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I have wrestled my scanner into submission and have PDFs of 51 x $10 tickets. I won't have time to organize 65 email addresses but would be happy to - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:43 18
- you may also want to send a list of participants and amounts -- nm - decline Mar 29, 16:54 1
  - I really prefer to keep the amounts confidential for the moment. I have all that documented, including paypal records. I will post an - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:56
- Thanks a million (x540) for taking this on. - CovingtonCat on Fire Mar 29, 16:48
- Awesome. New diamonds to you and the clerk if things go well. Thanks again. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 16:46
- And a HUGE tip to you. - amoxy Mar 29, 16:44 1
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- Dogbert - were you in any way serious? -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:44 11
  - about redmond being a dick? completely serious -- nm - dogbert Mar 29, 16:47 10
    - That's a given ;) but I meant about getting in the pool. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:48 9
      - sure I was serious. thought about it today at work that even thoough I am boycoting paypal, others are not, but there has to be a cut off. the fact - dogbert Mar 29, 16:52 8
        
        Don't tell anyone but I made a slight miscalculation and bought a few more tickets than I should have.... - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:54 7
        
        Meg, thank you for doing this for us, especially on a week when your plate was already full! -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 16:56
        
        ok, it will be our secret, since the board rolled noone else will know -- nm - dogbert Mar 29, 16:55 5
        
        Gmail me...... - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:58 1
        
        yggm -- nm - dogbert Mar 29, 17:07
        
        sfek, I would love to buy $5. I would still offer groiny the same offer I did earlier. also I noticed strongbad ask a couple boards before I did.... - dogbert Mar 29, 16:58 2
        
        I thought they were kidding...Groiny is already in and I thought Strongbad had checked the cutoff time previously. - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 17:01 1
        
        groiny was kind enough to offer the services of his paypal account, and strongbad posted this earlier today -- (link) - dogbert Mar 29, 17:07 [Backboard]
Bleh ... today turned out better than I feared, but it still feels bleh. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 16:20 1
- Let's hope tomorrow is a little bit more than bleh... -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 16:32
pegleg inspired Poll: Would you go to work for a friend who became a multi-millionaire? or if *you* were the millionaire, would you hire a friend? - CrankYanker Mar 29, 16:19 22
- I'd have my butler or office manager take care of employee relations. -- nm - MojaveMeg Mar 29, 16:50
- no, I have a hrad enough time taking advantage of their services for free or nominal payment, let alone hiring them to work for me. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 16:47
- Do you mean the old friends I leave behind like a bunch of sorry suckers or the new ones I buy? -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 16:43
- nope, but we'd party like rock stars either way -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 16:42 4
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    - dude, I'd hire znufrii as the bartender so he'd have to deal with us 2 being drunken asses. -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 16:44 2
      - he'd quit after 4 hours -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 16:45 1
        
