Read the article. That's just bad writing placed under the picture, causing confusion. That's the picture of the store owner, not the winner.
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April 20, 2025, 05:52 PM
vthoky
Man, I've re-read that article several times, and I still don't see anything that says that's the shop owner in that pic.
I do appreciate the correction, though.
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ETA: After some scrolling on the stores Instagram page, I did finally see another pic of the shop owner, and yes, it's the guy in the article photo. https://www.instagram.com/p/B4WJZdsF-aM/
God bless America.
April 20, 2025, 06:08 PM
konata88
Explains the threadbare hoodie.
Eta: LA? Net cash after taxes is about $500k? Buy a house and a car? Lol.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy "A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book
April 20, 2025, 08:00 PM
9mmepiphany
quote:
Originally posted by vthoky: Man, I've re-read that article several times, and I still don't see anything that says that's the shop owner in that pic.
6th paragraph in the linked article.
The shop owner, identified in the prior paragraph, is holding the check
No, Daoism isn't a religion
April 20, 2025, 08:04 PM
9mmepiphany
quote:
Originally posted by konata88: Eta: LA? Net cash after taxes is about $500k? Buy a house and a car? Lol.
The shop isn't in L.A., it's in SLO...the article is from the LA Times. The shop owner drove the winner to Fresno to have his win verified
The winner is identified as a homeless man, so I doubt he's looking for a ostentatious car or house. SLO isn't all that expensive for a college town and the Fresno area is considered the most affordable metropolitan area in CA
No, Daoism isn't a religion
April 21, 2025, 07:27 AM
vthoky
quote:
Originally posted by 9mmepiphany: 6th paragraph in the linked article.
Evidently, reading comprehension was not in my skill set over the weekend.
God bless America.
April 21, 2025, 08:19 AM
egregore
Stop using PostImage! Yet another dead link.
In fairness, the picture did show up at the time of the original posting.
April 21, 2025, 08:57 AM
Rey HRH
Well, hopefully, he turns his life around financially.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
April 21, 2025, 09:07 AM
trapper189
quote:
Originally posted by konata88: Explains the threadbare hoodie.
Eta: LA? Net cash after taxes is about $500k? Buy a house and a car? Lol.
Not exactly a mansion und a yacht territory like it was back in Elmer J. Fudd’s day, is it?
April 21, 2025, 10:14 AM
vthoky
quote:
Originally posted by egregore: Stop using PostImage! Yet another dead link.
In fairness, the picture did show up at the time of the original posting.
Yes, it did. And this morning, too.
What pic host would you recommend?
God bless America.
April 21, 2025, 01:17 PM
9mmepiphany
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH: Well, hopefully, he turns his life around financially.
The good thing is that the payout isn't really big enough for most folks to go hog-wild in buying stuff.
Hopefully, he gets some financial advice to avoid increased taxes by "helping" other peopleThis message has been edited. Last edited by: 9mmepiphany,
No, Daoism isn't a religion
April 22, 2025, 09:07 AM
slosig
quote:
Originally posted by konata88: Explains the threadbare hoodie.
Eta: LA? Net cash after taxes is about $500k? Buy a house and a car? Lol.
Not LA, San Luis Obispo. Sandy’s Liquor is right downtown on Higuera. Not a lot of houses for $500k there either.
