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[–] Maven 76 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I feel like a large majority of the hate towards grampa Joe is just hating the poor for being poor. The man is 80, he retired when his job shut down 20 years prior (when he was 60). Why would you expect an 80 year old man to be actively working? He's 80! Let him be retired!

The bad guy isn't the old man who retired cuz he got laid off, it's the billionaire chocolate mogal who replaced his workforce with slave labor causing thousands to go without a job.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

Hey, it's not all bad. Charlie's dad got to work as Toothbrush Machine inspector (whilst the rest of the entire toothbrush workforce were laid off)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I feel like a large majority of the hate towards grampa Joe is just jokes.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

From my memory, he started out using the illegal immigrants. He didn't replace normal workers, although you can argue those jobs would have gone to the "right" workers.

:p

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

He could sing and dance and jump out of bed when he won a free trip but he laid in bed and made his grandson take care of him before that. Joe was a dick.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I kinda want a Grandpa Joe movie starring David Spade. There's a bit of a physical resemblance these days, and there's so much weird stuff going on with Grandpa Joe in the movie that you could have a pretty full movie without Charlie, Wonka, or the chocolate factory.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

It would probably resemble Breaking Bad in a lot of ways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree with everything except using David Spade. This is clearly a role meant for Martin Short

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But David Spade looks like him. I know what you mean about Martin Short's vivacity though, he'd be a fine Wonka, whose idea was it to cast Chalamet

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

dude why do you hate David Spade? Fuck Grandpa Joe

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

why do you hate David Spade?

I thought we were supposed to. Isn't that half his characters?

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

That’s true but Grandpa Joe is maybe a step too far

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

What if the character was canonically an 80 year old Joe Dirt?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

This is what it feels like to be on disability even if you never go to the chocolate factory 😆

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

He would have got out of bed sooner if the floor wasn't so cold

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] possiblylinux127 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can't do that! Its disgusting

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Hey! Old men need love too! ... They just gotta pay.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Better hope that golden ticket comes with a golden parachute.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Disability benefits are not "insurance".

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Perhaps not every disability benefit is, but Social Security Disability Insurance and State Disability Insurance certainly are.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We're taking about the U.K.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

We are? Charlie uses a dollar to buy the chocolate bar with the golden ticket. Also, who mentioned insurance? You are the first person to bring it up, saying it's not insurance... Okay it's not insurance but nobody said it was

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Also, since Brexit, the U.K. uses dollars.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Also, since Brexit, the U.K. uses dollars

Lmao what no they don't, they use the pound sterling, which they also used before brexit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

A disability caused by work activity would be covered by worker's comp insurance.

Edit: in California all employees pay into state disability insurance. In the event they become disabled they could receive disability benefits from SDI. If someone were to claim to be disabled it would be disability fraud. Why are we even having this discussion and who cares?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The insurance would lead to a payout that funds an annuity.

If one’s insurance buys a new car, that doesn’t make the car insurance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Terminal Lucidity