Yes, it's just you. ;)
KeS
On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, James Creasy wrote:
> 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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