• grte@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    If I had half a billion dollars I can promise you I would be spending zero seconds of the rest of my life screwing in door hinges.

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      13 hours ago

      I can imagine the genie thinking “Bwahaha I tricked you!” and then getting increasingly frustrated that I never fix a door hinge again even though I didn’t notice the trick wording.

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        9 hours ago

        Right? It’s like… let’s see. I have half a billion dollars. I just noticed my door hinge isn’t working correctly. Do I

        A. Attempt to fix it, requiring maybe a trip to the hardware store, but at the minimum some time and effort
        B. Ask my assistant to call someone and go back to playing video games

        I know what I’d do.