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Did they check to see if the disks actually had Windows 95 on them?

What if they actually were hiding drugs?

All I thought was those are definitely not windows 95. They probably did check the discs and found malware of whatever sort. I wouldn't be surprised if they're literally being used to install backdoors on legacy infrastructure systems that report back to China - crippling our infrastructure at a moments notice is a pretty strong weapon.

Or maybe it's not malicious but hey I'm just some random guy on the internet shit posting, I just like to think up spy novel stuff happening irl because it's fun.

Image is AI generated. The 'Chinese' characters aren't.

I'm revisiting this after learning about the community. I still think this was a really fun thread.

This is fake/satire or something else fictional. It got me.

So they didn't look at the contents of the discs? I didn't read a single paragraph confirming the contents match the labels. I wouldn't be so sure that Windows 95 is on the discs.

I was so confused. I couldn't find the story anywhere else. Then I couldn't find the publication or the writer. Then I read the community info. What's the Viral Magazine equivalent of "ate the onion?"

Were they for the GameCube? /s

I kinda want one. Would make for a cool coaster.

Stealing this for my Monster of the Week campaign, but I'm not sure if I should change it to Windows 11 or Windows ME so the players will know they're cursed CDs for the adventure hook.

They want it in a million for legal fees and a lesson taught to anyone who would get in their way, the bastards.

We are literally stealing food out of the Waltons' mouths!

Neh-vay-duh, in case you were wondering.

Ahhh, TY - might've been helpful to use the word "magazine" or some other obvious indicator in the community name. Now I feel like I just ate the onion.

I hear ya.

Question is, how much does Wallfart value their public image, only to get upset about some stupid guinea pigs?

If it were me, I'd start the bargaining chip at $10 million, let them try to talk me down to $1 million, and hope I'd ultimately cash out around $5 million.

Don't get me wrong, I'd ultimately be happy enough with $1 million, but you gotta start the bargaining bid high, and hope you get more than you ultimately expected..

Check the comm.'s community description (sidebar, on desktop).

So many questions. How could he afford to buy the land on that income, let alone build the house? Does it have a full set of functioning utilities (i.e. water, electric, heat, etc.)? If not, how does he meet those needs? Just how many guinea pigs does he sell in a typical month? etc., etc.

I get where you're coming from, but I'd advice against doing that. I'm not giving legal advice, IANAL and all that.

If you make an offer to sell, then it may be seen as a money grab. Even if you didnt even ask for an unreasonable amount. If on the other hand, you made a comment like, I can't afford to give it up, it's my only option financially for a home, then maybe Walmart would make an offer instead.

I'm not saying that Walmart would be right in trying to kick you out, but they could easily throw your entire life earnings, daily, at fucking you over legally. So I'd be stepping real carefully.

That's exactly how this will end, token litigation to try to bankrupt him and a settlement worth more than the property and home.

Exactly. How much is your branding worth? If they aren't willing to put some money up, they need to shut up about it.

If I was him, I'd be like..

'Hey Walmart, you want me to move, you want my land and all? Sure, that'll be $10 million, how badly do you want the land?'

What branding? Blue cheaper target? Having a single checkout employee while there’s a line of 50 waiting for self check out? Invading my privacy by checking my property after I’ve already paid? Coming into communities and pricing out all other avenues of community shopping til they close down and all that’s left is a single blue target for an entire community? That branding?

Oh no! Not traffic flow and branding! The horror!!!

Well if it is it's not fucking working goddamnit. Think I can get a refund?

The rest was classified

I worked nights at a local Walmart once. In the first week I saw multiple drug addicts using in the store, a violent mentally ill woman yelling at her shopping cart because it dropped her frozen carrots, and a man openly masturbating in the women's underwear section.

Wish I'd had the presence of mind to make myself some armor.