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[โ€“] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

holds the most prestigious sporting events in the world

fanfare and advertising galore

too cheap to award actual gold medals

mfw ๐Ÿ™„

[โ€“] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not like you're gonna trade them for their material value.

[โ€“] swab148@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That was my whole plan, though! I was gonna get good enough at something to go get a gold medal, and then hock it for that sweet sweet cash

[โ€“] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Best I can do is $20 and a Chipotle burrito

[โ€“] Asafum@feddit.nl 1 points 2 months ago

DEAL!

(Man this chump doesn't know food prices huh?!)

[โ€“] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Sponsor deals you get for winning gold are much much much more though.

Way back in the day they used to be real gold, but, you know, real gold isn't the most sturdy thing in the world.