this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2023
170 points (90.9% liked)

HistoryPorn

7062 readers
373 users here now

If you would like to become a mod in this community, kindly PM the mod.

HistoryPorn is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Foster a continuous learning environment.
  4. No genocide or atrocity denialism.

Pictures of old artifacts and museum pieces should go to History Artifacts

Illustrations and paintings should go to History Illustrations

Related Communities:

Military Porn

Forgotten Weapons

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
PugJesus@lemmy.world
PugJesus@kbin.social
PugJesus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
sga
170
A divorced couple divides their Beanie Baby collection in court, 1999 (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world to c/historyporn@lemmy.world
20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Full caption: Nov 5, 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Attorney Frank Totti looks over papers while his client Frances Mountain sorts out Beanie Babies with her ex-husband Harold Mountain in Judge Gerald Hardcastle’s Family Courtroom in Las Vegas November 5. The couple, who were divorced four months ago, were ordered to divide up the collection valued at $2,500 to $5000 but were unable to do so by themselves. The collection was ordered spread on the court floor and divided up one by one under the supervision of Family Court Judge Hardcastle.

Source

all 21 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My last girlfriend took all my band stickers that I had spent decades collecting.

They're of no monetary value, but they can't be replaced.

People get petty in breakups.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

My best friend broke up with his fiancee a month before the wedding.

She moved out while he was at work. She took all the toilet paper, and left him 2 squares.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My favorite part of this picture is the expressions on everyone else's faces. It's a nice mixture of "'I'm never getting these hours of my life back" and "hmmm, interesting choice, i wonder how they'll counter that decision.

[–] WallsToTheBalls@lemmynsfw.com -1 points 2 years ago

4/6 people in the back have the exact same pose too

[–] eighthourlunch@kbin.social 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"I graduated law school for this," muttered the judge.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 27 points 2 years ago

"I'm still charging the full rate for this." Muses the divorce lawyer.

[–] ZagamTheVile@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

How do I go about turning this picture into an NFT?

[–] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This seems fantastically sad. Maybe it wasn't that big of an emotional deal for them, but it triggers something.

[–] Hackerman_uwu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Often, to gaze upon the bewildered is to gaze into the void.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

you split I pick!

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

As per the ancient rule of brothers/prisoners

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wonder if this principle could be applied to voting districts.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

unfortunately it sorta is in that we have just two options.

[–] gota@feddit.ch 6 points 2 years ago

Interesting how 4 of the 6 audience members have more or less the same expression.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I was literally thinking about this picture today for some reason

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I wonder how foolish they feel now.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

i read the headline and i thought this was /c/fakehistoryporn...

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Ah! The 90s.