Ever won in a raffle?

CFlat · 11-04-2015 05:27PM

theboy1 wrote: »

I WON GODS RAFFLE OF GOOD LOOKS.

Lucky you, he didn't even sell me a ticket.

No, never won anything in a raffle. I wouldn't get a kick in a stampede.

harry Bailey esq · 11-04-2015 05:52PM

Samsgirl wrote: »

The joys of being from Waterford. We lived in a council house & we had crystal chandeliers and lamps.

careful what you say around here,big CAB investigation ongoing against a crowd of unsavory types allegedly loansharking up in ballybeg.I can't link it but the houses were kitted out with 'marble floors and worktops and Crystal chandeliers' That's according to the Sunday World for all that's worth.

Franno · 11-04-2015 05:54PM

A box of USA assorted biscuits

Boskowski · 11-04-2015 05:56PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I never enter raffles. I assess every financial decision before I decide to invest and raffles make absolutely no sense. It's pure blind luck. A complete waste of time.

A few months ago I was on a staff night out when I was approached by a girl trying to solicit me for 5 euros for some raffle they were holding in the tavern that evening. I explained my reasoning for not wasting money on raffles. She then attempted to guilt me into entering her little raffle by telling me about the good work her organisation does for the less fortunate of Frankfurt. I told her to pass on the details of her organisation including a breakdown of the donation expenditure and I would consider whether they were worthy of a donation (I give generously to a number of charities). She declined to do so, which told me everything I needed to know about that organisation. I was much happier to have the fiver in my Brioni wallet than in the hands of this disinterested and poorly informed salesperson.

Are you some sort of of satirical character? Like the Ms Brown of boards only on the yuppie end of the spectrum? If not please don't be offended, I mean this in the nicest possible way.

harry Bailey esq · 11-04-2015 07:08PM

Boskowski wrote: »

Are you some sort of of satirical character? Like the Ms Brown of boards only on the yuppie end of the spectrum? If not please don't be offended, I mean this in the nicest possible way.

He's certainly a 'character' alright.A great one at that.I for one am a big fan I think we have a future 'legend of the boards' in young Gus. "I was much happier to have the fiver in my brioni wallet".Where would you bleedin get it wha?
Absolute gold once again from our cultured,high flying,impeccably groomed,dapper and humble friend from Loughrea.

11-04-2015 07:10PM

Aongus tripped up by saying 'fiver'. A real Aongus would be very careful to never make such a faux pas.

Samsgirl · 11-04-2015 07:20PM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

careful what you say around here,big CAB investigation ongoing against a crowd of unsavory types allegedly loansharking up in ballybeg.I can't link it but the houses were kitted out with 'marble floors and worktops and Crystal chandeliers' That's according to the Sunday World for all that's worth.

Are u serious? Wow... this was the 80's. Everyone knew someone working in the glass factory.

biko · 11-04-2015 07:21PM

Won a dinner for two in a restaurant. Nice.

tomwaterford · 11-04-2015 07:23PM

Samsgirl wrote: »

Are u serious? Wow... this was the 80's. Everyone knew someone working in the glass factory.

I'd put any money on it that's it's a family that used a certain late bar that stand on a corner that features in the Sunday world

harry Bailey esq · 11-04-2015 07:32PM

Candie wrote: »

Aongus tripped up by saying 'fiver'. A real Aongus would be very careful to never make such a faux pas.

I would never put a fiver in a Brioni wallet,any denomination less than a €100 note corrodes the calf hide,everyone knows that.So,by hanging onto that fiver he inadvertently done himself out of €395.Not so shrewd on the part of Gus
We all have our off days of course so not to worry Aongus my good man.I'm sure it won't break the bank to replace it,but 400 sheets is a lot to some people and a fiver is also a lot to some people.Be mindful of that.

harry Bailey esq · 11-04-2015 07:57PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

I'd put any money on it that's it's a family that used a certain late bar that stand on a corner that features in the Sunday world

If the certain bar your talking about is down by the cross I'll say your correct.I spent a balmy summers evening on the couch outside revolution drinking metalman(when in Rome etc) and over the space of a couple of hours observed these wastrals fighting passers by,bouncers,cops and eventually each other.Highly entertaining for an outsider like myself,but they have the town destroyed.

fleet_admiral · 11-04-2015 08:20PM

Won some Father Ted stuff off the telly years ago

Cody montana · 11-04-2015 08:36PM

I bought tickets at our bazaar and won a drum of oil, a grease gun and a saucepan.
I remember being thrilled, looking back now, I think I'd lived a very sheltered life at that point.

dee_mc · 11-04-2015 08:38PM

Yes I've won 2 of those massive Easter egg hampers for charity and a weird Rupert the Bear teddy in a basket with sweets, and a driving lesson which I never used!

