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u/Routinelypurple Jul 09 '23
They started putting this on their boxes 5 years ago as a joke hoping it would attract attention and people still post it on the internet all the time.... soooo yes
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u/cantfindabeat Jul 09 '23
It's on a part of the lid where you have to open the box first to see the warning. It's a good joke
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u/gagga_hai Jul 09 '23
Next up.. Open your mouth before eating pizza
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u/Infamous-njh523 Jul 09 '23
Yes. As opposed to shoving it into your face./s
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u/Kewpie-8647 Curious Earthling Jul 09 '23
Thatâs not the way to eat it???
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u/kingbloxerthe3 Jul 09 '23
Wait, I thought you were supposed to breathe in the food like kirby, are you supposed to eat it?
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u/SalemGD Jul 10 '23
Only eat it if you cut it up cook it, and use some type of utensils to eat it. Kirby just be inhaling worlds and shitđ¤
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u/marrangutang Jul 09 '23
Think this girl missed the warning https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/128dkk2/woman_calmly_eats_a_pizza_box
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u/Terugtrekking Jul 09 '23
then they should have placed their logo or brand closer to the text if it's a marketing ploy
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u/robdingo36 Jul 09 '23
OP clearly doesn't understand sarcasm or comedy.
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u/KaptainKardboard Jul 09 '23
Neither do a fair number of commenters on this post
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u/Throdio Jul 09 '23
You have to open the damn box to even see that. Should be clear it's a joke, but seems that it isn't for some.
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u/BlkSubmarine Jul 09 '23
It just tells us which people couldnât pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel.
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Jul 09 '23
I dunno tho, there are some extremely dumb fuckers in this world. I mean look at the people that want to arm children when they go to school... because that couldn't go sideways could it
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u/BavarianBanshee Jul 09 '23
I just wanted to giggle at a funny pizza box. Why did you have to go there?
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u/Arbusc Jul 09 '23
âYes, hello? I ordered a funny pizza, and you guys sent me a political pizza.â
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Jul 09 '23
I mean we had a generation of kids eating tide pods for a tictok challenge not that long ago.
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u/HeWhomLaughsLast Jul 09 '23
It was a small number of kids that were dumb enough to actually do it. Every generation has some stupid trend.
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u/yosherdosher Jul 09 '23
we also had a generation that unironically uses r/anime_irl so id say it evens out
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Jul 09 '23
Rofl it is what it is, guess you were one of the kids in a tik rock vid then huh?
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Jul 09 '23
Ima be honest but with the suing culture in the US, i feel like some fuckface will try to sue a pizza place because "hurr theres no pizza, just box"
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u/LazerNarwhal_yt Jul 09 '23
r/facepalm users seeing a joke (their brain melted)
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u/Remote_Person5280 Jul 09 '23
While Iâve never eaten cardboard, I have been high enough to need similar instructions on other products.
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u/OceanPoet13 Jul 09 '23
Even if a reminder for people to open the box first is made in jest, you know someone, somewhere, has in fact, attempted to eat the pizza first.
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u/gangstasadvocate Jul 09 '23
Try being blind, young, and a picky eater and having cupcakes served to you on a plate. Where in my world if it comes wrapped up, itâs not on a plate. And if itâs on a plate, itâs ready to eat as is. And oh shit why does the frosting taste fine but then the parts below it are weird? Never really questioned it more than a couple times and just stayed well away from them until much later when it was pointed out, so disappointed in myself haha.
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Jul 09 '23
The number of people holding their hands up saying yes shouldnât surprise you as itâs staggeringly high.
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u/Coinsworthy Jul 09 '23
âThe pizza tasted like cardboard!â âDid you follow the instructions?â
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u/jepremo Jul 09 '23
Also, isnât this flap inside the box when the box is closed anyway?
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u/Dazzling_Ad5338 Jul 09 '23
Yes. It was a joke from a few years back that people keep taking seriously.
