Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Money Can't Buy You Class But It Can Buy You 6 Talking Trees

Wow.

Idiot.

A bookkeeper making 40K a year embezzled millions and millions of dollars in less than a decade and bought herself a bunch of crap:

"Platt's purchases included six talking trees modeled after the "Wizard of Oz" characters; a 20-foot-tall smoke-breathing dragon; a four-bedroom house in Rhode Island; more than 35 vehicles; and a replica of a Ford Model T customized to look like a green goblin."

Prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence. I recommend psychiatric counseling. HOW MANY TALKING TREES MODELED AFTER THE WIZARD OF OZ DOES ONE NEED?

But I guess you can't just get one, because then one talking tree stands out as being sort of fake and has nobody to talk to, so you get another but then two is an even number, so three is a nice grouping, but then those trees don't match the real trees, and before you know it you have a forest of talking trees, and...

1 comment:

Del-V said...

If I was going to embezzle millions of dollars I'd do the same thing. Except with a lot more coke and high-price hookers!