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Re:I am a statistician and I buy lottery tickets by dhechols on Saturday October 20, 2012 @05:39AM (#4676720)
> So why do I still buy lottery tickets? Definitely not for the expected monetary return on investment. I think of it as a discretionary entertainment spend. I get literally hours of enjoyment from fantasizing what I’d do if I won.

Why not spend it on hookers and blow instead? THINK OF ALL THE FUN YOU'LL HAVE. :|

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Re:I am a statistician and I buy lottery tickets by saraid216 on Saturday October 20, 2012 @06:18AM (#4676763)
...because hookers and blow are expensive and have a lower money-to-fun ratio?

And, honestly, I wouldn't actually have fun with hookers and blow. But that's just me.

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