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[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 28 points 9 months ago (3 children)

If you've ever lived in a rural area, this isn't even remotely onion level weird.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I was thinking the same. I knew a Burger King like this. Perhaps surprisingly, it was one of the cleaner, more well-maintained BKs I've visited.

[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If you're doing some real illegal stuff, you don't want an inspection just because you didn't keep your frier up to spec

[–] dan@upvote.au 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's something I see a lot on Cops (the TV show). They pull someone over because one of their brake lights is out or they went through a stop sign or something like that, and it turns out they have drugs in the car or a warrant for their arrest or something similar. It seems like some of them would get away with it if they didn't give police any reason to pull them over.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Most criminals aren't very intelligent.

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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 9 months ago

Well, they're the ones on COPS.

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Jf2540@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Exactly, one crime at a time, baby!

[–] HornyOnMain@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ah, I see they sold Adderall

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago
[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Rural? Ha! I live in a medium city, suburbs’ish, and 30 years ago I could go through the taco bell drive thru to get weed. This isn’t a new idea.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Same. I grew up in Fort Worth and used to buy weed and LSD at the burger king drive thru. The manager was the dealer and we had code words for stuff. Whopper with extra lettuce was weed obviously. He'd ask, "how many?" to define the amount. For the acid we would say, "make sure the order is correct, I'm not making 2 (3,4,etc..) trips back here.".

Those were good times. Plus the dude was born with no right hand and we had all went to school together and had tons of great nick names for him like, "the one handed bandit" or, "the one handed hash slinger" or my favorite, "the handy man". Before you think I'm an ass he's the one who gave himself these names.

The best thing was watching him weigh out a bag with a postal scale and roll it up all with one hand. For a dude with half the amount of usual hands he was incredibly handy. You had to hand it to him.

Also when you left he would stick out his arm and say give me some nub. You know, instead of a fist bump.

[–] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 months ago

Lol the handy man

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 9 months ago

It is shit like this that made the Thieves' Cant.

[–] spizzat2@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is this a secret menu item? Do I ask for combo #420 or something?

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Just need to know the wrong people.

[–] mx_smith@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I used get my weed from the sonic.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I remember that our KFC got busted by selling because the code was for "an extra biscuit". I was like "who doesn't order extra biscuits?!" Dumbest code word ever.

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Code should have been an extra large side of green beans. No one ate that nasty mush of canned green beans.

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I used to work at a major fast food restaurant with a drive-thru. My coworker sold weed through that drive-thru.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

My stepfather knew a guy who delivered pizzas and the people who wanted him to deliver weed with the pizza requested him specifically. Dude made enough as a pizza delivery guy that he was able to buy a hella fancy sports car. Tbh, the idea was gold and I'm happy he was successful lol.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

This is pedantic but it annoys me every time I hear someone say it, let alone see it in writing: amphetamine can be plural; methamphetamine never is. Meth is an amphetamine, technically a substituted amphetamine, one of several such amphetamines.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)
[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Would you like the Large MethDouble combo or just the meth?

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'll take 2 methamphetamine please

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No no, you misunderstand. I am trying get some narcotic. As one does.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's what a narc would say! Pinky promise you ain't a cop so I know you're good?!?!?

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

If I was a cop I would have to ~~shoot~~ tell you. I promise, we good. Now, are you going to sell said illicit drug for money?

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

You are articulating more like a shroom user

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Okay but you're probably going to want more.

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Goddammit I've been buying meth wrong all these years!

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry, what's the action you want corrected?

I don't want to look like a idiot if I ever buy no no drugs.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Please trust me when I say that buying meth, if you never have, is dumber than anything I was talking about.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

That said, the fine folk distributing meth aren't exactly the shiniest crystals in the batch.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hot eats

Cool treats

Now let’s dig a hole in the yard

[–] AnonWyo@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago

"Cool treats"

It's not called Ice for nothin'...

[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (8 children)

i mean just leave them be

what, are people gonna just stop doing meth because the cops made it slightly harder to get?

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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like something straight outta Florida Man.
But it being Tejas is close enough.

[–] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Don't you dare compare Texas to Florida! We're nowhere near their levels of crazy.

[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

That location is always out of straws.

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