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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16879091

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[-] [email protected] 125 points 1 year ago

This is literally a civilization trade offer

"I offer: 2 meat. You give me: space-age technology I don't know yet."

[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Just don't try to add a fucking embassy to the deal. Never happening

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

You have insulted me and my people with this offer 😡 (unless you add 3 gold/turn)

[-] [email protected] 63 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

Bartering is back on the menu bois

[-] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

Meh, 3/10 sanctions avoidance payment

Doesn't even come close to the 15/10 Russia war fleet to Pepsi "payment"

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Are you referencing something or is this satire?

[-] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not what I expected. You're a rockstar for sharing!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In the 90s Pepsi had a contest with prizes and as a joke they advertised that they were gonna give a winner a real jet fighter

[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

That's a different story. This one is about that time Russia/USSR paid pepsi with old military equipment to get around sanctions. I think they couldn't actually receive it because they're not allowed to have that but it's a funny story regardless. I think someone already posted the link

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It was old equipment, so pretty much just scrap value.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[-] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Why is it gross?

I guess because beef spoils easily, and many of us don't find the bribe givers and takers in our lives to be the most conscientious people we know.

There's a good chance it's fine for everyone involved, but also a good chance that it's not.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It will all be flash frozen and shipped to China.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yay corrupt beef

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Similar to when yugoslavia bought some jets or something from the US and paid using hams and tools

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