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Lo! The ultimate cheeky fucker has been found

318 replies

learieonthewildmoor · 28/10/2022 15:04

A friend of mine died suddenly a few weeks ago. He had separated from his wife last year and had made a will.
He had been invited to a wedding next year. The mother of the bride texted his ex-wife asking that money from his estate be used to buy a gift for the couple.

Everyone who knew and loved him is still reeling from his death. But the important thing for this woman is her daughter still gets a gift from him. How in the name of all that is good and holy would you ask that?
My friend, God love him, was a tight bastard and would have been buying the cheapest thing on the registry; which makes it even worse somehow.

OP posts:
anonacfr · 28/10/2022 17:31

Notanotherwindow · 28/10/2022 15:47

I have a similarly grabby aunt. My mother has instructed me that upon her death, should my aunt still be alive and ask for anything of hers, I am to gift her the oldest pair of knickers I can find.

Sorry forgot to quote. Brilliant.

DWMoosmum · 28/10/2022 17:31

learieonthewildmoor · 28/10/2022 15:22

And she did it by text! His ex- wife hasn’t replied: what on earth would you say to that?

@learieonthewildmoor I'm a fairly nice and decent person and also fairly tolerant of stupid people but I would, in no uncertain terms, tell her to fuck off! How dare she.

Sorry for your loss. x

doodlejump1980 · 28/10/2022 17:32

I’d just be replying
“Dear CF, you spelled ‘sorry for your loss’ wrong, now F off”

oakleaffy · 28/10/2022 17:33

I hoped this was a troll post- but fear it isn’t.
Who does that?
Breathtakingly insensitive ,grabby and rude.
Sorry for loss of your friend, OP.

AngelinaFibres · 28/10/2022 17:34

A frameless canvas with a pencil portrait of him surrounded by heavenly angels ( crystals can be dotted around their wings for added beauty) and candles which are illuminated from behind with tiny, flickering LED lights. Oh think of the beauty of that. Such a touching tribute anyone would want in their home.

learieonthewildmoor · 28/10/2022 17:36

Razzle5: your troll hunting is top notch. I have no idea how the MOB had the ex-wife’s number. Maybe the ex-wife phoned her to tell her my friend died?

OP posts:
learieonthewildmoor · 28/10/2022 17:38

AngelinaFibres: it should have a motion sensor and play a little tune when you walk past it!

OP posts:
Razzle5 · 28/10/2022 17:40

asking questions is troll hunting?

ok.

AngelinaFibres · 28/10/2022 17:41

learieonthewildmoor · 28/10/2022 17:38

AngelinaFibres: it should have a motion sensor and play a little tune when you walk past it!

Oh thats a beautiful touch.
Amazing grace
Edgar's Nimrod
Perhaps a medley of sad tunes..

Rogue1001MNer · 28/10/2022 17:44

I love @LumpyandBumps's response, but the @LetUsPonce approach is the more dignified

Blueblell · 28/10/2022 17:46

Wow!

toomuchlaundry · 28/10/2022 17:46

Will there be a sad face story in the Daily Fail with the bride’s mother complaining the bride didn’t get a present from a dead guest!

Sorry for your loss OP

BobbyBobbyBobby · 28/10/2022 17:54

I’d be inclined to get a mannequin and get it made up to look like a zombie and wheel him in when they are about to sit down down food and demand his place at the table.

You could wrap up a large empty box with a huge bow and have it sitting on his lap to get the point across.

Madamecastafiore · 28/10/2022 17:58

Ring Cushion made out of one of his unwashed shirts so he can still be there with the happy couple!

LeMoo · 28/10/2022 17:59

BoredOfLooking · 28/10/2022 15:25

You don’t say anything. You approach the most gossipy person you know and confide in them. They will do the rest.

I hope everyone gets to hear about this grabby woman and she learns a lesson.

Exactly this.

Am appalled!

Rec0veringAcademic · 28/10/2022 18:03

LumpyandBumps · 28/10/2022 15:36

Maybe reply

’Apologies for the delay, but it was his greatest wish to hand over the gift in person. He will do so when they next meet’ 😈

This is the best!

MagicFarawayTea · 28/10/2022 18:05

Love the idea of sending a wreath 📦😂

CustardySergeant · 28/10/2022 18:06

doodlejump1980 · 28/10/2022 17:32

I’d just be replying
“Dear CF, you spelled ‘sorry for your loss’ wrong, now F off”

Sheer perfection.

BigglyBee · 28/10/2022 18:06

Fluffycloudland77 · 28/10/2022 16:52

Tbh I can believe it, my dh just died and there’s relatives who now think they can treat my house like a smorgasbord. I’ve had texts “I want dh name guitar I bought him”

You can’t ask for gifts back just because they died.

I’ve had to change all my door locks because I can’t be certain they haven’t still got a set.

After my late MIL died, two of the BILs had a fight (fisticuffs and everything!) in our kitchen, because they couldn't agree on who should get our house. MIL lived with us, in our house! Some of them were caught trying to make of with things that belonged to me and had nothing to do with MIL.
She would have been deeply ashamed to see her own children behaving that way. I'm sure I don't need to add that the ones shouting and throwing punches had done exactly nothing to help with her care.

Fladdermus · 28/10/2022 18:11

I would reply with ...

nope, I've got nothing. My brain can't process this level of CFery.

WomanStanleyWoman2 · 28/10/2022 18:15

Razzle5 · 28/10/2022 17:40

asking questions is troll hunting?

ok.

Not all questions, no…

caramac04 · 28/10/2022 18:16

Figgygal · 28/10/2022 15:30

Well she's disgusting

True

Frazzledmummy123 · 28/10/2022 18:17

Wow, just wow!! This has to be one of the cheekiest things I've ever heard 😦

IncompleteSenten · 28/10/2022 18:20

Some people seem to go fucking nuts when someone dies.

My great uncle wasn't cold before his son in law ransacked his flat.

Vultures, some people.

Fireballxl5 · 28/10/2022 18:27

Ihatemyroad · 28/10/2022 16:44

I worked for a charity. One of the participants died shortly after taking part in a challenge event. The charity hounded his wife for his fundraising money. It was awful. He had a target of £1,500 and they kept calling, emailing, writing to her until eventually she turned up at the office with something like £800 and said she’d been so busy dealing with everything and she didn’t feel comfortable chasing people for their sponsorship money now he was dead. Awful awful behaviour by the charity.

Charities are awful.
My friend was executor of a relatives will and two charities were bequeathed money.
Friend informed the charities and they didn’t stop hounding him until probate finally allowed the money to be released.
For that reason I won’t leave any money to a charity in my will.

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