• @[email protected]
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    775 days ago

    The watching the car protection racket is a very common thing in many countries in the world my friend. Just because it’s ridiculous doesn’t mean it’s not true.

    • @saltesc
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      5 days ago

      Nah, it’s the way it’s delivered, not the content.

      It’s got the same structure and style as those ones where some person is proud of their 10 month year old for looking at the TV and saying, “Go Trump!”

      A fragment of truth, with 99% of “I wish it went like this” spun in. The sardine becomes a tuna.

      Unless it’s true that someone will wash your car and go up against car thieves for $15 and say something like that. I guess it’s technically not…impossible. “Thank ya Miss Kenzie. Have a good day Miss Kenzie. God bless Miss Kenzie.”

      • @[email protected]
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        15 days ago

        some person is proud of their 10 month year old for looking at the TV and saying, “Go Trump!”

        And then there’s me. My 10yo says something like “I wish we could kick Trump out of office.” I don’t talk about politics at home, I merely answered his questions when he asked around election time (Who you voting for? Why not Trump? etc), but haven’t mentioned him since.

        I might be a little proud, but mostly because he remembered who the President is.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      15 days ago

      It resonates precisely because it sounds so believable.

      Incidentally, for all the “homeless people are shaking me down!” hate, what the story doesn’t have is the army of drunk frat bros or rival football hooligans who do all the damage.

      • @[email protected]
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        15 days ago

        If it was a homeless guy, there’d be like 2-3 cars w/ windows smashed in until they found one w/ money. If it was a “professional” thief, it would be a handful of cars w/ obvious valuables inside. So I’m thinking some kind of gang or group.

        • @UnderpantsWeevil
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          15 days ago

          It’s called a “fraternity” when you’re on a college campus.