Happy Holidays.

/thanks, subby

Hero? How do you figure?

angryjd

Hero? How do you figure?

There's no "Heroine" tag, you sexist pig.


/Try doing what she did for a month, then snark.

WOW! Excuse me, but I think I have something in my eye

oldebayer: /Try doing what she did for a month, then snark.

no dice, i'd never make it.

angryjd: Hero? How do you figure?

You're a lawyer. In DC.
I don't wish you personally an iota of ill will, but you will NEVER get it.

If this is about my grandmother, I'll be soooo pissed.

Actually, it's not my grandmother, but she did do something remarkably stupid.

When my grandfather died, she could give his millions (yeah, he was a rich bastard) to us grandkids, or give it on our behalf to someone else.

A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

SpinStopper: A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

Ouch!

bogey: SpinStopper: A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

Ouch!

A quarter of a million dollars would have gone a long ways for me back in 1982. Growl.

SpinStopper: A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

Your father gave all our extra money to the Reverend.

We're sending bibles to El Salvador.

You're on the honor roll of "Chariots of Fire". Same as us.

It was a gift. From all of us.

She could've slept with the heat on every night and had an automated tiller and left $2.6 million to 11 charities.

Her heart was in the right place, but her brain wasn't firing on all cylinders.

elvisaintdead: angryjd: Hero? How do you figure?

You're a lawyer. In DC.
I don't wish you personally an iota of ill will, but you will NEVER get it.

It looks like he's actually an unemployed law school graduate living in D.C.--probably can't afford a broom handle.

SchlingFocker: Her heart was in the right place, but her brain wasn't firing on all cylinders.

This. , well intentioned but .

oldebayer: /Try doing what she did for a month, then snark.

I think the question is, "Why would you?"

angryjd: Hero? How do you figure?

I bet the CEOs of those charities consider her a hero as they are cruising around in their new Ferraris.

SpinStopper: If this is about my grandmother, I'll be soooo pissed.

Actually, it's not my grandmother, but she did do something remarkably stupid.

When my grandfather died, she could give his millions (yeah, he was a rich bastard) to us grandkids, or give it on our behalf to someone else.

A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.



Bless your heart!

shadowself: angryjd: Hero? How do you figure?

I bet the CEOs of those charities consider her a hero as they are cruising around in their new Ferraris.

This.

SpinStopper: bogey: SpinStopper: A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

Ouch!

A quarter of a million dollars would have gone a long ways for me back in 1982. Growl.

I don't know how it works in the US, but any donations over $2 here in Aus can be claimed back through tax deductions.

I keep meaning to live like hermit while redefining the word frugal, all the while suffering near death experiences because I won't pay for food and heating, just so I can leave a a lot of money to Charity. It seems like such an enriching experience and a wonderful way to enjoy 90 years on the planet.

Or answer (B)...

Hero tag looking for Asinine to start long term meaningful relationship.

McManus_brothers: SpinStopper: If this is about my grandmother, I'll be soooo pissed.

Actually, it's not my grandmother, but she did do something remarkably stupid.

When my grandfather died, she could give his millions (yeah, he was a rich bastard) to us grandkids, or give it on our behalf to someone else.

A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.



Bless your heart!

It would probably be more like dunkashane.

My grandmother is saving her fortune in case she ever gets sick and needs to be in the hospital for an extended period of time...i don't understand this line of thinking at all.

I wish she'd spend some of her money on a vacation or something she always wanted but thought was 'frivolous'..instead she's waiting for the day she gets sick.

Trickinosis: McManus_brothers: SpinStopper: If this is about my grandmother, I'll be soooo pissed.

Actually, it's not my grandmother, but she did do something remarkably stupid.

When my grandfather died, she could give his millions (yeah, he was a rich bastard) to us grandkids, or give it on our behalf to someone else.

A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.



Bless your heart!

It would probably be more like dunkashane.

Who's Shane and why gonna dunk him?

