Elderly couple hits $254 million jackpot

[Immortalfire]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_on_re_us/powerball_winner

Holy Cow

 

[Kaleb]

and whats worst is that they are proberbly going to donate most of it to the local church.

 

[bulok]

I'd like to be the dude mowing their lawns and stuff, gimme some bonuses you sweet old couple! their kids are like in their 60s

 

[PyroChamber]

Damn, what's a guy gotta do to win the lottery nowadays?

 

[terry78]

It's always these people out in the boonies that win these things. No electricity, no motor car, out in Butt****, USA. Geez.

 

[redmarvel]

50's... and they have grandkids and greatgrandkids... set up a scholarship fund!!!

 

[black_dust]

Bet their grandkids are pleased only a few more years til its theirs

 

[hippie_hunter]

and whats worst is that they are proberbly going to donate most of it to the local church.

And just what is wrong with charity?

 

[TEDDY]

And just what is wrong with charity?

Nothing. Charity is good to have. Wish more people donated to charity.

But chuches nowadays focus less on using said money to help the community and more on making their church bigger. Nothing against religion. I think it's a good thing. But what's up with churches trying to build up their buildings higher than their "competition's" churches. What, if you build a church high enough to the heavens than you automatically get in?

 

[Asteroid-Man]

The sad thing is, they won't live long enough to spend it

 

[Kaleb]

^ teddy is correct

 

[Speedball]

There should be an age limit on who can buy a lottery ticket.
From 18 to...69, maybe older.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Nothing. Charity is good to have. Wish more people donated to charity.

But chuches nowadays focus less on using said money to help the community and more on making their church bigger. Nothing against religion. I think it's a good thing. But what's up with churches trying to build up their buildings higher than their "competition's" churches. What, if you build a church high enough to the heavens than you automatically get in?

Churches have always done that since the Gothic era.

 

[Speedball]

Nothing. Charity is good to have. Wish more people donated to charity.

But chuches nowadays focus less on using said money to help the community and more on making their church bigger. Nothing against religion. I think it's a good thing. But what's up with churches trying to build up their buildings higher than their "competition's" churches. What, if you build a church high enough to the heavens than you automatically get in?

They want to be closer to good.
I guess they haven't read the story of the tower of Babel.

 

[Kaleb]

can you imagine the amount of bingo cards they could buy

 

[kane9321]

damnit it aint fair..i need it more then they do

 

[TEDDY]

Churches have always done that since the Gothic era.

I know. But does that make it right?

They want to be closer to good.
I guess they haven't read the story of the tower of Babel.

Isn't that what I basically just said?

Moving on.

Anybody got this couple's address? I think I'm going to pay them a "visit".

 

[Speedball]

I know. But does that make it right?




Isn't that what I basically just said?

Moving on.

Anybody got this couple's address? I think I'm going to pay them a "visit".

No..That wasn't what you said.
I said they were going against the wishes of their own book and God, you just said that they were in a competiton.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I know. But does that make it right?

To tell you the truth, I really don't see the harm in it. Could the money be put somewhere better, of course. But it really isn't hurting anyone or anything to make a mere church bigger. It's just a building.

 

[TEDDY]

No..That wasn't what you said.
I said they were going against the wishes of their own book and God, you just said that they were in a competiton.

Yeah yeah. Moving on.

 

[Speedball]

Yeah yeah. Moving on.

did aliens abduct you and steal your personality

 

[TEDDY]

did aliens abduct you and steal your personality

Teddy?

 

[Kaleb]

I was also thinking that