Man loses life savings on carnival game


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I went to the world fair a few years ago.. In Hong Kong. Played the gun pellet game. First game found that the gun was shooting to the left.

I'm sure that was pure coincidence. :shifty:

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Oh look what the ignorant righteous train brought.

We should all hug and share the love.

Would be nice.
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Update:

Reveling in the misfortune of others isn't something I try to frequently do, but the larger-than-life story about a New Hampshire man who burned through his life savings at a carnival in an attempt to win a Kinect was simply too much to handle.

Making matters even more humorous, Henry Gribbohm ultimately ended up with a stuffed banana as his prize. The thing had dreadlocks, for eff's sake! Questions of whether the carnival game was rigged aside, it seems he'll be okay after all. College Humor has smartly leveraged the viral nature of this cautionary tale to help Gribbohm and itself out.

The site set up a Facebook "Likes" goal that promised to pay him back his lost savings of $2,600 for the banana as well as give the guy his sought-after Xbox 360 Kinect bundle. The goal was, of course, reached. And he says he's putting the money toward a college fund for his children and a Boston Run donation. What a shockingly happy ending this turned out to be.

We Bought This Guy's Dreadlocks Banana For $2,600! [College Humor via Kotaku]

http://www.destructoid.com/man-who-lost-life-savings-gets-money-back-and-a-kinect-253204.phtml

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Oh look what the ignorant righteous train brought.

We should all hug and share the love.

Why don't you show a little more respect? He had a point there.

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Well if your life savings is only $2600, I can see how you might make a bad decision like that.

That's more than I have saved.

thats the stupid thing, he lost $300 trying to win an xbox kinect even if he won the xbox after spending $2000 hes still out of pocket by a ton of money. Doesnt make any sense

Makes perfect sense -- the man is an idiot.

Don't let this guy go to Vegas. He will come back with half his organs missing.

Already been there, lost his right hemisphere.

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Why don't you show a little more respect? He had a point there.

A point that doesn't apply IRL, just on armchair opinionated enthusiasts?

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