I have convinced myself that winning, would only cause more harm then good.
thcri said:When I was back in the teens and twenties we use to play black jack a lot. We would start out with a .25 cent limit. Then as the night went on it ended up being a 20.00 dollar limit. Then when we heard the birds singing we would take it up to $50.00.
DaveNay said:Wow Murph....I didn't realize you were that old nor that wealthy!
To have been betting $50 limit on blackjack back in the teens and twenties, that was some big bucks! How much did you loose on the stock market crash in 1929?
Anyway....glad to see you made it through those times, and are back in the swing of things. BTW....your name wouldn't actually be Montgomery Burns would it?
Gatorboy said:The people that can least afford it seem to buy the most. Perhaps they don't quite understand the ODDS of winning.
Gatorboy said:Looking for a simple NO.
The people that can least afford it seem to buy the most. Perhaps they don't quite understand the ODDS of winning.
One day I was in a 7-11 and a mother and small boy were in line. The little boy wanted a candy bar and the mom said in a very harse tone, "NO, we can't afford it", and then she proceeded to buy $20 worth of lottery tickets. I felt sickened.
Gatorboy said:One day I was in a 7-11 and a mother and small boy were in line. The little boy wanted a candy bar and the mom said in a very harse tone, "NO, we can't afford it", and then she proceeded to buy $20 worth of lottery tickets. I felt sickened.
AndyM said:Every time I want to pay for my gas, there's some guy at the front of the line who buys twenty dollars worth of lottery tickets and then proceeds to scratch them off at the counter. Then, if there's a two dollar winner, he immediately turns in the ticket and buys two more and stands there and scratched them off too.
I just want to pay for my gas!
Dargo said:I have to admit, my answer would be a simple "No".