Of course, a Denver grocery chain bought thousands of tickets and gave them away.

"I just went nuts," he said, buying thousands of pieces.

"I buy thousands of books a year," he says.

He said that a pharmaceutical company has bought thousands of copies to teach doctors and sufferers about the disease.

The company has told employees that it is buying thousands of devices.

They will need to buy and maintain thousands of DVD players.

On Saturday and Sunday, book lovers will have the chance to buy thousands of new hardcovers at 25 to 50 percent off.

The question is not a trivial one, especially for those companies that buy thousands of diskettes a year.

Eight casinos bought thousands of tickets to distribute to their high rollers.

They bought thousands of acres of land, worked hard and lived simply, keeping their native tongue.