So I looked it up online (or at least tried to) who invented the lottery so i would know who to slap for making such an addictive game. According to average joe's of Yahoo Ask its been around since the "dawn of man" so no one to slap in this instance. (Dern) But since i work at a gas station i see plenty of people buy buy buy lottery tickets. I sell scratch off's out tha wazzoo and dont get me started on those powerball's and mega millions'. The hype of it all is scary.
I wont lie and say i have never played but its gambling and that chance of losing isnt attractive to me honestly, so its not often that i play. People lose left and right and i dont see how that doesnt motivate em to quite while they are behind. There was a little old lady that played her little heart out and won fifty dollars today. She was so excited but i sware she spent over a hundred to get it...so confused..
Another thing, while i am rambling about the lottery, i had brought up the actual winners with my soon to be mother-in-law when one off the major lottery games was over 300,000 for the jackpot. U should see the stories about jackpot winners, they are either robbed, broke, or dead. So winning the lottery doesnt seem so hot from that point of view. Which poses a simple question: is it better to win the lottery or lose?
I think i will stick to scratching every blue moon and see what happens. As for those poor souls itchin for an extra buck, playing like its going out of style..lets just hope they dont wait until its too late to use that hotline on the back of those tickets.
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