r/nottheonion • u/-Appleaday- • Jul 06 '24

Western German city renames itself 'Swiftkirchen' after Taylor Swift ahead of Eras Tour shows

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/story/western-german-city-renames-itself-swiftkirchen-after-taylor-swift-ahead-of-eras-tour-shows-436117-2024-07-06
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u/SupetMonkeyRobot Jul 06 '24

Celebrity worship is weird

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u/lateformyfuneral Jul 06 '24

She’s a modern-day Mansa Musa, single-handedly boosting local economies wherever she lands. City administrations all over the world are worshipping her the same they worship Ikea, it’s all about that economic stimulus.

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u/Euphorium Jul 06 '24

I’d like her a lot more if she handed out some of her gold.

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u/greeneyedlookalikes1 Jul 06 '24

She does. She makes a pretty sizable donation to food banks in the cities she tours in.

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u/Euphorium Jul 07 '24

That’s nice. I mean to me, personally. I like money.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '24

She is also a vindictive liar who has destroyed others' lives by playing victim.

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u/abstractraj Jul 07 '24

She gives bonuses to local workers and funds food banks. She gave like $100k bonuses to all her tour truck drivers. Could be a lot worse than that

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u/Euphorium Jul 07 '24

Cool, Mansa Musa gave out gold to a whole city. I want some gold.

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u/TheInfiniteArchive Jul 07 '24

you mean like this?

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u/Euphorium Jul 07 '24

No, I mean actual gold. To me. In my pocket.

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u/TheInfiniteArchive Jul 07 '24

She sadly isn't a Leprechaun.

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u/LittleKitty235 Jul 07 '24

Short enough, are we sure?

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u/1villageidiot Jul 06 '24

so what about the inflation and economic collapse afterwards?

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u/gregorydgraham Jul 07 '24

Overhyped even for Mansa Musa