Lottery Adds To Prizes


	Lottery Adds To Prizes

debbyski

7-8-2008 5:33 AM

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debbyski says:

"To be sure, some see the gas prize as a kind of bait and switch"

HA! I'd take the quarter million any day.

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7-8-2008 2:04 PM

carrerinyes

Me too!

7-9-2008 3:28 PM

cabanaben

MPG's out the window only if you never leave a 10 block radius.

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