Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Not only were they homeless...they were living in a CAVE From Cave to Castleby Mike Krumboltz There's rags to riches and then there's rags to mega-riches. Two brothers from Hungary definitely fall into the second category. Until recently, Geza and Zslot Peladi lived in a cave near Budapest. Completely destitute, the two cave-brothers earned money by gathering scrap metal and selling candy they found on the street. That all changed the moment they heard that they stood to inherit a substantial portion of their maternal grandmother's $6.6 billion fortune. (That's billion, with a "B.") According to an article from the New York Post, once the paperwork goes through, the two brothers will share the fortune with their sister in the United States. While some folks who come into obscene amounts of money might buy a plane, throw a party, or commission large oil paintings of themselves, Geza Peladi has a more modest goal. He would like a "normal life" and to find a woman to share his fortune with. Apparently, it's rather hard to get dates when you live in a cave. A blog from Ananova features photos of the two brothers and explains their circumstances a bit more. They were told of their mother's death by homeless charity workers. Geza was quoted as saying that he knew his mother came from a wealthy family "but she was a difficult person and severed ties with them, and then later abandoned us and we lost touch with her and our father until she eventually died." Under German law (where the grandmother lived), the brothers (and the sister) "will inherit the entire estate as they are the closest surviving family members." Once proof of relation to the grandmother is established, they'll be traveling to Germany to start what we can only presume will be a very different kind of life. Best of luck, guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm calling bullshit on "selling candy they found on the street." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm calling bullshit on "selling candy they found on the street." Well...they were living in a CAVE. It doesn't say they were making a LOT of money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm calling bullshit on "selling candy they found on the street." I heard the streets of Hungary are lined with Chocolate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 "There's a parade every day in Budapest." - Emperor Franz Josef, 1902 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm calling bullshit on most of the specific details of the story now that I think about it. I know it has been reprinted in several reputable papers. However, aren't there something like 100 people who that wealthy in the world? How many of them were women and recently died in Germany? It seems like the lawyer's secrecy would be ineffective and that one of these news organizations could do some research and figure out who the aunt could possibly be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm calling bullshit on most of the specific details of the story now that I think about it. I know it has been reprinted in several reputable papers. However, aren't there something like 100 people who that wealthy in the world? How many of them were women and recently died in Germany? It seems like the lawyer's secrecy would be ineffective and that one of these news organizations could do some research and figure out who the aunt could possibly be. Well, one detail they also left out, is that 6.6 billion Forints is the equivalent of $7.87, US – which, in Budapest, can still buy you a pretty big bag of candy. Nothing fancy like a Reese’s, but some half way decent rock candy, which, in Budapest, is literally made out of rocks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Yeah, the candy on the street thing bothered me, too. First of all, how much candy are they finding on the street? And second, who buys candy from those two creepy brothers who live in a cave? It just doesn't seem like a good business plan to me. Totally unrelated, but I heard this recently and couldn't believe it. I'd heard before that Julia Louis-Dreyfus came from a wealthy family, but apparently her father's family's net worth is $2.9 billion. Apparently that fact pisses off quite a few working (and non-working) actresses who begrudge her all that Seinfeld money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Totally unrelated, but I heard this recently and couldn't believe it. I'd heard before that Julia Louis-Dreyfus came from a wealthy family, but apparently her father's family's net worth is $2.9 billion. Apparently that fact pisses off quite a few working (and non-working) actresses who begrudge her all that Seinfeld money.So they're mad that not only did she come from money, but that she made more money on her own? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Just to be perfectly clear, I don't have any problem with her making that kind of money. But I can sort of see how, if you were a struggling actress, it would be frustrating to see someone who could be working for free in tiny theater productions and still living comfortably, raking it in on the best job on TV for all those years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Just to be perfectly clear, I don't have any problem with her making that kind of money. But I can sort of see how, if you were a struggling actress, it would be frustrating to see someone who could be working for free in tiny theater productions and still living comfortably, raking it in on the best job on TV for all those years. And then she goes on to have the most successful post-Seinfeld TV career out of the whole bunch. In your face working stiffs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Yeah, the candy on the street thing bothered me, too. First of all, how much candy are they finding on the street? pehaps the candy "fell off a truck". And second, who buys candy from those two creepy brothers who live in a cave? It just doesn't seem like a good business plan to me."niche market." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm with everyone else on the candy thing. I spent a good part of my childhood thinking about finding and often seeking candy found on the street. Granted, I didn't grow up in Hungary, but still. I smell a fabrication. Nobody finds enough (any?!) street candy to live even in a cave. Have fun with your "billions," too, you crazy kids. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am infuriated at the criminal lack of belief in the candy aspect of this story which is INFECTING this thread. The candy part is real, goddamnit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Its a roll of the dice with candy "ground scores"....sometimes its a chocolate drop, some times its rabbit droppings. Who, I ask, can not afford to take the time to find out? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am infuriated at the criminal lack of belief in the candy aspect of this story which is INFECTING this thread. The candy part is real, goddamnit.Fuck you. Fuck you fuck you fuck you FUCK YOU!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Fuck you. Fuck you fuck you fuck you FUCK YOU!!!! That's right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 You're wrong! Ignorant bastard. FUUUUCKK YOOOOUUUUUU! NO ONE BUYS DISCARDED STREET CANDY! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 You're wrong! Ignorant bastard. FUUUUCKK YOOOOUUUUUU! NO ONE BUYS DISCARDED STREET CANDY! Assuming (and it's a huuuuuge stretch) that there is such a thing as "street candy," who the hell would know if it came from the street or straight from Wonka's factory (wherever the hell he's based...never been able to find that, either)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Assuming (and it's a huuuuuge stretch) that there is such a thing as "street candy," who the hell would know if it came from the street or straight from Wonka's factory (wherever the hell he's based...never been able to find that, either)?Street candy would surely glow and groove with the spirit of the street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Perhaps "street candy" is code for something else. These cave living brothers have their reputation to uphold you know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Maybe it's code for dirt. Common. Street. Dirt. If this is the case, this story takes on a whole 'nother level of credibility. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 While bumming around Barcelona almost 20 years ago, I bought something called 'chocolate' from a Moroccan that was supposed to be one thing but turned out to be something else. Lemme tell ya, black licorice doesnt do the lungs any favors when its smoked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I buy my "street candy" from a young lady named Epiphany. She lives, however, in an abandoned car in the alley, not a cave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Candy?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4e-eXWbbs (That's one hell of a crane shot to open the video. Johnny LaRue would be jealous!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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