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“Briefly, you each inherit one million dollars. Oops! Wrong will.” Joseph Mirachi January 26, 1963
“As you all probably know, your late uncle was very fond of Bobo.” Frank Ridgeway April 27, 1963
“…And to my old Army buddy…” Al Kaufman February 16, 1963
“…The entire contents of my house to…” Leslie Starke March 24, 1956
“I’m afraid your uncle wasn’t as wealthy as everyone thought.” Mischa Richter March 17, 1956
“Back to reading of the will in just a minute, friends, but first, a word about our law firm, Linder, Hall, Smoot and Carver…” Bill Yates June 8, 1957
“…being of sound…Alllaboooard…mind and body…” Bob Barnes July 6, 1957
“…since money has brought nothing but misery and unhappiness to me, and not wishing to pass this burden on to those I leave behind…” Dave Hirsch September 11, 1954
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The outcome of wills bring out the worst in some people. I am not a huge fan of creating one but know that nowadays in the greedy world we reside in they are necessary. But, I am telling you from experience hard feelings often follow the reading and outcome of the will and often shows the true colours of both the survivors/beneficiaries and the decedent.
What a great set of the dreaded ‘will’ cartoons featured here! My most favorite is number 8 at the bottom from ’54. I don’t doubt this is based on fact. Next favorites are 2 and 3 down from ’63. Again, I’m sure both of these have happened, and still do occasionally.
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The outcome of wills bring out the worst in some people. I am not a huge fan of creating one but know that nowadays in the greedy world we reside in they are necessary. But, I am telling you from experience hard feelings often follow the reading and outcome of the will and often shows the true colours of both the survivors/beneficiaries and the decedent.
What a great set of the dreaded ‘will’ cartoons featured here! My most favorite is number 8 at the bottom from ’54. I don’t doubt this is based on fact. Next favorites are 2 and 3 down from ’63. Again, I’m sure both of these have happened, and still do occasionally.