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submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (2 children)

holds the most prestigious sporting events in the world

fanfare and advertising galore

too cheap to award actual gold medals

mfw 🙄

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not like you're gonna trade them for their material value.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That was my whole plan, though! I was gonna get good enough at something to go get a gold medal, and then hock it for that sweet sweet cash

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Best I can do is $20 and a Chipotle burrito

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

DEAL!

(Man this chump doesn't know food prices huh?!)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Sponsor deals you get for winning gold are much much much more though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Way back in the day they used to be real gold, but, you know, real gold isn't the most sturdy thing in the world.