# I am going to p!ss off 319 million Americans... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973 "2016-01-12T22:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/1 "2016-01-12T22:38:25Z")
When I win the $1.4 billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday šŸ˜ƒ Canadians are apparently going nuts buying tickets. Will this start an international incident if a foreigner wins??? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/2 "2016-01-12T22:46:58Z")
> [@Mr.Doremro](#): > > When I win the $1.4 billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday šŸ˜ƒ > > Canadians are apparently going nuts buying tickets. Will this start an international incident if a foreigner wins??? If you give me 5 million, Iā€™ll have your back. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/3 "2016-01-12T22:47:06Z")
Letā€™s avoid an ugly incident. Iā€™ll split it with you. ETA: \*\*Euphonious Polemic \*\*is offering a better deal, but I still want half. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/4 "2016-01-12T22:49:52Z")
> [@Mr.Doremro](#): > > Canadians are apparently going nuts buying tickets. Will this start an international incident if a foreigner wins??? Probably. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/5 "2016-01-12T22:50:31Z")
Its getting bigger!!! [MSN](http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/jackpot-hits-dollar15-billion-in-us-lottery-record/ar-CCrGO2?li=AAggNb9) You Americans are obscene!!! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/6 "2016-01-12T22:57:23Z")
Have you ever had a ā€œhole in oneā€ playing golf? I just read an article that says winning this Powerball is less likely than having two ā€œholes in oneā€ in your lifetime. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/video-two-holes-in-one-more-likely-than-powerball-win/article28129754/](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/video-two-holes-in-one-more-likely-than-powerball-win/article28129754/) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/7 "2016-01-12T23:03:48Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#): > > Have you ever had a ā€œhole in oneā€ playing golf? > > I just read an article that says winning this Powerball is less likely than having two ā€œholes in oneā€ in your lifetime. > > [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/video-two-holes-in-one-more-likely-than-powerball-win/article28129754/](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/life-video/video-two-holes-in-one-more-likely-than-powerball-win/article28129754/) Well jokes on you Charlie. In Mario Golf I have done that before! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/8 "2016-01-12T23:06:48Z")
Still not sure about the tax implications though. As a foreigner how much will I have to pay? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/9 "2016-01-12T23:17:53Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Charlie Wayne** : > > I just read an article that says winning this Powerball is less likely than having two ā€œholes in oneā€ in your lifetime. Does that take into account that holes-in-one are not uncorrelated events? Someone who makes the first one is more likely to be a good golfer, and someone whoā€™s a good golfer is more likely to make the second one. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/10 "2016-01-12T23:21:22Z")
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Weā€™re in on the action! I bought my ticket last night. Do you know how many boomerangs I could buy for $1.5 billion? Crikey! ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/11 "2016-01-12T23:24:57Z")
> [@Mr.Doremro](#): > > Canadians are apparently going nuts buying tickets. Will this start an international incident if a foreigner wins??? Well, according to a news article I read, there might be a [complication](http://globalnews.ca/news/2449198/how-a-u-s-law-could-prevent-canadians-from-collecting-on-a-powerball-win/) if a Canuck wins. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/12 "2016-01-12T23:28:28Z")
> [@Canadjun](#): > > Well, according to a news article I read, there might be a [complication](http://globalnews.ca/news/2449198/how-a-u-s-law-could-prevent-canadians-from-collecting-on-a-powerball-win/) if a Canuck wins. I read that earlier today. Despite that being on par to the law about bringing Kinder Surprises into the US (ie batsh!t insane) I think there would be enough workarounds to figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/13 "2016-01-12T23:43:21Z")
> [@Mr.Doremro](#): > > When I win the $1.4 billion Powerball lottery on Wednesday šŸ˜ƒ > > Canadians are apparently going nuts buying tickets. Will this start an international incident if a foreigner wins??? I would think so. A lot of Canadian hate anyways and deservedly so. To be honest when I heard about this, the first thought that came to my mind is I hope itā€™s not some Canadian that wins. I mean come on, we have 50 million dollar lottoā€™s often enough is that not enough ? Calling it now: some Canadian is going to win, heā€™s going to be a chain smoking 75 year old recovering from quadruple heart bypass whoā€™s vacationing in Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/14 "2016-01-12T23:49:38Z")
> [@Ibanez](#): > > I would think so. A lot of Canadian hate anyways and deservedly so. To be honest when I heard about this, the first thought that came to my mind is I hope itā€™s not some Canadian that wins. I mean come on, we have 50 million dollar lottoā€™s often enough is that not enough ? > > Calling it now: some Canadian is going to win, heā€™s going to be a chain smoking 75 year old recovering from quadruple heart bypass whoā€™s vacationing in Florida. I hear ya. Itā€™s like when a Quebecer wins Lotto Max up here šŸ˜› šŸ˜› šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/15 "2016-01-12T23:55:34Z")
> [@Mr.Doremro](#): > > Its getting bigger!!! Thatā€™s what _SHE_ said!!! ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/16 "2016-01-13T00:19:37Z")
> [@Mr.Doremro](#): > > Still not sure about the tax implications though. As a foreigner how much will I have to pay? 120%. You may just as well give me your tickets. No, I have no cite. Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/17 "2016-01-13T00:26:29Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Aussie Aussie Aussie! Weā€™re in on the action! I bought my ticket last night. Do you know how many boomerangs I could buy for $1.5 billion? Crikey! You could buy even more sticks (just like a boomerang but they donā€™t come back). ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/18 "2016-01-13T01:11:49Z")
Iā€™m surprised they even let foreigners play/win. Has it always been that way? Do you buy the tickets at a local gas station or do you have to like, mail order them or something? If we can get away with having an international lotto run by the U.S. Gov, they should be capitalizing on that more. Imagine if everyone on the planet bought a ticket - bam, $14 billion pot instantly! ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/19 "2016-01-13T01:41:10Z")
Not sure about the lottery, but _this_ American is just glad you self-censored the word ā€œpissā€. It would have been awful for you to say the word ā€œpissā€ on the internet, so Iā€™m glad you didnā€™t. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Doremro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Mr.Doremro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Doremro)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973/20 "2016-01-13T01:52:42Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Not sure about the lottery, but _this_ American is just glad you self-censored the word ā€œpissā€. It would have been awful for you to say the word ā€œpissā€ on the internet, so Iā€™m glad you didnā€™t. I think of the children. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-p-ss-off-319-million-americans/742973.md?page=2)