Open on funeral procession of limousines each containing the beneficiaries of a will. Male voice over: I, Maxwell E. Snavely, being of sound mind and body do bequeath the following: To my business partner, Jules, whose motto was ‘spend, spend, spend’ I leave nothing, nothing, nothing. And to my other friends and relatives who also never learned the value of a dollar, I leave … a dollar. To my wife Rose, who spent money like there was no tomorrow, I leave $ 100 and a calendar … To my sons Rodney and Victor, who spent every dime I ever gave them on fancy cars and fast women … I leave $50 in dimes … Finally, to my nephew, Harold, who oft time said: A penny saved is a penny earned: And who also oft time said: ‘Gee Uncle Max, it sure pays to own a Volkswagen’ … I leave my entire fortune of one hundred billion dollars. Click here to return to the text.

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