Pwnallthethings: It's only bribery if you do it in front of a notary, shake hands with the special bribery handshake, and recite the words "this bribe of current market value $5000 or more is for a corrupt action you otherwise would not perform" and the official responds "thank you for your bribe for my corrupt act"

It's only bribery if you do it in front of a notary, shake hands with the special bribery handshake, and recite the words "this bribe of current market value $5000 or more is for a corrupt action you otherwise would not perform" and the official responds "thank you for your bribe for my corrupt act"

When you see a character say this exact speech in LEVERAGE:REDEMPTION next season please know it was written and shot two months ago, and we are not stealing it from you. Just want to avoid hard feelings.

lolol I look forward to it :) :)

Is here a lot of *swearing* in your writers' room? Along the lines of "how the fucking fuckity fucked fuck is this *not fiction*?!?!?!?!?!?"?

They're beyond shock most days, but there were a couple times this season.

I've been making the same joke but it also involves being on camera at the time, with each party turning toward the camera and saying some version of 'I am currently criming'

… also that bit.

So what I am hearing here is not only will I hear Pwn's amazing takes but there is a season 2!!

S3.

I got so excited I miscounted.

😅

Otherwise it's just a sparkling "Fuck you, little people."

Was the payment in a giant sack with a dollar sign on the outside? No? Boom, no bribery.

Menendez lawyers having emergency brainstorming session.

and only if it occurs in the Briberé region of France, otherwise it's just sparkling corruption

it has to be an official act, you left that part off. Also the check has to clear before the official act happens.

A rule that probably still ensnares Menendez

Everyone knows I just like collecting shiny things. That's why my friends give me gold bars

And even then it’s not a bribe if the check doesn’t clear until after the action.

Once we embrace teh blockchain, we can dispense with the notary

The notary will continue to exist until the heat death of the sun.

honestly? good. I like their little stamps and seals. Gives my papers that little jay nay say kwa of officiality

Plus: retirement job.

bsky.app/profile/bens...

Has any elected Democrat in a position of authority laid out an actual plan for dealing with the court other than "vote for us, and hopefully a few of them will die."? Given Republican willingness to block judicial nominees, this feels like running on "vote for us, and we might win the lottery."

@pwnallthethings.bsky.social only bribery if it comes from the Bribery region of France

… otherwise it’s just sparkling gratuity

As I understand, this is more or less the Talmudic formula for what is required in order for an alleged murder to warrant the death penalty.

Ten witnesses who do not contradict each other, and none of whom are contradicted by any other witness, probably wouldn't satisfy the mooks on the Supreme Court.

It's only bribery if you're taking money and rich gifts in exchange for your opinions... Oh, sorry, this joke is, like, five years old. Not even a joke any more. Well, I'll make a fresh joke. No, wait, I don't have one in me. Huh.

How is a reasonable person to know it’s bribery unless the man with the money wears a top hat and bowtie and comes floating into the room on an umbrella?

He appears to me in my dreams

points for consistency? 🤬

Otherwise it's just sparkling corruption

pretty sure you need a special sack with a large dollar sign on it

I've always wondered about this.....

Best descriptive of bribery E V E R. Thanks!

--and you both get a gold star if you say it in Latin.

I know it's not exactly the same, but I feel like we already accepted this when nothing was done about "take rooms in Trump's DC hotel for weeks at a % above the already high rates and we'll let the big guy know" for diplomats courting favor.

So with the latest update, it seems like you can agree beforehand, so long as the payment is after the act?

Counterpoint: even this is just a little grift.

subject to judicial discretion

"these parties are both clearly dishonest, and therefore we cannot trust that they intended to keep their side of the corrupt bargain, therefore, mens rea not shown, not guilty"

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