This is literally a civilization trade offer
"I offer: 2 meat. You give me: space-age technology I don't know yet."
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
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Just don't try to add a fucking embassy to the deal. Never happening
You have insulted me and my people with this offer 😡 (unless you add 3 gold/turn)
Ok that's kinda hilarious
Bartering is back on the menu bois
Meh, 3/10 sanctions avoidance payment
Doesn't even come close to the 15/10 Russia war fleet to Pepsi "payment"
Are you referencing something or is this satire?
In the 90s Pepsi had a contest with prizes and as a joke they advertised that they were gonna give a winner a real jet fighter
That's a different story. This one is about that time Russia/USSR paid pepsi with old military equipment to get around sanctions. I think they couldn't actually receive it because they're not allowed to have that but it's a funny story regardless. I think someone already posted the link
It was old equipment, so pretty much just scrap value.
Gross 🤢🤢🤢
Why is it gross?
Why is it gross?
I guess because beef spoils easily, and many of us don't find the bribe givers and takers in our lives to be the most conscientious people we know.
There's a good chance it's fine for everyone involved, but also a good chance that it's not.
It will all be flash frozen and shipped to China.
Yay corrupt beef
Similar to when yugoslavia bought some jets or something from the US and paid using hams and tools