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[โ€“] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, They are stealing them to sell for scrap.

I was so hoping the "I have a bridge to sell you" joke was actually based on a real event,

[โ€“] Gamers_Mate@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

This post made me curious to search it myself.

Turns out there was a conman who repeated scammed people into thinking they bought the Brooklyn Bridge. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I_have_a_bridge_to_sell_you