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10-20-2018, 03:16 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by braumeister
Who would want it? Just one measly helipad?
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I would be SOL with my two helicopters.
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10-20-2018, 03:22 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: Conroe, Texas
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Originally Posted by Mdlerth
+1
With a jackpot this large, the winner will plastered all over the media. So the best defense is to be a member of a large group where it's easier to hide. Even if they insist on a group photo, you can slouch down in the back, wear a false mustache, glasses and a wig and you'll be unrecognizable.
I wonder if, since 31 October is approaching, you could show up for the winner's photo in a Halloween costume?
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Being as old as we are in this group, most of us are invisible to anyone younger anyway.
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10-20-2018, 03:34 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Spending the Kids Inheritance and living in Chicago
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Originally Posted by MichaelB
Then you'd have to share it. If a couple others won, that means $200M max. Not really worth it ... I mean, get up, get dressed, leave the house, drive to the local convenience store, stand in line, buy the ticket, then wait.
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You can buy it online, at least in IL you can.
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10-20-2018, 04:13 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 2,691
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Don't want to win, would mess up my ACA subsidy.
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10-20-2018, 04:15 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,233
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Originally Posted by bobandsherry
Don't want to win, would mess up my ACA subsidy.
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Don't get people started.....
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10-20-2018, 04:18 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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I'll buy a few in cash, no waiting in line.
Winning would be a mixed blessing. I'm sure I could find something to do with some extra money. Probably do something good with it. Maybe buy a new loaded JK for me.
Actually I had bought into the last drawing and woke up in a start this morning. I dreamed I won enough to totally screw up my ACA subsidy and not a penny more! Figured I'd give the ticket to someone who really needed it.
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10-20-2018, 04:58 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2009
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I’m still ‘investing’ another $20 in this drawing. I’m certain I can spend the money ‘better’ than anyone else. The normal pitfalls won’t get me. It would be a fun retirement project having to manage it wisely without letting it destroy my life. It’s a tough job. But I’m willing to take one for the team.
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10-20-2018, 05:07 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Tampa
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Originally Posted by MuirWannabe
I’m still ‘investing’ another $20 in this drawing. I’m certain I can spend the money ‘better’ than anyone else. The normal pitfalls won’t get me. It would be a fun retirement project having to manage it wisely without letting it destroy my life. It’s a tough job. But I’m willing to take one for the team.
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That's the spirit.
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10-20-2018, 05:31 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2008
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It's hard to imagine the media hype the winner(s) of this jackpot will face. Guess I better buy a ticket cause you never know and holding a fantasy for awhile is kind of fun.
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10-20-2018, 05:52 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Let's see, $600M cash with a return of say 5%, would be $30M/year, which might be $15M after taxes. Give all the immediate relatives (about 10, including me) each about $250K/year salary (plenty of money, and they could quit their j*bs), fund a private health care plan for all of them so they have no health expenses, pay for education for all the nieces and nephews. Would probably still have $12M or so left each year, which I would give away to cancer research, education scholarships etc. It would be FUN to give that away each year!
*Never* touch the principal!
Yeah, ok, I am ready to win it.
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10-20-2018, 06:36 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
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I guess your long lost friends and relatives who you have not talked for 10-20 years will suddenly be calling you 24/7 if you win this jackpot.
I guess the first thing I'll do is look for a vacation house on an island .. or disappear in Europe for awhile
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10-20-2018, 07:28 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by bobandsherry
Don't want to win, would mess up my ACA subsidy.
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I'm buying tickets and if I win I will pay for everyone who reads and comments in this thread who is over the ACA cliff and under 100K in income health insurance for the next 10 years.
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10-20-2018, 07:33 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Southern Cal
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Originally Posted by bobandsherry
Don't want to win, would mess up my ACA subsidy.
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Haha, good one. You are paying attention.
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10-20-2018, 07:38 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Oh heck, might as well comment just to double my odds of winning something. LoL
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10-20-2018, 07:41 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by bobandsherry
Oh heck, might as well comment just to double my odds of winning something. LoL
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You already commented about your ACA subsidy which made me laugh and think I could afford to pay the bill of everyone here and have a few bucks left over.
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10-20-2018, 07:41 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Conroe, Texas
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If I win this, or any lottery, the first thing I will do is get a 900 number and charge anyone who calls $5.00 per minute. I will hire a young lady with a nice voice to get their credit card number and then chat with them.
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10-20-2018, 08:04 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Southern Cal
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You are pretty greedy aren’t you, even after winnng a huge amount of money.
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10-20-2018, 08:05 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Conroe, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fedup
You are pretty greedy aren’t you, even after winnng a huge amount of money.
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Privacy and stopping the calls, as there will be more than you believe.
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10-20-2018, 10:12 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Spending the Kids Inheritance and living in Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobandsherry
Oh heck, might as well comment just to double my odds of winning something. LoL
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+1
Me too.
And this time I might just pay cash for my tickets, so I cannot be traced.
Nah, buy online, and if I win NetJet out of here, and join the witness protection plan.
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10-21-2018, 03:18 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2015
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Hopefully no one wins so another thread can be started about how great it would be to win. These hypothetical threads are awesome.
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