I won the lottery! [modified]
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I'm getting 50k! Thats 50,000 American dollars for you morons out there. What do think abou that? HUH? WHATS THAT? YOU WANT A NEW MAC BOOK PRO? WELL THATS JUST TOO BAD!
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
modified on Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:20 PM
Congratulations. You now have as much money as many CPians make in six months (some in less, some in more). Of course, in another six months they'll have made that much again, though the odds of you winning a second time this year are rather dismal - a bit like your life.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Congratulations. You now have as much money as many CPians make in six months (some in less, some in more). Of course, in another six months they'll have made that much again, though the odds of you winning a second time this year are rather dismal - a bit like your life.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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A fool and his money are easily parted. So assuming he was fortunate, it won't last him long. Wonder how many bottles of cough syrup that sum could buy?
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
So assuming he was fortunate, it won't last him long. Wonder how many bottles of cough syrup that sum could buy?
Don't encourage him. As Josh reminded me, it's vaguely possible the idjit (as opposed to the ilidjit) might go out and drink a hundred bottles. We wouldn't be responsible, of course, but it's still not nice. (I can't find the angelic smiley)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Richard A. Abbott wrote:
So assuming he was fortunate, it won't last him long. Wonder how many bottles of cough syrup that sum could buy?
Don't encourage him. As Josh reminded me, it's vaguely possible the idjit (as opposed to the ilidjit) might go out and drink a hundred bottles. We wouldn't be responsible, of course, but it's still not nice. (I can't find the angelic smiley)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
Oakman wrote:
Don't encourage him
Agree, but then, he has previously ignored good advice (and ridicule) from myself and a variety of CP members. So I fear that no matter the advice given he will do his own thing. That $50K (about equiv £25K) has the capacity to do a lot of good. And as he is young, he could buy a good college education, invest the rest in high gain low risk investments, and after a suitable period of hands-on experience, he could consider going solo.
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Oakman wrote:
Don't encourage him
Agree, but then, he has previously ignored good advice (and ridicule) from myself and a variety of CP members. So I fear that no matter the advice given he will do his own thing. That $50K (about equiv £25K) has the capacity to do a lot of good. And as he is young, he could buy a good college education, invest the rest in high gain low risk investments, and after a suitable period of hands-on experience, he could consider going solo.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
That $50K (about equiv £25K) has the capacity to do a lot of good. And as he is young, he could buy a good college education,
Not over here. 50K is at best 2 years of a decent private college - probably covers all 4 at a state institution, many of which are excellent, but not the equivalent of MIT, or Harvard, or Boston U.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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Congratulations. You now have as much money as many CPians make in six months (some in less, some in more). Of course, in another six months they'll have made that much again, though the odds of you winning a second time this year are rather dismal - a bit like your life.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
*grin* yeah, if he has won money, that's nice, and he could spend it wisely, but even if he did, $50k is not enough to change your life in any major way nowadays. PErhaps it's a house deposit, but you still need a job to get a loan.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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Oakman wrote:
Don't encourage him
Agree, but then, he has previously ignored good advice (and ridicule) from myself and a variety of CP members. So I fear that no matter the advice given he will do his own thing. That $50K (about equiv £25K) has the capacity to do a lot of good. And as he is young, he could buy a good college education, invest the rest in high gain low risk investments, and after a suitable period of hands-on experience, he could consider going solo.
Do you really think I would spend that much money on DXM? My DXM is around a 30 dollar a month habbit.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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Congratulations. You now have as much money as many CPians make in six months (some in less, some in more). Of course, in another six months they'll have made that much again, though the odds of you winning a second time this year are rather dismal - a bit like your life.
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
That money is taxed, and then they buy a bunch of expensive coffees and tofoo. So its not like someone who lives simply making 100k a year, to me I could buy a laptop for everyone in my neighborhood, and still pay bills.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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That money is taxed, and then they buy a bunch of expensive coffees and tofoo. So its not like someone who lives simply making 100k a year, to me I could buy a laptop for everyone in my neighborhood, and still pay bills.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
That money is taxed
Are you under the impression that lottery winnings aren't taxed? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
I won 100k, 50k after taxes.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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I won 100k, 50k after taxes.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
I won 100k, 50k after taxes.
Oh wow, really? And you just absent-mindedly used the net instead of the gross? Oh wow. Say, do you have any bridges for sale?
