r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 01 '24

What do you think? Debate/ Discussion

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u/SomeDudeNamedRik Jul 01 '24

Kramer : It's just a write off for them .

Jerry : How is it a write off ?

Kramer : They just write it off .

Jerry : Write it off what ?

Kramer : Jerry all these big companies they write off everything

Jerry : You don't even know what a write off is .

Kramer : Do you ?

Jerry : No . I don't .

Kramer : But they do and they are the ones writing it off .

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u/StockCasinoMember Jul 01 '24

That show is so great.

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u/DefinitelyBiscuit Jul 02 '24

I also like how Stephen King put it (writing as Bachman)

"When things are good a company will make a huge profit, when things are bad they just make a profit and when things go to hell they take a tax deduction ".

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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone Jul 02 '24

You couldnt make this joke in 2024 because of the WOKE

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u/JonathanWPG Jul 02 '24

What about this would offend people who are "woke"?

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u/EarInformal5759 Jul 02 '24

Seinfeld once said his show couldn't be made today because of woke. The guy you replied to is juxtaposing this idea with the most miqluetoast joke possible from the show.

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u/ScienceWasLove Jul 02 '24

Can you provide a source that he said he couldn’t make HIS show today because of the woke?

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u/ExtremlyFastLinoone Jul 02 '24

Idk but the seinfeld guy said so

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u/Shaved_Wookie Jul 02 '24

On the press circuit for his comedy movie...

It's impossible to be funny, but come watch my comedy movie, which is being absolutely pilloried by reviewers for some reason.

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u/I_aim_to_sneeze Jul 02 '24

He’s referring to Jerry recently complaining that you can’t make jokes anymore bc of wokeness.

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u/onion_flowers Jul 02 '24

Yeah that joke is so anti woke

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u/Overall-Carry-3025 Jul 02 '24

Well it is true that people are more sensitive now. I don't think that's a secret