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- Depends on the arrangement. If *I* was the millionaire, I'd pull a Mr Finch. :) - Beryllium Mar 29, 16:41
- Bob for pastry chef :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 16:36
- of course I would hire my friends. they know their new jobs would be to keep me entertained. they wouldn't work because I would need people to hang - dogbert Mar 29, 16:35
- Probably not. -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 16:28
- it depends on the friend -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 16:27
- I think pixie will make a fine Turtle -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 16:23 1
  - Ha ha! Pixie's your friend! -- nm - con_carne Mar 29, 16:36
- If they knew what they were doing, sure. If it was a Entertainment 720 kind of operation, no. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 16:22
- Depends on the friend but I'd probably do it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 16:22
- hiring friends is one of those things they advise against. I knew someone who hit big in fashion in the 70's, said her biggest mistake was hiring - zeitgeist Mar 29, 16:21 4
  - her other mistake was not coming up with anything that new and had really only one buyer (nordstrum) - zeitgeist Mar 29, 16:24 3
    - Her friends were working in the sweatshop? -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 16:26 2
      - He's friends with Kathy Lee Gifford? -- nm - Bacon Mar 29, 16:29
      - that was my phrase, it wasn't that bad but she wasn't paying much better than minimum wage -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 16:28
I gotta wonder how many doofuses quit there job prematurely whenever there is a big lotto jackpot cause They just know they have the numbers -- nm - eag Mar 29, 16:14 8
- I could see that happening when someone's rich parent dies and they didn't figure on Anna Nicole or some TV preacher getting it all - zeitgeist Mar 29, 16:27 1
  - Yeah, I could see someone quitting after his numbers were announced, not taking into account the month(s) that it would be before seeing the money... - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 16:42
- "Your balls are crooked! I had the winning ticket!" -- nm - storms into the Lottery office. Mar 29, 16:25 1
  - That could have so many different meanings - eag Mar 29, 16:27
- "F*** you. F*** you. F*** you. You're cool. F*** you. I'm outta here!" -- nm - Cuban B Mar 29, 16:24
- I would think none -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 16:16 2
  - You would think that but........ -- nm - eag Mar 29, 16:17 1
    - Honestly, if someone is that stupid odds are they aren't employed at the moment anyway. - Bacon Mar 29, 16:25
Mars Attacks...the musical is being devleoped -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 16:11 2
- znufrii's idea of a Broadway Shark Tank is becoming more appealing to me -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 16:20
- you'll swoon to the tender melodies of the love theme "ACK! ACK! ACK!" -- nm - pixitude Mar 29, 16:13
What happens to your social media identities when you die? -- (link) - CrankYanker Mar 29, 15:53 1
- Remember this site? -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 16:00
I'm on a plane. Suddenly, I'm second guessing the sanity joining in this weekend. -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 15:47 7
- And there are a couple of uptight middle-aged queens in the row in front of me - ty97 Mar 29, 16:05 2
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    - now, now... - znufrii Mar 29, 16:29
- And the lead FA seems to be in a daze. Words are difficult. Air seems to baffle her -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 15:52
- a little insane is good every now and then - hope it's big fun! -- nm - b. Mar 29, 15:49
- jealous -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 15:48 1
  - I should be jealous of you, going to a place full of horny trapped men -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 15:53
Oh the irony. They just showed a lineup of people from Nevada crossing the border into California to buy Mega Millions tickets. -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 15:39 7
- They should pay more if not in an authorized Mega Millions State. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 16:06 3
  - screw you when I win. Princess CY will be in charge of my auto fleet :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 16:08 2
    - by the time you get your delange, there won't be much left anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 16:30
    - or I can buy a place in Palm Springs and establish residency and you can still be in charge of the fleet :) -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 16:15
- and if you go another 20 miles into Ca., there is another place I go to that is always empty -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 15:43 1
  - the local news also shows the nearest place in AZ. to buy tickets -- nm - peglegpete Mar 29, 15:45
- Oh the HUMANITY! -- nm - eag Mar 29, 15:41
crap...my workhorse laptop a SOny Vaio won't boot up. gets locked in the crcdisk.yes program... - Remlik Mar 29, 15:35 3
- you have to manually replace that file i think, using a dos startup disc and the file -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 29, 15:36 2
  - well how the hell do I do that? thanks in advance -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 15:36 1
    - google it. there should be lots of info. - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 29, 15:37
I opted not to go into the ST group lotto pool. I'll buy my own tickets and if I win I'll throw a barn dance for all of us. -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 15:31 2
- Like the one they threw in Scream 4? No thanks. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 16:00
- ramble on. -- nm - muskrat Mar 29, 15:34
have you done this poll yet? you guys win, who is the first one to go broke? - dogbert Mar 29, 15:30 46
- lol!! funny cause its true - Epiphany Mar 29, 15:49
- groiny -- nm - groiny's BIL Mar 29, 15:43
- Amoxy -- nm - Guy in Pic Mar 29, 15:43
- maj. She'd give Imelda a run for her money. It would be so awesome -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 15:38 4
  - well besides gold plating Newton I'm not sure what else she'd do -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 16:15
  - Mandy would be the last one standing with money. She justs posts blonde -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 15:49 1
    - Thanks for the kind words. -- nm - instagrAmanda Mar 29, 15:57
  - Insert her pic here. -- (link) - CrankYanker Mar 29, 15:45 [Image]
- Not sure I'd be first but I'd give whoever it is a run for the bottom. - Krusty Mar 29, 15:37 3
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    - You have to buy seats in the suite? You don't just get to stuff it with as many people as they allow or am I misunderstanding you? - Krusty Mar 29, 16:09 1
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- If we cede Capstern as the obvious answer, the next choice is Max. He'll lose all his money on *terrible* bets. -- nm - David Mar 29, 15:36 2
  - I bet I stay rich. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 15:41 1
    - "I thought the Washington Generals were due!" -- nm - David Mar 29, 15:44
- Next, let's do "who will switch to voting Repilublican?" -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 15:35 7
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    - No one named names! -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 15:40 5
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        Who is on your laminated list? -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 15:43 3
        
        Well played -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 15:50 1
        
        I'm glad I refreshed before posting. This was a lot funnier -- nm - Roger More Mar 29, 15:55
        
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- I was thinking that when we all get together for lotto-ganza, we do pools on first to declare bankrupty and first to end up in jail. - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 15:35 7
  - 500 dollar a hand Indian Poker. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 15:36 6
    - what's Indian Poker? is that some indian-giver thing? -- nm - Max Mar 29, 15:36 5
      - that is where you put a card up to your forehead. - groiny Mar 29, 15:37 4
        
        and I always thought your game would to be splurt on someone's forehead and everyone has to guess who's it is. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 15:46 3
        
