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[–] ColonialSpore 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] robolemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s an old joke derived from American mafia movies where they’re demanding “protection” money from a business owner. They say stuff like “you got a real nice shop here… be a shame if something happened to it. If you pay me, my boys will make sure it doesn’t mysteriously burn down one night.”

[–] ColonialSpore 2 points 10 months ago

Ah. Yeah I'm slow. LOL