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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

That's got to be one hell of a trip through airport security.

"Anything you'd like to declare?"

"Just a billion dollars in military hardware and some toothpaste."

"TACKLE THIS MAN, HE'S GOT TOOTHPASTE!!!"

Jokes aside I hope they put it to good use pushing Russia out of Ukraine.

[–] TokenBoomer 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

It's actually little to no actual money. It's a lot of expensive military equipment.

[–] Sylver 13 points 1 year ago

A small price to pay for helping a friend

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

In comparison, Iraq war costed to US about thousand times more.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what's the matter Fat American, you can't afford enough cheeseburgers to keep that ass fat enough for your fat wife

[–] TokenBoomer 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

yeah always thinking about that ass.. hey is that what it means to be a Boomer? being a selfish fatass?

[–] TokenBoomer 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You must be bored, how’s life where you are?

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

it's angry at people like you.. every day..

[–] TokenBoomer 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least you find joy in it. I’m just tired of how hot it is here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

there's no joy, son, and it lasts the rest of your hot days

[–] TokenBoomer 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell me about it. I’m collapse aware, and a doomer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

sure are negative aren't you.. maybe you're just a coward..

or are you just making sure cowards have representation.. sometimes i think that's what right wing radio is, right back to Rush.. somebody who just wants to make sure all the cowards out there don't feel so alone..

[–] TokenBoomer 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I pretend to be positive. Sorry if I’m bringing you down. Shit on Americans more, we deserve it. At least I can make another person happy 😃

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's okay, i know what you are

[–] TokenBoomer 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just an American destroying the world one cheeseburger at a time.

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

i'm more Irish than you are American

[–] TokenBoomer 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, we’re all mongrels here. I do like Irish beer though.

[–] TokenBoomer 3 points 1 year ago

At least you find joy in it. I’m just tired of how hot it is here.

[–] Nutteman 2 points 1 year ago

My enormous wife loves my gargantuan dumper just fine tyvm.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wish I could print $1B whenever I wanted to

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

You can. Just not USD. But sic_semper bucks - all the way!

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

Could probably get it in Venezuelan currency.

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

Yeah, check out my US1$B package!