Mozart was a Freemason, so why did he die so poor? Don't masons help...

[JVS]

each other out?

[JohnKleeb]

1. He sold their soup recipe

[jpgray]

2. Ha!

:thumbsup:

[JohnKleeb]

4. Thanks

Really I hear Masons are vengeful, so Mozart sold the soup recipe so he could buy some whatever made him laugh so hard, :shrug: I dont know, I last saw Amadeus in 10th grade history class.

[JVS]

6. Who told you masons are vengeful?

[JohnKleeb]

7. arent most secret societies vengeful?

I probably hallecuated it.

[Sporadicus]

3. Maybe He Didn't Ask for Help

If he had given the appearance of prosperity in public, maybe none of his Masonic brothers knew that he was in dire straits. :shrug:

[JVS]

5. You'd think they'd find out the burial plans at the funeral

and at least get the old boy a grave

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. Maybe because he was an obnoxious, insufferable bastard?

Great composer, but from everything I know about him an utter shit otherwise. I can imagine the scene now...

Mozart: "Will no-one help the widow's son?"

Mason hears him, responds: "What, you? Sod off, you miserable fuck. No-one can fucking stand you, you know. You're better off dying."

[JVS]

9. I thought that they had a process to screen out the insufferable bastards

You raise a good point, but it begs the question of how he was ever able to join a masonic lodge in the first place