"But God said to him, 'You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?
This Week’s Top Scrooge - August 31, 2007
By ALEXANDER
TheScroogeReport.com '
How many church sermons will include the story of Leona Helmsley and her dog, Trouble, this Sunday?
In case you missed it, Trouble...her pet...inherited $12 million. And for good measure, Trouble’s "fortunes" won’t be over even after her life ends. “I direct that when my dog, Trouble, dies, her remains shall be buried next to my remains in the Helmsley mausoleum,” she ordered. And she left another $3 million to ensure that final resting place is well maintained, including money for a yearly wash or steam-cleaning.
Twelve million dollars. That's two more million dollars than two of her grandchildren are getting combined ($5 million each) and $12 million more than her other two grandchildren are getting...because they are getting zippo as in nada, nothing, and zilch.
I don't make this stuff up, folks. Read the online story at CityNews.ca if you want.
If this is not a modern day parable to be told to congregations everywhere on Sunday, then I don't know what is.
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Leona Helmsley Earns This Week’s Top Scrooge Posthumously
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Breaking ScroogeReport: Leona Helmsley Leaves $12 To Her Dog
Helmsley…hmmm, Helmsley… Wasn’t she the one well known as being a *word that rhymes with witch*? File this one under: “confirmed.”
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Fat Is King in Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama
WASHINGTON - Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.
Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama were just behind, according to the Trust for America's Health, a research group that focuses on disease prevention.
Colorado continued its reign as the leanest state in the nation with an obesity rate projected at 17.6 percent.
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Evangelist Moves Prayer Show After Muslim Group Pressures TV Station
Internet and television evangelist Bill Keller takes “Live Prayer” to competing station; his remarks on Islam prompt switch.
By ALEXANDER
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Evangelist Bill Keller will move his late-night, live call-in prayer and faith program to another Tampa Bay area station after claims that his show was pulled off the air because of pressure from a Muslim group.
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