Lo and behold, it actually turned out OK. That’s a decent effort.

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Candace Payne continues to reap the benefits of the (delightful) Facebook video she posted last month.

So far, it’s netted her about $500K worth of gifts and a gig signing paid autographs at a convention, which … whatever. Get money while you can. Throw out first pitches while you can. Just try not to let it destroy the rest of your life.

It’s high time for Chewbacca Mom to take her family and live on an island somewhere, before the Facebook equivalent of " the lottery curse " sets in. If she rides this out for a while longer, let’s hope it all ends as well as her pitch did.