They say it's the thought that counts.

I just saw an advertisement for the Texas Lottery, extolling the virtues of lottery tickets as a great Christmas gift. Lottery tickets... lottery tickets for Christmas. Really? Lottery tickets??? Lottery tickets as a Christmas gift (I'm beginning to feel a bit like Allen Iverson). WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY AWFUL THING TO GIVE AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT!!! Come on... I'm quite certain that giving lottery tickets for Christmas makes the baby Jesus cry.