Dublin Bus Lotto Winners are 'Heroes'?

ClovenHoof · 2016-07-07 14:06:27

This is getting surreal to say the least. A special Dublin Bus is laid on as they collect their money and they are greeted as heroes for buying a few tickets in a chance draw. Free money is nice and good luck to them, but what great achievment are we celebrating here? I can understand if they did something like gave the…

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#62 15-07-2016 12:01PM

diomed

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The King of Moo wrote: »

FFS, this is disgraceful while there are old people lying on trolleys in hospital corridors.
The money for the police escort could have funded three hospitals for a year.

I'm old. I've been on a hospital trolley a few times. No problem. Very relaxing.

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#63 16-07-2016 05:34AM

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jacksie66 wrote: »

The lotto here in New Zealand is $40million tomorrow. If I win I'll be the biggest bastard ever born on the island of Ireland..

You are setting the bar fairly high there, Jack.

Lot of competition in that field.

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#64 16-07-2016 10:26AM

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Very little talk of "idiot tax" when they win. Surely this just makes them king idiots in those peoples eyes?

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