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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Some drug traffickers use existing brands to "market" themselves.

Here's some Afghan heroin seized and destroyed by the international coalition on the Arabian Sea in 2021:

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Id ride in a bently, I wouldnt ride in a spacex or tesler

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's okay to use a hard A with teslers it's one of those slurs that never goes out of style

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i'm comparing the T word to the N word. i never said i was clever

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This one went over yer head hahaha

My elbows are up

Eh is prounced as "A"

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I NEVER SAID I WAS CLEVER wooosh

[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Any other company and I'd probably go yeah, the dealers did that, but I wholeheartedly believe Tesla has a cocaine manufacturing department.

[–] Hudell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

This one being fake doesn't prevent a real one from existing.

[–] 69420@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I only get that Johnny Chimpo branded stuff. It's Afghanistanimation!

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

I was about to say, who would ever brand their cocaine, whether it was actually SpaceX or some random cartel? I would get the "brand identification" argument at the end user stage, but marking your bulk shipment of drugs just seems dumb.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

i need to clean my glasses i thought i finally found the secret ingredient in my beaver brand mustard