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7. My ideas plus 99 cents at a diner, right?

Mon Oct 22, 2018, 01:34 PM

Oct 2018

Since I don't enter lotteries where I might actually win something worth a headline, the question is academic.

Although, come to think of it, there was ONE lottery where I won a jackpot of unimaginable proportions--just not measurable in monetary terms. A little over 44 years ago, in a dark, smoky cabaret in what was then West Berlin, I was introduced to an uncomplicated, intelligent, and stunningly beautiful young woman who was my age (22 at the time). I just thought WOW, but then knew that a nerd like me had no chance with a woman like that. But then I thought, well, hell, if I stick with that attitude, I never WILL have a chance with a woman like that. So, just in time, I ditched the attitude, and gained a wife. Now THAT was winning the lottery!

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Big Surprise: I was the only person buying lottery tickets. [View all] In_The_Wind Oct 2018 OP

I think this means you win! fleur-de-lisa Oct 2018 #1

Of course. In_The_Wind Oct 2018 #2

I have won exactly two raffles in my life (do they count as lotteries?) DFW Oct 2018 #3

I think they do count. In_The_Wind Oct 2018 #6

My ideas plus 99 cents at a diner, right? DFW Oct 2018 #7

We should all be so lucky. In_The_Wind Oct 2018 #9

Like I said: DFW Oct 2018 #10

I stood in front of the machine today and dug out $3 in dimes from my purse Corvo Bianco Oct 2018 #4

I'm sorry you feel your time was wasted. But you had a dream for a moment. In_The_Wind Oct 2018 #5

Thanks for your sympathies ) Corvo Bianco Oct 2018 #8

So, you bought a lotto tickets? malthaussen Oct 2018 #11

Actually. I bought 2 tickets. In_The_Wind Oct 2018 #12

Sounds like a good idea to me... malthaussen Oct 2018 #13