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
You need to paypal me some cash before I can give out that information.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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That money is taxed, and then they buy a bunch of expensive coffees and tofoo. So its not like someone who lives simply making 100k a year, to me I could buy a laptop for everyone in my neighborhood, and still pay bills.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
then they buy a bunch of expensive coffees and tofoo.
I promise you, I have never bought tofu in my life. The odd good coffee, I grant you.
CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
So its not like someone who lives simply making 100k a year
You're right, I feel so sad and empty to have to earn that sort of money, instead of relying on the lottery to provide it for me. If you won, congratulations. But, seriously.... it's not like you're in a room full of people who will never see that much money in one place. I'm sure most of us are paying off houses for a start.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
then they buy a bunch of expensive coffees and tofoo.
I promise you, I have never bought tofu in my life. The odd good coffee, I grant you.
CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
So its not like someone who lives simply making 100k a year
You're right, I feel so sad and empty to have to earn that sort of money, instead of relying on the lottery to provide it for me. If you won, congratulations. But, seriously.... it's not like you're in a room full of people who will never see that much money in one place. I'm sure most of us are paying off houses for a start.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Christian Graus wrote:
You're right, I feel so sad and empty to have to earn that sort of money, instead of relying on the lottery to provide it for me.
Let me know if the burden becomes too much. I have a couple of charities I'm really close to that would be glad to accept a donation ;)
Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface
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CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
then they buy a bunch of expensive coffees and tofoo.
I promise you, I have never bought tofu in my life. The odd good coffee, I grant you.
CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
So its not like someone who lives simply making 100k a year
You're right, I feel so sad and empty to have to earn that sort of money, instead of relying on the lottery to provide it for me. If you won, congratulations. But, seriously.... it's not like you're in a room full of people who will never see that much money in one place. I'm sure most of us are paying off houses for a start.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Christian Graus wrote:
it's not like you're in a room full of people who will never see that much money in one place. I'm sure most of us are paying off houses for a start.
Big deal, all that matters is that I can drive places, eat, do the things I enjoy, and whatever else. I don't need some big fucking house with plasma screens. All I need is a good laptop, a car, my music, a few cool gadgets, and whatever. I have all that and then some.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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Christian Graus wrote:
it's not like you're in a room full of people who will never see that much money in one place. I'm sure most of us are paying off houses for a start.
Big deal, all that matters is that I can drive places, eat, do the things I enjoy, and whatever else. I don't need some big fucking house with plasma screens. All I need is a good laptop, a car, my music, a few cool gadgets, and whatever. I have all that and then some.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
I don't need some big f***ing house with plasma screens
Nor do I, but I like having one. But, that's not really my point. My point is that working, and earning money, gives me the freedom to have things I'd like, to travel, to support causes that matter to me, and, most important, to create security for me and my family. What will you do when you are of retirement age ? I intend to keep working part time, for fun, travel a lot, have money to support my grandkids, and basically kick back and enjoy myself.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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CataclysmicQuantum wrote:
I don't need some big f***ing house with plasma screens
Nor do I, but I like having one. But, that's not really my point. My point is that working, and earning money, gives me the freedom to have things I'd like, to travel, to support causes that matter to me, and, most important, to create security for me and my family. What will you do when you are of retirement age ? I intend to keep working part time, for fun, travel a lot, have money to support my grandkids, and basically kick back and enjoy myself.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
Christian Graus wrote:
What will you do when you are of retirement age ?
I just turned 21, do you expect me to have some kind of saving plan for retirment? I just enjoy having freedom and all that comes with it.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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Christian Graus wrote:
What will you do when you are of retirement age ?
I just turned 21, do you expect me to have some kind of saving plan for retirment? I just enjoy having freedom and all that comes with it.
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
I would have hoped you'd have a saving plan for your first house, at least. I expect to meet mostly smart people, on a programmers website.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
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I would have hoped you'd have a saving plan for your first house, at least. I expect to meet mostly smart people, on a programmers website.
Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )
:rolleyes: :zzz:
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
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I'm getting 50k! Thats 50,000 American dollars for you morons out there. What do think abou that? HUH? WHATS THAT? YOU WANT A NEW MAC BOOK PRO? WELL THATS JUST TOO BAD!
The Digital World. It is an amazing place in which we primitive humans interact. Our flesh made this synthetic machine. You see, we are so smart, we know a lot of stuff. We were grown from cells that came from the universe, which the matter and physics I'm typing in it is amazing how the universe is working. Human life is very amazing. How I experience this sh*t its like wow.
modified on Saturday, April 26, 2008 10:20 PM
Why would you lie like that?
Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.