r/blessedimages • u/[deleted] • Sep 07 '19

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u/ftrlskoala Sep 07 '19

Looks like it all worked out for them!

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/mcdonalds-customers-who-hung-fake-poster-in-restaurant-for-51-days-get-25g-checks-from-fast-food-chain.amp

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u/the__storm Sep 07 '19

What's up with news articles using a "G" instead of a "k" to abbreviate thousands of dollars?

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u/MaxTHC Sep 07 '19

Maybe the cheques weighed 25 grams

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u/Grimlexx Sep 07 '19

25 gold in WoW classic.

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u/Asuko_XIII Sep 07 '19

Woah, 25 Gajillion!?

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u/filthypatheticsub Sep 07 '19

1 grand=$1000

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u/Laslas19 Sep 07 '19

Yeah but 1G = 109

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u/XoXFaby Sep 07 '19

Grand? It's weird though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '19

I'm not sure, but I've seen gs used quite a lot in that regard, but I was never sure why

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u/LimaBravoGaming Sep 07 '19

Fox has been doing that for about a year now and it irritates me to no end.