McCartney to pay $48.6m to one-legged panhandler

[DesertFox]

A judge awarded Heather Mills a total of $48.6 million Monday in the financial settlement of her divorce from former Beatle Paul McCartney.

A document released by the Family Court said the judge awarded Mills a lump sum of $33 million plus the assets she currently holds worth $15.6 million.

More (http://omg.yahoo.com/mccartney-mills-head-back-to-court/news/7518)

[DesertFox]

He's a liberal and he's worth $800m. No need to feel sorry for the bastid.

[DesertFox]

Also, he quit making good music about 30 years ago.

[DesertFox]

Also, he ain't cute and baby-faced like once used to was.

[DesertFox]

Also, she was only worth $15.6 million on her own. How can anybody live on so little and support a child? :question:

[DesertFox]

Also, why do the British press keep calling this dude "Macca"? :question:

[Beowulf]

LONDON - Paul McCartney was ordered Monday to pay Heather Mills $48.6 million to settle their divorce.
"I'm so, so happy with this," Mills told reporters following the closed hearing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080317/ap_on_en_mu/mccartney_divorce

Well of COURSE she is happy!! I would be too! Paul should have figured out she was after his money in the first place!!

[Jack_Savage]

Didn't she just turn down a settlement of $100 million?

[Oldeshooter]

Now that is one expensive piece of tail. He should have take the Spitzer route.

[DesertFox]

:thumb:

[garlicguy]

:roar:One-Legged Panhandler!!!!????!!! OMG!

BWA hahahahahahahahahaha :rotflmbo::rotflmbo::rotflmbo:

:hahaha:

[DeclinetoState]

Also, why do the British press keep calling this dude "Macca"? :question:
Because George Allen had already used "Macaca"?

Also, she was only worth $15.6 million on her own. How can anybody live on so little and support a child?
That was all she could stuff into her artificial leg.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Here's the video (http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video/?&videoSourceID=1309583&flashURL=/feeds/skynews/latest/flash/heather_mills_grab_1_170308.flv) of her reaction to the judgment.

[Lazarus]

I watched about 1/4 of the video... That's all I could stomach...

[garlicguy]

I watched about 1/4 of the video... That's all I could stomach...

Mister, you're a better man than I...

Just how tall is this chick, me wonders?

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Well, for what it's worth, I do think she is justified in appealing the distribution of the judgment. Their private information (especially information dealing with the daughter) should NOT be made public. Paul McCartney only wanted the judgment published so he could look magnanimous in his provision.

I would probably lean more toward PM's side if there wasn't a child involved, but HE fathered that child and I would expect him to provide for her in the manner he was providing previously.

[buzzthepug!]

Can someone, preferably male, please tell me what he saw in her to begin with? Maybe she had a winning personality. Maybe she looks better in person. Maybe she's really good at something I can't type because this is a family website.

[DesertFox]

All I can figger is, she musta been real good at what Monica became famous for.

[garlicguy]

She hoodwinked 'im wif a tattoo on 'er arse - 1 Corinthians 13, weren't it?

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Yeah, McCartney's too weak to resist her charms, and too stupid to figure out what kind of woman she is; She tricked him into marrying her and having a child, :rolleyes:

[Suzie]

The funny thing is he offered her 50 million before she did all this. :lol:

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

The funny thing is he offered her 50 million before she did all this. :lol:

Really? I haven't kept up with the whole thing -- can't stand either one of them. And, I know I will be verbally assaulted for this, but I absolutely cannot stand, am most definitely not a fan, of The Beatles. :smirky:

[Suzie]

Really? I haven't kept up with the whole thing -- can't stand either one of them. And, I know I will be verbally assaulted for this, but I absolutely cannot stand, am most definitely not a fan, of The Beatles. :smirky:

When I was 12 years old, I spent a month in the hospital ... November - December. John Lennon was killed during that time and there I was in a hospital room with nothing but TV and radio to pass the time, and EVERYTHING was Beatles/John Lennon 24/7. I got burn out on it FAST. :(

[LivingDeadGirl]

Really? I haven't kept up with the whole thing -- can't stand either one of them. And, I know I will be verbally assaulted for this, but I absolutely cannot stand, am most definitely not a fan, of The Beatles. :smirky:

I agree 100%

*color change mine

[Incident_command]

Now I expected her to ask for an arm and a leg, or at least a leg.

