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From: al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Stupid people rule the world
Message-ID: <797@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 16-Oct-85 20:34:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: psivax.797
Posted: Wed Oct 16 20:34:03 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 20-Oct-85 05:20:02 EDT
References: <943@loral.UUCP>
Reply-To: al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz)
Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA
Lines: 21
Keywords: lottery IQ=3, Illiterate Turkeys
Summary: 

In article <943@loral.UUCP> jlh@loral.UUCP (A Casual Observer) writes:
>
>Jeez, this is rediculous.  For some background, the California State
>lottery started last week, and the idea is to rub off 6 little squares
>and if the dollar amount in 3 of the squares match you win that much
>money.  Under the 6 little squares a rectangle marked 'VOID IF REMOVED'.
>So what do people do?  They remove them!  Now if you've lost already
>no sweat.  But there are so many people turning in winning tickets with
>the VOID IF REMOVED square removed that the state is now redeeming them.

I just read an article in the LA Times about someone just as dumb:  he
THREW HIS $5000 WINNING TICKET IN THE TRASH!!  He thought all of the
'$5000' squares had to be in a ROW (ala bingo).  The back of the ticket
is printed with the rules of the game!

I suppose that even more stupidity will surface as the game goes on.
-- 
                  Al Schwartz
                  Pacesetter Systems, Inc.,  Sylmar, CA
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