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SittinOnDubsWGW · 10-17-2005, 06:40 PM

that I've happened to notice a lot, particularly with people who have a large tendency of gambling, and partaking of anything like a raffle or anything of the sorts, is that a lot of people are so set in the fact that they are going to win, no matter how high the odds are stacked against them.

With the recent powerball being a bajillion dollars, I was at the Gas station Saturday and there was a HUGE line of people getting tickets. I noticed several people who you could tell were struggling for cash, yet they were spending at least 20 bucks and a couple upwards of 100 bucks on powerball tickets. While waiting in line, I heard a couple of them talking about how they need the money so much and how their lives are going to be so great after they cash the check of their winnings.

That and at the liquor stor I work at they have a TV/DVD combo that they have a "tip sheet" for and this one guy has bought like 10 lines on the sheet at 3 bucks a pop. The sheet is about halfway filled up, and he came in the other night and said, "man, are they ever going to get this thing off, I've been waiting so I can come pick it up, I've been countin on it so I can use it in my kid's room." I kind of chuckled and he was like "I'm serious, I need it for my kids room, he needs a tv in there and I've been countin on you guys to get this sheet filled out so I can get my tv."

Soooo many people out there have no fucking clue, it truly is amazing.

MAGICLIT · 10-17-2005, 06:45 PM

Welcome to my world.<~~this coming from a girl who had to call around the casinos to page her mom to get dinner on the damn table. (My mom has since moved to Utah, she can't live in Vegas and keep her dirty hands off of the dirty machine)

Saint DH · 10-17-2005, 06:46 PM

I'm going to go buy a scratch off ticket right now.

I'm going to win.

[ October 17, 2005, 04:47 PM: Message edited by: Dirty Harry ]

SittinOnDubsWGW · 10-17-2005, 06:53 PM

I'm sure you definitely see more than your fair share of that being in Vegas and all. I have no real interest in the majority of things like that.
I do the occasional powerball ticket when it is ridiculously high such as now, but I also realize that I have a better shot at nailing Jessica Alba.

I do my fair share of "gambling" by playing poker though.

MAGICLIT · 10-17-2005, 07:05 PM

Yeah, I play Texas Hold Em once a week.

Schroeder · 10-17-2005, 07:22 PM

Yeah, I definitely don't see the point in lottery tickets. Certainly buying one ticket raises your odds of winning substantially (from 0 to whatever) but buying any more than that doesn't raise your odds enough to make them even worth a dollar, in my opinion. So when I see a fat guy at the gas station blow $60 on lottery tickets, I certainly don't understand.

Smart people invest in the stock market and 401ks for their future. Rednecks play the lottery.

Repugnant Abomination · 10-17-2005, 07:24 PM

Ironic Mustache · 10-17-2005, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Repugnant Abomination:

Someone should do that every time he posts, regardless of what it's about.

Repugnant Abomination · 10-17-2005, 08:00 PM

That was my plan actually.

StabMaster Arson · 10-17-2005, 08:38 PM

You are both beautiful people, never let anyone tell you any different.

Carnivorous Flavor · 10-17-2005, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MAGICLIT:
Welcome to my world.<~~this coming from a girl who had to call around the casinos to page her mom to get dinner on the damn table. (My mom has since moved to Utah, she can't live in Vegas and keep her dirty hands off of the dirty machine)

thats weird, i call my penis "dirty machine"

what a small world.

MAGICLIT · 10-17-2005, 08:43 PM

that is vierd.

Carnivorous Flavor · 10-17-2005, 08:45 PM

your pretending to be a Swede now? nice!!!

theMerciless1 · 10-17-2005, 09:18 PM

dubs, that is truly sad. people gotts have somwethin though, i guess...

