On Tue, 2003-11-04 at 11:01, Tim May wrote:
> When California was considering a lottery to 'help the schools,"
..
> Oh, and the "our children benefit, too!" never materialized. The
> politicos took in the rakeoff from the deceptive odds, plus the more
> normal rakeoff, and spent it on their usua
Hi,
Roy M. Silvernail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on 2003-11-03:
> In looking over the Freenet FAQ (specifically the Firewall/NAT stuff), it
> looks like a static public IP address is assumed/needed. My DSL connection
> is DHCP, so my visible IP changes periodically. Even more fun, the visible
> IP
On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Steve Schear wrote:
> >They want ID, and they are not going to budge.
>
> Was this information prominently displayed either behind the register or on
> the sales receipt prior to purchase? Most state laws require this.
Hrm... I'd love a citation, as I was unable to find one
On Tuesday, November 4, 2003, at 04:06 AM, Peter Gutmann wrote:
Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
(I bought _one_ lottery ticket, for $1, just to see how the numbers
were
done. Lotteries are of course a tax on the gullible and stupid.)
A friend of mine likes to say that lotteries are a tax on
Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>(I bought _one_ lottery ticket, for $1, just to see how the numbers were
>done. Lotteries are of course a tax on the gullible and stupid.)
A friend of mine likes to say that lotteries are a tax on stupidity: The
dumber you are, the more tax you have to pay.
P
> Well, when I brought back the returns, they wanted a drivers license.
> Odd, considering it was a cash sale and I was holding the receipt.
> "It's required by the Homeland Security Department" says the kid behind
> the register. Sorry. I need ID, and I have to enter it into the
> computer and f
On Monday, November 3, 2003, at 11:41 AM, Keller, Nick wrote:
Thst is BS - I just received cash back from my Grocery Store (Giant) -
No ID asked...
What was the amount?
It's probably B.S., but if it isn't, and HomeSec is actually requiring
this, then they are doing so without a specific warrant
