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Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year, 8 months agoA remote Spanish farming village today became several million pounds richer after each of its 25 inhabitants won a share of the top prize in the world's biggest lottery, El Gordo. It was the biggest payment ever by the Christmas lottery El Gordo, which has been going for almost two centuries. Today it gave out more than 2.1bn Euros across Spain, d
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WngC618
Dec. 24, 2006, 2:06 a.m.The lottery was won in SPAIN, not MEXICO.. There is a BIG difference between those two countries.. You must have been sleeping when they were talking about Geography in school.. :(
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josh763
Dec. 23, 2006, 3:54 p.m.You sir, are a racist idiot! Did you skip geography class, or can't you read SPAIN not MEXICO!
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lfergie812
Dec. 23, 2006, 9:41 p.m.Sorry froggy but the story is about the 25 people in El Gordo which is in Spain. There were other winners in other countries but I saw no mentioning of Mexico. Where do you see 25 Mexicans that won't be coming to the US?
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TimeBuster
Dec. 24, 2006, 5:28 a.m.What makes someone racist who wants others to follow the same laws (You cant cross the border without the paperwork for instance) as others who are coming to this country legally? Personally, I dont want little sneaky terrorists sneaking over with them either...you perhaps might...I dunno...In any case, these "racists" you speak of are sick of paying 30 million illegals way through school and the welfare rolls, not to mention medical ect.....y'all might have real deep pockets but mine are quite shallow...I cannot afford to have refugees from our neighbors eating up my paycheck much longer.....so tell me, How racist is THAT? Far Left Liberal Fascists...hmmm Perhaps Communism IS the way of choice...LMAO NOT!
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auxmike
Dec. 23, 2006, 6:49 p.m.My family is from Spain.We are European, but that does'nt make us any better than any other Hispanic group out there.
There's nothing wrong with being a Mexican national. You make it sound like they are pesky insects that are running around in your kitchen at night. You better check again, those are roaches, son! LOL
Seriously, please do try harder to use your brain a bit before applying pressure to the keys next time won't you champ?
Feliz Navidad Espana!
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jehovahjones
Dec. 23, 2006, 11:01 p.m.froggy (whose comments I no longer see because I blocked his cracker ass) does not have a brain; his ancestors bred so manyt times with their siblings that brains are no longer part of their basic equipment. Just FYI.
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WngC618
Dec. 24, 2006, 2:09 a.m.Feliz Navidad de una espanola muy orgullosa que vive en los EE.UU :)
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elconfirmado
Dec. 24, 2006, 9:59 a.m.I can't really understand how such a lot of americans are deeply analphabet, stupid and racist.Have you ever thought why you are not loved all over the world?
Luis Zorzano
Spain
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ldstennisgeek
Dec. 23, 2006, 3:26 p.m.I guess I don't really understand the story very well... How did so many people win so much?
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Rubia
Dec. 23, 2006, 3:32 p.m.I never cease to be amazed at the ignorance of people.
Hello? Mexicans? This lottery was won in SPAIN. Does
anybody read? Euros! Not pesos!
Besides, all the Mexicans I know persoanlly are employed
and contributing to society, unlike a lot of lazy Americans
sitting on the welfare dole.
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xxILuvRunescapexx
Dec. 23, 2006, 3:38 p.m."Hello? Mexicans? The lottery was won IN SPAIN."
Read the news articale.
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jordan11
Dec. 23, 2006, 10:27 p.m.uhhh, mr. 'froggy', your spin doesn't work. You were wrong. Have some kind lady give you a kiss, turn into a man, and admit your error. (Cause you are looking mighty silly.)
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dadx3
Dec. 24, 2006, 5:46 p.m.There is laziness in every race/nationality. As well as those who steal from the welfare system. The employed, society contributing Mexicans that you speak of must be US citizens of Mexican heritage. All of the Mexicans that are being refered to are the ILLEGAL, WELFARE SYSTEM RAPING variety. The difference between them and Americans that are on welfare(deserving or not) is that the Americans have the right to be on welfare. Illeagal Mexicans have no right to recieve ANYTHING from the US government, except a kick in the ass across the Rio Grande
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LABELDUDE
Dec. 23, 2006, 3:59 p.m.I know that you will find this hard to believe but I was just getting ready to move to that little village in Spain. Look, there are my bags over by the door. Back me up on this, will you??
