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How about sports themed prizes? Not everybody enjoys football, (or even agrees on what it is!) so how horribly divisive of someone to offer season tickets as a

How about sports themed prizes? Not everybody enjoys football, (or even agrees on what it is!) so how horribly divisive of someone to offer season tickets as a prize for a raffle, eh? Or you could just sell it off later to someone who values it more. Perhaps we need to be more accepting, individually, of the joys of others which we do not share. Even if you don't drink yeast are easy, fun, and rewarding pets: perhaps the brewers' discussions need more microbiology geekery.

iab 4y ago
No beer, kosher-only foods, no golf prizes (no sports prizes at all), no family prizes (I’m single!), no prizes for imdividuals (I have a family!), etc. etc. etc.
- zdragnar 4y ago
  Careful, not all kosher foods are halal, or vegan, or fruitarian.
leecarraher 4y ago
I bet the person in Oprah's audience who doesn't drive when she gave everyone cars was super justified in being angry that Oprah just assumed she'd want a car with inherent resale value.
- em-bee 4y ago
  out of curiosity i looked that one up. apparently they actually tried to select an audience where everyone needed a car. and they also offered cash for anyone who really didn't want the car. the only remaining problem was that the recipients ended up having to pay a gift tax which some weren't happy about.
  - leecarraher 4y ago
    I recall reading a similar thing, taxes aren't fun, but you could always sell the car, and pocket the extra. It's just a matter of winning something by chance and taking issue as though it was something deserved.
wizofaus 4y ago
If it's a big enough group then the obvious solution is to have a selection of prizes - the ones that don't get chosen can be reused for the next event. Having said that I'm curious why a beer dispenser mightn't be useful for soft drinks too?
- hello_marmalade 4y ago
  "If it's a big enough group then the obvious solution is to have a selection of prizes" Why? Is this really necessary? Everybody has gotten a gift or prize that they wouldn't use or didn't really care for. You can gift it to someone else.

iab 4y ago

No beer, kosher-only foods, no golf prizes (no sports prizes at all), no family prizes (I’m single!), no prizes for imdividuals (I have a family!), etc. etc. etc.

zdragnar 4y ago
Careful, not all kosher foods are halal, or vegan, or fruitarian.

leecarraher 4y ago

I bet the person in Oprah's audience who doesn't drive when she gave everyone cars was super justified in being angry that Oprah just assumed she'd want a car with inherent resale value.

em-bee 4y ago
out of curiosity i looked that one up. apparently they actually tried to select an audience where everyone needed a car. and they also offered cash for anyone who really didn't want the car. the only remaining problem was that the recipients ended up having to pay a gift tax which some weren't happy about.
- leecarraher 4y ago
  I recall reading a similar thing, taxes aren't fun, but you could always sell the car, and pocket the extra. It's just a matter of winning something by chance and taking issue as though it was something deserved.

wizofaus 4y ago

If it's a big enough group then the obvious solution is to have a selection of prizes - the ones that don't get chosen can be reused for the next event. Having said that I'm curious why a beer dispenser mightn't be useful for soft drinks too?

hello_marmalade 4y ago
"If it's a big enough group then the obvious solution is to have a selection of prizes" Why? Is this really necessary? Everybody has gotten a gift or prize that they wouldn't use or didn't really care for. You can gift it to someone else.