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Collimator

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3. It's nice to see. . .

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 06:27 PM

Jun 25

. . . insanely rich people being forced to realize that they cannot literally buy everyone and everything.

Remember the movie, The Glass Onion, where the smug billionaire antagonist was able to borrow the Mona Lisa?

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No, grazie: Bezos' billions can't buy his dream Italian wedding [View all] SARose Jun 25 OP

I lived and worked (as a musician in the opera house orchestra) for 7 years -- fierywoman Jun 25 #1

Thanks for the information not fooled Jun 25 #9

Grazie, grazie, grazie, grazie our like minded in Italy!!! Passages Jun 25 #2

It's nice to see. . . Collimator Jun 25 #3

I love that movie, from beginning to end Hekate Jun 25 #10

It's as if these thieving, evil capitalists Farmer-Rick Jun 26 #24

Non puoi affittare Venezia! Prairie Gates Jun 25 #4

Schadenfreude because Bezos Cha Jun 25 #5

I personally am littlemissmartypants Jun 25 #6

Thanks for that canetoad Jun 25 #7

Good Mz Pip Jun 25 #8

Well, he is just a wiener NJCher Jun 25 #12

Cue up Bella Ciao Bohunk68 Jun 25 #11

Thank you Venice. WOLFMAN87 Jun 25 #13

Is there a warehouse in the shipyard for the Feather Merchant of Venice? usonian Jun 25 #14

Venetians historically don't fuck around. Still don't. paleotn Jun 25 #15

I hear that several members of T💩p's family will be in attendance. OMGWTF Jun 25 #16

And this is the asshole who had to be forced into air conditioning one of his warehouse Marie Marie Jun 25 #17

She bought her "beauty"? Aristus Jun 25 #20

I see your point. That, unfortunately, is what exemplifies today's beauty standards. Marie Marie Jun 25 #21

+1 dalton99a Jun 26 #23

Fabulous Pushback from Folks Who Have Suffered Perhaps Even More Than We Have from The Roux Comes First Jun 25 #18

SARose............ Upthevibe Jun 25 #19

Me, too, Up SARose Jun 26 #22

Bravo, Venetians! Timeflyer Jun 26 #25

Wish I could rec this a jillion times. Heidi Jun 26 #26

Good VanceFan Jun 26 #27

It's not necessary to call her a whore. Heidi Jun 26 #29

Protestors Push Jeff Bezos Dummy, Clutching an Amazon Box and Fistfuls of Cash, Into Venice Canal amid Wedding Protests SARose Jun 26 #28

Bezos is one of others who would benefit from people losing their healthcare and other social services Deuxcents Jun 26 #30