[Jack_Savage]

First time he saw her it was pfm. Its happened to alot of us.

With me it's lasted 35 years and still strong.

[jayson]

Never liked the Beetles, never will like the Beetles.

[DesertFox]

I luvved 'em from the time they first hit American shores. Never was any group better at simple love ditties.

Quit luvvin' 'em when they published Abbey Road and went off the deep end for good.

[DeclinetoState]

Yeah, McCartney's too weak to resist her charms, and too stupid to figure out what kind of woman she is; She tricked him into marrying her and having a child,He had a child? What did he do when he found out he was preggers?

:evilgrin:

If I ever meet Paul, I'm going to have to ask him what doing it with a one-legged woman was like.

[Riverboat]

I absolutely cannot stand, am most definitely not a fan, of The Beatles. Here's testimony to how deep my esteem for you runs - I could NOT care less that you detest the Beatles. My estimation for you is too pure to be muddied by my estimation for their music which is profound indeed. ;)

[Wyatt_Junker]

My estimation for you is too pure to be muddied by my estimation for their music which is profound indeed. ;)

Profound?

He got joo-joo eyeball
he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger
He shoot coca-cola
He bag production
He got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me

:rotflmbo:

[ThomasMore]

I luvved 'em from the time they first hit American shores. Never was any group better at simple love ditties.

Quit luvvin' 'em when they published Abbey Road and went off the deep end for good.

That.

Profound?

He got joo-joo eyeball
he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger
He shoot coca-cola
He bag production
He got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard
He one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me

:rotflmbo:

Gotta be Lennon and acid.

I always liked the Beatles, minus Lennon. McCartney's lyrics and voice is pleasant. Harrison was good and workmanlike. Starr an amiable goof.

Lennon was the self-important artiste, for whom I have never had a bit of use.

As for the solo careers, McCartney had the best one, and a lot of his music in the 70s and early 80s stands the test of time very nicely. Harrison's music was good, and Ringo's was unobjectionable.

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[DoctorDoom]

Maybe now she can afford another leg.

[DoctorDoom]

... their music which is profound indeed.Profound????

THE BEATLES lyrics - I Saw Her Standing There

(Lennon/McCartney)

Well, she was just 17
You know what I mean
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another (Ooh)
When I saw her standing there

Well she looked at me, and I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another (Whooh)
When I saw her standing there

Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine...

Whoah, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her standing there

Well, my heart went "boom"
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine...

Whoah, we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another (Whooh)
Since I saw her standing there

The profundity radiates from it with nova intensity.

THE BEATLES lyrics - I Want To Hold Your Hand

Oh yeah, I'll tell you something
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
I'll let me hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

And when I touch you I feel happy
Inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you've got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

And when I touch you I feel happy
Inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you've got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll feel that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

Supernova!

THE BEATLES lyrics - The Inner Light

Without going out of my door
I can know all things on Earth
Without looking out of my window
I could know the ways of Heaven

The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one really knows

Without going out of your door
You can know all things on Earth
Without looking out of your window
You could know the ways of Heaven

The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one really knows

Arrive without travelling
See all without looking
Do all without doing

OMG! (chatroom lingo) QUASAR!

They were usually fairly good, and sometimes very good. But profound? Their audiences usually consisted of idolatrous teenage girls who threw their panties onto the stage. To them, this would be profound.

