Annoyances

[MBGreen]

You're right. They need to come up with a way for me to play the lotto without leaving home.

Disclaimer: I don't buy lotto tickets.

they have in Canada...you can buy tickets online now.

[Johnny English]

you can afford to play the stock market too, and actually get return on your investment, but I'm not in the business of telling people how to spend their money.  truth is I spend money on stuff wayyyy more useless than the lottery.

As do I. The problem with the stock market is twofold; 1, it needs a much higher initial investment, and 2, it requires my involvement and thought and effort. The beauty of the lottery is that the stakes are incredibly low and the likelihood of a return exactly the same for everyone.

[MBGreen]

I can't wait to rub it in your faces when i win 50 million tonight.

[bojanglesman]

But I can afford it, so why wouldn't I? I already said that my logic doesn't apply if you're on the breadline, but I'm not. The lottery costs me on average less than a beer per week.

You are a selfish poopchute for winning away the lottery from the poor people!!!

[Badger]

I can't wait to rub it in your faces when i win 50 million tonight.

And somehow you'll still miss the 2015 tailgate.

[MBGreen]

And somehow you'll still miss the 2015 tailgate.

i'd buy us all a box suite....for the season.

[Johnny English]

You are a selfish poopchute for winning away the lottery from the poor people!!!

Thus far all I've done is increase the amount they stand to win.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

I just never understood the "you're throwing the dollar away!" argument. Granted, if you're on welfare then playing the lottery is dumb. But it's a little bit of fun for a dollar. Why not? Think of all the change you lose in the couch.

Sadly, I'd imagine most of the people dropping $20+ on the tickets are the ones who actually shouldn't be doing so.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

OK, but it isn't like I'm not going to have that vacation anyway. That's the point. I'm not going to have anything I wouldn't otherwise have, it's such a small amount over such a long period as to be an irrelevance.

Nah, dude.  Everyone is conscientious enough to set aside that dollar they'd otherwise spent on the lottery and buy themselves a nice dinner at Chili's at the end of the year to celebrate.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

But I'm not going to have an extra vacation with that money. I'm not putting $5 a week away dutifully in order to have an extra vacation in ten years' time. No-one does that excrement.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.  You're spending FIVE dollars a week on the lotto?  3 Chili's dinners.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

And somehow you'll still miss the 2015 tailgate.

That settles it.  I had no idea Powerball was $380 million tomorrow.  Buying a ticket, and when I win I'm buying season tickets.

[Tommy]

I always thought that if I ended up winning and then found out that I'd have to share with 10 other winners, I'd probably end up being pretty disappointed.

[Pope]

I usually throw a few dollars every week or two on scratch offs. I stopped playing Mega/PowerBall because the odds are insane and winning those gigantic lotteries has ruined a vast majority of the winners' lives.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

I always thought that if I ended up winning and then found out that I'd have to share with 10 other winners, I'd probably end up being pretty disappointed.

Yeah, although on the big pots I'd imagine my first thought would be "HOLY freak".  My second would be "Ok, I'll bet there are like 5 other winners".

[dcm1602]

I always wondered if people who regularly buy lottery tickets realize how retarded they are