She totally should have blown it all on high-end fashion, jewelry, and Vegas suites.

What a chump.

canavar: My grandmother is saving her fortune in case she ever gets sick and needs to be in the hospital for an extended period of time...i don't understand this line of thinking at all.

I wish she'd spend some of her money on a vacation or something she always wanted but thought was 'frivolous'..instead she's waiting for the day she gets sick.

Probably so she doesn't become a financial burden to the rest of your family. If she doesn't get sick and just goes one day, you'll probably inherit a piece of it. Your grandmother sounds like a generous woman.

Eh, tax writeoff.

/wait, what?

canavar: My grandmother is saving her fortune in case she ever gets sick and needs to be in the hospital for an extended period of time...i don't understand this line of thinking at all.

I wish she'd spend some of her money on a vacation or something she always wanted but thought was 'frivolous'..instead she's waiting for the day she gets sick.

My grandfather did much the same. When he retired, he had 2 pension options- half pay for life, or a third of his pay for his life and however long my grandmother lived.

They didn't want for anything, and when Grandpa died, his pension paid Grandma's bills for the next 2.5 years. He turned down the chance to live better- the new Crown Vic every 3 years instead of 7, that sort of thing- for the knowledge that his wife was taken care of.

/Tear

So all you have to do these days to be called a "Hero" is to die and leave a bunch of money to various charities?

SchlingFocker: oldebayer: /Try doing what she did for a month, then snark.

I think the question is, "Why would you?"

Oh, why the fark not, man? We're standing on a very trippy precipice. No harm in trying to help your fellow man/woman. Hell, it might even let you sleep better at night.

canavar: My grandmother is saving her fortune in case she ever gets sick and needs to be in the hospital for an extended period of time...i don't understand this line of thinking at all.

I wish she'd spend some of her money on a vacation or something she always wanted but thought was 'frivolous'..instead she's waiting for the day she gets sick.

She cares enough about you guys to make sure she's not a burden.

Just saying, you can look at it in a glass half empty or glass half full way... glass half full, the relief of knowing she'll be well cared for as she ages without causing undue financial stress to her kids might be more than a vacation.

Or not, I don't know. I'd just take the DNR route to avoid overburdening any children or grandchildren I might end up wtih one day personally.

One class act.

SurfaceTension: canavar: My grandmother is saving her fortune in case she ever gets sick and needs to be in the hospital for an extended period of time...i don't understand this line of thinking at all.

I wish she'd spend some of her money on a vacation or something she always wanted but thought was 'frivolous'..instead she's waiting for the day she gets sick.

Probably so she doesn't become a financial burden to the rest of your family. If she doesn't get sick and just goes one day, you'll probably inherit a piece of it. Your grandmother sounds like a generous woman.

well....i've never really thought of it that way. the one good thing is that she's healthy as hell, she turned 85 this year...but a vacation! all i want is for her to have a vacation somewhere...an oldies cruise..something!

I don't understand all the cynicism here. This lady... it was her money and this is what she felt like doing. What's the problem? She wanted to help others, and all you can do is snark at her? C'mon, man.

People that grew up during the depression have a different view than you and I. They don't feel good spending money that doesn't need to be spent. So, you know, leave 'em alone.

And maybe she checked out those 11 charities to make sure they aren't the Ferrari-driving types.

The point here is that it might just actually be an okay thing.

SurfaceTension: Trickinosis: McManus_brothers: SpinStopper: If this is about my grandmother, I'll be soooo pissed.

Actually, it's not my grandmother, but she did do something remarkably stupid.

When my grandfather died, she could give his millions (yeah, he was a rich bastard) to us grandkids, or give it on our behalf to someone else.

A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.


http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=4082848#b

It would probably be more like dunkashane.

Who's Shane and why gonna dunk him?

Should we even bother?

...it's danke schön

southaustin: People that grew up during the depression have a different view than you and I.

