# A 'tard and his money are soon separated

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 6, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245 "2003-08-06T02:12:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/1 "2003-08-06T02:12:56Z")

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No comment necessary. Just read the story.

[$545,000 stolen from lottery winner - Man who gave millions to churches ripped off while drinking at strip club](http://www.msnbc.com/news/948765.asp?0cv=CB20)

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**Author:** ![SnoopyFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/2 "2003-08-06T03:10:28Z")

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Yep. It’s a shame.

He was a millionaire before he won the lotto, though.

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/3 "2003-08-06T03:18:54Z")

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Tard-a-licious.

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**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/4 "2003-08-06T03:19:00Z")

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Can you imagine the surprise on the face of the thief tossing the SUV? $500 **thousand** dollars! :rolleyes:

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/5 "2003-08-06T05:19:23Z")

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I heard on the radio that they found the money in the strip club’s dumpster. So if the lottery winner guy is a “'tard,” what does that make the robber?

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/6 "2003-08-06T08:29:09Z")

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[Powerball winner recovers lost $545,000 at strip club](http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/08/06/millionaire.theft.ap/index.html)

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tard-and-his-money-are-soon-separated/193245/7 "2003-08-06T10:56:37Z")

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Who the heck keeps that much cash in their vehicle?

But I gotta say, this:

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> Whittaker said. “My personal life is my own and I make no excuses for my actions.

earns him some points in my book.

“Yeah, I was drinkin in a strip club. What of it?”  
I like this guy. 😃