Fake Winning Lottery Ticket Causes Ecstasy -- Then Fury. What Now?

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Sponger,

Maybe I have an odd sense of humor or lack of compassion. Either way, I don't think these tickets are a big deal or worthy of all this discussion. It's a joke, if one feels the urge to harm themself or cry over it they should seriously consider re-evaluating their life.

Again, it is tasteless if you know for a fact the person you give it to will react so emotionally. But you can't make that judgment on their credit score alone! Plenty of people in debt have a strong sense of humor and would not break down after receiving a freaking joke ticket.

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enjoy your new title ... and don't worry, it's a JOKE so you should have a sense of humor about it

[tuq]

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enjoy your new title ... and don't worry, it's a JOKE so you should have a sense of humor about it

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Haha. Dementia, your logic in this thread has been terrible OR you are a terrible person. Also, I can't believe the number of posters in this thread who think it's anything but a horrible, lame, incredibly insensitive "joke".

I'm not against all pranks - Alobar's trickery involving "Peachy's blog" cracks me up - but this is in a whole different category.

[chopstick]

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Question: how long can the gag go on before it's not funny? What would you do?

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The amount of time that it can go on while being funny is inversely related to the % of liquid capital it would represent to the recipient.

Hence, if they have no money or are in debt, it is never funny.

[BadgerPro]

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The fact that this was part of a Yankee Swap makes this joke particularly lame. Unless it's understood by all that gag or cheap gifts are allowed, then whomever gets this gift not only gets suckered into the gag, but they also don't get a real item to keep, despite having spent $15 or $20 on a gift which they donated.

Conclusion: Your cousin is a douchebag.

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My family does one of these exchanges every year. Gag gifts are always part of it and expected. It's one of the reasons you 'steal' somebody's gift instead of going back under the tree and risking a gag gift.

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my cousin (the black sheep of the family, really)

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I think if I got a $10k ticket from this guy I would immediatly think something was up before getting excited.

All that being said I think it's still a dick move not to have stepped in right away when seeing how excited they got. Waiting 15 minutes is definitly a cruel thing to do considering how excited it sounds like your sister-in-law got.

[TIEdup14]

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Some jokes just aren't funny. It doesn't matter if you call them jokes or not, you're still a [censored] [censored] and it is still a sick thing to do. Just calling them "jokes" doesn't make it magically ok to do anything you want. How is this not extremely [censored] obvious to you?

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Sponger. For. Mod.

[econophile]

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Some jokes just aren't funny. It doesn't matter if you call them jokes or not, you're still a [censored] [censored] and it is still a sick thing to do. Just calling them "jokes" doesn't make it magically ok to do anything you want. How is this not extremely [censored] obvious to you?

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But I said, "with all due respect."

[AJackson]

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Ep,

Wanting to beat his ass is a douche move. It was a joke, it is not his fault your brothers wife got so emotionally crushed. I would assume normally the 'winner' would feel elated and rightfully so, but I think anyone would be skeptical if they'd received the ticket as a 'gift' and would therefor not have their entire world come crashing down had it turned out to be a faux pas.

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Wow

Your lack of empathy is amazing. I bet you think Bum Fights is the funniest [censored] ever.

I don't wish anything bad to happen to you, but I think if you were to experience some financial hardships you'd come out a better person for the experience.

I hate pranks like this and the people who do them. Their sole motivation is to derive pleasure from the pain/embarrassment of others.

[SackUp]

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Sponger,

Maybe I have an odd sense of humor or lack of compassion. Either way, I don't think these tickets are a big deal or worthy of all this discussion. It's a joke, if one feels the urge to harm themself or cry over it they should seriously consider re-evaluating their life.

Again, it is tasteless if you know for a fact the person you give it to will react so emotionally. But you can't make that judgment on their credit score alone! Plenty of people in debt have a strong sense of humor and would not break down after receiving a freaking joke ticket.

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enjoy your new title ... and don't worry, it's a JOKE so you should have a sense of humor about it

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this has been a long time coming.

you could even add to it to say "worst poster in the history of OOT" as I cannot think of one that has been blatantly worse - even dead had some funny or at least sensical stuff.

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Gag lotto ticket -

cool with close friends, as long as they can take a joke, you reveal the gag within 5 minutes, and you have a real gift

sucky with co-workers - they already want to hate you, this will make coworkers hate you

bad with family - again, extended family already hate you, you're looking for an ass beating, especially if you have family members who have debt, live paycheck to paycheck. Also letting it go for 15 minutes is awful. If his nuts are unkicked, that's disappointing.

Advice: Don't do this gag. It's as funny as a whoopy cushion.

[Emmitt2222]

I don't have much to add other than the fact that this seems like the perfect gift for someone who knowns me well to give me. People love to watch me flip out because I go nuts, but I never really truly get that mad. I might punch a few people, but it would all be in good fun.