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cuddleheart50 -> Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 8:03:37 PM)
http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/helmsley-leaves-dog-12-million-in-will/20070829060409990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 Sometimes, I just wonder what goes through peoples minds. [8\|]

Nosathro -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 8:16:14 PM)
Actually this is no surprise. Leona Helmsley well known as a Meglamanic. She thought of nothing but herself. She enjoyed being arogant even during a 60 minutes interview she made sure it was all about her. She demanded loyalty from all but was loyal only to the one husband that had the money.

CuriousLord -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 8:31:15 PM)
Yeah, just sounds like a bitch. The dog was probably the only one who tolerated her in life.

kiyari -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 8:33:26 PM)
no brains... and no heart, that one Hope the Executor at least takes good care of the dog [;)]

NeedToUseYou -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 9:33:52 PM)
It did say in the article most of the money (in assets), was signed over to their charity organization. So,looks like anything she "cheated" or was a "bitch" to get is going right back to the "people". Oh the humanity!!, 12 million to take care of her doggy. It's not like that money won't get spent off and dissipated rather quickly into the economy. Me thinks people are just jealous,. If I had a billion today, hrmmm, I'd probably give about 1 million a piece to like 10 people. Then I'd order the rest to be buned. LOL. Oh, people would curse me, LOL. They'd be livid. It'd be the funniest thing the world ever saw. (Really though burning it would be the same as gifting it back to the government, but people would be/are to stupid to realize that).

popeye1250 -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 9:48:58 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: kiyari no brains... and no heart, that one Hope the Executor at least takes good care of the dog [;)] I hope the Executor sends the mutt to Michael Vick's dog farm. "Bye Bye Fluffy, say hello to Chopper."

kiyari -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 10:28:08 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 quote: ORIGINAL: kiyari no brains... and no heart, that one Hope the Executor at least takes good care of the dog [;)] I hope the Executor sends the mutt to Michael Vick's dog farm. "Bye Bye Fluffy, say hello to Chopper." Aww... for why? You got something against poochies?

charmdpetKeira -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/29/2007 11:39:27 PM)
~fast reply~ Okay, I have read she was considered arrogant and a tyrant, but stupid; I’m not seeing it. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/leona-helmsley-is-dead-at-87/ As far as being heartless, I would say that is debatable. I mean, how much does one have to “give back to the community”? “Mrs. Helmsley devoted much of her recent years to burnishing her tarnished reputation. She contributed $25 million to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, $5 million to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and $5 million to help the families of firefighters after 9/11, according to Mr. Rubenstein. She also gave money in the late 1990s to help rebuild African-American churches that had been burned down in the South. Buildings at New York University Medical Center and Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut are among those that were renamed to honor the Helmsleys’ generosity.” Is there a certain percentage? k

SusanofO -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 12:34:48 AM)
It's her money (actually it was her husband Harry's money, mostly, I don't care if they were married, he was the one, IMO, who earned it) - but geez yeah - could have been put to LOTS better use than this. This is just my humble opinion, though. - Susan

sub4hire -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 5:41:26 AM)
People are cruel to one another. The older you get it seems the more time you have to think about it. While I cannot see giving everything to the dog....I can see removing certain people from my life. Remove this person and that person because while I was alive they were just hateful to me. Why give someone something for treating you badly? Say you had ten million and you knew you were dying in a week. You had to divide it upon CollarMe message board memebers. Who would you choose and why? Who would you leave out?

mnottertail -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 5:43:58 AM)
Dogs are one of the animals actually capable of unconditional love, and she wasn't a well liked kinda girl, so her dog is pretty much the only one to hang out with her. Sad, but the way of the world. Ron

charmdpetKeira -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 6:18:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: mnottertail Dogs are one of the animals actually capable of unconditional love, and she wasn't a well liked kinda girl, so her dog is pretty much the only one to hang out with her. Sad, but the way of the world. Ron Perhaps, also one of the few creatures left on this planet she trusted and felt was deserving. k

kiyari -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 8:14:54 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: charmdpetKeira ~fast reply~ Okay, I have read she was considered arrogant and a tyrant, but stupid; I’m not seeing it. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/20/leona-helmsley-is-dead-at-87/ As far as being heartless, I would say that is debatable. I mean, how much does one have to “give back to the community”? “Mrs. Helmsley devoted much of her recent years to burnishing her tarnished reputation. She contributed $25 million to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, $5 million to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and $5 million to help the families of firefighters after 9/11, according to Mr. Rubenstein. She also gave money in the late 1990s to help rebuild African-American churches that had been burned down in the South. Buildings at New York University Medical Center and Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut are among those that were renamed to honor the Helmsleys’ generosity.” Is there a certain percentage? k Being from NY, perhaps I read news not more generally circulated, but that one was horrid to her 'employee' underlings, and rather notoriously so. "Character is revealed by how we treat those with no power. Watch how executives act around folks who have a vulnerable stature in the community: waiters, secretaries, and bathroom attendants. People who are powerless draw out our internal dispositions. No one watches how you treat those on the margins." Link [not Helmsley-specific] ~ http://www.linkageinc.com/company/news_events/link_learn_enewsletter/archive/2003/05_03_business_leaders_moore.aspx Oh... and I missed that "percentage" part... What 'percent' WAS all that referenced cash, relative to her total wealth? Those moneyed, somehow do get buildings and infrastructures named after them all the time... purely coz they have (had), or their heirs got, sufficient quantity of that eminently redeeming "filthy lucre" to 'make the grade' and redeem even the darkest of souls. JMNSHO, of course. [ya, just jealous, coz here be I, slaveing away at... well, nothing of the least redeeming value, in any context] [Oh, and it don't pay well, neither]

kiyari -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 8:20:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: sub4hire People are cruel to one another. The older you get it seems the more time you have to think about it. While I cannot see giving everything to the dog....I can see removing certain people from my life. Remove this person and that person because while I was alive they were just hateful to me. Why give someone something for treating you badly? Say you had ten million and you knew you were dying in a week. You had to divide it upon CollarMe message board memebers. Who would you choose and why? Who would you leave out? Way cool notion! Deserves it's own [fun, maybe even enlightening, I expect] Thread!

soultoshare -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 8:36:01 AM)
12 mil to the dog, and she cut out 2 grandkids.......of course, with a good laywer.......

kittinSol -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 9:36:21 AM)
Yep. I mean, she could have blown the whole lot in Las Vegas before she carked it and nobody would have batted an eyelid.

LightHeartedMaam -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 9:57:16 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: cuddleheart50 http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/helmsley-leaves-dog-12-million-in-will/20070829060409990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001 Sometimes, I just wonder what goes through peoples minds. [8\|] Some people just hold a grudge :)

thompsonx -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 10:08:37 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: popeye1250 quote: ORIGINAL: kiyari no brains... and no heart, that one Hope the Executor at least takes good care of the dog [;)] I hope the Executor sends the mutt to Michael Vick's dog farm. "Bye Bye Fluffy, say hello to Chopper." popeye: If the bitch is anything like "The Bitch" then I can imagine her bending Chopper over and butt fucking him into submission and then pissing in his water dish. thompson

kittinSol -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 10:11:57 AM)
Thompy! We are SHOCKED! Wash your mouth with soap THIS INSTANT! Bad dog. WHACK!

mnottertail -> RE: Money and NO brains!!! (8/30/2007 10:13:00 AM)
We are not amused. Victoria Regia

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