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Since someone won the Powerball $142 million jackpot with a ticket bought in Southeast three weeks ago, plenty of people have been waiting to see who the city's newest multimillionaires would be and if they would invest in this awesome business venture idea I have that will seriously pay off in a big way. Think Snuggie, but for summer and better. No, really. Hear me out. I swear it'll be huge. Anyhow, I digress. The Post reports that a D.C. couple has come forward to claim the prize, but they're looking to remain anonymous. Working through a lawyer, the couple has apparently presented the D.C. Lottery with the wining ticket and could claim their payout -- a $79.6 million lump sum -- in the next week. No big oversized check, no random relatives showing up after years of being totally absent, no bloggers with great ideas and a need for some seed money. None of it. Sigh.
Justice Souter to Retire: OK, so it's not totally local news, but everyone will be talking about it -- Associate Supreme Court Justice David Souter will retire in June, writes the Post. Souter has served on the court since 1990, and though he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush he became a member of the court's liberal bloc. He's one of the few justices to live in Washington -- he lives in Southwest -- and was mugged while jogging near his home in 2004.
D.C. Embarks on Renovation of 14th Street Bridge: The next few years might be a pain for local drivers, as the District starts work on replacing the 11th Street Bridge and renovating the 14th Street Bridge. The Examiner reports that the city will soon begin $27 million worth of renovations on the span carrying traffic to and from Virginia, promising traffic tie-ups for the years to come. Work will start on the northbound span this May. The bridge is the busiest route in and out of the city, ferrying 200,000 cars a day from Virginia into D.C. and back.
Briefly Noted: Rockville high school closed due to swine flu scare ... Teens accused of plotting to attack MoCo school denied bail ... Virginia Gold Cup on tomorrow.
This Day in DCist: On this day in 2008, the D.C. Madam was found dead in Florida and it was announced that no charges would be filed in the killing of DeOnté Rawlings. In 2007, we mourned the burned shell of the South Hall of Eastern Market (when will the thing be done?!?) and legislation was introduced in the Senate to give the District a voting seat in the House. Wonder what happened to that. Oh right...
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I just don't understand why MoCo denied those kids bail. They were simply trying to exercise their First and Second Amendment rights. How else are kids supposed to send a strong message to their principal about the quality of the cafeteria's lunches except through a nail bomb? I think we've all had our fair share of beefaroni/American chop suey and it's about time something was done about it. And this time...it's personal. [bangs tin cup on jail bars] Attica! Attica! Kill whitey!
Good morning, everyone. I'm soliciting guesses on how many swine flu posts today. We've already got ONE, ONE POSTING ON SWINE FLU, AH AH AH AH, so I'm going to guess a grand total of four. Winner gets a chicken dinnah.
"Winner gets a chicken dinnah. The other, other white meat?
I'm with ya. I don't want to hear any more complaints about their being too many gun posts anymore.
"MAN ON H ST. SNEEZES"
"Officials love the big smile, the news conference, the giant check and dreams made palpable in the form of a real person everyone can relate to."
Yeah, people love a target too.
"Attorneys for the D.C. Lottery are working with the winners' attorney to try to negotiate for their appearance, she said. "We're trying hard to get them there," Hernandez said."
Why don't you just leave them alone. They have every right to not want to have their faces plastered all over the news. Next headline you'll see is "D.C. Lottery winners house broken into and couple assaulted."
Yeah, that sounds neat.
Are you actually saying that someone might actually stoop so low as to rob their own neighbor, just because they won a couple million dollars? You certainly must have a lot of contempt for your fellow human being. I pity you. Christ's message of love certainly hasn't reached your ears. I strongly urge you to attend your local church to hear "the good news."
Now, gimme five dolla else I CUT YOU!
Peace,
+++JMJ+++
Seriously. Is the DC Lottery actually worried that if they don't get a nice photo op that poor people will stop playing their games?
This couple bought their ticket and won - they can handle this however they please. That said, I think their cover will be blown soon enough.
On the other hand, "Lottery Survivor" would make a smashing reality tv show. Armed only with their wits, a video camera, and a flamethrower, winners are trapped in a house and have to fend off solicitors, church deacons, relatives they haven't seen in years, and neighbors climbing through the window to borrow money.
I would actually watch that. A lot.
~EEE~
On the other hand, "Lottery Survivor" would make a smashing reality tv show. Armed only with their wits, a video camera, and a flamethrower, winners are trapped in a house and have to fend off solicitors, church deacons, relatives they haven't seen in years, and neighbors climbing through the window to borrow money.
My advice to them..Pack up and move to NYC. You will blend in better there. Ditch your friends. Make new ones.
F NYC. I'd be on the first plane to the nicest, most tax friendly isle in the Caribbean.
I'd be buying my own island and making it the most tax friendly isle in the Caribbean. With the mortgage "crisis" islands were going cheap down there, $20-30 mil will get you a nice one. Then I could set up my nation on Suckonit Island and finally build the perfect society, mwahaha. Ok, I gotta play the lottery.
Keep your neighborhood/local friends for a year. Act like NOTHING happened. Then, this time next year, go through a transition phase with said friends and explain a new job opportunity opened up.
Then get the f out of Dodge.
...Maybe?
I can now reveal that I am the lottery winner.
I am also the Zodiac killer and kidnapped the Lindbergh baby.
I also shot the sheriff, but did not shoot his deputy.
I bet you're also the guy who let the dogs out.
I'm also the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo, escorted Jaqueline Kennedy to Paris, knew too much, and wasn't there.
Without your glasses, you look just like Superman!
You're the dude that's playing a dude disguised as another dude.
He's a complicated man, but no one understands him but his woman.
You remind me of a man.
What man?
A man with the power.
What power?
The power to hoo-doo.
Hoo Doo?
You Do.
Do what?
Remind me of a .....
Well, I can dig it.
Are you also the man with the plan?
I remember reading a story on a lottery winner a while ago. When people came to him with "investment opportunities" he said, "Don't you understand? I don't need any more money"
From the powerball website...
All but three states (DE, KS, ND) have laws that require the lottery to release the name and city of residence to anyone who asks. One state (SC) will keep your name secret if you request it, but if someone files a Freedom of Information Act request, you may have to file a plea with the judge to deny it. Another state (OK) now has a law that allows you to claim in a trust and to keep your name from the press (though the lottery will run checks on you).
Given that state lotteries are public agencies, good luck trying to keep your name private. If they were private entities there'd be no problem keeping that information from being released, but since they aren't and are subject to the usual reporting requirements, sunshine laws, FOIA, etc., sorry, no dice. Fortunately they'll be able to afford all the security they need.
WE'RE NOT A STATE! TECHNICALITY!!!!!
One thing that separates us low-income peons from the
winning populous is that the winners will gladly buy egg salad by the pound while us low-income peons make our own egg salad.
Oh, and they are not taking home any $79M. More like $35M when all is said and done.
Oh, and they are not taking home any $79M. More like $35M when all is said and done.