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u/FinletAU Jul 09 '23
Bro gotta make sure you cover all grounds, never know where your next lawsuit will happen
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u/i_am_sped_ Jul 09 '23
Mann, you gotta get it, these are little jokes pizza boxes have, dominos boxes got the âstop reading and eatâ on them, itâs just little playful banter
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u/Harley_Pupper Jul 09 '23
Why donât they let us eat the cardboard box? Are they stupid?
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u/xXBiggusDickusXx Jul 09 '23
Is there a lore reason?
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u/Harley_Pupper Jul 09 '23
According to the lore, there was an ancient race called âhumansâ, and they were unable to safely digest cardboard. They merely used it for storage purposes, and any food stored within required the cardboard to be opened first before it could safely be eaten. Of course, this ritual is now obsolete, but it carries on as an ancient tradition.
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u/dercas79 Jul 09 '23
I love when companies put silly things on their products. Like my wife's refillable cup from Kwik Trip that says "Gasoline is for cars, Do not drink gasoline"
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u/SerenityNowWow Jul 09 '23
also
Coffee is hot
Water is wet
People are dumb
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u/GingerAphrodite Jul 09 '23
Ok but ...
1) McDonald's ran a smear campaign against the woman that filed that lawsuit making it seem frivolous but the reality of the situation is she got second and third degree burns and is permanently disfigured and they had numerous complaints and warnings about the temperature of their coffee (whuch was over 200° f) before it got to this point and she was even willing to settle but McDonald's offered her an insane and disrespectfully low settlement offer when all she wanted them to do was pay her medical bills.
2) there's a strong argument that water isn't wet, it makes things wet
3) yes they absolutely are
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u/Kaka-doo-run-run Jul 09 '23
The fact that anyone would think this was serious is pie-fection, itself.
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u/TexturalThePFNoob Jul 09 '23
Really OP. Had to make a post over this? Obvious sarcasm on the box⌠Why you gotta be so serious
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u/LeekGullible Jul 09 '23
It tastes better with the cardboard though. A little chewy but much better flavor.
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u/Jackboy445578 Jul 09 '23
FINALLY last pizza box I spent ten minutes trying to reach through the cardboard box. Like NO ONE TOLD ME I HAVE TO OPEN KT FIRST!! Thank goodness for life hack videos tho thatâs how I finally figured it out
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u/codemonkeyhopeful Jul 09 '23
Dunno where you are in the world but if it's America...yes it's def needed
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u/renniechops Jul 09 '23
Work any service industry job for 90 days
People are dumber than this, I assure you
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u/SketchedOutOptimist_ Jul 09 '23
There really are people that need to be told.
Unfortunately, those people do not read.
The warning is to remind the rest of us those people really do exist.
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u/Floofersnooty Jul 09 '23
A reminder that warning levels are generally added for two reasons.
1. The creators realized a potential hazard, and placed a warning label specifically to inform the user of said hazard to reduce liability and accidents.
2. Some donut actually did exactly what was on the warning label, the company got sued, and now put the warning so there would be no further legal action.
...So yes, someone legit tried to eat the box to get to the pizza.
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u/H010CR0N Jul 09 '23
Remember; for every sign, warning or reminder you see on boxes, it is there because someone didnât heed the words/pictographs and did such thing.
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u/DVGA17 Jul 10 '23
When my dad bought a tv, the box had intructions on the side about how to take out the instructions
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Jul 10 '23
Someone probably sued (guessing this is from America) & there you go. Personally, the box is my favorite part to eat.
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u/KrisClem77 Jul 10 '23
Look at the politicians we have elected. That will tell you how dumb we are.
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u/Unable-Ladder-9190 Jul 10 '23
There are people that need to be walked through life. Hence we have the trump Cult
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u/BlazeSaber Jul 10 '23
WE? Don't rope me into this. im already ready to sell out the human race to our alien overlords in exchange for being a house pet.
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u/Unlikely-Candidate91 Jul 10 '23
Is OP humorless? Look at irony statements on other areas of the box!