11-04-2015 09:30PM

I've never won first prize in a raffle but have been picked out as a "lucky loser" a few times.

Won a doll in a school raffle when I was in 4th class - being a boy, I wasn't particularly thrilled. Fortunately, the Junior Infants' teacher took me aside and swapped me two giant tubes of Smarties for it!

Won a big bottle of Sambuca in a raffle at a bar during a pub quiz when I was in college - it was one of those "pick your prize" set ups and the wine had all been taken, so I was left with a choice of this Sambuca or a small bottle of Jaeger, I had never had Sambuca before so decided I'd give it a go. One sip and I instantly regretted it, horrendous stuff. Gave it to my friend who was there with me.

And I won some Bonus Bond vouchers in the Christmas raffle at work. They ended up being spent on a penguin onesie at Debenhams during the sales.

Crumpets · 12-04-2015 08:02AM

Won 40 bales of briquettes in a Christmas raffle when I was 5. Mammy was happy anyways

vektarman · 12-04-2015 09:11AM

There was a raffle in my local pub recently and someone came up to me and asked if I'd like to buy a line, biggest mistake I've ever made, it never stops roaring and costs me a fortune to feed...

ToddyDoody · 12-04-2015 11:15AM

Do you win a raffle or win in a raffle, or are both acceptable?

fussyonion · 12-04-2015 12:05PM

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Do you win a raffle or win in a raffle, or are both acceptable?

I said "in" because there are usually several different prizes up for grabs in a raffle.
If I said "won a raffle", it would imply you won all the prizes.

Tom Dunne · 12-04-2015 12:14PM

I wouldn't win an argument, never mind a raffle.

Duggy747 · 12-04-2015 12:29PM

Won an Xbox 360 at a work raffle I didn't even know I entered. Coworker came to my desk with it and grumbled, I thought it was given to me to fix or something.

Was a piece of crap because the DVD drive died after about 50 hours and destroyed the GTAIV disc with it. Fixed the drive with some glue but gave it to a friend to borrow who promptly destroyed it because he's a dumbass :pac:

WoollyRedHat · 12-04-2015 02:03PM

The last raffle I was at was very interesting because the people that ran the raffle actually won it.... so it's not unusual for that to happen.

MRnotlob606 · 12-04-2015 02:06PM

Won a giant big Easter egg in 4th class thought it was the best day ever,Got go home earlier an everything. Next day my mother got a stroke. Dang it.It's like I can't have nice things.

LadyAthame · 12-04-2015 02:43PM

Nope.

rosb · 12-04-2015 03:29PM

I won a giant Easter Egg in a basket. The sun came through the window and melted a hole in it, so I started to break chunks off it. Had to turn it upside down then to cover my embarrassment at having eaten so much.

BeerWolf · 13-04-2015 11:45AM

Yeah, was in a raffle to win some Toyota Land Cruiser at some car dealership opening... won meself some dodgy radio headphones instead

Comerman · 14-04-2015 08:39PM

I won fifty quid back in the 80's in our local soccer club draw, took my buddy on a great drinking session only to find out the next day that it wasn't me that won but another with the same name and they needed the cash back, all I had left was the hangover.

Mars Bar · 14-04-2015 09:45PM

Won a portable t.v in a pub raffle when I was young

Green Giant · 14-04-2015 09:56PM

Won in the raffle at a pub quiz a few years ago and picked a box of biscuits over bottles of whiskey. When I got back to the table, my team-mates roared at me to hand back the biscuits and take the whiskey instead!

Five minutes later, when I went to the men's room, they started tucking into the biscuits

Ever won in a raffle?

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