There is no such thing as a Nordic duchess. Not since the middle ages. Denmark, Norway, zero dukes, zero duchesses. Iceland, Finland, are you out of your mind? Sweden, well of course snobby Sweden has the name, even if it doesn't really have the thing. The royal princes and princesses of Sweden got permission to call themselves dukes and duchesses of various Swedish ruralities no further back than 30 years ago but what they actually are is a lot of meaningless little dicks and dickesses.
I'm a little late to this story but just a couple of quick items:
1) Exactly how evil is United Technologies?
2) I think I had a little fling with her at a Festival in Malmo. She was sooooo clingy.
3) Why did she owe him a $1.5M tax debt? Did they play Empire and Colonies? Did he tax her personally? Was this a part of their strenuous role-playing? "Oh-oh-oh, lower my basis...! Yes, yes... adjusted gross, adju-sted-grooooooooos!"
@Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Maybe on the 1.5 mil it was like, I bet you won't get that Swedish townhouse off me, gold digger!" And then after he was like, yeah, we're good...
He had to divorce her, it was a matter of life (after death) and death. Look at the bloodsucker, he obviously was not receiving nourishment from that Ice Queen's blood.
So the bid-ask is $43 mil and $100 mil? The savings of "a little in divorce payouts" that you find "fascinating"= $57 mil. No wonder he's fighting - his self-esteem and dignity ain't worth $57 extra-large.
Dude's not only a world-class pussy, can't he afford a thesaurus? "supercillious," "swaggering," "disdainful" would all be better than nattering on about "imperious." Overweening, anyone?
@son of spam: You mean, the one he was married to for 30+ years and had 3 children with? And what do you bet the kids are helping to convince Dad to preserve that inheritance, what with all they and Mom went through?
@son of spam: Indeed. Oh spammy, this post is taking me back to March, when the world of Gawker was still a cozy little vespiary of sexy fun and the safe words were "Vera scarf." But now our comrades are falling by the wayside. Why, TableNine and saythatscool have been killed and Captain Fantastic lost his star. I think I'm pretty much done here.
Bunch of farkakteh, dicked-up nonsense this is. I'm going to beat that Foster Kamer like a red-handed stepchild when I catch his punk ass.@FormerEnglishMajor:
@BookishLookish: Sweet as honey, baby. Laughs at the bar and kisses in dark corners. Not any more. Why have commenters at all if the best ones get executed?
okay my great-great-grandmother was born at number 10 downing street - the last birth there - so can i at least be a count? she's distantly related to a swedish guy who carries the title of count, so there.
@spotted-dog: Given that address, wouldn't requesting an Earldom be more appropriate? Although residents of 10 Downing St. are kind of forbidden to have titles while in residence, so..
@spotted-dog: Just buy a title like everyone else. Blair must still be doing that on the side, not sure if he gets much commission on the Middle East envoy schtick.
I feel like a nagging wife when I point this out...but here goes:
George David was Chairman of United Technologies Corp. He supposedly discussed UTC's potential takeover of 3M with his wife. He isn't/wasn't the CEO of 3M.
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1) Exactly how evil is United Technologies?
2) I think I had a little fling with her at a Festival in Malmo. She was sooooo clingy.
3) Why did she owe him a $1.5M tax debt? Did they play Empire and Colonies? Did he tax her personally? Was this a part of their strenuous role-playing? "Oh-oh-oh, lower my basis...! Yes, yes... adjusted gross, adju-sted-grooooooooos!"
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Seems mighty convenient. I know somebody who's looking for love down there.
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Bookish - if you leave, then I have no reason to get on the internet.
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George David was Chairman of United Technologies Corp. He supposedly discussed UTC's potential takeover of 3M with his wife. He isn't/wasn't the CEO of 3M.
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