tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post5466650685303351882..comments2024-03-28T10:32:56.949-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Billionaire Matthew Mellon, 53, died suddenly in Cancun, Mexico, where he was attending a drug rehabilitation facility."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54136969512625015762018-04-17T21:14:43.974-05:002018-04-17T21:14:43.974-05:00Paul Simon, interpret it how you will:
So my mind...Paul Simon, interpret it how you will:<br /><br />So my mind was filled with wonder when the evening headlines read:<br />"Richard Cory went home last night and put a bullet through his head."<br /><br />But I work in his factory<br />And I curse the life I'm living<br />And I curse my poverty<br />And I wish that I could be,<br />Oh, I wish that I could be,<br />Oh, I wish that I could be<br />Richard Cory.<br /><br />--gpmgpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070901832220457927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25579495388460361792018-04-17T13:19:58.631-05:002018-04-17T13:19:58.631-05:00Years ago The Drs got my late sister who had rheum...Years ago The Drs got my late sister who had rheumatoid arthritis hooked on OxyContin and then they didn't want to prescribe it to her anymore. She ultimately found a Dr and told him that if he would work with her, she would wean herself off of it but she couldn't do it cold turkey and that's what she did. She endured a lot of pain the last several years of her life but she did kick her Oxycontin addiction.dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758740197698814061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13153642077282680172018-04-17T12:37:08.346-05:002018-04-17T12:37:08.346-05:00I'm an alcoholic. If I post a comment here, it...I'm an alcoholic. If I post a comment here, it means: I'm on! I really like Martinis - they are like going to the olive of goal.<br /><br />I was on oxy after a surgery. Never tried heroin, but it is like oxy, not worth it.<br /><br />Tastes differ, I guess.Tcdq1293https://www.blogger.com/profile/02694406956023329844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30973027132008145012018-04-17T12:22:17.354-05:002018-04-17T12:22:17.354-05:00Minty! Wow, just wow. A kid named after a Conan ...Minty! Wow, just wow. A kid named after a Conan O'Brien character: Minty, the candy cane that briefly fell on the ground. I wonder what Conan thinks.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRMzzPK7BnY<br />ALPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902185031359525209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3986589768888656752018-04-17T11:49:07.060-05:002018-04-17T11:49:07.060-05:00"OxyContin is like legal heroin..."
It&..."OxyContin is like legal heroin..."<br /><br />It's only legal in that it's a prescription drug. He wasn't using it legally. The law wouldn't have saved him because the law <i>didn't</i> save him.Ann Althousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42090835225934647212018-04-17T11:13:13.969-05:002018-04-17T11:13:13.969-05:00“OxyContin is like legal heroin. And it needs to b...“OxyContin is like legal heroin. And it needs to be addressed ...”<br /><br />I'm not sure, but I think that means it's our fault he got hooked on OxyContin. Because we didn't address it.<br />David-2https://www.blogger.com/profile/00127191861958067004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86607108613910000322018-04-17T10:58:09.632-05:002018-04-17T10:58:09.632-05:00"Died suddenly," of what? A drug overdo..."Died suddenly," of what? A drug overdose? While in rehab? How? I thought that the the point of rehab was to go somewhere where there were no drugs! <br /><br />Was it withdrawal? What?<br /><br />We'll never find out.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71183587198098287512018-04-17T10:50:57.817-05:002018-04-17T10:50:57.817-05:00You make a billion dollars in any crypto currency ...You make a billion dollars in any crypto currency with USD and take profit by selling your crypto currency for USD. Simple enough. Clearly Mellon's timing was good. The value of bitcoin pin over the last years has been up and down. To say the least.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258681007386089907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69574520436031999412018-04-17T10:39:16.320-05:002018-04-17T10:39:16.320-05:00Like they say in the program, one is too many and ...Like they say in the program, one is too many and a thousand aren't enough. Sally327https://www.blogger.com/profile/17641747227934267624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-91779094234332320212018-04-17T10:31:37.749-05:002018-04-17T10:31:37.749-05:00While deer hunting in Ligonier, PA as a kid, my fr...While deer hunting in Ligonier, PA as a kid, my friend and I were kicked off the Mellon estate. We missed the no trespassing signs. *cough*Humperdinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765464624483404218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22717821477787065992018-04-17T10:28:43.866-05:002018-04-17T10:28:43.866-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.MeatPopscicle1234https://www.blogger.com/profile/01658886488018880777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70300170744172273382018-04-17T10:27:23.604-05:002018-04-17T10:27:23.604-05:00I really wonder what you can buy with $1B in crypt...I really wonder what you can buy with $1B in cryptocurrency. I suspect his PR team's fronting.Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20329315394548858272018-04-17T10:18:30.862-05:002018-04-17T10:18:30.862-05:00Crypto-currencies are often used for illegal activ...Crypto-currencies are often used for illegal activities.<br /><br />I wonder if the drug habit and the crypto investing were related.Ignorance is Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338942311894099159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63367055512760006862018-04-17T10:18:07.858-05:002018-04-17T10:18:07.858-05:00he revealed that he had been spending $100,000 (£6...<i>he revealed that he had been spending $100,000 (£69,700) a month and taking around 80 pills a day.</i><br /><br />About $40 a pop.Fernandinandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253225431705407699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63071786921364032052018-04-17T10:12:07.362-05:002018-04-17T10:12:07.362-05:00Apparently “Minty” is short for Araminta.Apparently “Minty” is short for Araminta.WKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400976280794340974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6988038435496317312018-04-17T10:10:24.755-05:002018-04-17T10:10:24.755-05:00The high extra cost of Mellon's daily habit wa...The high extra cost of Mellon's daily habit was likely for middlemen to buy his dope and bring it to him. It's not like he can drive his lambo or take a chauffeur driven town car to a trap house himself. Seriously. High-end dopers use cut outs bc they have to and those sorts add a huge mark up for their services. On the other hand these guys can fuck up and kill you too, like what happened with John Belushi for example. The dangers of being a junkie are there even if you are a billionaire. Deep State Reformerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17810613927936994171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38574323471213824852018-04-17T10:10:02.875-05:002018-04-17T10:10:02.875-05:00He made his money through inheritance and expanded...He made his money through inheritance and expanded it by a lucky speculation. <br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424384180201600935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21276931486482914722018-04-17T10:07:04.696-05:002018-04-17T10:07:04.696-05:00Minty is short for Araminta, according to the obit...Minty is short for Araminta, according to the obituary.Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038514318463662024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74335910623225805002018-04-17T10:02:10.912-05:002018-04-17T10:02:10.912-05:00Perhaps he could have developed skills to handle h...Perhaps he could have developed skills to handle his problems if his name was Sue.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344824510190345160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-70334849369540238012018-04-17T10:00:45.941-05:002018-04-17T10:00:45.941-05:00Yes, he was one of the Mellons.Yes, he was one of the Mellons.Jim Gusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521913514595091124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-10742058990980766462018-04-17T09:55:20.022-05:002018-04-17T09:55:20.022-05:00Please tell me "Minty" is a nickname.Please tell me "Minty" is a nickname.richlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301945204311918130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67671436583079125222018-04-17T09:53:07.202-05:002018-04-17T09:53:07.202-05:00I wouldn't want to be named Minty under any ci...I wouldn't want to be named Minty under any circumstances. Force would be okay as a nickname if the kid was high energy or had a lot working for him/her, but that's a risky name to give a gawky kid. Olympia is okay. Good name for the daughter of a billionaire.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-59459937074372511312018-04-17T09:51:29.889-05:002018-04-17T09:51:29.889-05:00Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord; and let light p...Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259072770639385749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52438681964048881212018-04-17T09:50:26.855-05:002018-04-17T09:50:26.855-05:00Maybe Michael Jackson helped them with the naming ...Maybe Michael Jackson helped them with the naming of the kids.WKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400976280794340974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83175555766228958462018-04-17T09:43:55.010-05:002018-04-17T09:43:55.010-05:00Minty, by itself, is a pretty bad name.
Minty Mel...<i>Minty</i>, by itself, is a pretty bad name.<br /><br /><i>Minty Mellon</i> is far, far, worse.<br /><br />Unless you're a stripper.Ignorance is Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338942311894099159noreply@blogger.com