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    #11
    Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View Post
    Yeh, agreed, total idiots.

    They should stake their money on safer bets, like a Tory election win
    A friend of mine used to mock people queuing up to pay their 'stupid tax' for the lottery, until I pointed out he was queuing to buy cigarettes.

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      #12
      the stupidity of lottery ticket buyers was boundless
      the chances are greater of your dying in a flight than winning the lottery
      Yeh, agreed, total idiots
      I just turned on my PC to do the lottery. Mind you, I am not a total idiot as I always greatly increase my chances by taking advice from my little puppet parrot.

      PS by chances of winning there, you mean expectation of winning a jackpot. On the rare occasions I bother, I actually win quite a lot, probably get about 60% back. Seem to recall there's a legal requirement WRT winning proportion. The hope that one will win something big is quite a nice return for about ten quid a year! The real idiots are the people who keep spending money they can't afford.
      Last edited by xoggoth; 15 June 2017, 19:06.
      bloggoth

      If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
      John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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        #13
        Also they doubled the price of a ticket.
        What happens in General, stays in General.
        You know what they say about assumptions!

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          #14
          Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
          A friend of mine used to mock people queuing up to pay their 'stupid tax' for the lottery, until I pointed out he was queuing to buy cigarettes.
          And was also a friend of yours....

          HTH
          “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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            #15
            Don't play myself, but if I did would choose these numbers:

            1,2,3,4,5,6

            People sometimes tell me this is nuts as the chances of that exact combination occurring is tiny…. :
            My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.

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              #16
              Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
              Also they doubled the price of a ticket.
              Yes, but 5000 lottery tickets is still rather a lot...

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                #17
                Originally posted by pjclarke View Post
                Don't play myself, but if I did would choose these numbers:

                1,2,3,4,5,6

                People sometimes tell me this is nuts as the chances of that exact combination occurring is tiny…. :
                You would get a disappointingly small share of any jackpot.

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
                  And was also a friend of yours....

                  HTH
                  its alright you know he was imaginary.
                  Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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