No farking lie. I admire anyone who reaches 'out'. Good intentions are still just that.

phenn: SchlingFocker: oldebayer: /Try doing what she did for a month, then snark.

I think the question is, "Why would you?"

Oh, why the fark not, man? We're standing on a very trippy precipice. No harm in trying to help your fellow man/woman. Hell, it might even let you sleep better at night.


hmmmm... being covered in a dozen blankets and freezing my ass off, or spending a couple bucks and turning the heat on.

why would i not want to turn the heat on?

like was said earlier, she had good intentions but sounds like she wasnt quit all there.

Madame Ovary
shadowself: angryjd: Hero? How do you figure?

I bet the CEOs of those charities consider her a hero as they are cruising around in their new Ferraris.

This.

Do you know of any of these CEO's? Can you name one?
I work with many charities and, for the most part the CEO's are well underpaid compared to what they would be paid at a for profit corporation. And I know many who give their salaries back to the charity. There are a lot of very good people out there doing very good work.

Look at Link Guidestar (new window) or Link Charity Navigator(new window)or Link Charity Watch (new window)
or Link Better Business Bureau Charity Division(new window), before you snark.
.

I'm sure she was very nice, but ...why? I mean, I'm sure the UNCF or whoever appreciates the money, but a Garden Weasel is only $50.00.

SpinStopper: A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

Shoulda asked for a refund.

SchlingFocker
She could've slept with the heat on every night and had an automated tiller and left $2.6 million to 11 charities.

Her heart was in the right place, but her brain wasn't firing on all cylinders.

This. It's great that she left money to help other people but I feel sad that she spent her life saving up for her death. She deserved to enjoy a little of what she left.

SpinStopper: When my grandfather died, she could give his millions (yeah, he was a rich bastard) to us grandkids, or give it on our behalf to someone else. A couple of months later, I received a nice thank you letter from a prominent televangelist thanking me for my generous donation.

She probably didn't think all you lazy shiftless greedy bloated grandbastards were worth it. At least the televangelist knows how to dress well and comb his hair.

Southaustin

I don't understand all the cynicism here.

Oh but you do, you do...

Dumbass tag on vacation?

Why the hell do you live in squalor, and then hand it to charities who have their own 'administration fee cuts'.

Good for her and her kind gift. Sadly I think she'll be watching from the clouds as charity administrators start living it up. I can't think of many people who wouldn't take a cut from MILLIONS in these hard times knowing they'll get away with it.

phenn: Oh, why the fark not, man? We're standing on a very trippy precipice. No harm in trying to help your fellow man/woman. Hell, it might even let you sleep better at night.

A little bit of heat will help you sleep better at night, and, like I said, she'd have $2.6M to give to the charities instead of $2.8M.

another-farker: like was said earlier, she had good intentions but sounds like she wasnt quit all there.

My goal in life is living to 101 (I like odd numbers) and I have ZERO intention of being 'there' past the age of 60. She sounds to me like a decent soul. Couldn't give a toss if she was all there or not. The world could use more of her kind.

How stupid. I would have given it to the banks or a car company.

The woman lived in poverty for 90 years. Those charities will go through the money like crap through a goose. Bonus-time for the charity director...

tiamet4: This. It's great that she left money to help other people but I feel sad that she spent her life saving up for her death. She deserved to enjoy a little of what she left.

She was living her life the way she wanted to live and she didn't hurt anyone else. What is sad about that?

That'll teach her son not to clean out the chimney like she asked.

Ohhhh....so THAT's why they came up with that tag!

/I can only hope the charity administrators are as generous as the charity donor

tiamet4: SchlingFocker
She could've slept with the heat on every night and had an automated tiller and left $2.6 million to 11 charities.

Her heart was in the right place, but her brain wasn't firing on all cylinders.

This. It's great that she left money to help other people but I feel sad that she spent her life saving up for her death. She deserved to enjoy a little of what she left.

You guys just don't get it. She wouldn't have enjoyed spending it on herself, see? She DID do what gave her the greatest pleasure.