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Thu Dec-15-05 04:39 PM
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| 5. Too bad, if you knew it was the day of the office lottery |
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you should have been there or else had somebody put your money in for you.
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| -Co-Worker Sues For Share Of Big Lottery Jackpot |
Walt Starr |
Dec-15-05 04:21 PM |
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they must not like him very much or they would have given him a share |
400Years |
Dec-15-05 04:23 PM |
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Why should they have to give him anything? |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 05:11 PM |
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I think the argument against all that is more along the lines of |
kgfnally |
Dec-17-05 12:42 AM |
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"piece of shit" |
William769 |
Dec-15-05 04:27 PM |
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Oh, brother! |
NC_Nurse |
Dec-15-05 04:35 PM |
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You get NOTHING!!!! |
rd_kent |
Dec-15-05 04:38 PM |
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Too bad, if you knew it was the day of the office lottery |
WI_DEM |
Dec-15-05 04:39 PM |
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In another time he would have sued Oceanic Steam Navigation Company |
SoCalDem |
Dec-15-05 04:45 PM |
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He should do like me and pay a week ahead.. |
B Calm |
Dec-15-05 05:03 PM |
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I read about something like this happening in the past |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 05:07 PM |
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lol |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 07:14 PM |
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I had a friend that inhereted millions from some relative |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 07:33 PM |
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That is so true. When someone becomes rich, he/she usually |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:08 PM |
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Cousins they never knew about... |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:10 PM |
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It's two different things |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 08:24 PM |
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Read what the story says: |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:37 PM |
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That makes no sense |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 08:45 PM |
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It has been a first time they bought tickets together as a group. |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:49 PM |
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It was the first time that group of 7 had pooled together |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:50 PM |
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Okay, I get it |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 09:11 PM |
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I can see his point if they pooled their money for like...10 years |
cat_girl25 |
Dec-15-05 05:15 PM |
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This is why I document pools explicitly |
Walt Starr |
Dec-15-05 08:15 PM |
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read what the story says |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:38 PM |
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Oh, thanks. I didn't read the link. |
cat_girl25 |
Dec-15-05 09:51 PM |
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Man, this guy will now have to work alongside colleagues... |
KansDem |
Dec-15-05 05:17 PM |
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It always freaks me out when people who win lotto say |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 05:20 PM |
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The first thing I'd do is get an unlisted phone nunber... |
KansDem |
Dec-15-05 05:25 PM |
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I think I've subconsciously never had friends |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 05:32 PM |
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I would HIRE someone to shit on the bosses desk! |
Sydnie |
Dec-15-05 06:27 PM |
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I can be there tomorrow if you need me to |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 07:33 PM |
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i'll do that! |
sheeptramp |
Dec-15-05 08:09 PM |
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For alot of people work is their social environment |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 06:43 PM |
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I guess I've always had jobs I hated, and worked with less than |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 07:19 PM |
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Will they still be working together? I doubt if all will. n/t |
dogfacedboy |
Dec-16-05 09:53 PM |
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That's the nightmare scenario. |
MrSlayer |
Dec-15-05 05:39 PM |
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Isn't that life, though? |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 05:43 PM |
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Certainly it could be worse. |
MrSlayer |
Dec-15-05 06:37 PM |
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It's the freaking lottery. If I play the same stupid numbers for |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 07:03 PM |
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I didn't say he had a case. |
MrSlayer |
Dec-15-05 07:17 PM |
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Yes, it sucks. But lottery is pure luck, and he was out of it. |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:09 PM |
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If they were nice |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 06:13 PM |
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Oh please! |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 07:01 PM |
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Oh please yourself |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 07:38 PM |
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Gee, I play lottery too. Which, according to you, means I |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:05 PM |
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You're just being silly |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 08:10 PM |
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He wasn't in the pool either. Isn't that why he is suing? |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:39 PM |
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So you saying it doesn't belong to him makes it so. |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 09:15 PM |
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He didn't contribute week after week. |
lizzy |
Dec-16-05 06:32 PM |
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Even if he did, it changes nothing |
