if you won the lottery.... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

SaltPork · 06-26-2003, 06:36 AM

...and you promised the person who sold you the ticket that you would give them $100,000 if you won, would you follow through?

I would. In the grand scheme of things, $100K isn't really going to matter if you are taking home $90 million.

BoCo · 06-26-2003, 06:39 AM

Yep, I'd keep my promise.

Reese · 06-26-2003, 06:41 AM

blah, I wouldn't promise them crap.. but if I did do something dumb like that I'd give them the money.. might even fall in love with them like that Nick cage movie :P

Charlatan · 06-26-2003, 06:54 AM

I wouldn't promose something like that in the first place but if I did I would pay it...

Hell if I had 90 Million I'd .5 to 1 million to some of my closest friends and family. What the hell am I going to do with 90 million that I can't do with 10 or 5?

oscar0308 · 06-26-2003, 07:01 AM

i'd give them the 100K if it was a hell of alot less than that. its free money.. an unepected windfall.. whats a few thou less to keep your self respect?

the few times she plays, my mom always tell me she'll give me a few mill every time she plays powerball. i keep hoping, but it hasnt happened yet.

Sparky · 06-26-2003, 07:26 AM

If you won $90 million, giving that person $100,000 would only amount to 0.001% of your winnings. A mere drop in the bucket. You could even give that person $1,000,000 and that would still only be 0.01% of what you won. Damn, $90 million is a butt load of money.

SaltPork · 06-26-2003, 07:40 AM

Every time I buy a ticket for Powerball, it's the same lady and I tell her that if she sells me the winning ticket she gets 100K. I'm secretly hoping she buys herself some new teeth. Those ugly, black, rotting stumps in her face are a little on the nasty side. I know that she'l probably blow it on booze and cigarrettes though.

joshibahn · 06-26-2003, 07:44 AM

I would probably give 100k to every person in my family, then I would be on Maury Povich four years later crying about being broke....

cchris · 06-26-2003, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wrkime
Every time I buy a ticket for Powerball, it's the same lady and I tell her that if she sells me the winning ticket she gets 100K. I'm secretly hoping she buys herself some new teeth. Those ugly, black, rotting stumps in her face are a little on the nasty side. I know that she'l probably blow it on booze and cigarrettes though.

Watch out.
She may wanna move in if you win.

rogue49 · 06-26-2003, 07:53 AM

yep
good karma

spectre · 06-26-2003, 08:20 AM

Yes. If I said I'd do something, I would do everything that I could to keep my word.

Minx · 06-26-2003, 09:22 AM

If you are going to say you are going to do something then you must follow through. If you have any morals, at all, that is!
I would give it to them and be happy knowing that I made someone's life a whole shit load easier!

Mango · 06-26-2003, 09:42 AM

If I won 90 million I would keep a promise like that. I would also buy a coke with a hundred dollar bill an tell them to keep the change quite often. I

hotzot · 06-26-2003, 10:49 AM

sure why not

dimbulb · 06-26-2003, 11:05 AM

its not going to be 90 million. You only get 90 million if you receive it as a stream over 20-30 years. If you opt for the lump sum payment, it's going to be substantially less than 90 million.

and remember to halve that because of taxes.

bender · 06-26-2003, 11:36 AM

If I had 90 mill. sure why not, but she would have to pick it up.

viveleroi0 · 06-26-2003, 02:05 PM

ditto, its so little $$.

World's King · 06-26-2003, 02:48 PM

I'd pay up... then jump them behind the store and take it back.

Vyk · 06-26-2003, 02:48 PM

I would give it to the person. Would be the honorable thing to do. Though, if you won say 12 million and got the "lump sum" that's going to be a large chunk of your change.

duckduck · 06-26-2003, 06:42 PM

Technically, you win the lottery even if you win like $10 so............I'd want to win at least $100 000 after taxes before I gave it to her

Meridae'n · 06-26-2003, 07:48 PM

I'd buy a fucken big set of golf clubs...

vermin · 06-26-2003, 08:37 PM

Gotta keep your word.

