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   JIMMY ANDERSON to DARYL STOUT   
   Re: Wannbe HAM   
   15 Sep 16 09:32:00   
   
   -=> Daryl Stout wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-   
      
    DS>   That happened at a square dance (another hobby of mine) several years   
    DS> ago. They do a "split the pot" drawing, where 1/3 goes to the club to   
    DS> pay the hall rent, 1/3 goes to the caller, and 1/3 goes to the winning   
    DS> ticket holder.   
      
    DS>   I bought only one ticket, and they said "we haven't sold the winner   
    DS> yet". Grumbling, I thought "Well, I got screwed on that one". When the   
    DS> time came for the drawing, this little boy drew a ticket, and the   
    DS> custom was for the winner to give them a dollar. They drew my ticket!!   
    DS> :)   
      
    DS>   You should've heard the cries of "RIGGED!!" (hi hi).   
      
   LOL - nice   
      
    DS>  = OLX 1.53 = The moon isn't waxing; it's dusting and vacumming.   
      
   Oh that's a good one too...   
      
      
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