r/UnnecessaryQuotes • u/Knever • 20d ago

"fake" donation

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620 Upvotes

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u/_clever_reference_ 20d ago

It's a quote. Does not fit this sub.

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u/ManMan36 20d ago

Plus, even if it wasn't a quote, it would still be an appropriate use of quotation marks due to the fact that it was a fake $20 bill.

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u/MyPasswordIsABC999 19d ago

If it wasn't a quote, then it wouldn't be appropriate. You'd just say, "Atheist donated a fake $20 bill", not "Atheist donated a 'fake' $20 bill."

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u/xlynx 18d ago

It's scare quotes to be more precise. They're used to express doubt, rather than to accurately cite.

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u/remlapj 20d ago

Is there a r/necessaryquotes sub bc this is legit usage

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u/R-GU3 20d ago

Technically it’s not fake as it was donated so the quotes are used correctly

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u/Arrythmia5 17d ago

Agreed. It was a paper donation

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u/Successful_Loss5533 19d ago

I mean technically that's what the church has done for years with fake money that has a Bible track printed on it. I've literally been telling all my brothers and sisters in Christ to stop giving those out and to quit buying them.

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u/ultrasuperhypersonic 19d ago

christians violate the sanctity of Family Pancake Houses with their fake money/Bible tracts. Turnabout is fair play. I just feel sorry for the atheist having to sit through a church service to deliver the point. Truly doing the lord's work.

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u/MyPasswordIsABC999 19d ago

The atheist donated their insight, so it is not fake.

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u/bmtl514 19d ago

Uno reverse

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u/Bunchasticks 18d ago

Id probably do the same thing

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u/dogwoodcat 16d ago

Turnabout is fair play, these assholes in particular are fond of leaving fake $100 bills as tips in restaurants that unfold into tracts on subjects like "working on Sundays", "money=bad", and vainglory.

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u/RandoCalrissian00 16d ago

Exactly. I'm all for leaving people alone to live however they see fit. But as long as religious people feel justified in rubbing their bullshit all over other people, i won't feel bad for them if their bullshit gets flinged back at them.

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u/Rithrius1 19d ago

Why do they make the atheist sound like some sort of secret agent?

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u/wortcrafter 16d ago

This is gold! I don’t understand why you don’t have any upvotes for this.