Winning The Lottery vs Finding Buried Treasure

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#1  Edited By OmegaDynasty

Which one would you rather have happen?

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#2  Edited By cyberninja

Can I has lottery?

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#3  Edited By danhimself

is buried treasure taxable?

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#4  Edited By ssejllenrad

Lottery. Finding some treasure will draw too much attention.

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Same can be said for winning the lottery.

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#6  Edited By OmegaDynasty
@danhimself said:

is buried treasure taxable?

No, but in some countries they can take it from you claiming it as property of their country if you find there. 
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@OmegaDynasty said:

@danhimself said:

is buried treasure taxable?

No, but in some countries they can take it from you claiming it as property of their country if you find there.

well then I guess I would go with winning the lottery then

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#8  Edited By OmegaDynasty
@danhimself said:

@OmegaDynasty said:

@danhimself said:

is buried treasure taxable?

No, but in some countries they can take it from you claiming it as property of their country if you find there.

well then I guess I would go with winning the lottery then

Well, that is only if they catch you with it. Like if you found it in another country, and tried to smuggle it all out of the country. Suppose you could take it and sell it all. 
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#9  Edited By ssejllenrad

@_slim_ said:

Same can be said for winning the lottery.

Not as much as finding treasure. People win the lottery everytime everywhere in the world. Finding treasure is something more rare and would draw more exposure.

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#10  Edited By OmegaDynasty
@ssejllenrad said:

@_slim_ said:

Same can be said for winning the lottery.

Not as much as finding treasure. People win the lottery everytime everywhere in the world. Finding treasure is something more rare and would draw more exposure.

True, although that one guy was killed over his lottery ticket.
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#11  Edited By danhimself

@OmegaDynasty said:

@danhimself said:

@OmegaDynasty said:

@danhimself said:

is buried treasure taxable?

No, but in some countries they can take it from you claiming it as property of their country if you find there.

well then I guess I would go with winning the lottery then

Well, that is only if they catch you with it. Like if you found it in another country, and tried to smuggle it all out of the country. Suppose you could take it and sell it all.

oh I know all about it....I've played Uncharted :)

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#12  Edited By ssejllenrad

@OmegaDynasty said:

@ssejllenrad said:

@_slim_ said:

Same can be said for winning the lottery.

Not as much as finding treasure. People win the lottery everytime everywhere in the world. Finding treasure is something more rare and would draw more exposure.

True, although that one guy was killed over his lottery ticket.

One instance. Minimal. Finding treasure would almost always lead to Nazis and Soviets chasing you and trying to kill you. Not to mention a big giant ball!

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@ssejllenrad said:

@_slim_ said:

Same can be said for winning the lottery.

Not as much as finding treasure. People win the lottery everytime everywhere in the world. Finding treasure is something more rare and would draw more exposure.

Now when you say people are winning lotteries every time, everywhere are you talking about millions or the little 5$-10$ scratch off. I found hard to believe people are out there winning million dollar lotteries everywhere, every time.
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#14  Edited By ssejllenrad

@_slim_: There are lotteries in almost every country. There are at least 2 per week per country that gives millions.

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#15  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

wait, now when you say find buried treasure..are you talkin' gold or regular money people buried? if it's regular money, then i'd pick finding treasure, however if it's gold, i'd have to go through the whole process of exchanging it for cash..which is a hassle

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#16  Edited By saiyan_earthling

Winning the lottery is the quickest way to get rich, but at the same time, it's the quickest way to get broke.

Though finding treasure may be worth the money, as people mentioned above, it can get more attention and it'd be rare to find one.

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#17  Edited By Afro_Warrior

Buried Treasure. Because i like to think it would lead to me becoming Indiana Jones.

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#18  Edited By RainEffect

Finding buried treasure comes with the satisfaction of knowing you earned it, whereas winning the lottery merely means you didn't really deserve the money. I'd go for the treasure. 
 
Next thing you know, I'll be rocking a wicked red and blue scarf, a gauntlet and parkouring across a desert city.

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#19  Edited By rogue_mar1e

Whichever is worth more.

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#20  Edited By Kayak

Finding buried treasure, and I wouldn't do it for the money I would do it for the sense of adventure. 

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#21  Edited By Iron_Turtle

Treasure. Hopefully there's some mystical artifact granting superhuman abilities, which someone carelessly tossed in with all the gold.

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#22  Edited By Mortein

@OmegaDynasty said:

@danhimself said:

is buried treasure taxable?

No, but in some countries they can take it from you claiming it as property of their country if you find there.

I think this would happen in my country, they would give me some reward and take the treasure, fuck that

give me lottery money

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#23  Edited By iLLituracy

Hmm...this choice is somewhat easy...
 
See, because if I found treasure that means I'm an adventurer...maybe a doctor. Archaeologist, probably. Like Doc Savage, or Tom Strong. Which probably means that I have a really hot chick travelling with me. 
 
Lottery ticket is boring. Though, I could be a roguish gambler... 
 
No, lets go with the treasure, where exactly do I find it? Is it in the Caribbean? Can my hot chick/fellow adventurer/maybe doctor be wearing a bikini while we find it? Not one of those revealing ones, one that's moderately respectable and leaves something to the imagination. Then when I haul out the treasure chest she actually turns out to be an international thief and takes all my doubloons.  
 
Wait, f*ck, I don't like where this story is going...

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#24  Edited By Magian

Because I am lazy, lottery :P

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#25  Edited By Lance Uppercut

Lotto. And then you'd never see my happy ass again.

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#26  Edited By Billy Batson

lotto.

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@ssejllenrad said:

@_slim_: There are lotteries in almost every country. There are at least 2 per week per country that gives millions.

I'm just gonna have to take your word for it. Still find that hard to believe.
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#28  Edited By TheGoldenOne
@rogue_mar1e said:

Whichever is worth more.

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#29  Edited By HeManWomanHater

If I find the treasure through a Goonies adventure then I pick that.