A check for 60 cents: your suggestion on what to do
A check for 60 cents: your suggestion on what to do
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Last month, I wrote a column asking casino city readers to suggest what to do with a 60-cent check I received from PKR.com . I was hoping for both interesting suggestions and interesting ideas on how I could use this column to protest internet gambling illegal enforcement.
Thanks to a series of thoughtful responses, I'm not disappointed. Some of my favorite things are:
"I suggest you invest $0.50 in the lottery. I suggest you spend 3-7-2 boxes of pick 3 games and the other $0.10 on two bazooka joe pieces." Liam M. of Somerville, MA.
"I'm going to invest half my money in a low-risk mutual fund and give the other half to a friend who works for a securities firm." Brendan H. of Charlottesville, Va.
"Can you sign a check with Bill Priest, explain to him (Senator Bill Priest's office, 509 Hart Senate Building, Washington, DC, 20510), and because you can't play online poker, can he buy you a ticket for Tennessee's "Cash 3," your favorite lottery game?" Jay B, Brunswick, Maine
"In the glass that is half filled in me, it says four friends should donate 10 cents each, buy a $1 scratch ticket and try their luck. The glass that is half empty inside me says they threw 60 cents at Coinstar to go grocery shopping. This is because if you are worried about what to do for 60 cents, groceries probably are not easily purchased in your world." Christine C., Baltimore, Maryland.
"Suppose you're not in desperate need of 60 cents, frame it, take a photo, and disseminate the photo via email. In the email, explain how the federal government doesn't think Americans should be free to gamble online." A.K. of Suffern, N.Y.
Jay from Maine seemed to really understand the concept I was looking for, and I also liked A.K.'s idea of using the check as a rallying cry against this absurd law. I was about to start writing a follow-up column combining Jay and Adam's advice, but I had one last suggestion.
"I don't know if you have an idea for your 60-cent windfall, but my wife, Kimberly, came up with a good idea to buy a red paper clip and swap it for a house. It's done, of course, but there's probably a version of poker that you can play." Josh H. of Littleton, Massachusetts. 실시간 바카라사이트
Josh is referring to Kyle MacDonald's "One Red Paper Clip" project. The young Canadian author has made a series of deals that start with just one red paper clip and end with one house. He made 14 deals in exactly one year to complete his mission, landing a house in Kipling, Saskatchewan about four months ago.
So here's my plan. Although Kimberly suggested I buy a red paper clip with the money, I think a $0.60 check from a dormant Internet poker account is worth more than a red paper clip. So instead, I'm starting my bartering business with a physical PKR check for 60 cents. And since my wife and I just bought a house in the summer, we don't need another one.