Your Machine Is Broken
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (78761)
United States
June 28, 2022 7:04am CST
On my last trip to get yet another lottery ticket, for whatever that is worth—dreams, dreams, dreams—I seemed to get a dry stare from the guy behind the counter who took my order.
Clearly he did not appreciate my humor, nor did his brain immediately catch my drift. It happens. Not everyone is so fast on their feet of course.
"I'll take a Powerball and MegaMillions, please," I told him.
"Do you want the extras?"
"No, just regular play."
He printed off my tickets and I handed him the required $4 and as I was ready to turn and head out the door I told him to have the repair man fix his broken lottery machine.
He blinked. "It's...not broken. It's working."
"But it keeps printing the wrong numbers," I told him. He did not get the joke at all. He just shrugged and I snickered and walked out the door...
With my presumably new losing lottery tickets.
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@moffittjc (118448)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 Jun 22
Clearly he doesn’t have a sense of humor!
You might want to call the state lottery office and let them know their machine is broken, since the guy at the store obviously has no idea it’s broken, or how to fix it.
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@moffittjc (118448)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jun 22
@porwest If it happens, shoot me over a little of your winnings. I’m not greedy, whatever little bit you can send will be received graciously.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
1 Jul 22
@moffittjc One dollar on the way. Spend it wisely. lol
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
28 Jun 22
There's a reason I don't waste my money on lottery tickets.
I hope you enjoy the anticipation before you find out they're not winning tickets. 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
29 Jun 22
@porwest I know... but over time, that $2 adds up. 
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
29 Jun 22
@DaddyEvil Yes. They do. But of course I am quite calculating in my approach.
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. But hey, you never know . . . maybe he's right 
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@LindaOHio (156228)
• United States
29 Jun 22
Are you extending your appearance at the comedy club? Actually I thought that was funny.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
10 Jul 22
It's tempting to bet on lottery for there are millions of money to win if you’re lucky. But yet it's a game of chance or lucky. I never dare to spend my money for such game.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
16 Jul 22
@Nakitakona Here it is a drop in the bucket. Our household is a six-figure income household, which is not uncommon here.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
2 Jul 22
@Laurakemunto I would never play an unregulated game.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
29 Jun 22
@porwest yes many forms which are unregistered and unregulated
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
28 Jun 22
good joke. My mother gets lottery tickets, but I don't.
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@lovebuglena (43077)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jun 22
Good luck! I hope you win big. But at the very least I hope you at least win $4 so you break even. Can't believe the guy didn't get the joke.
