From: sdw@lig.net (Stephen D. Williams)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 94 15:09:18 PDT
To: Jim_Miller@bilbo.suite.com
Subject: Re: Lotto odds
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> 
> Tim May writes:
> 
> >I've never played, and never plan to. Money down the drain.
> 
> I have a completely different attitude towards mega-buck lotteries.  I  
> seem them as a form of entertainment.   For less than the price of a two  
> hour movie, I can purchase a ticket that is good for a few days of  
> daydreaming.
> 
> Yes, I admit it, although the rational portion of my brain understands the  
> odds against winning are mostly zero, there still exists a portion of my  
> brain that says "sure, but mostly zero means partly non-zero".  I derive  
> pleasure from the daydreams of instant wealth that mega-buck lotteries  
> make possible.  Therefore, for me, it's not money down the drain.
> 
> Jim_Miller@suite.com

A plausible rationalization, but for me lotteries are still just:
"Taxes for the Stupid!"

(Innumarate actually, but that would get 'huh' from most people.)

I never play, but my wife does sometimes.

sdw
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