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Lotto winner on government assistance; the only victory here belongs to CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/07/us/michigan-lottery-winner/
Amanda Clayton won a million dollars in the lottery. But she is still receiving “state food assistance”, which I assume is food stamps.
This is the kind of story clearly intended to trigger today’s 2 Minute Hate. In fact, if you only have time for a 10 Second Hate before Idol comes back from commercial, CNN totally has… Read the rest

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Kyu | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

“Here’s why you should always buy into your office lottery pool”


That’s the title of the news article. Not: “here’s what happened.” It’s a recommendation.
A bunch of employees down at the NY Homes and Community Renewal Agency play the lottery regularly. This time, they win– and get to split $300M.
That might seem like a non-story, and after March 29 it should have died.… Read the rest

Posted on April 1, 2011 by TheLastPsychiatrist | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments