eikonoklastes said:

Sun is a tabloid..

but, damn -- even for a fake story that's crazy..

So if that article is accurate, that would mean that Tiger Woods is worth over a billion dollars. I knew the guy had wealth, but I never knew that he amassed that sort of fortune playing golf even with the pretty damned good endorsements. If Tiger pays her 1/2 of his worth, then 750 million would mean that Tiger is worth 1.5 Billion dollars (with a B). Richer than or as rich as Oprah from just playing a game of golf and lending his name for endorsements. Yet there are small NATIONS with starving people who don't even need half of that money to pull it's citizens out of death's grip.

The world definitely has it's priorities wrong.

There is no way he has these type of resources 2 give up.

eikonoklastes said:

Ace said:If a couple is together a long time and one of them sacrificed dough for the relationship and/or helped acquire wealth then, by all means, they should be compensated. But getting half of someone's shit for a few years of makin' nice? Now, THAT is some fucked-up shit.

Graycap23 said:

There is no way he has these type of resources 2 give up.

He does, or will. He's slowly getting back some sponsors, so he'll be in the thick of things again. maybe not to the extent he was but vlose to it.

RebirthOfCool said:

Graycap23 said:

There is no way he has these type of resources 2 give up.

He does, or will. He's slowly getting back some sponsors, so he'll be in the thick of things again. maybe not to the extent he was but vlose to it.

Tiger's net worth probably is not $750m so how is he going 2 give that much up in a settelment?

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

You Elin haters need to keep this fact in mind -

TIGER WOODS AGREED TO THIS OF HIS OWN FREE WILL. NO JUDGE HAS IMPOSED THIS FEE ON HIM - HE IS DOING THIS OUTSIDE THE COURT SYSTEM. THIS IS A SETTLEMENT, NOT A JUDGMENT.

The details that have been discussed say that Elin's lawyers dug up a lot of stuff about Tiger's dalliances. In exchange for $750 million+, Elin has to maintain eternal silence on everything she knows about Tiger.

The logical conclusion is that what Elin knows is far, far more than we know - and probably far, far more sordid, too. So Tiger Woods has decided it's worth at least $750 million to him for this silence.

All you that are saying "No way! This is crazy! She's getting too much!" need to remember that Tiger Woods has the option to say that too, but has decided that for whatever reason, Elin's silence is worth $750 million+ to him.

By the way, federal authorities interviewed Tiger Woods in the Dr. Anthony Galea/performance-enhancing drugs case. Hmmmm, what do you suppose Elin might know about that?

Way to go, Elin!

Graycap23 said:

RebirthOfCool said:

He does, or will. He's slowly getting back some sponsors, so he'll be in the thick of things again. maybe not to the extent he was but vlose to it.

Tiger's net worth probably is not $750m so how is he going 2 give that much up in a settelment?

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

Who knows? The payments may not all be in cash - Tiger may be giving up stock or ownership rights in things that have the ability to appreciate over time. And/or, Tiger may have agreed to pay out this money over 20 years, or something like that. Maybe Elin gets $250 million now, and $25 million a year for 20 years.

So what if she didn't make any putts? Remember - this is a DEAL. A DEAL that Tiger Woods is agreeing to of his own volition. No judge has imposed this on him - Tiger, and only Tiger, decided that whatever he's getting from Elin in return (silence) is worth $750 million.

RodeoSchro said:

You Elin haters need to keep this fact in mind -

TIGER WOODS AGREED TO THIS OF HIS OWN FREE WILL. NO JUDGE HAS IMPOSED THIS FEE ON HIM - HE IS DOING THIS OUTSIDE THE COURT SYSTEM. THIS IS A SETTLEMENT, NOT A JUDGMENT.

The details that have been discussed say that Elin's lawyers dug up a lot of stuff about Tiger's dalliances. In exchange for $750 million+, Elin has to maintain eternal silence on everything she knows about Tiger.

The logical conclusion is that what Elin knows is far, far more than we know - and probably far, far more sordid, too. So Tiger Woods has decided it's worth at least $750 million to him for this silence.

All you that are saying "No way! This is crazy! She's getting too much!" need to remember that Tiger Woods has the option to say that too, but has decided that for whatever reason, Elin's silence is worth $750 million+ to him.

By the way, federal authorities interviewed Tiger Woods in the Dr. Anthony Galea/performance-enhancing drugs case. Hmmmm, what do you suppose Elin might know about that?

Way to go, Elin!

I say take the FOOL 4 every penny he is worth.

RodeoSchro said:

Graycap23 said:

Tiger's net worth probably is not $750m so how is he going 2 give that much up in a settelment?

