Living in a lottery state and witnessing lines out the door yesterday to buy a chance to win a billion bucks I must say I have never gotten it.
Sure you have to play to win and somebody is going to win but I really don't understand the 'fun' of forking over good money for something that bears such unbelievably incredibly, microscopic odds of winning. Putting down a couple of dollars for fun (relative term) is one thing. But standing in line for an hour to do it? Crazy. Plunking down 50, 100, 1000 bucks? Complete madness in my eyes.
As a good friend used to say, the lottery is a tax on people with poor math skills. Ah well, to each his own. The state certainly thanks you for your support!
Sure you have to play to win and somebody is going to win but I really don't understand the 'fun' of forking over good money for something that bears such unbelievably incredibly, microscopic odds of winning. Putting down a couple of dollars for fun (relative term) is one thing. But standing in line for an hour to do it? Crazy. Plunking down 50, 100, 1000 bucks? Complete madness in my eyes.
As a good friend used to say, the lottery is a tax on people with poor math skills. Ah well, to each his own. The state certainly thanks you for your support!
