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02-08-2009, 12:52 AM
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Fight the New World Order
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Ct lotto?
I was reading Dirt's post about the emergency fund, and I think the times are right for an Idea like that, However, Helping each other out would be too dificult when every body has their hand out...
How about a drawing... You buy "tickets" and when the pot gets to say... $5,000 we have a RANDOM pick of a winner...The more you buy the better your odds, you don't participate you can't win. also after winning you cant participte in the next few drawings. at $5 dollars a ticket you may be having a drawing every day! and maybe a pecentage (10%) can go to our generous Host Nathan for all the trouble! it's almost a sure bet you would win at some point!
Huh?! whatdoyouguysthink?!
Keyword is: RANDOM WINNERS (how to do this?)
And maybe we can make a deposit of I don't know...$100 or $200 dollars and just work off that credit!
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02-08-2009, 09:33 AM
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I would think that would fall under online gambling and would create more headaches than the P and R forum.
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02-08-2009, 10:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplejack
I was reading Dirt's post about the emergency fund, and I think the times are right for an Idea like that, However, Helping each other out would be too dificult when every body has their hand out...
How about a drawing... You buy "tickets" and when the pot gets to say... $5,000 we have a RANDOM pick of a winner...The more you buy the better your odds, you don't participate you can't win. also after winning you cant participte in the next few drawings. at $5 dollars a ticket you may be having a drawing every day! and maybe a pecentage (10%) can go to our generous Host Nathan for all the trouble! it's almost a sure bet you would win at some point!
Huh?! whatdoyouguysthink?!
Keyword is: RANDOM WINNERS (how to do this?)
And maybe we can make a deposit of I don't know...$100 or $200 dollars and just work off that credit!
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I'll send you a C note right now if you promise not to post anything more about this... 
It only cost me $50 to get Dirt to stop posting about that fund idea
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02-08-2009, 11:41 AM
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Sean
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Originally Posted by Bodger
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He11 a mod will close it down for less than that, but since you posted your price 
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02-08-2009, 12:29 PM
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02-08-2009, 03:13 PM
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A bit abrasive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplejack
maybe a pecentage (10%) can go to our generous Host Nathan for all the trouble!
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I am thinking that clicking on adverts is filling Nathan's pockets quite well...
I use a bunch of adblock programs, but if I could see the ads I would click for the cause!
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02-08-2009, 09:16 PM
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Fight the New World Order
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Hmmn,
...Gambling, I don't know enough about this subject to know the difference between a Casino and Bingo...but I doubt Bingo at the local Church has much trouble getting permits for every Thursday's "Cash and Prizes."
Ads I'm sure a good way to generate income...but this is certainly would Add to the pot...If each participating member deposited $200 bucks (minus the 10% fee) that would be $180 to purchase tickets, multiply that by 1000 members? maybe 2000! as things get better...Thats $360,000 in a bank account drawing Interest (and $40,000 as direct income)...sure sounds appealing to me!
(2000 x $200 = $400,000 - 10% = $40,000 Income and $360,000 deposit)
Well there you have it...I'll go back in my Hole now thanks fer yer time!
I will never speak of this again... 
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02-08-2009, 09:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplejack
...Gambling, I don't know enough about this subject to know the difference between a Casino and Bingo...but I doubt Bingo at the local Church has much trouble getting permits for every Thursday's "Cash and Prizes."
Ads I'm sure a good way to generate income...but this is certainly would Add to the pot...If each participating member deposited $200 bucks (minus the 10% fee) that would be $180 to purchase tickets, multiply that by 1000 members? maybe 2000! as things get better...Thats $360,000 in a bank account drawing Interest (and $40,000 as direct income)...sure sounds appealing to me!
(2000 x $200 = $400,000 - 10% = $40,000 Income and $360,000 deposit)
Well there you have it...I'll go back in my Hole now thanks fer yer time!
I will never speak of this again...
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Okay, that's pretty good, forget the C-note....go on...
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02-08-2009, 11:22 PM
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Fight the New World Order
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Casino TALK...
where trades meet to fix but go home broke!
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02-08-2009, 11:27 PM
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Professiona Instigator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by simplejack
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I know this is one of those time when Nathan logs on here and see this and says to himself WTF was I thinking.
I gave 40K contractors access to each other on the internet
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