Plane Crash? Murders? Time to Play Thai Lottery

Posted on January 4, 2013 by admin

Plane Crash? Murders? Time to Play Thai Lottery – NYT, January 3, 3013
…The search for lottery numbers in Thailand can be confusing to outsiders. Many Thais believe that calamity can beget good fortune, and that tragedy may give rise to powerful ghosts who offer guidance on winning numbers. Newspapers report the license plate numbers of cars involved in gruesome accidents. Lottery aficionados note the highway route numbers where accidents took place, tally the casualties and play the numbers. Nothing is seen as too horrible to be a source of good luck, not plane crashes or massacres…

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