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

Who knows? The payments may not all be in cash - Tiger may be giving up stock or ownership rights in things that have the ability to appreciate over time. And/or, Tiger may have agreed to pay out this money over 20 years, or something like that. Maybe Elin gets $250 million now, and $25 million a year for 20 years.

So what if she didn't make any putts? Remember - this is a DEAL. A DEAL that Tiger Woods is agreeing to of his own volition. No judge has imposed this on him - Tiger, and only Tiger, decided that whatever he's getting from Elin in return (silence) is worth $750 million.

That's what I was thinking too. That it would be paid over time not all at once. Plus there are also properties and other assets involved so it's not like he's just writing one big check. Regardless all I can say is:

y'all act like the fucking money is coming out of your pocket...

the dude wanted to play and fucked up...and HE agreed to this settlement, which tells me there's shit she knows that he doesn't want revealed...

Tiger will be fine...and I don't think this is setting any precedent that ham & eggers like us have to worry about...

thejason said:

y'all act like the fucking money is coming out of your pocket...

the dude wanted to play and fucked up...and HE agreed to this settlement, which tells me there's shit she knows that he doesn't want revealed...

Tiger will be fine...and I don't think this is setting any precedent that ham & eggers like us have to worry about...

LMAO, I bet you're right! I bet the reason for all the Elin hate is that those dudes are now afraid this is going to be the bar they have to reach when THEY get caught catting around.

thejason said:

y'all act like the fucking money is coming out of your pocket...

the dude wanted to play and fucked up...and HE agreed to this settlement, which tells me there's shit she knows that he doesn't want revealed...

Tiger will be fine...and I don't think this is setting any precedent that ham & eggers like us have to worry about...

No, the "fucking money" "came" out of him.

Graycap23 said:

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

So true. Man, Tiger Woods is a soft, punk-ass bitch.

RebirthOfCool said:

thejason said:

y'all act like the fucking money is coming out of your pocket...

the dude wanted to play and fucked up...and HE agreed to this settlement, which tells me there's shit she knows that he doesn't want revealed...

Tiger will be fine...and I don't think this is setting any precedent that ham & eggers like us have to worry about...

No, the "fucking money" "came" out of him.

willingly...no fight, no additional drama...he seems less than bothered by it...but Tiger has been known to keep secrets...maybe it's just tearing him apart...on the inside...

fuck Tiger...I have no beef with him...I kinda like the guy...but I could care less that his own stupidity is costing him a mega fortune...

[Edited 7/1/10 6:52am]

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

So true. Man, Tiger Woods is a soft, punk-ass bitch.

Pretty much..............dumb ass. I love IT.

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

So true. Man, Tiger Woods is a soft, punk-ass bitch.

LMAO. C'mon - he won the US Open on a broken leg! He's a lot of things, but I don't think "soft" is one of them.

I think that Elin's silence must be worth $750 million, because if Elin talks, it's going to cost Woods a lot more than that over time.

Why else would you willingly scratch a check so big?

RodeoSchro said:

uPtoWnNY said:

So true. Man, Tiger Woods is a soft, punk-ass bitch.

LMAO. C'mon - he won the US Open on a broken leg! He's a lot of things, but I don't think "soft" is one of them.

I think that Elin's silence must be worth $750 million, because if Elin talks, it's going to cost Woods a lot more than that over time.

Why else would you willingly scratch a check so big?

I meant soft outside the golf course. Didn't you read the texts he sent to his hos? He came off like Urkel.

Your last question is something I'll never figure out.

RodeoSchro said:

Why else would you willingly scratch a check so big?

because you can or because you have to...in his case, a combo of both...

uPtoWnNY said:

RodeoSchro said:

LMAO. C'mon - he won the US Open on a broken leg! He's a lot of things, but I don't think "soft" is one of them.

I think that Elin's silence must be worth $750 million, because if Elin talks, it's going to cost Woods a lot more than that over time.

Why else would you willingly scratch a check so big?

I meant soft outside the golf course. Didn't you read the texts he sent to his hos? He came off like Urkel.

Your last question is something I'll never figure out.

1 word: BUSTER.......SCRUB..........CHUMP...........shall I go on?

uPtoWnNY said:

RodeoSchro said:

LMAO. C'mon - he won the US Open on a broken leg! He's a lot of things, but I don't think "soft" is one of them.

I think that Elin's silence must be worth $750 million, because if Elin talks, it's going to cost Woods a lot more than that over time.

Why else would you willingly scratch a check so big?