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Profundity would be wasted.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Here's testimony to how deep my esteem for you runs - I could NOT care less that you detest the Beatles. My estimation for you is too pure to be muddied by my estimation for their music which is profound indeed. ;)

And I wub U 2, Boat, despite this obvious flaw, :biggrin:. Hey, you were at least kind to me when I shared my FORMER devotion to Barry Manilow. At least one of us came to our senses :lol:

In all seriousness, some Beatles music was okay. I'll even sing along with it if it comes on the radio. It was just the Beatles themselves, as persons, I didn't care for. I guess it marred the music for me. I did think Ringo was funny, though --- especially in Thomas the Tank Engine, :smirky:.

http://www.cfhf.net/lyrics/images/shining1.jpg

[DeclinetoState]

The Beatles were a bunch of jerks, which is one of the reasons—perhaps the only reason—they broke up.

This short song may have been the high point of their tolerability. I wonder if Paul's been singing it lately.

Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so far away,
Now it looks as though they're here to stay,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly,
I'm not half the man I used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she
Had to go I don't know, she wouldn't say.
I said,
Something wrong, now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday,
Love was such an easy game to play,
Now I need a place to hide away,
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.

[Yesterday lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]

[Riverboat]

Profound?Okay, maybe I should have moved the modifier in front of estimation. I know you're just jerking my chain, but if you want profound music, examples abound. Eleanor Rigby and Strawberry Fields Forever come to mind.

Homes, I defended you in your love for Barry Manilow because it was easily defensible. He wrote some nifty pop tunes. Ain't nothing wrong with that. ;)

My World War II-era and dearly departed father liked some of their songs quite a lot as well. He loved Michelle, Yesterday and Lady Madonna. Except that he didn't want his boys to imitate their hairstyle, he was quite on board as a Beatles admirer.

Regarding the lyrics to I Am a Walrus, I should point out that Lennon was fond of the nonsense verses such as Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. Frankly, I found a lot of that tedious as well. But at least it had pedigree.

[Elgalad]

Yeah, McCartney's too weak to resist her charms, and too stupid to figure out what kind of woman she is; She tricked him into marrying her and having a child, :rolleyes:

According to the judge, McCartney was still grieving for Linda (his wife of 30 years) when he met Eileen Heather, and never even took off his first wedding ring until he married the gold digger and put Hers on instead. I think she took full advantage of him in that state and is now getting a LOT more than she deserves.

I'm definitely not a Huge Beatles fan, but I always liked Paul's music and I think he got a real raw deal from this self-important drama queen/groupie/parasite. In a just world He would have received full custody of his daughter and Hopalong would have been kicked back to the curb to find another meal ticket.

:flame:

-Elgalad

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

WADR, El,
I guess we just see this differently. It is sad when one is taken advantage of, but one must open themselves up to BE taken advantage of first. This man is worth TONS ... he couldn't have gotten a prenup? We simply can't blame others for our mistakes, when we clearly could have prevented some of the pain and anguish in the first place. Blaming "her" for taking advantage of "him" is nothing but a liberal cop-out tactic, AFAIC. They had four years together AND a child ... he helped bring that child in to the world too. BOTH of them are ignorant rear-ends, imho. They should be putting the CHILD first, not themselves, not their selfishness.

The ONLY one I have sympathy and empathy for is that little girl. The other two? They got exactly what they deserved, as far as I'm concerned.

[PrezLeefun]

Ok I am LMAO at the first few post in this thread. DF clearly had a posting fit!

I dont feel for anyone involved here.

[Elgalad]

WADR, El,
I guess we just see this differently. It is sad when one is taken advantage of, but one must open themselves up to BE taken advantage of first. This man is worth TONS ... he couldn't have gotten a prenup? We simply can't blame others for our mistakes, when we clearly could have prevented some of the pain and anguish in the first place. Blaming "her" for taking advantage of "him" is nothing but a liberal cop-out tactic, AFAIC. They had four years together AND a child ... he helped bring that child in to the world too. BOTH of them are ignorant rear-ends, imho. They should be putting the CHILD first, not themselves, not their selfishness.

