11-05-2010, 08:15 AM
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Elderly Nova Scotia couple wins $11 million lottery, then gives all the money away.
Pretty good story. They claim they don't need the money, and donated to family, friends, hospitals and fire departments...
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"We haven't spent one cent on ourselves because we've been too busy getting everything looked after and with my health, I have to wait to get my health back to get the energy to do anything. We're not travellers anyway. We live in the country and we're proud of it. Money can't buy you health or happiness."
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http://www.calgaryherald.com/busines...642/story.html
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11-05-2010, 08:19 AM
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Why did they buy a ticket then? Knobs.
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11-05-2010, 08:23 AM
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Fearmongerer
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Originally Posted by Tyler
Why did they buy a ticket then? Knobs.
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So they could help others out if they won??
Hardly worth calling them "knobs", in fact it's rather refreshing and quite inspirational.
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11-05-2010, 08:27 AM
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Location: Calgary
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It would probably make more sense to donate their ticket-purchasing money to charity, rather than gambling it and donating the proceeds. Guess it depends on whether they actually wanted to help, or just want the lotto thrill like everyone else 
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11-05-2010, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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wtf is with all the cynicism? Good for these people.
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11-05-2010, 08:34 AM
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wtf is with all the cynicism? Good for these people.
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Welcome to CP, you'll get used to it.
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11-05-2010, 08:40 AM
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Dances with Wolves
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To be fair, the cynicism came from one guy and everybody (rightfully) jumped on him.
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11-05-2010, 08:41 AM
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I saw that story last night. Between the lottery and the old woman going through cancer treatments, I'm sure that the cancer treatments are more important to them.
What was neat was that she said that giving away the money made her feel a lot better.
Anyways a very cool story.
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11-05-2010, 08:43 AM
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I saw this on the news this morning, especially when you here the woman is going through ovarian cancer treatment the news is just amazing.
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11-05-2010, 08:45 AM
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I also like how they shut down the people who asked for money.
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Large said the couple, who took about a week and a half to come forward to claim their massive prize after their July win, received about "seven or eight" calls from people looking for money soon after news of their win circulated. Violet said they were told the money "was all used
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11-05-2010, 08:56 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Tyler
Why did they buy a ticket then? Knobs.
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Eh I'm gonna assume it was just a habit, had always been buying the tickets and never really considered what to do if they won.
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11-05-2010, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by shermanator
Pretty good story. They claim they don't need the money, and donated to family, friends, hospitals and fire departments...
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Grandma .....WTF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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11-05-2010, 09:05 AM
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Whatta gilf!
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11-06-2010, 08:31 PM
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Backup Goalie
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Only in Canada.
I love this country.
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11-06-2010, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler
Why did they buy a ticket then? Knobs.
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Because old people love the $2.00 gamble 
Maybe just maybe being in their 70's they figured give it to the needy rather than dying with it in the bank and not wanting their family torn to pieces on who gets the most.
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11-06-2010, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
It would probably make more sense to donate their ticket-purchasing money to charity, rather than gambling it and donating the proceeds. Guess it depends on whether they actually wanted to help, or just want the lotto thrill like everyone else |
It's only gambling if you don't win. If you do win, it's an investment.
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