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[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 112 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Perhaps they should sell off some of the tons and tons of gold stuff they have.

[–] Yodan@lemm.ee 41 points 5 days ago (4 children)

There's a whole crypt of nicely dressed absolutely dead people who most certainly don't need to be wearing rubies and gold and diamonds all over their bones.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 41 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That needle must have a pretty big eye

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

No, just microscopic camels.

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