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07-13-2007, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by DEAK
I heard it:
The lottery is a tax on people that are bad at math.  |
So true!!!! My husband was getting gas and this "man", not a "boy" was coming out of the gas station.
He said, "Hey, I won $4!"
My husband said, "How much did it cost you to win $4."
He said, "$8."
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07-13-2007, 02:57 PM
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Exactly.... but they are so excited over the $4......
I had an uncle who gave us lottery tickets for Christmas every year as a kid... (it used to irk my dad)
Once I won $20.... bought some StarWars toys with it... LOL
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07-13-2007, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
So true!!!! My husband was getting gas and this "man", not a "boy" was coming out of the gas station.
He said, "Hey, I won $4!"
My husband said, "How much did it cost you to win $4."
He said, "$8."
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Behold the beauty of the lottery: It makes absolute losers feel like big-time winners!  
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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Sir Winston Churchill
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07-13-2007, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DEAK
Exactly.... but they are so excited over the $4......
I had an uncle who gave us lottery tickets for Christmas every year as a kid... (it used to irk my dad)
Once I won $20.... bought some StarWars toys with it... LOL
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Wow, $20 is big bucks to a kid! I would have started gambling from then on!
So, true and almost too sad to laugh.
For me, it replaces faith. I want to tell anyone buying a ticket and I might still do it, "I never have to pay to win money. I just ask God for what I need."
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07-13-2007, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
Wow, $20 is big bucks to a kid! I would have started gambling from then on!
So, true and almost too sad to laugh.
For me, it replaces faith. I want to tell anyone buying a ticket and I might still do it, "I never have to pay to win money. I just ask God for what I need."
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The root of the problem is that these people believe money can help them overcome their problems. The hidden statistics show that most blue-collar multi-million-dollar prize winners are broke or even worse in a few years. All this does is demonstrate greed and folly. It certainly doesn't help the average person. If somebody can't handle the money that they already have, putting more money into their hands will not make them a better money manager.
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Engineering solutions for theological problems.
Despite today's rising cost of living, it remains popular.
"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." - Sir Winston Churchill
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter." - Sir Winston Churchill
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security." - Benjamin Franklin
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07-13-2007, 03:10 PM
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Beautiful are the feet......
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Originally Posted by DEAK
I heard it:
The lottery is a tax on people that are bad at math. |
Dave Ramsey calls it "Stupid Tax"! 
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07-13-2007, 03:22 PM
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His word burns in my heart like a fire...Fire Fall Down
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Originally Posted by OP_Carl
That would be pretty tough. When was the last time you saw a fish leap out of the water right in front of a dart board?
I'll bet you could sell tickets to see that!!!!
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That was great, OPC....rofl
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07-13-2007, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
They are looking our way, people!!!!!!!!
Can't get that legalism out of their systems!
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Hmmmm.....someone just called and invited me to Camp Meeting tonight. Should I go????? Will they all try to get me prayed through?????
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07-13-2007, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Sherri
Hmmmm.....someone just called and invited me to Camp Meeting tonight. Should I go????? Will they all try to get me prayed through?????
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Borrow Vicki's hairpiece, honey!!! They'll never know the difference. You might even have a hand in praying through someone. Hehehehehe!
On a serious note, I love going to meetings of this nature and asking the Lord to direct me to someone that needs prayer. It's so awesome for the person in need. It is "their time alone with God" while hundreds of people are around.
Altar work is so needful and we have to be so careful to follow the leading of the Lord!
Go and be blessed!!!! Shockamoo, but hold on to that hairpiece! You'll be like the Emperor without his clothes!!!!!!
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07-13-2007, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by OP_Carl
The root of the problem is that these people believe money can help them overcome their problems. The hidden statistics show that most blue-collar multi-million-dollar prize winners are broke or even worse in a few years. All this does is demonstrate greed and folly. It certainly doesn't help the average person. If somebody can't handle the money that they already have, putting more money into their hands will not make them a better money manager.
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Yes, the statistics are true. It all started with Cinderella - poof - magic. LOL
Tamor, supports that Cinderella doctrine. You should see her signature line!!! I'm praying for her deliverance! Cause I know new shoes didn't change my life. I just knew I had to explain why I bought another pair.
Soooooo, I'm like, "Hello, you have how many tackle boxes full of lures? ANDDD I read in a fishing magazine that you only need a piece of a red handkerchief!!!"
LOL!
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