3 homeless guys

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The Winning Lottery Ticket
Life of the three beggers. It is the year 2000 and the powerball is up to a
whopping 105 million dollars. So the three friendly beggers: Adam, Matt, and Ian decide
they want buy a powerball ticket but have no money. Matt, the brain of the three, decides
that they should split up and beg for change to earn enough to buy one ticket. As the day
goes by they all meet back at 5 o’clock in the town square. All of them give their change
they collect to Matt and he begins to count it. Walking to the nearest Seven Eleven, the
three are pondering up what are going to be the five lucky numbers and the powerball.
After purchasing the ticket they had just enough cash flow to buy themselves all a coke.
The night grew longer and so did there walk back to there cold alley where their boxes
laid. Ian, the not so smart one, begins thinking and asking questions about the money if
they when. So Matt explains to him that if for some chance they happened to win they
would split it three ways. Ian was amazed. Adam on the other hand was getting mad and
crazy ideas about all this money if they would win. So they all finally dozed off to sleep
counting money dancing in their head. The next morning finally arrives bringing much
happiness to the three beggers waiting on their numbers to be called. Wishin’ and hopin’
and thinkin’ and prayin’ and plannin’ and dreamin’ that the money will be theirs. So the
three beggers go to the closest television outlet store to watch the numbers being drawn.
As the clock struck five the numbers began to be picked. The three sat there in
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amazement as all of their numbers had been just picked and they won the 105 million
dollars. Since they just won all that cash, each ones eyes glazed over with greed. So as
they are walking to the store to cash in their winnings, Ian and Matt drop a few steps
behind Adam and begin discussing so...