U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from service members

Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by rbanffy on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:17PM (#34429622)

I don't think my English vocabulary extends enough to properly describe the surreal mix of stupefaction and disgust this very concept creates on me.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by Overtonwindow on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:44PM (#34430078)

May I Suggest "cluster fuck".

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by thedaly on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:47PM (#34430108)

"Fucked" is another option. The US wastes so much money on the military, but that all gets funneled to contractors and the enlisted soldiers get fucked.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by alex_suzuki on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @12:52PM (#34430193)

or SNAFU? Situation normal - all f**ed up

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by grecy on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @03:01PM (#34432212)

Just off the Alaska Highway in BC there are two lakes right next to each other, officially named "SNAFU" and "TARFU" by the military back in the day when they built the road. They're great places to camp and canoe.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by jslql on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:48PM (#34431054)

Is this a reference to that one movie?

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by rbanffy on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @04:09PM (#34433106)

No. Doesn’t begin to describe it. Need something much stronger.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by dokem on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:02PM (#34430358)

Nah you just have to use words that we're "not allowed to say anymore". The crippling of our language is a feature designed to keep us from being able to voice our disgust and disapproval.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by sneak on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:22PM (#34430661)

Consider the fact that the US military fleeces taxpayers to the tune of Elon Musk's entire net worth every 10 weeks; I'm fine with consensually subsidizing that a bit from the incomes of those who explicitly opted in to participating in it.

They've actually double opted in: first to join up, and second to put money in the slot machine. Let them pay for it.

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Re:U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from se... by loser777 on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:52PM (#34431115)

"now ain't that some shit"

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