is it just me? i really would not want to win a lot of money in something
like the lottery (millions).
yeah i could buy a mcclaren F1, but its just another street car i cant park
anywhere.
i could buy a big house, but then id move away from my dear friends ive made
right across the street.
i could stop working, but then, ive already done that and im getting bored.
suddenly 10,000 people would think i owe them something.
i already have more toys than i can play with in one day.
-james 'enuf is plenty' creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony Tabacco <atabacco@california.com>
To: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: Math and the lottery
> For the mathematically inclined, here is a small statistical truth: "Your
> odds of winning are statically the same whether you enter or not".
>
> Having said that, I know of an Architect in Emeryville who owned his own
> firm and loved his profession, and who, upon winning the State Lottery,
> bought a giant commercial popcorn machine for the office, and than
resigned
> and gave his share of the firm to his partner. I wonder if he found the
rest
> of his life as satisfying as it could have been?
>
> Yours in poverty,
> Tony
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly, Katie" <kkelly@spss.com>
> To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 10:21 AM
> Subject: RE: Math and the lottery
>
>
> > Mike Clements writes...
> >
> > > Scot, that's a sign of intelligence. The lottery is a tax
> > >on people who are
> > > bad at math. . . which makes it ironic that some of the
> > >lottery money goes
> > > into the school system.
> >
> > If you play, you probably won't win, but if you don't, then you really
> > won't.
> >
> > I won $1.95.
> >
> > Katie K.
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