Walt Starr |
Dec-16-05 09:01 PM |
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EXCELLENT POST |
Cats Against Frist |
Dec-16-05 08:46 PM |
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It's the winner-take-all attitude |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-16-05 09:37 PM |
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That WOULD be the case |
Dorian Gray |
Dec-17-05 12:22 AM |
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Well, at least you admit |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-17-05 12:30 AM |
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Well, the original article... |
Dorian Gray |
Dec-17-05 12:38 AM |
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No, that WOULD NOT be the case if he participated regularly |
Walt Starr |
Dec-17-05 09:40 AM |
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Sorry, in any pool I;ve run you could contribute faithfully every drawing |
Walt Starr |
Dec-16-05 08:57 PM |
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Says you |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-16-05 09:23 PM |
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We are talking your scenario |
Walt Starr |
Dec-17-05 09:32 AM |
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We are talking your scenario |
Walt Starr |
Dec-17-05 09:32 AM |
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I agree |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 07:07 PM |
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If you share, then you open youself up to lawsuits from EVERYBODY |
Walt Starr |
Dec-16-05 09:02 PM |
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i agree |
LSK |
Dec-15-05 07:11 PM |
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I don't think it's necessarily a "me first" attitude |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 07:26 PM |
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i dont know the details of his situation |
LSK |
Dec-15-05 07:51 PM |
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Take a day off...just leave your lotto pool money with someone |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:09 PM |
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Just don't trust your co-workers or friends |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 08:28 PM |
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Did you read the article? |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:39 PM |
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Got it |
sandnsea |
Dec-15-05 09:12 PM |
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You really think the analogy of a lunch |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 08:40 PM |
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And the so-called pool didn't even exist. They didn't |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:44 PM |
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It's obvious that you haven't read the article |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:56 PM |
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No |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 09:45 PM |
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guilty as charged |
LSK |
Dec-15-05 10:06 PM |
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Actually, it's a perfect comparison |
Walt Starr |
Dec-17-05 09:51 AM |
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Actually, he didn't always participate in the pool |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:57 PM |
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Settle for a million? For what? They did not have a regular pool. |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:54 PM |
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i'd share-i kinda already do |
fishnfla |
Dec-15-05 08:35 PM |
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I find that it's always so easy to give away imaginary money |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 09:15 PM |
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Sorry, jerkwad - ya snooze, ya loose! |
EOO |
Dec-15-05 06:47 PM |
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A jury may be sympathetic and award him a piece as they did a few years |
oasis |
Dec-15-05 07:13 PM |
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You never know with juries. It's a crap shoot. And emotions win over... |
Egalitariat |
Dec-15-05 08:26 PM |
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And I bet he wont' get anything. |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 09:03 PM |
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They may agree to throw him a crumb to settle the case out of court. |
oasis |
Dec-16-05 06:12 PM |
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I don't think so. Cause if they pay this guy, then they will have to |
lizzy |
Dec-16-05 06:30 PM |
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Another story along these lines happened a few years ago in New England |
Phoebe Loosinhouse |
Dec-15-05 07:30 PM |
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Which is different than if they participated in a pool |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 07:52 PM |
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It does not matter he always participated in the pool, because |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:02 PM |
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You're talking about a one-shot deal |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 08:04 PM |
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They didn't even have a regular pool. |
lizzy |
Dec-15-05 08:42 PM |
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It is aparent that facts just aren't important |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:57 PM |
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Nobody has been talking about that |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-15-05 10:00 PM |
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I am not sure what you are discussing. We clearly are |
lizzy |
Dec-16-05 06:27 PM |
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You lost the original debate |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-16-05 08:23 PM |
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I was never debating a false premise |
Heddi |
Dec-16-05 09:40 PM |
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No Heddi |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-16-05 11:40 PM |
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I've got to disagree w/you, TP. |
akarnitz |
Dec-17-05 02:24 AM |
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If they did not win the debate it is only becauyse they do not know |
Walt Starr |
Dec-17-05 09:53 AM |
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Really? |
Dorian Gray |
Dec-17-05 12:31 AM |
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Yes, I agree with you |
Tactical Progressive |
Dec-17-05 12:42 AM |
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You set and document the rules of a pool on day one |
Walt Starr |
Dec-16-05 09:08 PM |
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Has anyone actually READ the article? |
Heddi |
Dec-15-05 08:43 PM |
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Good luck with that.. |
sendero |
Dec-15-05 09:12 PM |
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