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Discussion Thread 🐘 Tuesday 26 August 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago

Maybe we should send him $97-60 for an Uber home - via text message from a site in com.ru

Got one of these a while back purporting to be from my son to pay for taxi home. Given that he was in San Francisco at the time I should have leapt at the opportunity - cheapest fare home from there I've ever heard of.