Primary Beneficiary

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Great Grandpappy Willie died. He left a million dollar life insurance policy to 3 beneficiaries. His favorite son Larry got $800k. And less-favored bastard sons Moe and Curly got $100k each. Larry was the primary beneficiary. And he’s happy about it. Woop woop woop.

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good so this is like a good place to catch fish...well close not [Old man fishing in the ocean]

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really but being a beneficiary is good it means you get stuff like if you are

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the beneficiary of weird uncle Al's will then you get his odd collection of hair

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balls shaped like US presidents and thirty two thousand two hundred sixty [Uncle Al's will appears]

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set up to benefit by the death of someone who wanted to favor you with

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their assets when they had you know passed on to the great beyond where hair [Uncle Al with white wings in heaven]

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balls will fall....

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