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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 13 points 8 hours ago

Anon is already rich in extra chromosomes.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 17 points 12 hours ago

As long as the clerk hasn't seen Guys and Dolls it should be fine.

One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to show you a brand-new deck of cards on which the seal is not yet broken. Then this guy is going to offer to bet you that he can make the jack of spades jump out of this brand-new deck of cards and squirt cider in your ear. But, son, do not accept this bet, because as sure as you stand there, you're going to wind up with an ear full of cider.

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 25 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It isn't sustainable. No clerk will take the bet more than once. Also, the clerk doesn't have to take the bet to interpret it as bribery and call the cops on you. In addition, there's the risk of the clerk simply not honoring the bet.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 hours ago

How would it be bribery? If you're not over 21 you give them money and have to leave?

[–] Redjard@reddthat.com 2 points 5 hours ago

How is it related to bribery?

[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 53 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

$100 is not enough to have to interact with US cops.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 1 hour ago

It is if he's black

[–] derry@midwest.social 6 points 3 hours ago

End step is missing, get shot by cops

[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 44 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Are identity cards not used in the USA?

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 38 points 15 hours ago

They are, normally a driver’s license. This doesn’t seem to have much connection to reality. Most places have a policy that if you look under 30 they ask for your ID. Unless the ID looks fake that’s all they do.

[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 9 points 12 hours ago

Mine says "McLovin"

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

They are but some clerks are extra suspicious. When I was 24 (coincidentally!) I thought I definitely looked 20-something, but I walked into a liquor store and tried to buy some vodka and the clerk took my real, legitimate ID, squinted at it, accused me of not being the person depicted on the ID, held it under the UV light that reveals the marks that are supposed to make it hard to counterfeit, squinted at it some more, took it in the back and started making a phone call...

I thought she was going to call the cops on me, but eventually she came back and sold me the booze.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 hour ago

My wife is a short, soft spoken woman in her 30s and people still refuse to sell her scratch offs because they think she's too young.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 13 points 14 hours ago

Ok, so which alley did you buy the ID in and what type of animal fur was the dealer wearing?

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 36 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Remember that infinite money "glitch" that was going around on social media a year or two back? This is as stupid as that.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 27 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Where people were gas lit into committing check fraud?

[–] osanna@thebrainbin.org 24 points 15 hours ago

yup. some even went to prison i believe. it was often not even small amounts. i saw one dude who committed cheque fraud in the amount of $200K.

here's a tangentially related link https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gzp7y8e7vo

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 15 hours ago

Even at 16 I would have understood that I can't force that clerk to accept such a bet and that clerks will probably recognize me after a few times of doing that in the same place.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Hmm... I don't believe you are honest, because of this ID thing... BUT I am willing to bet honest money in good faith, including paying out for this... Yeah, rock star, good luck finding that mark outside of the mirror.