Carnival dumbassery (landlubber edition)

That's what I was thinking. Just winning a prize that big is hard to do.

 

Eh, maybe it is rigged.

http://www.geekosystem.com/how-not-to-win-tubs-of-fun/


And he didn't "win" the banana. When he went back the next day to complain, they gave him back $600 and the door prize (the banana).

 

He never should have given away the animation rights.

 

Wait, those games are fixed?

I'll just go to Vegas or buy a lottery ticket where the odds are in my favor!

 

You probably earn more in interest burying it in the backyard than in a savings account. The wife and I put some insurance money in a CD last week just to park it until repairs are made, and the interest rate is less than 1 percent.

 

What, did he think UNICEF ran that carnival?

 

Of course it's rigged.

 

Couple of years ago I withdrew $11,500 from a CD to make home improvements so I could get top dollar and a quick sale of my house.

The penalty I paid for early withdrawal ($110) more than doubled the interest I had received over the past 12 months ($52).

BofA used to penalize you by making you forfeit what interest you would have earned during your term. Now, since the interest is typically pennies or nickels, they rip out a percentage of the principal.

 

FYP

 

Now I know why I want to be a carny. Not only do you party your ass off at closing time ... you can also make beaucoup bank.

 

They apparently don't have a dental plan though.