How the hell would you spend $90 million? Buy a couple of jets?

mtsgsd · 06-27-2003, 06:43 AM

Well, if I said it, I'd better be prepared to do it.

PatrickBateman · 07-09-2003, 11:02 PM

No. I would put the money as a bounty on their head.

meembo · 07-09-2003, 11:06 PM

what good is your word is you don't mean it? shut up if you find yourself talking shit. keep your word, and be a mensch

laxative · 07-10-2003, 12:36 AM

I'd write her a check on a bad account and laugh about it.

grayman · 07-10-2003, 12:56 AM

Why would you do that? I like Bateman's idea, but I would make the bounty $10k less than I promised the person, so I would still come out ahead and wouldn't have to worry about that person suing me.

Apache · 07-10-2003, 01:04 AM

I cant say that I would promise something like that in the first place but with 90 million I would defiantly be trying to help out my family and friends and donate some, after I had bought EVERYTHING I wanted for myself first! But what the heck if i was feeling that grateful I might just give the person who sold it to me a little something!

KeyserSoze · 07-10-2003, 06:26 AM

I did win the lottery last week

I won $11.00 and the week before that I missed it by six numbers

tikki · 07-10-2003, 07:01 AM

I wouldn't make that promise, but I'd probably give him a little just because I have no clue what I'd do with all that money.

Well, besides buying a Dual 2Ghz G5 w/ dual 250gb hard drives, radeon 9800, 8GB DDR, and a 23" HD Cinema Display

oh, and the 350z I need to drive it home in

seretogis · 07-10-2003, 07:36 AM

Yeah, I would definitely follow through if the winnings were substantial (meaning, millions). Though, if it is someone who was younger I would probably put it in a college fund or something to ensure it wasn't spent on drugs or something like that. :O

fallen_angel · 07-22-2003, 11:21 AM

if it was 90 million i would but if it was just a few million i might take out taxes on his share

remiel · 07-22-2003, 11:25 AM

If I'd promised to give them the money, hell yeah I would. I don't make promises lightly

as regards the rest of the money, that would be used to set up my comic shop & publishing company

greydenn · 07-22-2003, 01:59 PM

If I am stupid enough to make the promise, I should be stupid enough to follow through on it.

papermachesatan · 07-22-2003, 02:00 PM

I would keep my word.

MacGnG · 07-22-2003, 06:46 PM

sure i guess, if it was a chick i'd take her out to dinner too.

brad-va · 07-22-2003, 07:08 PM

I wouldn't make that promise, but if I did, I'd follow through.

Pennington · 07-22-2003, 07:09 PM

Sure I would.

If I had 90mil to blow, I'd invest enough to live nicely for the rest of my life and with the rest, I'd set up either a fund for something good or set up a hospital in Africa or some sentimental crap like that.

firebirdta · 07-22-2003, 07:27 PM

I agree. If you made the promise and it's an amount that makes the 100,000 look negligible, you should definitely follow through.

judd dredd · 07-22-2003, 07:33 PM

I would definitely do my best to keep my word and share my wealth...especially with my friends and family

06-26-2003, 06:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	if you won the lottery.... ...and you promised the person who sold you the ticket that you would give them $100,000 if you won, would you follow through? I would. In the grand scheme of things, $100K isn't really going to matter if you are taking home $90 million. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

06-26-2003, 06:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	Yep, I'd keep my promise. __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

06-26-2003, 06:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	blah, I wouldn't promise them crap.. but if I did do something dumb like that I'd give them the money.. might even fall in love with them like that Nick cage movie :P __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

06-26-2003, 06:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I wouldn't promose something like that in the first place but if I did I would pay it... Hell if I had 90 Million I'd .5 to 1 million to some of my closest friends and family. What the hell am I going to do with 90 million that I can't do with 10 or 5? __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

06-26-2003, 07:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sparky Crazy	If you won $90 million, giving that person $100,000 would only amount to 0.001% of your winnings. A mere drop in the bucket. You could even give that person $1,000,000 and that would still only be 0.01% of what you won. Damn, $90 million is a butt load of money. __________________ "I had never really thought about it before," Det. Dern said. "But obviously, giving an elephant an enema can be a very dangerous activity and not something that should be attempted alone."