Saint DH · 10-18-2005, 12:05 AM

Yeah well I set out on a mission today that I thought was blessed by God himself. I was armed with $16 and I was ready to win, and I did win. I'd win a dollar here and a dollar there. Problem was I'd just take my one dollar winners and buy another dollar ticket. Finally after blowing $9 I won 7. Then I had a descison to make. I could either keep the 7 bucks and count my losses (2 dollars) or reinvest the 7 into more tickets. Looking back, I clearly made the wrong choice, but fuck it. Long story short, me and my girlfriend drove to about 4 different gas stations and after 1 1/2 hours of ticket stratching, I had lost everything. It was at this point that I called God a "dirty cocksucker" because I asked him to help me win some money. So there's a couple morals to this story. One is that God apparently does not condone gambling. Second one is that the Hoosier lotto is a device of the devil. And the last is that gambling is stupid.

Normally this might be a sad story, but I still got a couple grand in the ole bank account, so I'm not really worried about. Never gamble with something you can't afford to lose.

ProfessorNumber · 10-18-2005, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dirty Harry:
Long story short, me and my girlfriend drove to about 4 different gas stations and after 1 1/2 hours of ticket stratching, I had lost everything. It was at this point that I called God a "dirty cocksucker" because I asked him to help me win some money. So there's a couple morals to this story. One is that God apparently does not condone gambling. Second one is that the Hoosier lotto is a device of the devil. And the last is that gambling is stupid.

Hahaha. I actually laughed out loud at that one.

Beebs · 10-18-2005, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dirty Harry:

Normally this might be a sad story, but I still got a couple grand in the ole bank account.

We're all impressed.

10-18-2005, 02:00 AM

Hahaha, aparently he's caught the Mr. Blonde syndrome.

Saint DH · 10-18-2005, 02:50 AM

I figured someone would point that out to me. Nice job dipshits. The only reason I even posted that is because I didn't want to look like a gambling junkie who spent all his money on lotto tickets. I also wanted to make the point that you should never gamble when you can't afford to lose. It's not like I have 6 thousand in there...it's more like 2, or even less...and that's all from money I earned working this summer...I'm not a rich person, I'm very far from it in fact.

Oh and by the way beebs, if there ever comes a day when your opinion of me means enough to me to try and impress you, I will take my own life.

[ October 18, 2005, 01:00 AM: Message edited by: Dirty Harry ]

Mr. Blonde · 10-18-2005, 03:04 AM

Not taking any sides here, but I think DH is a smart enough guy to know that even if he were bragging, a couple thousand isnt really that much to be bragging about knowing how much some of the other more fortunate and career-holding nubblites have made and are making on here.

On a side note, I sure do miss having money in the bank though. It seems like ever since my sophomore year i've only ever made just enough to get by. I had to work that damn 40 hour a week internship for 10 weeks this summer unpaid, so i didnt make shit, and what I did make I spent on my girlfriend or coming back to school expenses. I mean i'm not dirt poor or anything, but I just can't go out and go shopping and have to make a pretty calculated decision on finances even when I want to go out and see a movie or something. Sucks

I have mentioned before that I bought a few $5 lottery tickets earlier this school year, I havent had the money to waste on it recently, but i'm still ahead 5$ in PROFIT in those...i do the $5 Mustang Mania or whatever ones, because th ey're easy and have pretty good odds, even if the prize is small. I never go in thinking i'm going to win the grand prize or making assumptions like those people some of you have described...it's kind of sad when you look at it...

[ October 18, 2005, 01:04 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Blonde ]

Beebs · 10-18-2005, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dirty Harry:
Oh and by the way beebs, if there ever comes a day when your opinion of me means enough to me to try and impress you, I will take my own life.

Shake on it?

Repugnant Abomination · 10-18-2005, 03:34 AM

Guys guys guys! C'mon now. Let's not do this. We're cool, it's all good here.

Ugly Bastard · 10-18-2005, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SittinOnDubsWGW:
Soooo many people out there have no fucking clue, it truly is amazing.

Beautifully said. Its these clueless people that make the world keep spinning. Without them, we'd all be clueless, which would suck.

-UB

10-18-2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ugly Bastard:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by SittinOnDubsWGW:
Soooo many people out there have no fucking clue, it truly is amazing.

Beautifully said. Its these clueless people that make the world keep spinning. Without them, we'd all be clueless, which would suck.

