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thekwazz
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Lottery
#9600545 - 01/13/09 10:09 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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I bought a $20 lottery ticket yesterday, feeling a bit stupid and irresponsible but having fun nonetheless. I proceeded to my truck where I scratched it off and had no luck at all. It gave me this weird feeling but it wasn't like, oh damn I just lost 20 bucks, but rather "I really need to buy that next ticket."
Ok, so some might call that a gambling addiction. I call it intuition. The next one I bought I did the same thing. Back to my truck I went, scratched off the first number and immediately had $100. Stoked, right? Well then it happened 14 more times until I had won $1500 bucks.
What's the moral of this story? I don't know, but pictures of my new bong later.
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Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome.
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Asante
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Be careful man, Karma is a beach.
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Re: Lottery [Re: Asante]
#9600588 - 01/13/09 10:21 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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obviously you raped children in your past life to deserve this
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thekwazz
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I have considered that possibility.
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Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I'm going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome.
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bullfrog420
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awesome
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Asante
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Congratulations on your win, of course, but realize that the probability of repeating this feat within your lifetime has dropped drastically.
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Re: Lottery [Re: Asante]
#9600627 - 01/13/09 10:34 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Quote:
Wiccan_Seeker said: Be careful man, Karma is a beach.

After winning on a scratch ticket, look out for those falling pianos.
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Brugman
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Re: Lottery [Re: Asante]
#9600628 - 01/13/09 10:34 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Quote:
Wiccan_Seeker said: Congratulations on your win, of course, but realize that the probability of repeating this feat within your lifetime has dropped drastically.
Really? Didn't know it worked that way.
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Plok
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Re: Lottery [Re: Asante]
#9600636 - 01/13/09 10:37 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Wiccan_Seeker said: Congratulations on your win, of course, but realize that the probability of repeating this feat within your lifetime has dropped drastically.
This is not true. Look up "gambler's fallacy" if you want to know why.
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badchad
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Re: Lottery [Re: Plok]
#9600700 - 01/13/09 10:59 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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Quote:
Plok said:
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Wiccan_Seeker said: Congratulations on your win, of course, but realize that the probability of repeating this feat within your lifetime has dropped drastically.
This is not true. Look up "gambler's fallacy" if you want to know why.
You're right. You're chances of winning again are just as low as they were the first time.
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Asante
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Re: Lottery [Re: badchad]
#9600929 - 01/13/09 11:49 AM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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You're chances of winning again are just as low as they were the first time.
Chances are the same yes. Probability of having two such winning streaks in a lifetime are lower though.
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thekwazz
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Re: Lottery [Re: Asante]
#9602700 - 01/13/09 05:21 PM (15 years, 18 days ago) |
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I've won a hundred here and there, 500 once. But this is definitely the one that makes me feel as though my luck has peaked for a while. I won't see anything that cool again for a long time. I turn 22 this month, so it was neat for my birthday you know? I got to buy myself a really nice bong I've been wanting for a long time, and a quarter of the dankest bud I could get my hands on. Rest is going to practical shit like rent and school tuition.
Yay for bills!
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box of rain
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congrats to you man, what kind of bong did you buy> a roor?
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thekwazz
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Nope, dropped the price drastically by getting a no namer. All glass on glass, beautifully designed, ice catcher, all the good stuff with no bullshit. I didn't want to spend over 100 living in a house with 5 other people. I'll be lucky if it doesn't end up broken.
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hah i know what you mean, that is why my bong is acrylic, i have had it for yearsd and dropped it many times, but its still good as new,
have fun and be careful with that thing bro!
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