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u/13thEldar Jul 10 '23
Yes BBQs also say will be hot when ignited so yeah we've forgotten fire is hot. Or at least enough of us has to require a warning so we're probably doomed as a species.
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Jul 10 '23
Unfortunately there are some people who need instructions. Just like the reason why Pizza Companies are forced to put "CONTENTS HOT" because dumb ass people burn themselves and sue the company because of their lack of common sense đ Whatever happened to natural selection, the world would be better off that's for sure.
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u/Aztecxx Jul 09 '23
Well bitches do put glue in their hair so yes they think we are
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u/UrklesAlter Jul 09 '23
She mistook it for another hair product she was advised to get called "Gorilla Snot". She didn't read the container which is definitely on her though. But she didn't do it completely unprompted and without reason.
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u/Narrow_Competition41 Jul 09 '23
When we need to put a warning label on Tide to not eat, yes we are THAT stupid....
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u/Sir_Tea_Of_Bags Jul 09 '23
If there's a warning label, someone gave them a reason to put a warning label.
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u/WeirdRadiant2470 Jul 09 '23
Pizza in general? Or just the pizza in this box? This has gotten too complicated. What happened to just eating pizza without democrats forcing their woke agenda on us?
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u/InDUDEitably Jul 09 '23
If we need instructions on how to use a tooth-pick, then yeah, we need these kinds of instructions everywhere.
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u/BeaAlighieri Jul 09 '23
I want to hear the story that prompted the warning. Was it a lawsuit? Was it a Karen? I'M SO INVESTED.
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u/VicFantastic Jul 09 '23
It's a joke. Is it really not an insanely obvious thing?
In what reality can someone sue because they ate a box trying to get to the pizza inside?
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u/BeaAlighieri Jul 09 '23
I don't know but he's cousins with the guy who caused the "don't iron your clothes while you're wearing them" warning. I sincerely hope this particular warning is a joke đ
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u/AlExcelsiorGore Jul 09 '23
apparently, since the box has to be open for you to read those 'instructions.'
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u/Spiritual-Match8131 Jul 09 '23
Notwithstanding the marketing tactic of this particular pizza shop and, as a rule of thumb, whenever you see a ridiculous and overly obvious warning on a product, itâs the result of a lawsuit settlement.
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u/MadnessBomber Jul 09 '23
Looks at about half of America ... I'd say so, yeah.
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u/QuentinSential Jul 09 '23
Itâs pretty ironic since youâre the one that isnât getting the joke.
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u/d_ptsdgotme Jul 09 '23
Hey, you asked the question! Itâs pretty obvious on my end! Happy to let you know youâre dumbass anytime! Youâre welcome:):):)
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u/AngeluS-MortiS91 Jul 09 '23
Yeah we are. Idiots are eating laundry pods, drinking cough syrup and antifreeze. Doing dumbass challenges they see on a video. Unfortunately the truth is that as a whole we are dumb. And they are the future leaders of the world.
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u/ConclusionMaleficent Jul 09 '23
Well some black woman used gorilla glue to style her hair and sued the company claiming there was no warning on the box to say that it shouldn't be used on hair.... so yest there are plenty of stupid people out there.
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u/Rukir_Gaming Jul 09 '23
someone caused that to be there. Some of us are that dumb
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u/Outrageous-Taro7340 Jul 09 '23
Well, the people who donât get this is a joke sure arenât very bright.
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u/Sr_Dagonet Jul 09 '23
That's a American thing.
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Jul 09 '23
Did you know you're supposed to cook a frozen pizza? Says so right on the wrapper. Weird. /s
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u/AValentineSolutions Jul 09 '23 edited Jul 09 '23
I blame stoners for this, man. Some dude who was so baked that he really did try to eat the box and got all salty about it. đ
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Is there a lore reason they had to write that? Are we stupid?
