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A divorced couple divides their Beanie Baby collection in court, 1999 (lemmy.world)
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Full caption: Nov 5, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Attorney Frank Totti looks over papers while his client Frances Mountain sorts out Beanie Babies with her ex-husband Harold Mountain in Judge Gerald Hardcastle’s Family Courtroom in Las Vegas November 5. The couple, who were divorced four months ago, were ordered to divide up the collection valued at $2,500 to $5000 but were unable to do so by themselves. The collection was ordered spread on the court floor and divided up one by one under the supervision of Family Court Judge Hardcastle.

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[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago

My last girlfriend took all my band stickers that I had spent decades collecting.

They're of no monetary value, but they can't be replaced.

People get petty in breakups.

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

My best friend broke up with his fiancee a month before the wedding.

She moved out while he was at work. She took all the toilet paper, and left him 2 squares.

[-] Decoy321@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

My favorite part of this picture is the expressions on everyone else's faces. It's a nice mixture of "'I'm never getting these hours of my life back" and "hmmm, interesting choice, i wonder how they'll counter that decision.

[-] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 26 points 10 months ago

"I graduated law school for this," muttered the judge.

[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

"I'm still charging the full rate for this." Muses the divorce lawyer.

[-] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

How do I go about turning this picture into an NFT?

[-] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

This seems fantastically sad. Maybe it wasn't that big of an emotional deal for them, but it triggers something.

[-] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Often, to gaze upon the bewildered is to gaze into the void.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

you split I pick!

[-] drolex@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

As per the ancient rule of brothers/prisoners

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

I wonder if this principle could be applied to voting districts.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

unfortunately it sorta is in that we have just two options.

[-] gota@feddit.ch 6 points 10 months ago

Interesting how 4 of the 6 audience members have more or less the same expression.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I was literally thinking about this picture today for some reason

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I wonder how foolish they feel now.

[-] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

i read the headline and i thought this was /c/fakehistoryporn...

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

Ah! The 90s.

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