Would you pay $1 for a lottery ticket that had a 99% chance of you winning $1,000,000 but...

myname1234 · May 2012

Thanks to all. Sorry to highjack the thread - not an AW attempt.

We can go back to buying dragons

pokepoke27 · May 2012

Mynameis - I'm really sorry to hear you went through that. I'm glad you're in a better place.

Right now, no - I would not take that 1% chance. Especially not for 1 million. Stick a "b" in there and there would be no question at this stage in my life, as long as it's not a horrible painful death. I'm in the no way in Hell if I had kids group.

LDYGTR13 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]Thanks to all. Sorry to highjack the thread - not an AW attempt. <strong>We can go back to buying dragons :)</strong>
Posted by myname1234[/QUOTE]
We cannot tell H that there has been any talk of buying dragons. NOT ALLOWED!

vantica · May 2012

You can't live and retire off $1M, or at least not the rest of your life. Way too little. And 1% is way too high of a chance. I mean, think of a room with 500 people. 5 of them will die with those odds. If the amount was higher, and the percentage lower, maybe. Really though......I'm not much of a gambler, especially with my life.

[Deleted User] · May 2012

What's this about buying dragons? I bought a dragon a couple of months ago.

adamar15 · May 2012

Don't tell H, Daff. He was so sure he was going to get this huge dragon tattoo until he got a little one and realized he's a baby. I think he might rival LDY's husband with his dragon obsession.

wrigleyville · May 2012

No, that's not worth risking my life, especially considering it would only be about $500,000 after taxes.

ski2play · May 2012

Mun1 sorry you and your children had to go through that. You have a great attitude!

I would choose to not buy the ticket. I have so much that I still want to see my kids do and I can't do that if I am dead.

Money is not really a big deal, sure it makes life pretty easy, but it can't bring your loved ones back if they are gone.

angelstar975 · May 2012

Poke, I keep not recognizing you with your new avatar. Most people I recoginize with their sigs, but I guess with you it was always the avatar. At least I know your SN if all else fails!

Cool story, Angel.

LDYGTR13 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]Don't tell H, Daff. He was so sure he was going to get this huge dragon tattoo until he got a little one and realized he's a baby. I think he might rival LDY's husband with his dragon obsession.
Posted by adamar15[/QUOTE]
He can have one of H's dragon tattoos. <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cry.gif" border="0" alt="Cry" title="Cry" />

Snippylynn · May 2012

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[QUOTE]Yes. I like money.
Posted by EaglesBride2012[/QUOTE]
And this is why I like you. :)

PetalPockets2012 · May 2012

I would do it. I would be able to pay off debts and save a lot.

pokepoke27 · May 2012

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[QUOTE]Poke, I keep not recognizing you with your new avatar. Most people I recoginize with their sigs, but I guess with you it was always the avatar. <strong>At least I know your SN if all else fails</strong>! Cool story, Angel.
Posted by angelstar975[/QUOTE]

<div>And my STFU puppies! But yeah - I didn't recognize me either at first. When I was looking for a post I made I couldn't find it - then remembered I changed my avatar. Whoops, haha. </div>

ahhhitsshannyn · May 2012

Yeah I'd probably do it. I do have bad luck though so I would probably die. Maybe I should get a life insurance policy before I buy the ticket though.