06-26-2003, 07:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
oscar0308 Crazy Location: New England	i'd give them the 100K if it was a hell of alot less than that. its free money.. an unepected windfall.. whats a few thou less to keep your self respect? the few times she plays, my mom always tell me she'll give me a few mill every time she plays powerball. i keep hoping, but it hasnt happened yet.

06-26-2003, 07:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	Every time I buy a ticket for Powerball, it's the same lady and I tell her that if she sells me the winning ticket she gets 100K. I'm secretly hoping she buys herself some new teeth. Those ugly, black, rotting stumps in her face are a little on the nasty side. I know that she'l probably blow it on booze and cigarrettes though. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

06-26-2003, 07:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
joshibahn Psycho Location: portland, or	I would probably give 100k to every person in my family, then I would be on Maury Povich four years later crying about being broke.... __________________ TFP=heaven Heaven, n 1: the abode of God and the angels and the souls of those who have gained salvation 2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: eden, paradise, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la]

06-26-2003, 07:53 AM	#10 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	yep good karma

06-26-2003, 08:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	Yes. If I said I'd do something, I would do everything that I could to keep my word. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

06-26-2003, 09:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Minx Junkie Location: Up yonder	If you are going to say you are going to do something then you must follow through. If you have any morals, at all, that is! I would give it to them and be happy knowing that I made someone's life a whole shit load easier! __________________ You've been a naughty boy....go to my room!

06-26-2003, 09:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mango Banned	If I won 90 million I would keep a promise like that. I would also buy a coke with a hundred dollar bill an tell them to keep the change quite often. I

06-26-2003, 10:49 AM	#14 (permalink)
hotzot We're having potato pancakes! Location: stalag 13	sure why not __________________ The Bully Boys are here!

06-26-2003, 11:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
dimbulb Riiiiight........	its not going to be 90 million. You only get 90 million if you receive it as a stream over 20-30 years. If you opt for the lump sum payment, it's going to be substantially less than 90 million. and remember to halve that because of taxes.

06-26-2003, 11:36 AM	#16 (permalink)
bender Addict Location: around the corner	If I had 90 mill. sure why not, but she would have to pick it up.

06-26-2003, 07:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
Meridae'n Loose Cunt Location: North Bondi RSL	I'd buy a fucken big set of golf clubs... __________________ What's easier to believe: that a guy was born without sex in the manner of several Greek demigods and grew up to be able to transmute liquids and alter his body density yet couldn't escape government execution, or that three freemasons in a vehicle made with aluminum foil in an era before digital technology escaped our atmosphere, landing on the moon, broadcasted from there, and then flew back without burning up?

07-09-2003, 11:02 PM	#24 (permalink)
PatrickBateman Upright Location: New York, NY American Gardens Building, Apt. 10I	No. I would put the money as a bounty on their head. __________________ Another martini, Paul?

06-26-2003, 02:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
viveleroi0 Psycho Location: Oregon	ditto, its so little $$. __________________ "It's not that I don't understand, it's that I don't care" - Homer Simpson

06-26-2003, 02:48 PM	#18 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	I'd pay up... then jump them behind the store and take it back. __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

06-26-2003, 02:48 PM	#19 (permalink)
Vyk Insane Location: Dayton, Ohio	I would give it to the person. Would be the honorable thing to do. Though, if you won say 12 million and got the "lump sum" that's going to be a large chunk of your change. __________________ "Courage of the heart is very rare"

06-26-2003, 06:42 PM	#20 (permalink)
duckduck Psycho Location: Where hockey pucks run rampant	Technically, you win the lottery even if you win like $10 so............I'd want to win at least $100 000 after taxes before I gave it to her __________________ Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way!

