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Chemical Bill

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15. I knew a guy...

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #10)

Wed Sep 3, 2025, 10:07 PM

Sep 3

Actually his mother won. They set up a trust, and the extended family has gotten an income ever since. The only way his life was ruined was people wanted to talk to him when he went out in town. I never got to talk to him after he won, because people gathered all around. Great guy....

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Yeah...because stories about how lives weren't ruined by winning is boring Bengus81 Sep 3 #10

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