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[–] [email protected] 94 points 1 week ago

No one said the scam part was that the elixir didn't work.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Keanu Reeves has been tracking him for centuries.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago

Quite the scam length there.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Which himself named it”

Words good authoring there

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

back in the day news papers were like long tweets.

it cost extra for more words/characters.

so they remove/replace ones that didn't break context. 👈 like I did here. removed 8 words but preserved the idea.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But just saying “which he named” would be less characters and make more sense

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Maybe a post editor hastily deleted some words?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He obviously didn't sell the real stuff but used it for himself. Is there an equivalent to "don't get high on your own supply"? "Don't sell away what you need at bay"?

[–] jimmux 27 points 1 week ago

Don't tender the life extender?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is similar to an X-files's episode plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeeze_(The_X-Files)

Highly recommend it :)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I really loved the x files. From S1 to 6 it was one of the best shows in history.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Lmao, cost of doing business.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

There can be only one