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| By Bagheera | ||||||||
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This is not a 'new' piece, really! I'm re-posting it TODAY (04 April2007) because it was genuinely sent TO ME in my ordinary e-mail account this morning .... I don't understand how! Unless someone's trying to tell me something ..........?????????? e-mote note sent items 30.03.2006 @ 20:00 to: me@then.com If I’ve got this right, I’m due to retire in about three months from now. All else being equal, I’m expecting to receive this e-mail from me and I’ll know what to do when I get it. It’s quite simple, really, and as far as I can see it should be foolproof. All I have to do is Google “National Lottery results” for 01 April 2006. Write the 6 numbers (plus Bonus number) at the end of this e-mail and hit the “Reply” button .................... Thank me! Date: Sunday 30 March 2036 Reply The numbers were as follows 9 17 18 21 23 39 Bonus 45 Before I go out and place the numbers, however, there’s a problem. Early in the morning of Saturday 1 April 2006 a number of the National Lottery’s senior management were arrested and charged with a number of fraud offences. In order to maximise the weekly stake income, it was decided to continue selling tickets throughout the day. The network was turned off immediately after the draw, at 20:15 that evening. Some late-night traders were asked to redeem £10 for 3 correct numbers the same evening, but were unable to access the network All ticket holders were advised that the system had ‘crashed’ and they should try again the following day. By Sunday morning the story had broken and there were angry scenes at many newsagents. In Manchester, Birmingham and several places in London the police were employed to restore order in the streets. It became clear that there had been widespread corruption at the highest of levels throughout the National Lottery’s history. This was the main reason for less than 25% of Lottery stakes filtering through to winning ticket holders and/or beneficiary “Good Causes”. Some of the biggest ‘players’ involved had been tipped off that the net was closing on them and had skipped the country, living off their Swiss and offshore bank accounts. The National Lottery debâcle collapsed overnight and was never resurrected. The “Get Rick Quick” mentality of the ‘Something for Nothing’ generation was replaced by a genuine and sustained traditional work ethic. As a result of this, I have to inform me that I have the privilege of working on until I drop. Chancellor John (Two Troughs) Prescott scrapped the State Pension in 2015 during Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s second term of office, describing it as an “expensive and unsustainable luxury”. I can only suggest that I take this opportunity to escape Stalag Luft Britain while the going’s good. When they closed the borders (Jan 2011) in an attempt to limit immigration, they effectively made it just as difficult for anyone wishing to leave the country. However, since I’m sitting here (still in the UK) writing to me, I can only assume that I didn’t (or was unable to) take my advice to me .............. Mine in Sorrow Paul
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