Don_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 19 days agoTIL That the Million Dollar 1988 McDonalds record winner was 13, had his mom claim it, she squandered a good chunk of it, had her BF steal what was left, lost his mom 10 years later,www.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square16arrow-up1248arrow-down19
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkTIL That the Million Dollar 1988 McDonalds record winner was 13, had his mom claim it, she squandered a good chunk of it, had her BF steal what was left, lost his mom 10 years later,www.vice.comDon_Dickle to Today I LearnedEnglish • 19 days agomessage-square16
minus-squareDeebsterlinkfedilinkEnglish45•19 days agoYeah, the article says What transpired in the nearly 30 years since the story unfolded is bittersweet and I was waiting for the sweet part. Turns out, apart from his mum’s good intentions, everything in the story’s pretty much on the bitter side.
minus-square@Lost_My_MindlinkEnglish5•19 days agoLike a lemonaide made from lemon juice, and just a dash of sugar…like literally a dash. Legally still bittersweet, but in reality just sour.
Well that was a truly sad story.
Yeah, the article says
and I was waiting for the sweet part. Turns out, apart from his mum’s good intentions, everything in the story’s pretty much on the bitter side.
Like a lemonaide made from lemon juice, and just a dash of sugar…like literally a dash. Legally still bittersweet, but in reality just sour.