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re: Shreveport St Jude dream home winner
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:21 am to N2cars
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:21 am to N2cars
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I mean, I had to Google her.
"Celeb" would be pushing it, IMO.
'Course everybody gets their 15 minutes, I guess.
Jenny Finch is way more known than half the people you call celebs.
My daughter played with a Jenny Finch bat just 2 years ago.
Her time was before Social Media though.
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Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:40 am to Rouge
Their house is quite a bit larger than any dream home not to mention it's on some acreage. See them around town and other than her height, they blend in well.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:44 am to N2cars
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"Celeb" would be pushing it, IMO.
She's arguably the greatest female softball player in history. What are you known for, guy?
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:52 am to KemoSabe65
quote:No doubt.... like i said that dream home would be a step down.
Their house is quite a bit larger than any dream home not to mention it's on some acreage
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:59 am to V2_Jigsaw
Now people are upset when wealthy people buy raffle tickets for charity? Damn people are so jealous.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:25 am to SuperSaint
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Well except some sorry son of a bitch thought it a good idea to build that beautiful home in Shreveport, or cruel joke.
What is it with you and Shreveport? Did you get cucked there or something? What sh*thole do you live in that makes you want to bash Shreveport everyday?
Shreveport "son of a bitches" started the St. Jude Dream House concept that is now replicated throughout the country raising millions for kids with cancer. Secondly, this particular home is in Benton, a rural and more affluent community in Bossier Parish.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:35 am to B1rdman15
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She's arguably the greatest female softball player in history
I don't know if this was supposed to be funny, but it made me laugh as a retort to "celeb" pushing it
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:36 am to TigerNlc
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Now people are upset when wealthy people buy raffle tickets for charity? Damn people are so jealous.
I don't think people are upset about that. I think they forget that in an extreme outlier (like this case) a well off person wins we are conditioned to believe a poor should win because it would be more life-changing to them.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:38 am to 50_Tiger
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I think they forget that in an extreme outlier (like this case) a well off person wins we are conditioned to believe a poor should win because it would be more life-changing to them.
Yeah this is yet another thread where the self proclaimed hardcore conservatives show themselves to be quite liberal.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:47 am to beerJeep
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Who dat be?
Does this help?
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:49 am to IAM4LSU777
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the city I live in.
The city of angels
Lonely as I am
Together we cry
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:49 am to Crow Pie
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Does this help?
easy baw! I just had breakfast!
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:51 am to 50_Tiger
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we are conditioned to believe a poor should win because it would be more life-changing to them.
For a fundraiser? Poor people can't afford one ticket. That's gas or grocery money
People with money but these tickets.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:55 am to RogerTheShrubber
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For a fundraiser? Poor people can't afford one ticket. That's gas or grocery money
People with money but these tickets.
Very true, but let's be honest here when you see something like HGTV home giveaway or a charity house giveaway, does your mind immediately go to the well off family or to the broke as frick family you know could use that house?
As I said, it's just conditioning. You are completely correct in your statement. Poor people can't afford these tickets ergo already removes them from any probability.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 10:01 am to TigerNlc
She can't win for losing.
She buys tickets to help a good cause, she gets criticized when she happens to win.
If she doesn't buy tickets, she gets criticized for not sharing her "wealth".
She buys tickets to help a good cause, she gets criticized when she happens to win.
If she doesn't buy tickets, she gets criticized for not sharing her "wealth".
Posted on 8/12/19 at 10:03 am to N2cars
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She can't win for losing.
She buys tickets to help a good cause, she gets criticized when she happens to win.
If she doesn't buy tickets, she gets criticized for not sharing her "wealth".
Bingo. Some of these people are miserable.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 10:06 am to 50_Tiger
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but let's be honest here when you see something like HGTV home giveaway or a charity house giveaway
These are free though.
He's got a point. Not sure how much they are now, but the St Jude tickets were $100 when I was there. Poor people ain't spending that.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 10:15 am to 50_Tiger
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Very true, but let's be honest here when you see something like HGTV home giveaway or a charity house giveaway, does your mind immediately go to the well off family or to the broke as frick family you know could use that house?
I get it. But those are totally different kind of situations. The St Jude thing was around around pre HGTV and I'm an older dude, so I suppose it makes more sense to me.
They've raised almost 30 million for St Jude's in Shreveport with this project over the years. Dr Mack was my younger brothers doc back in the day.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 10:22 am to kywildcatfanone
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Why would rich people be able to win that?
Because they bought their raffle tickets just like everyone else?
Posted on 8/12/19 at 11:34 am to SeeeeK
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Now that is like everything the contest is not for. It's for people to donate, and have a chance to win a house they could never afford.
and likely still can't. I read something about the extremely low number of the winners actually get the house. They have to write a huge arse check for taxes which they often don't have.
They call the person on the day of the drawing then mail them an acceptance letter which the winner has 7 days to return. They must pay the taxes before they take possession of the house and most of them are going to be in the $150k range. Unless you can get that kind of money together in a week, you aren't getting the house.
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