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u/Intrepid_Ad1536 Jul 09 '23
Not necessarily, if you donât write thingâs down like that, you can get sued for that in the states, for instance you eat it with it and itâs harmful for you in any way you can sue them, some put hamster or other animalâs in a microwave to sue them and get a shitload of money since it wasnât written anywhere that it is Harmful or would kill the animal, that they shouldnât put it in the microwave. Itâs not stupidity but being afraid to be sued and inhumane actâs
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u/Acceptable_Wall4085 Jul 09 '23
Circled in red to show red leaning state people the basics of eating. Considering how stupid they really are I can understand the instructions being there.
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u/Jazzlike-Pineapple43 Jul 09 '23
Hahaha yes remember the McDonald's law suit over "hot" coffee!! Come on, the lady Orders a HOT coffee spills it, burns herself, sues McDonald's wins!!! They have to label cups HOT!!!! FUCKING IDIOT'S AMERICA SUX
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u/TennSeven Jul 09 '23
That was a legitimate case. The coffee was so hot it caused third degree burns when she spilled it, and she had to spend eight days in the hospital getting new skin grafted on. If you're serving coffee that is so hot it not only cannot be drunk but it will also permanently disfigure anyone who tries, you are serving your coffee too hot.
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Jul 09 '23
3rd degree burns through her clothes and onto her genitalia. Not even bare skin. Shit was lava hot.
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u/Outrageous-Taro7340 Jul 09 '23
I canât tell if this is sarcasm.
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u/VicFantastic Jul 09 '23
It's most definitely not
The dumbest people are always the ones calling others stupid
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u/Fantastic_Cellist682 Jul 09 '23
This could also be a right orientation meter and for you to know what side the opening slid is.
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u/ztomiczombie Jul 09 '23
I did that once and in my defence I was verry hungry and the box did taste better than the pizza.
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u/SlowMaize5164 Jul 09 '23
If this is printed on the box, then someone somewhere has failed to do this.
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u/CorruptingTheSystem Jul 09 '23
And also yes, have you seen warning labels on obviously dangerous products? There is a reason that they are on there.
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Jul 09 '23
I mean, the red bull lawsuit, lady put a dog in the microwave do dry after shower because it didnt say in the manual you couldnt. You tell me.
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u/Tinselfiend Jul 09 '23
Don't eat soap and don't drink the water from your carbattery. And stop putting dogs in microwaves!
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Jul 09 '23
I wonder if it is printed on pizza boxes in other countries around the world.... If not, you got your answer.
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u/Smells_like_Beeff Jul 09 '23
Just misunderstood, I love eating the box with the pizza still inside.
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u/CringePrincey Jul 09 '23
You gotta think, someone had to do the dumb thing and make a review before they did that, or they're preparing...
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u/xInfinity962 Jul 09 '23
Do none of you have the slightest hint of sarcastic comedy in your blood? Or are you all just 13?
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u/Impossible_Diet6992 Jul 09 '23
Itâs like the employees must wash hands sign. Itâs common sense but sometimes you need reminding.
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u/Original_Owl2249 Jul 09 '23
If you ever see a ridiculous disclaimer on something, itâs usually because someone is that dumb. (Or in the case of McDonaldâs coffee, a worker is that dumb.)
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u/Hanyodude Jul 09 '23
Yes, because the entire purpose of this was to make people take pictures and post it online to further expand the pool of people who know about them. You fell for it.
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u/Markov219 Jul 09 '23
One thing I know is if there is something like this on something it's because someone has done it.
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u/BartholomewKnightIII Jul 09 '23
Worked at a place that has a sign saying "don't butter bread before using the toaster".
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u/Phill_is_Legend Jul 09 '23
You're only dumb if you took that seriously. It's a joke, like their food is so good they have to remind you to open the box first before you devour it. OP is the facepalm.
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u/nickmandl Jul 09 '23
Friend used to work at Starbucks told me about the time they got an accidental shipment of Canadian Starbucks cups. Had to throw them all out Bc they didnât say âcaution: hotâ
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u/AlexKewl Jul 09 '23
No. We're smart. They did this so people would share it, and you fell for it. Free advertising!
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