At 4:58 PM -0700 4/9/01, Weisskirch, Rob wrote:
>TIPSurvivors,
>
>Yes, lower income, uneducated folk buy lottery tickets. But, I buy them
>when I know I have a day full of meetings. I make an extra effort to buy
>one when I know I have those events I have to make an appearance at. This
>way, as the meeting drones on, I can fantasize about what I would do with my
>lottery winnings. Very effective coping technique!
Why not just _fantasize_ that you bought the lottery ticket? ;-)
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