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To: Mr. Jeeves

Kinda funny, I know a man here in TN that went to Florida on a fishing trip during the early 90’s and bought a Lotto ticket and won 13 million dollars. He to took it on an annual payment of 666,666.00 a year. He still farms and has purchased more land that adjoins his original parcel, his wife still teaches school and his son still works for the Electric Co.

I guess morals, upbringing and environment has a lot to do with how these things workout. You’d never know he had money to talk to him and he is a typical middle class family man.


16 posted on 09/25/2010 9:11:58 PM PDT by PROSOUTH ( Deo Vindice "God Will Vindicate")
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To: PROSOUTH

If you are a loser, money will not make you a winner. Look at Ted Turner. Human debris is human debris.


19 posted on 09/25/2010 9:19:19 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA
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To: PROSOUTH

“He still farms....”

Reminds me of the joke where the reporter asks the farmer what he’ll do with his $10 million winnings.

“Oh, I reckon’ I can keep farming for another 8 years now!”


29 posted on 09/25/2010 9:48:03 PM PDT by 21twelve ( You can go from boom to bust, from dreams to a bowl of dust ... another lost generation.)
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To: PROSOUTH

sure wish he was my uncle and I was his only favorite niece.This old gal has been around long enough to know how to spend money, sometimes wisely....


50 posted on 09/25/2010 11:59:18 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: PROSOUTH
I know a man here in TN that . . . won 13 million dollars. He still farms . . .

I asked my Dad once what he'd do if he ever won the lottery.

He said he'd probably keep farming 'till it was gone.

62 posted on 09/26/2010 4:08:01 AM PDT by Quiller (When you're fighting to survive, there is no "try" -- there is only do, or do not.)
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To: PROSOUTH

It sounds like you knew one of the other 3 winners of this same lottery.


64 posted on 09/26/2010 4:18:20 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (No Representation without Taxation!)
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To: PROSOUTH

Ahem, $666,666.00 annually is not middle class...


73 posted on 09/26/2010 6:22:03 AM PDT by imfleck
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