John Peterman topped himself on Wednesday.
Among his “unusual and unique and different-type stuff” on the jpeterman.com Web site was Macroneaux, a tiny (about 6 acres) country between France and Spain that was priced at $750,000.
Along with Macroneaux was a collection of truly rare items, like baseball glove leather pants for $479, Napoleon’s three-inch shoe lifts [...]
Picture this: A stately dining room with a massive table loaded with food and surrounded by family members who are chatting and dining. A young lady lefts her left hand to display an engagement ring — and the room falls silent.
“He went to Kroger’s,” someone says.
“Kroger’s?” the crowd shouts.
That’s right, Kroger’s — or more precisely, [...]
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