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I think you weren't born yet for the hilarity of Y2K.
Riley
Riley
No, but I heard about it from my mom. My dad apparently filled buckets with water in case everything crashed.
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I knew people who bought barrels and barrels of flax seed etc...and thought there'd be no mail and no electricity. Seriously talking about how to cook on hot rocks.
Judge
Judge
Just think of all those diehard survivalists who use their bomb shelter as a wine cellar.

Just as "mutually assured destruction" translates into negotiating for something by not pulling the trigger.

In poker we call it a "bluff". There ya go. ;)
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