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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 10:44 AM Nov 2012

The day after the Powerball jackpot is always one of my favorite days.

When everyone at work and online who makes fun of me for trading stocks tells me how disappointed they are for losing the Powerball jackpot. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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The day after the Powerball jackpot is always one of my favorite days. (Original Post) cbdo2007 Nov 2012 OP
Huffington Post had a funny article about things you have a better chance of doing than... LynneSin Nov 2012 #1
As someone who does both. Chan790 Nov 2012 #2
Speaking of the market, the right-wingers on Facebook were gloating Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #3
You think Powerball is more fun than trading stocks?!?! cbdo2007 Nov 2012 #4
If only you could get into the stock market with $2 Tsiyu Nov 2012 #5
I hate it. kcass1954 Nov 2012 #6

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
1. Huffington Post had a funny article about things you have a better chance of doing than...
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 10:46 AM
Nov 2012

winning the Power Ball.

One of them - winning the Presidency.

Of course if you're Mitt Romney you might want to stick to playing power ball.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
2. As someone who does both.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 10:46 AM
Nov 2012

The market is also a rigged game but at least Powerball is fun...the NYSE is just where I allow assholes to steal from me by manipulating the market for no good reason.

Lydia Leftcoast

(48,217 posts)
3. Speaking of the market, the right-wingers on Facebook were gloating
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:07 PM
Nov 2012

the day after the election, saying that the Dow had fallen 303 points.

I never used to follow the stockmarket, but I have ever since I inherited a small brokerage account two years ago, so I know that this is by no means a crash. But some working class guy who gets all his "news" from Rush and Glenn may not know this.

(BTW, the Dow is back up.)

cbdo2007

(9,213 posts)
4. You think Powerball is more fun than trading stocks?!?!
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 12:13 PM
Nov 2012

The odds are much much better and you have winning days and losing days, rather than just having to start over every week after losing everything.

Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
5. If only you could get into the stock market with $2
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 05:14 PM
Nov 2012



Oh, yeah.......that reality........never mind, some people like to gloat over the imaginary and I often forget this......



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