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Scootaloo

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53. I'm sure you'll live n/t

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Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:41 AM

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Chewbacca Mom Has Made Almost $500,000 Since Her Video Went Viral (Um, why?) [View all] bluestateguy Jun 2016 OP

I hope that she itemizes on her tax return nt MrScorpio Jun 2016 #1

Good, I'm happy for her. She made people smile, if only for 15 minutes. With your attitude... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2016 #2

With your avatar, I'm not surprised you found a way to make it about HRC. Brickbat Jun 2016 #4

That the OP rolls his eyes at the good fortune of another is ... interesting. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2016 #9

I agree with you, but I happen to support Hillary. athena Jun 2016 #52

That's entertainment! surrealAmerican Jun 2016 #3

I don't claim to understand it, but corporations saw some free publicity when she started cackling. Brickbat Jun 2016 #5

That's honest money. Great! hunter Jun 2016 #6

how much of it is non-cash? hfojvt Jun 2016 #7

My (minor) child once won a contest with a $5000 travel allowance MrsMatt Jun 2016 #14

A scholarship is tax-free. TeamPooka Jun 2016 #20

Good for her sharp_stick Jun 2016 #8

Good for her. How much money have the Kardashians made for doing absolutely nothing? Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #10

I can think of a Kardashian video that made some people happy ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2016 #23

And then the same logic applies. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #28

She seems far more likable and down to earth than the Kardashians, that's true. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #48

$3,000 dollars from Kohl's won't go very far DawgHouse Jun 2016 #11

I guess I'm just not seeing the appeal here bluestateguy Jun 2016 #12

She's probably got a big internet following now so there is value in that. DawgHouse Jun 2016 #13

What's the book? Brickbat Jun 2016 #17

If I were your friend... Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2016 #33

Hello fellow Kohls shopper. I could have written this. Oneironaut Jun 2016 #16

I know, I hate their scammy business model. DawgHouse Jun 2016 #19

What's their scammy business model? PersonNumber503602 Jun 2016 #21

Deceptive pricing DawgHouse Jun 2016 #31

Ahh those things. PersonNumber503602 Jun 2016 #39

What's wrong? Did I miss something? Oneironaut Jun 2016 #15

if she monetized the video on Youtube, as everyone should, there is a lot of ad money for her TeamPooka Jun 2016 #18

Why not? Egnever Jun 2016 #22

Who cares? Texasgal Jun 2016 #24

So many thought she was just great. WillowTree Jun 2016 #25

Good for her krawhitham Jun 2016 #26

Because AMERICA! Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #27

She expressed a good 20 minutes of pure, unadulterated joy on video with zero pretense or artifice. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #29

That's great Kelvin Mace Jun 2016 #32

Au contraire. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #41

Good for her and her family. greytdemocrat Jun 2016 #30

Yeah $400,000 for her two kids to go to college, how terrible. dilby Jun 2016 #34

Good for her. deaniac21 Jun 2016 #35

Good for her. At least she made some folks happy. NT Adrahil Jun 2016 #36

Don't hate, congratulate. romanic Jun 2016 #37

This upsets you... Buddyblazon Jun 2016 #38

Envy is a stinky cologne. linuxman Jun 2016 #40

Welcome to America. (Her income's bigger this year than Trump's) Bucky Jun 2016 #42

She has the best laugh...no talent people like the Kardashians make money for nothing Liberal_in_LA Jun 2016 #43

Good for her. Anyone who can make so many people laugh is priceless. Vinca Jun 2016 #44

Because the university gambled the publicity was worth the chance her kids take it up muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #45

She's adorable. I'm glad she made some money. dawg Jun 2016 #46

There's nothing at all wrong with Chewbacca mom herself, but I don't get it either. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #47

Thank you. bluestateguy Jun 2016 #55

It's more of a comment on the frivilous nature of celebrity in the Internet age..... Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #56

The frivolous nature of celebrity is nothing new. Bonx Jun 2016 #60

Good point. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2016 #61

Hey, Darren Wilson got a million just for killing one of us... Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #49

So what? She made my cynical ass smile Codeine Jun 2016 #50

What is the value of making millions of people laugh? jberryhill Jun 2016 #51

I'm sure you'll live n/t Scootaloo Jun 2016 #53

She deserves it much more athena Jun 2016 #54

Drive by threads are sad. Rex Jun 2016 #57

I'm glad for her. What did she do that frogmarch Jun 2016 #58

Most of that comes from her kids getting free scholarships. joshcryer Jun 2016 #59

She turned nothing into $omething. GOLGO 13 Jun 2016 #62