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Old 10-15-2009, 10:31 AM
 
Location: Upstate
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.
‘Lottery winner’ causes riot at coat store - Weird news- msnbc.com

Anybody on C-D fall for this hoax?
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:10 PM
 
Location: Richmond
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Wasn't paying much attention with the news in the background. At first I thought they were talking about Columbus, Ga so the news didn't surprise me. That's usually the scene anywhere down here that's offering free stuff. Columbus, Ohio though? I was shocked.
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Old 10-15-2009, 12:16 PM
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This story made the local news down here in Texas. I feel sorry for the woman's family and the people who had to clean up the mess at that store..
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Old 10-15-2009, 05:48 PM
 
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Heck, the story made the TODAY show this morning......
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Old 10-15-2009, 09:57 PM
 
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anyone know which Burlington Coat Factory location in Columbus this occurred?
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Old 10-15-2009, 10:06 PM
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anyone know which Burlington Coat Factory location in Columbus this occurred?
Somewhere on East Main St., according to the article I read at dispatch.com.
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:32 AM
 
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I couldn't believe this when I read it. I can understand being upset, but I think more than anything it shows the sense of selfishness and entitlement that far too many people have these days. Everybody wants things for free and they feel they deserve it. Then when it doesn't happen they throw a fit, or in this case they riot and trash a store. Absolutely ridiculous. Okay, that's my rant for the day. I'll put the soapbox away
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Old 10-18-2009, 04:25 PM
 
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anyone know which Burlington Coat Factory location in Columbus this occurred?
It looked like the one in Whitehall to me......
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Old 10-23-2009, 11:28 PM
 
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i've grown up in columbus and spent time in cincinnati, dayton, cleveland and toledo. Columbus and Dayton are newer big cities. Columbus is the cleanest. They all have ghettos. the end.
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Old 10-23-2009, 11:29 PM
 
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oops i posted that in the wrong thread. haha im dumb
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