or "Surely you're joking Mr Murdoch". For many years my favorite part of any trip to the grocery store was reading the headlines of "The Weekly World News" while waiting in the checkout line. It was always amusing to read the about the latest Elvis or Bigfoot sightings or the continuing adventures of Batboy. Occasionally I would actually purchase a copy. An entertaining diversion for 75 cents or so sometimes the paper even had the latest "scientific" discoveries from Kazakastan or other points East. I was greatly disappointed when the paper ceased publication but now a different publication has begun to tread the ground formerly covered by the late lamented Weekly World News, Murdoch's Wall Street Journal.
Honestly, I thought this was originally from the "Onion"
Rich Cut Back on Payments to Mistresses
It appears that we really are in a recession.
According to a new survey by Prince & Assoc., more than 80% of multimillionaires who had extra-marital lovers planned to cut back on their gifts and allowances. Still, only 12% of the multimillionaire cheaters said they plan to give up on their lovers altogether for financial reasons
Game , set and match to the women surveyed.
The most surprising stats in the study relate to gender and what might be termed "length of service." Fully 82% of men in the study said they planned to lower the allowances to their mistresses, while more than three quarters planned to provide fewer gifts, less expensive gifts and fewer perks, like jet rides, resort vacations and top restaurant meals.
Women were far more generous to their paramours in the face of financial crises. Less than 20% planned to lower allowances, gifts and perks, while more than half planned to raise them.
http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2008/11/18/rich-cut-back-on-payments-to-mistresses/
Maybe we could all take up a collection? I would be happy to administer the funds. Honestly, I have a hard time believe this isn't as made up as the "Batboy, but it's still amusing. Be sure to read the online comments following the story.