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Wow, Terrible: Poor Old Woman Edition

Another bad son. Photo: MGM

Not That Bad: A man serves eviction papers to a woman who lives in a home he owns.

A Bit Worse: On the woman’s birthday.

Wow, Terrible: The woman is his 98-year-old mother.

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