06-26-2003, 08:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	Gotta keep your word. How the hell would you spend $90 million? Buy a couple of jets? __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.

06-27-2003, 06:43 AM	#23 (permalink)
mtsgsd Addict Location: Wisconsin, USA	Well, if I said it, I'd better be prepared to do it.

07-09-2003, 11:06 PM	#25 (permalink)
meembo Junkie Location: Connecticut	what good is your word is you don't mean it? shut up if you find yourself talking shit. keep your word, and be a mensch __________________ less I say, smarter I am

07-10-2003, 12:36 AM	#26 (permalink)
laxative Loser Location: the bathroom	I'd write her a check on a bad account and laugh about it.

07-10-2003, 12:56 AM	#27 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	Why would you do that? I like Bateman's idea, but I would make the bounty $10k less than I promised the person, so I would still come out ahead and wouldn't have to worry about that person suing me. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

07-10-2003, 01:04 AM	#28 (permalink)
Apache Insane	I cant say that I would promise something like that in the first place but with 90 million I would defiantly be trying to help out my family and friends and donate some, after I had bought EVERYTHING I wanted for myself first! But what the heck if i was feeling that grateful I might just give the person who sold it to me a little something!

07-10-2003, 06:26 AM	#29 (permalink)
KeyserSoze Psycho Location: Lost Angeles	I did win the lottery last week I won $11.00 and the week before that I missed it by six numbers __________________ THERE IS NO KEYSER SOZE!!

07-10-2003, 07:01 AM	#30 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	I wouldn't make that promise, but I'd probably give him a little just because I have no clue what I'd do with all that money. Well, besides buying a Dual 2Ghz G5 w/ dual 250gb hard drives, radeon 9800, 8GB DDR, and a 23" HD Cinema Display oh, and the 350z I need to drive it home in __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.

07-10-2003, 07:36 AM	#31 (permalink)
seretogis Huggles, sir? Location: Seattle	Yeah, I would definitely follow through if the winnings were substantial (meaning, millions). Though, if it is someone who was younger I would probably put it in a college fund or something to ensure it wasn't spent on drugs or something like that. :O __________________ seretogis - sieg heil perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most, forgot how it feels well almost no one to blame always the same, open my eyes wake up in flames

07-22-2003, 11:21 AM	#32 (permalink)
fallen_angel Psycho Location: Somewhere between the Havens and the Earth	if it was 90 million i would but if it was just a few million i might take out taxes on his share __________________ from the Havens I have fallen. . . to the earth as a mangled form. . . writhing in pain, my wings torn and bloodied. . . I have one purpose, only one goal. . . to find you and love you, for I am your. . . fallen angel

07-22-2003, 11:25 AM	#33 (permalink)
remiel Insane Location: Gastonia NC	If I'd promised to give them the money, hell yeah I would. I don't make promises lightly as regards the rest of the money, that would be used to set up my comic shop & publishing company __________________ "Then said Joseph to St. Mary, henceforth we will not allow him to go out of the house; for every one who displeases him is killed." Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ, 20:16

07-22-2003, 01:59 PM	#34 (permalink)
greydenn Upright Location: Redneck Riveria (Daytona Beach)	If I am stupid enough to make the promise, I should be stupid enough to follow through on it.

07-22-2003, 02:00 PM	#35 (permalink)
papermachesatan Psycho Location: Texas	I would keep my word.

07-22-2003, 06:46 PM	#36 (permalink)
MacGnG Know Where!	sure i guess, if it was a chick i'd take her out to dinner too.

07-22-2003, 07:08 PM	#37 (permalink)
brad-va Crazy Location: VA	I wouldn't make that promise, but if I did, I'd follow through. __________________ -- If at first you don't succeed, try something else. You're obviously no good at that.

07-22-2003, 07:09 PM	#38 (permalink)
Pennington Banned Location: Autonomous Zone	Sure I would. If I had 90mil to blow, I'd invest enough to live nicely for the rest of my life and with the rest, I'd set up either a fund for something good or set up a hospital in Africa or some sentimental crap like that.