I meant soft outside the golf course. Didn't you read the texts he sent to his hos? He came off like Urkel.

Your last question is something I'll never figure out.

Yeah, I'm guessing too. I can see an idiot paying off $100K or $1 million for stupid reasons, but when you start scratching 9 figure checks, you've GOT to be paying attention. Plus, Woods didn't make the decision by himself. His lawyers and managers and probably even his mom had to be in on it, and if it was a stupid decision, they would have made that abundantly clear to Woods.

The only things I can come up with are that: (a) what Elin knows would ruin Tiger's ability to ever get another endorsement, or might even get him kicked off the Tour or something drastic like that; and/or (b) what Elin knows might be so bad that a judge might take away Wood's ability to be a father to his kids.

I don't think Elin used the kids as hostages, threatening to move as far away as possible and never come back. I think Woods would certainly have the resources to fight that. Hell, that fight would cost waaaaay less than $750 million.

RodeoSchro said:

uPtoWnNY said:

I meant soft outside the golf course. Didn't you read the texts he sent to his hos? He came off like Urkel.

Your last question is something I'll never figure out.

Yeah, I'm guessing too. I can see an idiot paying off $100K or $1 million for stupid reasons, but when you start scratching 9 figure checks, you've GOT to be paying attention. Plus, Woods didn't make the decision by himself. His lawyers and managers and probably even his mom had to be in on it, and if it was a stupid decision, they would have made that abundantly clear to Woods.

The only things I can come up with are that: (a) what Elin knows would ruin Tiger's ability to ever get another endorsement, or might even get him kicked off the Tour or something drastic like that; and/or (b) what Elin knows might be so bad that a judge might take away Wood's ability to be a father to his kids.

I don't think Elin used the kids as hostages, threatening to move as far away as possible and never come back. I think Woods would certainly have the resources to fight that. Hell, that fight would cost waaaaay less than $750 million.

U 4got 1: STD

If Tiger handled his life like he handles golf, he wouldn't be in this mess. He should thank his lucky stars he didn't wind up like Magic.

Here's Tiger on Anthony Galea;

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/07/01/2010-07-01_tiger_reveals_galea_tale.html

Graycap23 said:

RodeoSchro said:

Yeah, I'm guessing too. I can see an idiot paying off $100K or $1 million for stupid reasons, but when you start scratching 9 figure checks, you've GOT to be paying attention. Plus, Woods didn't make the decision by himself. His lawyers and managers and probably even his mom had to be in on it, and if it was a stupid decision, they would have made that abundantly clear to Woods.

The only things I can come up with are that: (a) what Elin knows would ruin Tiger's ability to ever get another endorsement, or might even get him kicked off the Tour or something drastic like that; and/or (b) what Elin knows might be so bad that a judge might take away Wood's ability to be a father to his kids.

I don't think Elin used the kids as hostages, threatening to move as far away as possible and never come back. I think Woods would certainly have the resources to fight that. Hell, that fight would cost waaaaay less than $750 million.

U 4got 1: STD

Oh yeah. That's probably on the list of things that if Elin divulged, would cost Tiger a bunch of money.

uPtoWnNY said:

If Tiger handled his life like he handles golf, he wouldn't be in this mess. He should thank his lucky stars he didn't wind up like Magic.

Here's Tiger on Anthony Galea;

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2010/07/01/2010-07-01_tiger_reveals_galea_tale.html

Hey, like Gray just said, maybe he did. Or at least has a basketfull of STDs.

Maybe he didn't fight it because he knows he was wrong - and it's the only way he can atone.

RodeoSchro said:

Graycap23 said:

Tiger's net worth probably is not $750m so how is he going 2 give that much up in a settelment?

How many putts did she make? This is complete nonsense but he is so smart that I can see him agreeing 2 such a deal.

Who knows? The payments may not all be in cash - Tiger may be giving up stock or ownership rights in things that have the ability to appreciate over time. And/or, Tiger may have agreed to pay out this money over 20 years, or something like that. Maybe Elin gets $250 million now, and $25 million a year for 20 years.

So what if she didn't make any putts? Remember - this is a DEAL. A DEAL that Tiger Woods is agreeing to of his own volition. No judge has imposed this on him - Tiger, and only Tiger, decided that whatever he's getting from Elin in return (silence) is worth $750 million.

Just shows how filthy rich this guy is that he thinks it's worth $750 million and probably doesn't lose any sleep over it.

Whether or not it's an agreement doesn't matter to me. It's unlikely Tiger just offered her this amount of money. She probably demanded more and then they cut a nice deal. That's what makes it wrong IMO.