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lfergie812
Dec. 23, 2006, 10:01 p.m."while there were nothing but Indians running around in the U.S."
I think the correct term is native Americans. The name of Indian was used because an Italian/Spaniard got lost and thought he was in India. When the native Americans were the only ones "running around" it was not the U.S. but what was later called The Americas.
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ldstennisgeek
Dec. 23, 2006, 10:14 p.m.Pretty sure everyone knows that but it is easier to say indians than native americans. and why do we have to be politically correct all the time? I can understand when it is disrespectful but calling native americans indians is not.
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lfergie812
Dec. 23, 2006, 10:03 p.m.You'll have to overlook froggy, he's a typical right wing conservative that won't admit that he made a mistake.
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jehovahjones
Dec. 23, 2006, 11:05 p.m....being conceived? that's hardly his mistake, but it is what caused his error.
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Tango57
Dec. 23, 2006, 9:43 p.m.Fantastic!! I watched it on CNN this morning and am very happy for them.
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earwig75
Dec. 23, 2006, 10:20 p.m.Froggy, the lottery was won in Spain, not Mexico... so why would you say it would be 25 less Mexicans? Are you that stupid that you don't know the difference between Mexico and Spain?
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jehovahjones
Dec. 23, 2006, 11:08 p.m.(grin) I blocked froggy last night, for reasons that most of you are just now apparently coming to grips with...:-)
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lfergie812
Dec. 23, 2006, 11:41 p.m.I'll say one thing froggy, since you had the honor to have the first post, you sure set the stage for the talk on the rest of this article. I think everybody has for5gotten what the story was about. LMAO
Oh, and good night.
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writergrrrl50
Dec. 24, 2006, 1:48 a.m."Sounds like someones prayers were answered.
That is 25 mexicans that won't be coming to the U.S. "
Sounds like someone needs a geography lesson ...
Mexicans coming to the US usually live in Mexico. This happened in Spain, genius ...
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FunkyKatzz
Dec. 24, 2006, 1:57 a.m.Who are the IDIOTS whom are arguing over all this
The story is what the story is.
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HMMace
Dec. 24, 2006, 5:02 a.m."Every mexican working?"..what a joke that is...Ever wonder why they all want to come here??.. There is no "mexican dole"..there is no mexican anything..All mexico has is a corner on the market of corruption...Mexico is a country that dishonors itself...
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goodgrief
Dec. 24, 2006, 7:07 a.m.I hope one day our country is just like Mexico. Oh . . . wait . . .
Mexico. Spain. Herd of Donkeys. What's the diff?
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Wowww
Dec. 24, 2006, 3:05 p.m.It is quite obvious that you were talking about mexicans, there is no way you can try and twist your words around, you clearly said "That is 25 mexicans (25 people won the lottery) that won't be comming to the U.S. Or at least if they do they'll have money (referring to the people who had just won the lottery. Your ignorance has made you incapable of discerning the difference between Spanish people and Mexican people. And you feel the need to prove you aren't a "racist" by constantly referring to the one time you went on vacation in Spain, which has nothing to do with anything at all. And instead of being a bigger person than everyone else, and leaving it alone, you put down the people who are insulted by your bigotry by attacking their intelligence. But this argument has nothing to with how smart you are. Typing skills aside, all these people are right, and you are wrong.
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earwig75
Dec. 24, 2006, 7:14 p.m.Froggy, you never explained why you said mexicans... you are a moron and a liar.
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SusanaRebollo
Dec. 25, 2006, 4:55 p.m.I am spaninsh (for those who skipped the geography class, that is from Spain, not from Mexico) and my family comes from Rebollo de Duero, where I go very often. First of all, thank you to all the people who congratulated us on the prize and are happy for us. And yes, actually it will help the people a lot, starting with my own family. "El Gordo" is the name for the biggest prize in the Christmas Lottery in Spain, not in our village. It is very popular in Spain and lots of people buy tickets for it (but it doesn´t mean we are crazy for gambling, as someone suggested). I won´t bother in replying to those stupid and racists comments I just read. They only demosntrate the ignorance of the person who wrote them. Viva Rebollo!!
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