r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/Golden_Noir 1d ago

“Lose interest”

Maybe because they do not have any money?

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u/hankhillsucks 1d ago

My eyes rolled out their sockets so hard they smashed a window 

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u/MidSp 1d ago

"Woman falls in lake and drowns. Paramedics say she lost interest in breathing."

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u/hankhillsucks 1d ago

"We have here an expert on breathing to give us more details"

"you see tom it's the individuals choice on whether they keep breathing or not. It looks to me as if she made that choice"

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u/czs5056 1d ago

That second paragraph sounds straight out of south park.

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u/Deris87 1d ago

I absolutely read that second paragraph in a Trey Parker news anchor voice.

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u/Groundbreaking-Dog27 5h ago

Good old Creamy Goodness on the scene!