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A con job to make money

podrock — 11/10/2021 12:29:55 AM (archived)

"Grifting" Small scale swindles. Profiting off peoples fears. Snake oil sales.

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Employees must wash hands before leaving rest room. - ER - 11/7/2021 2:29:21 PM
- What’s a grift ? - Sui - 11/10/2021 12:11:35 AM
  - Stumbled on this information - podrock - 11/19/2021 3:01:28 AM
  - A con job to make money - podrock - 11/10/2021 12:29:55 AM
    - The term "Con Man" comes from - podrock - 11/10/2021 12:46:51 AM
  - :) You must be from a civilized part of the world... - RL - 11/10/2021 12:27:03 AM
    - Thanks - Sui - 11/11/2021 4:57:06 AM
    - One of my favorite movies - podrock - 11/10/2021 12:34:53 AM
- Not only do these barbarians think they have the right to spread disease... - RL - 11/8/2021 1:22:47 AM
  - How about this piece of work? - podrock - 11/8/2021 7:05:00 PM
    - Tenpenny, but no cents - RL - 11/8/2021 11:51:19 PM
      - By the way, if you are not familiar with Bo Burnham... - RL - 11/9/2021 3:47:17 PM
        
        (Thanks RL, he's good) - podrock - 11/9/2021 10:55:48 PM
        
        "20,000 years of this, 7 more to go..." - RL - 11/10/2021 4:39:27 AM
      - It's a grift. - podrock - 11/9/2021 12:20:28 AM

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