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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Nov 22 10:14:49 2023
    New Hampshire man dies a secret multimillionaire, leaves $3.8M to his
    small town

    An unassuming man living in a New Hampshire mobile home has been
    discovered to be a secret millionaire after he passed away in June.

    Geoffrey Holt, who died aged 82 this summer, amassed close to $4
    million and left it to his local community in Hinsdale.
    ...
    ...
    Locals described Holt as quiet and unassuming, wearing old clothes and
    driving a lawn mower to get around instead of a car.

    Neighbors say his house was largely empty and didn't have a television
    or internet.

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-hampshire-man-dies-secret-multimillionaire-leaves-3-8m-his-small-town

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to JAB on Wed Nov 22 20:04:33 2023
    On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:14:49 -0600
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    New Hampshire man dies a secret multimillionaire, leaves $3.8M to his
    small town

    An unassuming man living in a New Hampshire mobile home has been
    discovered to be a secret millionaire after he passed away in June.

    Geoffrey Holt, who died aged 82 this summer, amassed close to $4
    million and left it to his local community in Hinsdale.
    ...
    ...
    Locals described Holt as quiet and unassuming, wearing old clothes and driving a lawn mower to get around instead of a car.

    Neighbors say his house was largely empty and didn't have a television
    or internet.

    Feh. That's not the American Way.

    https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-hampshire-man-dies-secret-multimillionaire-leaves-3-8m-his-small-town


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    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to John" on Mon Nov 27 20:58:53 2023
    On Wed, 22 Nov 2023 20:04:33 +0000
    "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> wrote:

    Locals described Holt as quiet and unassuming, wearing old clothes and driving a lawn mower to get around instead of a car.

    Neighbors say his house was largely empty and didn't have a television
    or internet.

    Feh. That's not the American Way.

    No argument from me about that remark. ("Consume! Obey! We love the
    USA!")

    Naturally, since he gave it to politicians without any guidance on how
    he wanted it used, they are considering using it to pay for upgrades to
    their own fucking office building. I hope his ghost runs them down in
    his riding mower.

    "Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at
    one end and no sense of responsibility at the other." ― Ronald Reagan

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Mon Nov 27 20:08:54 2023
    On Mon, 27 Nov 2023 20:58:53 -0500, Retrograde
    <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    "Government is like a baby: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at
    one end and no sense of responsibility at the other." ? Ronald Reagan

    Nothing new under the sun....a reformatted quote

    Dear Quote Investigator:
    https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/01/10/baby/

    Naturally, since he gave it to politicians without any guidance on how
    he wanted it used, they are considering using it to pay for upgrades to
    their own fucking office building.

    It's better to donate, but require whoever to come up with some
    percent for a project.

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