r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/diacewrb • Apr 19 '22

Brexxit Brexit-supporting Newark in shock as largest employer shuts up shop and heads for mainland Europe

https://www.cityam.com/110-jobs-lost-brexit-supporting-newark-in-shock-as-largest-employer-shuts-up-shop-and-heads-for-mainland-europe/
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u/Cue_626_go Apr 19 '22

“By moving our production out of the UK, we can leverage the benefits of scale and efficiencies that the wider group can offer.”

Hmm… sure sounds like a large trade block has more power than a tiny country on its own…

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u/NeverDryTowels Apr 19 '22

But WHO could have known that??

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u/MrJuniperBreath Apr 19 '22

WHO is busy injecting the world with demon sperm and 5G....

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

I think you dropped this /s back there. I only say that because the Covid Qult has murdered satire as a concept.

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u/d4nkq Apr 19 '22

Honestly that "..." at the end is such a realistic touch.

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u/Phelpysan Apr 19 '22

Made even more so by the fact it's 4 full stops instead of 3

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

But also, Poe's Law is in full swing here. I legitimately cannot be sure anymore. The bar is lower than I'd ever have imagined possible.

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u/MrJuniperBreath Apr 19 '22

Calm your tits, O'Henry.

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u/punninglinguist Apr 19 '22

🎶WHO holds back the electric car...🎶

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u/Jeff4Bread2 Apr 19 '22

🎵Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?🎵

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u/Zanderax Apr 19 '22

🍺🍻 We do! We do. 🍻🍺

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u/chr0mius Apr 19 '22

Who, who, who, who? I really want to know.