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bustAsh ,

Well that was a truly sad story.

Deebster ,
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Yeah, 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.

Lost_My_Mind ,

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.

Sanctus ,
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Did they like not keep track of the winning record in some way? How did it end up being fake at the end?

Spiralvortexisalie ,

Just taking a shot in the dark, but the photo in the article suggests it was kept in between pages of a binder. Warm climate, cheap materials, and under pressure makes me feel the disc is just degraded not fake. Regular Vinyl can get easily damaged, I doubt a cheapo mini version would survive decades with absolutely no protection.

Deebster ,
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Makes sense - the article says it’s just a regular piece of plastic, but it’s printed and clearly isn’t just a copy (unless you can photocopy onto plastic?)

someguy3 ,

I’m guessing since they were super cheap and made to be disposable, they were not made to last.

someguy3 ,

I can’t be sure it’s all true, but here’s what I heard: Some years after winning the money, Price sold the Price Is Right at a loss. Some say family members stole money from her. Some say she just didn’t know how to handle money, and that she took too many lavish vacations—to Dollywood, Guatemala, Hawaii, and Oklahoma City. She sold the annuity to get a larger lump sum up-front in lieu of regular payments. Her marriage fell apart, and one day, she awoke to find a boyfriend had cleaned out both of her bank accounts and left town, never to return.

SpaceNoodle ,

Ah yes, those lavish Oklahoma City vacations

Chozo ,

I think Oklahoma City has a pretty big casino and nightlife scene.

SpaceNoodle ,

I suspect Nevada has them beat

Lost_My_Mind ,

Hmmmmmm…maybe.

Lost_My_Mind ,

Who the fuck vacations to Oklahoma City??? Sorry Oklahoma, but there is never any reason for an outsider to ever want to visit besides a 1 day sports event. If you didn’t have football, you’d be as irrelevant as Albuquerque. But at least Weird Al made a song about Albuquerque.

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