The ONLY one I have sympathy and empathy for is that little girl. The other two? They got exactly what they deserved, as far as I'm concerned.

I hear you Homes and I should have said that I don't find Sir Paul totally the victim in this. He's a big boy and grieving or not, should have seen the writing on the wall when he met, shacked up with, and then married Heather. If there wasn't a child involved, I'd say they were simply poison to each other and leave it at that, but the little girl Should be the focus of whatever the final settlement is/was, and it sounds like the judge thought that way too, which is the only reason she ended up with more than two pence to rub together..

Now all that being said, I still have to wonder if the little girl might not be better off in her daddy's custody than her mother's. It really appears that He is a lot more reticent about making a public spectacle out of all of this than she is.

I'm only speaking as an observer though.


-Elgalad

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

I hear you Homes and I should have said that I don't find Sir Paul totally the victim in this. He's a big boy and grieving or not, should have seen the writing on the wall when he met, shacked up with, and then married Heather. If there wasn't a child involved, I'd say they were simply poison to each other and leave it at that, but the little girl Should be the focus of whatever the final settlement is/was, and it sounds like the judge thought that way too, which is the only reason she ended up with more than two pence to rub together..

On this we both agree.

Now all that being said, I still have to wonder if the little girl might not be better off in her daddy's custody than her mother's. It really appears that He is a lot more reticent about making a public spectacle out of all of this than she is.

I don't know -- why then did he push for disclosure of the judgment knowing it would contain personal information relative to his daughter (and her welfare/safety)? And let's get down to brass tacks here -- which one will/would be more likely to give personal care to/for the child? Perhaps the mom by a smidge (because typically, daddies work and mommies take care of the kids), HOWEVER, I think neither -- they'll hire nannies, caregivers, pawn her off to schools and such. I don't picture either of them actually "parenting" this little girl.

I'm only speaking as an observer though.
-Elgalad

Me too, hun, me too, :smirky:.

Thing is, whenever I see stories like this one, and Brittany Spears, and little Danielynn (Anna Nicole Smith's daughter), I am reminded of the Bible story where King Solomon had to decide between the two mothers claiming the baby. The REAL mother puts the child before her own selfish self ... how many of ANY of these people have actually put the child first?

So sad, so sad. :(

[DeclinetoState]

Ok I am LMAO at the first few post in this thread. DF clearly had a posting fit!

I dont feel for anyone involved here.I do, but only for their little girl, Beatrice.

[Riverboat]

This man is worth TONS ... he couldn't have gotten a prenup? We simply can't blame others for our mistakes, when we clearly could have prevented some of the pain and anguish in the first place. Now, Homes, you astound me. You know as well as I do that a prenuptial agreement is just an admission that the couple aren't going to live up to their vows "til' death do them part." That being the case, any matrimonial ceremony with a surrender clause is just a sham and a shame.

[DeclinetoState]

That being the case, any matrimonial ceremony with a surrender clause is just a sham and a shame.<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->"A sham and a shame" describes the vast majority of celebrity marriages, anyway.

[DeclinetoState]

Tue Mar 18, 2:16 PM ET

<!-- end storyhdr -->LONDON (AFP) - Heather Mills on Tuesday hit out at a judge's comments in his ruling on her divorce from Paul McCartney and admitted pouring a jug of water over the lawyer representing the former Beatle.

...

Asked about accusations that she poured water over McCartney's lawyer Fiona Shackleton at the conclusion of Monday's hearing, she said she approached her and said: "I'm not a loser."

"I poured the whole jug of water on her head. I was very calm," she added.
More (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080318/wl_uk_afp/entertainmentbritainmusicpeoplemccartneyoffbeat)

So much for keeping a "stiffer upper lip."

Mucca, you're going to be the butta so many jokes for the next few months, if not years.

You'll be hopping mad before it's all over. {Budda bing!}