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Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispensers (www.popsci.com)

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[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 65 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Came here to post this lol

You didn’t think they actually spent ten thousand dollars for a hammer and thirty thousand for a toilet seat, did you?

[–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What’s the reference?

[–] kindernacht@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Independence Day (1996)

They just walked in to the underground lab beneath Area 51. The president was curious how it was paid for.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What kindernacht said.

Judd Hirsch plays Jeff Goldblum's character's dad, who has low tolerance for bullshit lol

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm so fucking glad I'm not the only one who IMMEDIATELY thought of that guy saying that line

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

There's a bunch of us it seems 😂