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Old 09-12-2002, 01:39 PM   #1
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Please tell me this was a hoax...


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Old 09-12-2002, 01:57 PM   #2
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Re: Please tell me this was a hoax...
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http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/12/ar9....ap/index.html
Nope. Not a hoax. Eerie, isn't it.
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Old 09-12-2002, 02:00 PM   #3
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Yeah, not a hoax. I bet there were are alot of winners though.
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Yeah, not a hoax. I bet there were are alot of winners though.






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Old 09-12-2002, 03:18 PM   #5
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Here's a vid I found of the drawing....

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/nyslottery1.html
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Since the odds are one in a thousand for it wasn't nearly as impossible as other recorded coincedences.













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As bad as that is, it could have been worse. It could have been New York City's winning lottery numbers.
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If it's not a hoax- then it's a SHOCKING co-incedence
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LMAO thats Crazy like my Hoooooves!
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Since the odds are one in a thousand for it wasn't nearly as impossible as other recorded coincedences.
sure, but wouldn't that be on any given day? what are the odds of that happening on 9-11? lol... factoring that in changes the probability rate. sheer coincidence, but amazingly eery... ehehhe
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Yeah, not a hoax. I bet there were are alot of winners though.
"Lottery officials said Thursday that 5,631 people had selected the tragic numbers. They won $500 each."
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Old 09-15-2002, 11:52 AM   #13
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I love how the lady either doesn't realize or doesn't care
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*GonthraX is tired of 9 11*
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Ditto. Sure I feel bad about it, but it's over. Done. Past. Lets move on. The more hype here the more the responsible people party.
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