$1000 for being lazy is quite fair

A fan of Mr Hippo posted the following in a web forum. Mr Hippos answer follows


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WOW! If Mr. Hippo wins the lottery for $102 million dollars he will give the
clerk $1,000. How generous! Maybe he'll buy the clerk a case of Pepsi too.


Whenever I buy a lottery ticket, I always ask, "And if I am lucky enough to
win what would you like?".


I love those who say, "A house or college or college for my kids". I really
want to cry when they say, "An Escalade".


My favorite was, "Pay off my college bills, pay for grad school and my wedding
in June." I wish I could have.



Make you a deal Keith. If I win Wednesday, I give you a million and if you
win, you give me a million?



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Mr Hippos reply:


Mr Hippo thinks that rewarding a clerk $1000 for sheer laziness is more than
generous.


Mr Hippo thinks it is both arrogant and presumptious on Mr Dobsons part to pass
judgment on the answers clerks give to his hypothetical question.

Mr Hippo fantasizes about what he would do with his winnings, and he is certain
Mr Dobson does the same, so why would Mr Dobson denigrate the answers the clerks
give?


Mr Hippo thinks Mr Dobson relishes the thought of handing out a few pennies to
the clerk that sells him the winning ticket, but only on condition they give him
a suitable answer.


As for Mr Dobsons offer of the winner giving the other 1 million dollars, if Mr
Dobson will post the image of a scanned copy of his Wednesday powerball ticket
prior to Wednesdays draw, Mr Hippo will consider Mr Dobsons proposition.


Mr Hippo