• Soyweiser
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    8 months ago

    People found a trick for the EU to get round the tariffs.

    The Vatican was excluded from the tariff list and Italy is at the 20% EU rate. I hope some scheming cardinal sees the opportunity here.

    italians are about to invent a form of corruption so lucrative it will destroy the global economy

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      8 months ago

      The Vatican, now using shipping containers as diplomatic pouches.

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        8 months ago

        Come on dream bigger. This container ship is my diplomatic pouch. Ever Given declared act of god and sainted.

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          8 months ago

          If a container ship ever arrives or departs the landlocked Vatican City, that is some credible evidence of an act of God.

          inb4 the Papal State peacefully annexes parts of Fiumicino and Civitavecchia

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            8 months ago

            “now you might’ve thought rome had bad traffic before, but I guess you haven’t been here since the vatican bought the Ever Green…”

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              8 months ago

              Furiously drafting the Tibermax specification.