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        Homoerotic Creepy Guy Bingo. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 29, 16:02
        
        Groin Poke Him. -- nm - CrankYanker Mar 29, 15:54
- I will be the master of my financial domain. -- nm - Max Mar 29, 15:34 1
  - "What is this 'Steak Budget?' Whoa, that's a lot." -- nm - Max's Financial Advisor Mar 29, 15:42
- Diva -- nm - amoxy Mar 29, 15:34 1
  - I wasn't serious about the yachts. I'll only require one. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 15:41
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  - just to avoid this, I would not even tell my wife I won anything. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 15:35
  - because he's a tourist, and tourists get mugged, right? -- nm - dogbert Mar 29, 15:35
- Hunting looses it all at a Poker table less than a week afterwards. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 15:33 1
  - Heh. No way. - kelly Mar 29, 16:40
- sorry, it is Capstern. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 15:32 3
  - I didn't know he was involved, I change my guess to the correct answer -- nm - dogbert Mar 29, 15:34 2
    - and pippy will probably get an Audi out of being nice to him. nm -- nm - groiny Mar 29, 15:35 1
      - I want the one in Ironman -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 15:47
- I'm putting all my winnings in a cardboard box and giving it to Limehouse to watch -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 15:32 1
  - he'll just put it under the floorboards of the church. -- nm - Diva Mar 29, 15:42
SITWAP - Self driving Google car with a visually impaired driver -- (link) - amoxy Mar 29, 15:27 [youtube] 4
- We saw one on the freeway a couple of days ago. -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 29, 15:38 3
  - you can tell from the outside? -- nm - b. Mar 29, 15:51 2
    - Well, most of the time, there is nobody in the driver's seat. And they are marked - amoxy Mar 29, 15:58
    - Yup, there are stickers on the back and the sides that say "self-driving car" -- nm - The Most Interesting Stephen in The World Mar 29, 15:58
NWBR: yes, I think $1.67 per Canadian per year is a reasonable investment for food labelling accuracy. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 15:27 2
- Shit yeah. I see labelling violation recalls all the time via CFIA's RSS feeds, some of that stuff could kill someone. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 16:28 1
  - (And for more minor infractions, I would like to at least be able to trust that the sodium content is accurate) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 16:29
Good to have 2 players on the bench with HRs in the Dinger's league. -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 15:25 1
- especially when there's only 1 game on. Not like I needed to make a match up choice -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 15:26
I think Joe Biden just asked me out for Saturday Nite. - Mel Profit Mar 29, 15:25 3
- Brewskis, bro! -- nm - Joe Biden Mar 29, 15:28 1
  - I hear music. Is that Sugar Ray? -- nm - CQ: 21, 22. Whatever it takes Mar 29, 15:32
- I am still waiting for Michelle to ask me out again - amoxy Mar 29, 15:28
Battlestar Valkyrie in LEGO. 10 ft. 42,341 pieces. -- (link) - Mop (199 lbs) Mar 29, 15:22
Google to start selling a tablet this year -- (link) - ty97 Mar 29, 15:22 2
- I was hoping this had more meat to it. I think this has been the same rumor for a few months now. - JaxSean Mar 29, 15:32
- *tablets* make that. Some co-branding involved, but basically trying to juice the Android tablet market -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 15:23
Confession: I don't even know when this lottery is. I'm just relishing in the chaos. -- nm - David Mar 29, 15:21 12
- you mean meg's retirement party? its friday evening. none of us have been invited. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 29, 15:33 10
  - she's already taken off -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 16:19
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    - I didn't see much discussion... - b. Mar 29, 15:38 4
      - Um, I believe she's getting a free ride to the store from Crankyanker. - Dr.Vermin Mar 29, 15:43
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        exactly! -- nm - b. Mar 29, 15:48 1
        
        I hereby pledge Meg 50% of my winnings. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 29, 16:07
    - we plan on giving her mel. -- nm - tRuMaN, de-brained Mar 29, 15:36 2
      - She unfortunately has to pay a fee to get the 'clothed, non crazy' version. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 16:01
      - ha ha! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 29, 15:51
- What Lottery? -- nm - amoxy Mar 29, 15:28
from B2 or 3...Canada discontinueing the penny .... should I stock up for numismatics' sake? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Mar 29, 15:16 1
- As a point of reference, the US mints hundreds of miions of them a year. - TWuG Mar 29, 15:23
Fox renews Bones -- (link) - peglegpete Mar 29, 15:15

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