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Transcription (of iMessage exchange): “Hi, is this Paul?

Who is this

This is Erica from the dentist's office. I got your number from your file

Pretty sure this violates Hippo but shoot your shot I guess

I'm not flirting with you. We have you on video stealing thousands of dollars of x-ray equipment”

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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 137 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I'm trying to figure out what X-ray equipment can be stolen that is worth only thousands of dollars. A case of those films you bite on when they x-ray your teeth?

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 154 points 10 months ago (6 children)

And why, if you have photographic evidence of grand theft, you’d text the person who stole with just “this is Erica from the dentist office.”

I have a feeling this internet person is making stuff up.

[–] grahamja@reddthat.com 77 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You Really Think Someone Would Do That? Just Go On the Internet and Tell Lies?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

And to think someone might post a comment on lemmy and capitalize every word! Nobody makes stuff up on the internet. Nobody capitalizes every word in a sentence. Sheeple will believe everything these days

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

She wants to make sure this criminal knows her name and number personally

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because she saw him on video and she thinks he's cute. And she also doesn't value her safety and privacy. It all checks out. This story is totally credible. /s

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

brazzers logo

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

But what about the hippopotamus?

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I could see that happening in a small town "please just return our equipment"

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Try that in a small town.

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[–] pigup@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

👁️👄👁️

[–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah this is real I was there

Trust me im a dentist

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

I can collaborate this story as well, I was the hippo.

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If something costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, it's also accurate to say it costs "thousands of dollars."

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[–] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Found the American who thinks healthcare does cost what he sees in the bill.

[–] rosymind@leminal.space 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I've worked in dental. Those machines are insanely expensive. This is one hand-held unit for sale just under 3k, down from just under 7k . That doesn't count the sensors, which are also crazy expensive.

https://universadent.com/product/nomad-pro-2/

Most offices have machines attached to the wall, which would be extremely difficult to steal. But a nomad is portable.

https://dentimax.com/x-ray-sensor-comparison/

Above is ONE sensor (most offices have at least 2) that costs around 7k. There are other neccessities as well, but I think you get the point

[–] neonred@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Well, to be fair a few k is not expensive for medical equipment which is not a mass market, needs certification and usually lasts decades. It's like no money.

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[–] aelwero@lemmy.world 61 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Alright, I'll be that guy... Hippo...

[–] lhamil64@programming.dev 59 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My guess is they tried to write "hippa" and it autocorrected, because it's "HIPAA"

[–] SobelOperator@reddthat.com 17 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Could also be short for Hippocratic oath?

[–] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No. He’s just really concerned about the hippo.

[–] _ONRYO_@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Wont someone think of the hippos

It's the oath to hold hippo law above all other laws

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

There are a few things I miss about reddit, like the HIPAA bot.

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[–] BeardedSingleMalt@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago (3 children)

He meant to say HIPAA. In sort, series a laws for patient protections which include looking at a patient's record to get their phone number for personal reason.

[–] aelwero@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah, it's funny and nobody had mentioned it, so I did ;)

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[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago (4 children)

That’s trump level defense - you can’t take me to court for stealing because that violates my Hippo rights

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[–] conorab@lemmy.conorab.com 42 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

steals funny glowing metal thing

Funny glowing metal thing:

radioactive cesium source Goiânia accident

[–] mwproductions@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

I'm sure I have a screwdriver around here somewhere...

[–] squid_slime@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Make em glow

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)
[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 34 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes… an artistic choice, I believe.

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Huh. I'm not convinced text message screenshots warrant any amount of artistic license.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even screenshots of fake conversations?!

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You mean to tell me this conversation is fake?? How am I supposed to believe anything I read on the internet now??

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's clearly photoshopped/fake af

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] gullible@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Looks like they are. I can tell from some of their words and from seeing quite a few critics in my time.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Perfectly clear on my end

::: spoiler Jk, that screenshot is no good :::

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

jsyk the spoiler isnt formatting for me. i think you need a title after spoiler

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Idk how it works but the spoiler thing is shit. Like there are multiple ways of making spoilers and some work on certain apps/instances and not in others... It's shit.

Theirs works fine to me on Sync

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

interesting. im on jerboa btw

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be honest i dont know what the hell happened there. The top and bottom are blurry???

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they were trying to go for a tilt-shift look on the message.

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[–] neonred@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Why should an employee witnessing a crime contact the thief? And even tell their name and send their phone number?

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 2 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah... that. FR though, how about dinner?

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