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9. There is a God! Yay!

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Fri May 13, 2016, 06:44 PM

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New Jersey Mom, 7 Kids Win $429.6M Powerball Jackpot [View all] Purveyor May 2016 OP

Here's hoping they get the support and protection they'll need. Brickbat May 2016 #1

This makes me so happy. May they be blessed with peace, good health and wisdom and much joy!!! Jitter65 May 2016 #2

Sounds like they are off on the right track. One going to fund her program to help troubled women. Jitter65 May 2016 #3

Gotta love mom!!! Dustlawyer May 2016 #4

OMG a deserving family wins the money. I am so happy for them. But they will rladdi May 2016 #5

I am reminded awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #22

If it's OK for the state to make people rich at random Urchin May 2016 #6

Quit your bitchin. We still live in a FREE WORLD. People have a choice to participate in lotteries. politicaljunkie41910 May 2016 #7

Amen! rury May 2016 #16

It's not what the poor decide to do with their money Urchin May 2016 #21

So, the disabled have no shot in your world jberryhill May 2016 #37

That amount would last several lifetimes. I could cope virgogal May 2016 #26

If the past winners are any indication they will probably be broke within ten years... Human101948 May 2016 #29

Not all of them go broke TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #31

The thing is that wealthy people itemize their gambling losses Mosby May 2016 #48

Curious take for a member of DU. Enthusiast May 2016 #11

Why is that? Urchin May 2016 #32

Some win the lottery and get rich, some don't. LiberalElite May 2016 #23

You enjoy randomly making more super-rich people to lord it over you? Urchin May 2016 #42

You are victims of your own illogical nature Urchin May 2016 #44

Give it up Dr. Freud eom LiberalElite May 2016 #45

You wouldn't be saying that if you had won (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #25

I never bought a lottery ticket in my life Urchin May 2016 #33

The most common method of becoming wealthy jberryhill May 2016 #27

They became wealthy the same way as this lottery winner Urchin May 2016 #34

Look, I'm no fan of lotteries jberryhill May 2016 #38

that whole christian work ethic thing is sick and twisted, but thanks for playing. niyad May 2016 #39

Don't turn this into a religious issue Urchin May 2016 #43

Or we could just be happy for this woman and her family and hope they help a lot of people yellowcanine May 2016 #46

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #8

She's 70 years old EL34x4 May 2016 #10

Ain't that the breaks though? Nihil May 2016 #12

Nasty uncalled-for comment. Can't help rury May 2016 #15

Thank you Lochloosa May 2016 #17

There is a God! Yay! Enthusiast May 2016 #9

If that's your view of an "Act of God" then ... Nihil May 2016 #13

Is Nihil short for nihilistic? eom LiberalElite May 2016 #24

Get some investment help. jalan48 May 2016 #14

And an uncle she's never heard of with a great investment opportunity. It can't fail! n/t christx30 May 2016 #30

Do the lotteries laundry_queen May 2016 #35

Not that I'm aware of here in Oregon. jalan48 May 2016 #36

Awesome. So happy that folks who needed it actually won. onecaliberal May 2016 #18

I wish her well bluestateguy May 2016 #19

Nothing like deserving lottery winner(s)....... Stainless May 2016 #20

Auntie Pearlie, is that you? gwheezie May 2016 #28

This makes me very happy librechik May 2016 #40

Awesome madokie May 2016 #41

Good point. I think some of the attraction of playing the lottery is feeling good yellowcanine May 2016 #47