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Re: [OM] Lotteries, Camera Gear, and Spousal Approval

Subject: Re: [OM] Lotteries, Camera Gear, and Spousal Approval
From: Jay Maynard <jmaynard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 08:31:50 -0500
On Sun, Jun 06, 1999 at 11:03:34AM -0700, Jan Steinman wrote:
> lottery (lät' er ë) n, pl. -ies. [from Old English "hlot" (a great number
> of) and "tierry" (a foolish person)] 1. A voluntary tax on the stupid. 2. A
> hole in the government that the governed pour money into. 3. A subterfuge
> for sneaking new Olympus equipment into the household.

4. A completely voluntary tax, and, arguably, the only moral kind.

(No, I'm not going to argue it here.)

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