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[–] [email protected] 94 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Keanu Reeves has been tracking him for centuries.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

Quite the scam length there.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Which himself named it”

Words good authoring there

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months 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 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Maybe a post editor hastily deleted some words?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months 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"?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

Don't tender the life extender?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months 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 2 months ago

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

[–] Darkassassin07 5 points 2 months ago

Lmao, cost of doing business.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

There can be only one