Father of Thirty Says “Give Me a Break”

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[Sub-Driver]

Father of Thirty Says “Give Me a Break” From the desk of Paul Belien on Sat, 2006-12-23 22:12

Serge Régnier (as some readers may remember) is a 47-year old Belgian with three wives and thirty children. In 1986 Régnier married Christine Wuest (who is now 38). They have fifteen children, between 19 years and 11 months old. A couple of years later, Christine’s homeless sister Karine Wuest (now 35 years old) came to live with the couple. Soon she fell in love with Serge. Christine consented in her husband taking her sister as a second wife. Serge and Karine have six children, between 10 years and 10 months old.

All that time, Serge had been meeting his former girlfriend Judith De Leenheer (now 38 years old). When Judith’s marriage broke up – which was not altogether surprising since all her children were Serge’s rather than her husband’s – Serge asked his two wives whether they would mind taking her in. They did not mind. Serge and Judith have nine children, between 18 years and 10 months old. They all live together in Serge’s house in Marcinelle, a town in Wallonia, the French-speaking South of Belgium.

The Belgians call Régnier, a stocky, balding man, the “Marcinelle bull.” Non-Belgians wonder perhaps how he provides for his large family. Here is the answer.

Régnier applied for and received the status of an invalid from Wallonia's generous welfare authorities. He consequently receives a welfare check of over €1,000 a month. His three wives are all unemployed. Hence, they each get €800 in unemployment benefits. On top of this the family receives €4,000 in child allowances. This makes a grand total of more than €7,400 a month ($9,700 or £4,960) – all of it provided by Belgium’s taxpayers.

[ThreePuttinDude]

OK, now it's more than the dreaded X

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Wish I could get paid $9,000 a month to sit home and screw around....

[Texas Eagle]

This makes a grand total of more than €7,400 a month ($9,700 or £4,960) – all of it provided by Belgium’s taxpayers.

This triggers a recurring thought I get about a way to destroy the entitlement mentality here in the US. Everyone should quit their jobs and get on unemployment, welfare, food stamps, Section 8 housing and every possible government handout available in an effort to cause the system to completely melt down.

Alas. I'm sure the odds of this ever happening are about as likely as ending Daylight Savings Time. Another recurring thought I get at least once a year.

[A knight without armor]

"Ten years ago Belgium was shocked by the paedophile murders of Marc Dutroux, another Walloon. Dutroux also lived in Marcinelle. He had installed dungeons in his cellar, where for many months he imprisoned little girls whom he had abducted, and kept them as his sex slaves. Dutroux raped and finally murdered them. He, too, had been recognized as an invalid. The welfare officers granted him, and his wife and accomplice Michelle Martin, to cash a monthly check of €2,000 in welfare benefits. The reason why Dutroux was granted invalid status was because he was said to have suffered psychological damage during a previous spell in prison (for raping underage girls and boys and torturing an elderly lady), which made it impossible for him to work for a living. I do not know why Serge Régnier is unable to work for a living, but it certainly is not a lack of virility."

Double and triple good grief.

[Sub-Driver]

yeah, I shook my head when I read this. what a statement isn't it?

[grey_whiskers]

For an invalid it reads as though he still has one good leg ....

DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING!

NO more calls please. We have a winner!

Full Disclosure: Sounds like he's having a menage a quatre occasionally?

Second Disclosure: ...and this brings to mind the famous quip from Groucho Marx to the mother of eight who said, "I love my husband." Groucho replied, "I love my cigar too, but I take it out once in awhile."

Cheers!

...oh, and Merry Christmas.

[grey_whiskers]

In 1986 Régnier married Christine Wuest (who is now 38). They have fifteen children, between 19 years and 11 months old. A couple of years later, Christine’s homeless sister Karine Wuest (now 35 years old) came to live with the couple. Soon she fell in love with Serge.

Do your Wuest.

Then her sister.

Ladies and Gentlemen: The previous announcement of a winner has been CANCELLED.

We now have a tie.

Martin_Fierro, please step forward.

Cheers!

...oh, and Merry Christmas!

[Quix]

And if these jokers are teaching each of their 30 kids to grow up and do likewise?

What is it about this joker . . . what do they see in him?

Charisma? Where is he hiding it? All of it in his pants?

Some whacked out notion of BELONGING to one BIG ?happy? family?

I suppose there might be some slight consolation if they're rabid religionists OTHER THAN MOSLEMS. Somebody needs to give the Jihadi's some competition in the bedroom. But sheesh! Trying to concentrate all the competition in all one family is more than a bit much.

Mind Boggling.

Must be some incredible callouses in strange places.

Doesn't sound like anything's wrong with his general VIGOR.

Should have a strong heart.

I'm trying hard to resist jokes about bowling . . .

Best leave this thread while I'm behind. Long live vasectomies. It's a wonder one of his wives hasn't woken up in a fit of PMS pique and Bobbitized him.

[mikrofon]

All that time, Serge had been meeting his former girlfriend Judith De Leenheer .... They all live together in Serge’s house in Marcinelle

Stamped on her person as a reminder to Serge when all four are "together"...

[Slings and Arrows]

What is it about this joker . . . what do they see in him?

When asked, Serge shrugged, licked his eyebrows, and said "Beats me."

[SWAMPSNIPER]

What do you think all those kids will do for a living, given the role models they are stuck with?

[Quix]

LOL.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Is he a Tinker? :-P

[dfwgator]

There was once an old woman
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many kids
Her uterus fell out....

[GlasstotheArson]

Hahaha. Gave me a good laugh, thank you sir.

Rather...um, interesting example to set for *ahem* thirty children. Demography anyone? Sheesh...

Hmm, and you'd think there'd be jealousy issues between all 3 of 'em.

*Shudders*

Merry Xmas everyone

[Slings and Arrows]

Is he a Tinker? :-P

If he was t'inking, he wouldn't have thirty kids.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

He certainly wasn't spending his time selling/stealing gates from the back of his Hi-Ace van!

[rzeznikj at stout]

"I think the wives need to get a Serge protector."

LOL

[Phsstpok]

My in-laws have retired to my wife's step mom's home in the Flemish northern part of Belgium. I guarantee you that the reaction from there will be "typical Walooons."

The two communities do NOT get along well.

[MinorityRepublican]

Actually this is a good idea. The government in Belgium should pay the native Europeans to bear children rather than the Muslims.

Especially with the low birth rate in Europe, we should see more guys like Serge who is able to reproduce in place of 30 Euroweenies.