tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post116905830063204877..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: A Worthy Runner-UpGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1169076314277563822007-01-17T18:25:00.000-05:002007-01-17T18:25:00.000-05:00Its too easy to cast stones at lottery winners, es...Its too easy to cast stones at lottery winners, especially since, unfortunately, they ain't me! And this caricature of a WVa redneck is most probably broke as he says. Duffy hit that nail on the head I think. I lived in (briefly) and (still) married someone from that miserable state, and I am glad to be a long way from there. Experiencing first hand the education, culture, and attitude of WVa would lead me to believe he threw one helluva binge, and its time for the hangover at last.JoeChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14319588770631597756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1169061059972678032007-01-17T14:11:00.000-05:002007-01-17T14:11:00.000-05:00My understanding is that lottery winners typically...My understanding is that lottery winners typically go broke within 5 years of winning. IIRC someone wrote a book about it as well. Handing vast sums of money to people with no experience with or understanding of money probably makes that all but inevitable.<BR/><BR/>"A fool and his money throw a hell of a party" -AnonThe Last Ephorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10546829944086243794noreply@blogger.com