-UB</font>[/quote]
And I suppose you know something tremendously great that the public doesn't? The problem is, I bet you'd be hard-pressed to say who these clueless people are because "you don't know any of them personally."

Rather, these ignorant people - who have nothing close to your infinite wisdom, seem to disappear as you get to know individuals.

SittinOnDubsWGW · 10-18-2005, 01:37 PM

^^^
When it comes to gambling, yes, particularly in poker. I see so many people who saw it on tv, and have absolutely no clue on anything such as pot-odds, EV, equity, etc... but they think they know what they are doing and frankly, I enjoy their presence at my table.

And in a general sense, I find my statement to be correct as well. I'm not saying that I'm the most intelligent being around, but overall I'm a whole hell of a lot brighter than a lot of people. Hell, anybody with any formal education is considerably better off than the average person out there.

10-17-2005, 06:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
MAGICLIT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: city of sin Posts: 2,753 Internets: 10	Welcome to my world.<~~this coming from a girl who had to call around the casinos to page her mom to get dinner on the damn table. (My mom has since moved to Utah, she can't live in Vegas and keep her dirty hands off of the dirty machine)
	I am all in favor of a ruling class, especially since I rule.

10-17-2005, 07:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
MAGICLIT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: city of sin Posts: 2,753 Internets: 10	Yeah, I play Texas Hold Em once a week.
	I am all in favor of a ruling class, especially since I rule.

10-17-2005, 08:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
StabMaster Arson Roscoe P. Coldchain Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Stabbin Cabin Posts: 2,759 Internets: 1425	You are both beautiful people, never let anyone tell you any different.
	LEGALIZE CRIME!

10-17-2005, 08:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
MAGICLIT Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: city of sin Posts: 2,753 Internets: 10	that is vierd.
	I am all in favor of a ruling class, especially since I rule.

10-17-2005, 08:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
Carnivorous Flavor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: tracking schroeder Posts: 703 Internets: 10	your pretending to be a Swede now? nice!!!
	i'm the sinful stench that wafts through nostrils of the righteous....

10-17-2005, 06:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	that I've happened to notice a lot, particularly with people who have a large tendency of gambling, and partaking of anything like a raffle or anything of the sorts, is that a lot of people are so set in the fact that they are going to win, no matter how high the odds are stacked against them. With the recent powerball being a bajillion dollars, I was at the Gas station Saturday and there was a HUGE line of people getting tickets. I noticed several people who you could tell were struggling for cash, yet they were spending at least 20 bucks and a couple upwards of 100 bucks on powerball tickets. While waiting in line, I heard a couple of them talking about how they need the money so much and how their lives are going to be so great after they cash the check of their winnings. That and at the liquor stor I work at they have a TV/DVD combo that they have a "tip sheet" for and this one guy has bought like 10 lines on the sheet at 3 bucks a pop. The sheet is about halfway filled up, and he came in the other night and said, "man, are they ever going to get this thing off, I've been waiting so I can come pick it up, I've been countin on it so I can use it in my kid's room." I kind of chuckled and he was like "I'm serious, I need it for my kids room, he needs a tv in there and I've been countin on you guys to get this sheet filled out so I can get my tv." Soooo many people out there have no fucking clue, it truly is amazing.

10-17-2005, 06:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,150 Internets: 284753	I'm going to go buy a scratch off ticket right now. I'm going to win. [ October 17, 2005, 04:47 PM: Message edited by: Dirty Harry ]

10-17-2005, 06:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	I'm sure you definitely see more than your fair share of that being in Vegas and all. I have no real interest in the majority of things like that. I do the occasional powerball ticket when it is ridiculously high such as now, but I also realize that I have a better shot at nailing Jessica Alba. I do my fair share of "gambling" by playing poker though.

10-17-2005, 07:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Schroeder Unwanted Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,543 Internets: -885	Yeah, I definitely don't see the point in lottery tickets. Certainly buying one ticket raises your odds of winning substantially (from 0 to whatever) but buying any more than that doesn't raise your odds enough to make them even worth a dollar, in my opinion. So when I see a fat guy at the gas station blow $60 on lottery tickets, I certainly don't understand. Smart people invest in the stock market and 401ks for their future. Rednecks play the lottery.

10-17-2005, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547

10-17-2005, 08:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	That was my plan actually.

10-17-2005, 09:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
theMerciless1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: ming\'s palace Posts: 1,495 Internets: 412	dubs, that is truly sad. people gotts have somwethin though, i guess...
	i who have nothing but the comfort of my sins

10-18-2005, 12:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,150 Internets: 284753	Yeah well I set out on a mission today that I thought was blessed by God himself. I was armed with $16 and I was ready to win, and I did win. I'd win a dollar here and a dollar there. Problem was I'd just take my one dollar winners and buy another dollar ticket. Finally after blowing $9 I won 7. Then I had a descison to make. I could either keep the 7 bucks and count my losses (2 dollars) or reinvest the 7 into more tickets. Looking back, I clearly made the wrong choice, but fuck it. Long story short, me and my girlfriend drove to about 4 different gas stations and after 1 1/2 hours of ticket stratching, I had lost everything. It was at this point that I called God a "dirty cocksucker" because I asked him to help me win some money. So there's a couple morals to this story. One is that God apparently does not condone gambling. Second one is that the Hoosier lotto is a device of the devil. And the last is that gambling is stupid. Normally this might be a sad story, but I still got a couple grand in the ole bank account, so I'm not really worried about. Never gamble with something you can't afford to lose.

10-18-2005, 02:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a	Hahaha, aparently he's caught the Mr. Blonde syndrome.
DJ FC Guest Posts: n/a

10-18-2005, 02:50 AM	#19 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,150 Internets: 284753	I figured someone would point that out to me. Nice job dipshits. The only reason I even posted that is because I didn't want to look like a gambling junkie who spent all his money on lotto tickets. I also wanted to make the point that you should never gamble when you can't afford to lose. It's not like I have 6 thousand in there...it's more like 2, or even less...and that's all from money I earned working this summer...I'm not a rich person, I'm very far from it in fact. Oh and by the way beebs, if there ever comes a day when your opinion of me means enough to me to try and impress you, I will take my own life. [ October 18, 2005, 01:00 AM: Message edited by: Dirty Harry ]

10-18-2005, 03:04 AM	#20 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	Not taking any sides here, but I think DH is a smart enough guy to know that even if he were bragging, a couple thousand isnt really that much to be bragging about knowing how much some of the other more fortunate and career-holding nubblites have made and are making on here. On a side note, I sure do miss having money in the bank though. It seems like ever since my sophomore year i've only ever made just enough to get by. I had to work that damn 40 hour a week internship for 10 weeks this summer unpaid, so i didnt make shit, and what I did make I spent on my girlfriend or coming back to school expenses. I mean i'm not dirt poor or anything, but I just can't go out and go shopping and have to make a pretty calculated decision on finances even when I want to go out and see a movie or something. Sucks I have mentioned before that I bought a few $5 lottery tickets earlier this school year, I havent had the money to waste on it recently, but i'm still ahead 5$ in PROFIT in those...i do the $5 Mustang Mania or whatever ones, because th ey're easy and have pretty good odds, even if the prize is small. I never go in thinking i'm going to win the grand prize or making assumptions like those people some of you have described...it's kind of sad when you look at it... [ October 18, 2005, 01:04 AM: Message edited by: Mr. Blonde ]
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

10-18-2005, 03:34 AM	#22 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	Guys guys guys! C'mon now. Let's not do this. We're cool, it's all good here.

10-18-2005, 01:37 PM	#25 (permalink)
SittinOnDubsWGW I make bad decisions. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,018 Internets: 108015	^^^ When it comes to gambling, yes, particularly in poker. I see so many people who saw it on tv, and have absolutely no clue on anything such as pot-odds, EV, equity, etc... but they think they know what they are doing and frankly, I enjoy their presence at my table. And in a general sense, I find my statement to be correct as well. I'm not saying that I'm the most intelligent being around, but overall I'm a whole hell of a lot brighter than a lot of people. Hell, anybody with any formal education is considerably better off than the average person out there.