There’s a rabid buzz in the air. People are foaming at the mouth and starting to go a little crazy… [Spoiler... all is revealed below] \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ That’s right, crazy time = the Spanish Christmas El Gordo lottery. You know, the once a year draw with the prize fund of [...]

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This has to be one of the most over-used and unoriginal phrases. The lottery is a tax on the stupid… Or my personal favourite… the lottery is a tax on the mathematically challenged. Gosh, that’s so desperately witty. This phrase has been abused by dull, smug people for years. Sadly, they think nobody will notice [...]

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Last week a Ryanair passenger gets so angry he eats his winning lottery ticket. This week Ryanair gets hit by 50 claims to have been that angry customer. And can they have the money please. Now I’m sure budget airline Ryanair is used to angry passengers… but normally passengers can correctly recall what they were [...]

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