Did she have her priorities straight??? Oy Vey!

Helmsley reportedly leaves $8B to canine care

Helmsley reportedly leaves $8B to canine care - Yahoo! News


NEW YORK - Animal welfare groups must be panting: Leona Helmsley reportedly directed that her fortune — up to $8 billion — be used for the care and welfare of dogs.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that the bequest was included in a so-called mission statement for the estate of the real estate magnate, who died last August.

It's not certain that all the money will go to the dogs, however. The mission statement wasn't formally incorporated into Helmsley's will or trust documents.

Two people who saw the statement told the Times the document also says the estate trustees may use their discretion in distributing the money.

They could, for instance, decide to spend the money for animal rescue groups, veterinary schools or research on canine diseases.

The hotel queen's will named her own dog, Trouble, as a beneficiary. But the Maltese isn't quite as well-heeled as she used to be. In April, a Manhattan judge reduced the trust fund for the 9-year-old pooch from $12 million to $2 million.

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Thats 8 billion dollars the world will never see again.

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"...Follow the crystal star to the pyre of the flame; there exists the dwelling of the spreading fire. The heart of this life rests upon the fate of that place, and what begins there sends a contagion to the rest of the universe.
As long as the fire burns we shall never be free..." (The Shadows of Yavara, Final Reclamation)

I can just see her doggie pooh "Trouble" resting on a luxurious couch in a mansion with servants bringing him/her/it caviar and watching movies with dog heroes on a gargantuan high def TV with surround sound.

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It's her money to do with as she pleases. If she wants to leave it to her dog or to canine care or whatever, that's her business. The courts have no business stepping in.

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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.

"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.

"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."

The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.

"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."

This act of selflessness elevates her state of prestige. It's a dog eat dog world out there.

Her last will and testament needs to be very specific, or else it can be interpreted in a way that is contrary to what she may have wanted.

Its a dog eat dog world out there, but Caviar are fish eggs. This is a dog eat fish eggs world? (^:

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Your humor is going to put this Jester out of a job