July 28, 2004

Crazy Ladies

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If you didn't already think that Leona Helmsley was an asshole, here's a new reason to think so.

US property billionaire Leona Helmsley is suing the New York cemetery where her husband is buried for $150m.

Mrs Helmsley, famous for pronouncing that "only the little people pay taxes", says the vaults in the Woodlawn Cemetery obscure the mausoleum's view.

The article goes into detail about her demand for a hundred million bucks for her "pain and suffering" and fifty million for the costs of moving the mausoleum to a different cemetary. I don't know how that could possibly cost fifty million. That woman is really scary to me.

Speaking of crazy ladies, I was tickled by this story:

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German woman became so furious after a fight with her husband she stormed out of the house armed with a hammer and smashed up his car -- before realizing she had vandalized the wrong vehicle, police said Wednesday. The 43-year-old from Essen, western Germany, told police she shattered the windshield, broke the headlights and wrenched off the wing mirrors, causing more than $1,200 in damage, because she was filled with rage after a telephone quarrel.

After going back indoors she realized she had battered the wrong car. Only noticing the color, she had attacked her neighbor's blue Opel Corsa and not the blue Ford Fiesta belonging to her spouse.

I guess that will probably go down in history as her most embarassing moment. Didn't that happen in the first "Barber Shop" movie? Hilarious. And did they say a blue Ford Fiesta? That in itself is a crime.

Posted by Maria at July 28, 2004 05:21 PM
Comments

I find it a bit more tasteful than one person cruising around in a big gas guzzling SUV that is made to seat six people.

Posted by: Darcie at July 28, 2004 07:26 PM

True dat Darcie. True dat.

My little jab wasn't meant to offend. Only to entertain.

Posted by: Maria at July 28, 2004 07:50 PM

They are funny little rust buckets aren't they?

Posted by: Darcie at July 28, 2004 07:56 PM

It was a golden opportunity to make a joke and I couldn't bring myself to pass it up. I remember when we used to play MASH when we were kids and whenever we had to choose "the worst car" everyone always said "Pinto." I guess that says something about the time frame. Anyway, I don't know what it is, but if I see a Pinto to this day it makes me laugh. I sort of felt the same way about the Ford Fiesta. Hahaa. Yes. They are funny.

Posted by: Maria at July 28, 2004 08:02 PM

How about the Geo Metro LSI or the Gremlin.

Posted by: Darcie at July 28, 2004 08:19 PM

Both fabulous! What's up with the THREE Geo Metros in that yard? Two yellow and a red? Looks like someone had a little run in with total insanity.

Posted by: Maria at July 28, 2004 08:24 PM

The url is joeld.net. Maybe it is the name.

Posted by: Darcie at July 29, 2004 12:23 PM

HAHAHAHA

http://www.evegirl.net/mayday/images/photos/18.jpg

Sorry I am bored at work again.

Posted by: Darcie at July 30, 2004 07:06 PM