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Thread #11999   Message #92074
Posted By: annamill
03-Jul-99 - 05:24 PM
Thread Name: Moral or Ethical Question:BS
Subject: Moral or Ethical Question:BS
Speaking of morals and ethics and about a young woman who won 78 (count 'em) million dollars, something happened a while back to me and I wondered what other people would do under the circumstances. Ready..

I'm sitting at work in NY one day and my Ex (wasn't my ex yet) calls and tells me to buy $1 (two numbers) on the then $22 million dollar NY lottery. The drawings are on Wed. and Sat. This was Friday. He tells me the numbers to use for the drawing.

So, I go downstairs to buy the tickets and a few for myself and used my money. It didn't happen, but what if..

His numbers came out!!

Now, here I am with a $22 million dollar ticket in my hand that I paid for. What do you do? That's the question. I know what I would do. I'd turn in the ticket and give him a couple of million and keep the rest.

You have no idea what arguments this has caused when I ask it at parties or social engagements. Worse than guns, politics or religion ever did.

What do you think you would do? It's easy to be altruistic when it's only a game, but if it really happened..

LOVE, annap