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Filthy vs Stinking Rich

I've heard both these phrases used, and am wondering which should be the official one on this page. Looking at the origins of filthy rich and stinking rich, one finds that they have different origins, and uses:

  • filthy -> got rich by dishonorable means
  • stinking -> so rich that you would be buried in an above-ground mausoleum and hence start to smell

These both seem equally appropriate in a game where you can either be nice, or a backstabbing swindling dirtbag. However, the fact that dead characters reside in graves lends slight favor to "filthy". Thoughts? --AileTheAlien 17:26, 16 April 2011 (UTC)