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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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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] WallsToTheBalls -1 points 2 years ago

4/6 people in the back have the exact same pose too

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I was literally thinking about this picture today for some reason

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

As per the ancient rule of brothers/prisoners

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I wonder how foolish they feel now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Ah! The 90s.