• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    "You know I'm thinking about the 2026 Dodge Behemoth armored personal carrier. Do ya know how we could make some extra money, honey?"

    "No. How?"

    "Don't get mad, k? Dakota could help out."

    "Tell me you're joking."

    "I guess ya missed it. President DeSantis held a press conference and he said he's 'liberating farming and making it free.' The Work Will Set You Free bill is gonna pass this week."

    "What do you want to do? Are you actually saying you want our six year-old to work out in the fields so you can buy that monster truck thing?"

    "It's not out in the fields. Shade is provided. It would be just 20 hours a week to get the discount. Dodge Farms is perfectly safe. Mostly. She's got really good manual dexterity. I bet she could be a really good cherry picker.."

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It'll probably be even worse after the really plum jobs that promise to be not about picking fruit are from kiddie creeping vampires collecting more victims. :libertarian-alert:

      • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        "So, were you listening to me? Understand this - I'll make it very simple - if you try to make her pick cherries - I'm leaving you and I'm taking her with me."

        "It was the 20 hours a week right? I know it's a lot of time. So I looked around and I found something even better! I.A.D. - that's Involuntary Adrenochrome Donator."