Cash Is Green Too
Posted By Mustapha On December 30, 2006 @ 7:21 am In Uncategorized | No Comments
An anti-government demonstrator [1] has won a $2,000,000 lottery prize.
Saeed Youssef Al Harbieh woke up one morning in one of the many freezing opposition tents in central Beirut. While he’s sipping hot coffee, he read in the newspaper that the winning lottery combination matches his own ticket.
The ecstatic winner partied with his tent-mates and then headed straight back to his native Zgharta to celebrate with friends and family.
Mr. Al Harbieh [1] told Assafir that his family of six can hardly make ends meet, so the prize came as a much needed windfall.
He promised that he will go back to the protest camp. I think he won’t.
Any bets?
Article printed from The Beirut Spring, a Lebanese Blog: http://beirutspring.com/blog
URL to article: http://beirutspring.com/blog/2006/12/30/cash-is-green-too/
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[1] has won: http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?EditionId=528&ChannelId=11313&ArticleId=2989
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