It seems that here in the U.S. there is a seriously large
lottery pot out there. In my state (california) no one
won a pot of 140 million which will grow to 170 million,
but there is a larger one out there of 350 million bucks.
Do you play lottery and what if you actually won?
P.S. If I won, I would retire to maui and live the good life.
Kropotkin
365 million powerball
if I win, I’ll buy an election
-Imp
365 million powerball
if I win, I’ll buy an election
K: old hat! Already been done, twice, 
How about something new!
Kropotkin
I’m not much for gambling, but I’ll buy a ticket every now and then.
If I won I’d likely finish out my degree, see the world and then… likely be doing what I do now.
Writing.
I rarely buy tickets because for me wishful thinking is a sign of depression. However, the wife requested some powerball tickets so I just got some yesterday.
Never gamble on the lottery, though if I won I’d set up the ILP trust and take it from there (my football/philosophy academy being the ultimate goal)…
The lottery is actually a form of taxation.
On the stupid, the depressed and the hopeful…
Just another part of the capitalist superstructure that will be overthrown, Richard Branson’s ass will be the first against the wall…
Now, where’re my red and black spray cans and Che Guevara stencil?
The government found a way to tax stupidity…
Yeah, that’s why I mentioned that anytime that I’ve played the lottery it’s because I was getting depressed. That’s what it’s all about.
I never play the lottery not out of some high moral principle…i guess i just remain indifferent…couldn’t care less…
We all play the lottery though, in a way.
Think about it:
Say you’re a person who wants to make/aquire a lot of money. If you’re an idiot with no prospects then the odds of making some money could be better with playing the lottery.
If you’re a hip cool pothead like me, then the odds of making lots of money are greatly increased because well… I’m fucking awesome.
We all play the odds. I suppose it’s different for philosophers slightly though.
Just thought that I’d draw your attention to this…
Lottery = a tax on those who are bad at math.
Why? I wrote it
One ticket sold in nebraska. one ticket for 365 million bucks.
Jeez, 365 millions bucks could have brought me a lot of
“everything” Oh, well wait for the next one.
Kropotkin
If i won the lottery, i’d turn into Nicholas Cage 
If I had the cash share of $360+ million, I’d be a new Howard Hughes. Maybe I would save my piss and fingernail clipping in jars, but I’d definately do some cool/weird shit. For many years I’ve obsessed with the idea of having a life sized recreation of Stonehenge in my back yard, for example. And not the Stonehenge like Chevy Chase destroyed in Vacation- I mean like it was a couple thousand years ago, all complete.
And I’d have a solid gold toilet. I dunno why, I just like the irony of taking a dump on a crapper that cost like $5 million.
“we had a stonehenge monument that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf” -Nigel Tufnel
-Imp
Heh, heh. I loved that movie.