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SCantiGOP

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2. Material wealth is fleeting

Reply to MiHale (Original post)

Sun Nov 17, 2024, 12:00 PM

Nov 17

At one time in history, his suitcase might have been filled with salt.
A few thousand years before that, and he might have carried a suitcase of rendered animal fat - necessary to survive a prehistoric winter.

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The world's richest man is dying... [View all] MiHale Nov 17 OP

Funny. underpants Nov 17 #1

Material wealth is fleeting SCantiGOP Nov 17 #2

Yes indeed. OldBaldy1701E Nov 17 #3

Or a beloved pet. littlemissmartypants Nov 17 #7

Those of us who might think like that soldierant Nov 19 #13

I have read this four times. ... littlemissmartypants Nov 19 #14

Post removed 70sEraVet Nov 20 #15

As much as I might like to be accompanied by a beloved person or animal, soldierant Nov 20 #16

Reminds me of The Twilight Zone "The Rip Van Winkle Caper" Shermann Nov 17 #4

I've seldom been so disappointed to learn that a subject line isn't literally true Orrex Nov 17 #5

that was my first thought too. FoxNewsSucks Nov 17 #6

Me too. Hell, we're all dying. Our telomeres are getting shorter and shorter... paleotn Nov 17 #8

In the book of Revelation it says the New Jerusalem's street will be paved with gold. Jacson6 Nov 17 #9

Fifty plus years ago in college we used to tell a similar joke DFW Nov 17 #10

Good one! calimary Nov 17 #11

Not fast enough Hassler Nov 17 #12