# Is this woman forreal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 12, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922 "2011-12-12T17:08:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/1 "2011-12-12T17:08:25Z")
> **[Woman Leaves $13M Fortune to Pet Cat](https://www.yahoo.com/gma/blogs/abc-blogs/woman-leaves-13m-fortune-pet-cat-123953959.html)** > > A 4-year-old stray cat that was rescued from the streets of Rome has inherited a $13 million fortune from its owner, the wealthy widow of an Italian property tycoon. Maria Assunta left the fortune to her beloved kitty Tommaso when she died two weeks... Can someone please explain to me what a cat is going to do with $13 mil?šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/2 "2011-12-12T17:15:42Z")
Thatā€™s just pure greed. Most cats would be able to get by on $12 million. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/3 "2011-12-12T17:42:33Z")
The catā€™s not going to do anything with the money. Her nurse gets the money and leverage against anyone who tries to tell her to get rid of the cat. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/4 "2011-12-12T19:04:48Z")
Lots and lots of catnip mice. ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/5 "2011-12-13T16:36:33Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Thatā€™s just pure greed. Most cats would be able to get by on $12 million. LOL ---
**Author:** ![slm2955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/6 "2011-12-13T16:37:44Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Lots and lots of catnip mice. LOL I guessā€¦I just thought it was a bit much, but then again itā€™s not my money so itā€™s not my businessā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/7 "2011-12-13T19:08:34Z")
Obligatory link to the 1951 movie ā€œRhubarbā€, one of my favorite comedies. > **[Rhubarb (1951) ā­ 6.8 | Comedy, Family, Sport](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043967/)** > > 1h 34m | Passed ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/8 "2011-12-14T08:01:15Z")
Lots of possibilities. The cat could buy a humongous mansion with a hundred rooms. Or a large luxury yacht or several. Or a huge ranch out in the country (with huge ranch house, domestic staff, stables and horses, etc). Gold-plated plumbing fixtures. Whatever this cat can imagine, it can have. You people, ya gotta realize this cat has CHOICES now! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/9 "2011-12-14T10:28:34Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Thatā€™s just pure greed. Most cats would be able to get by on $12 million. Yeah, but think of all the jobs itā€™ll create with that extra Mil. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/10 "2011-12-14T11:09:18Z")
Have you noticed that we never see stories about cats leaving a fortune to their owners? Theyā€™re greedy little bastards. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-woman-forreal/605922/11 "2011-12-14T11:42:01Z")
The woman isnā€™t for real any more. The cat is, though. I would totally look after Tommassino. Iā€™d use the money to buy him a lovely apartment so he could look out over Circo Massimo and stay there to keep him company. Iā€™d buy a Ferrari Testarossa to take him to the vet, and perhaps a yacht in Sardinia so I could keep myself fresh in order to care for him properly. I would even give him some tuna every day. Iā€™m all heart.