'm set for life !!

So long suckers !!
MDSHiker
9:19:52 PM
2/22/06

Well, I didn't win the lottery, and I am not leaving TT.....but....

I did enter a contest on our local Fox station after watching King of the Hill and I did win this....



http://www.weiderfitness.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2_12901_10201_17951_-1_20555

It is supposed to arrive next week.
chili
9:25:15 AM
5/30/07

nice, you can definetly use it. If you know what I mean. ;)
hyway
9:49:06 AM
5/30/07

Use it for what, a coat rack?
MarkO
9:52:31 AM
5/30/07

For getting buff so he can keep that hottie he has interested.
hyway
10:31:35 AM
5/30/07

DUH..."Physical Therapy?"
..he keeps getting banged up

light weight and multiple repetitions Chili...firm, tone and build muscle mass.....

Heavy Weight and Low reps build strength....
SuperTroll
10:45:30 AM
5/30/07

haha hillbilly hank chilly win towel rack!
mapleleaf
10:47:38 AM
5/30/07

I hear maple likes to handcraft towel racks.
hyway
10:48:51 AM
5/30/07

silly red neck
mapleleaf
10:49:54 AM
5/30/07

well don't squeeze so tight
hyway
11:17:07 AM
5/30/07

“haha hillbilly hank chilly win towel rack!”

Ha ha!!

You velly funny, Maperreef!
mARKo
11:21:37 AM
5/30/07

Dang it mapleleaf, next thing you know, you will be offending Ladybird and Alamo beer.
chili
7:42:27 AM
6/01/07

Gemini and I met a real live Boomhower at a liquor store the next county over from Red River Gorge. Neither of us had a clue what he was saying to us. We just nodded our heads and smiled real pretty.
Ruby
7:59:03 AM
6/01/07

MarkO and myself met on too at the Timberwolf in Schroon Lake. The only thing I could make out was something about icefishing and snowmobile.
lumberzac
8:01:53 AM
6/01/07

Some poor guy in the hills of Kentucky is still telling stories about how two chicks tried to pick him up in the liquor store.
chili
8:02:21 AM
6/01/07

hahahaha Ruby! I remember!
Gem
8:12:30 AM
6/01/07

Congrats on the paper weight!
laqtis
8:37:22 AM
6/01/07

LOL, q. It will probably take more effort to put together than I will get out of it in the next 6 months.

I wonder if it has a beer holder?
chili
8:46:31 AM
6/01/07

If it doesn't make one
lumberzac
8:47:58 AM
6/01/07

Oh, I'm sure it has a "Big Gulp" holder some wheres in there.

You're right. They are more work putting up than using them, but nothing compares to trying to take it down, or worse, try and move the #&%!$er.
laqtis
8:49:17 AM
6/01/07

Hey Chili, give me 20.00 and I will take it off your hands
Ewker
3:10:39 PM
6/01/07

I bought that same piece of equipment from Target like 10 years ago. I think I used it 4 times.

Attaching the cables was a #&%!$
Wounded Knee
4:13:40 PM
6/01/07

dude, try attaching them without the weights next time ;)
hyway
4:14:59 PM
6/01/07

put it on Craigslist
Roam Around
4:15:17 PM
6/01/07

Kewl beans, chili!
StoveStomper
4:19:13 PM
6/01/07

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