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AZLD4Candidate

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29. When something you personally own is almost the size of two football field
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 05:58 PM
Mar 2022

and costs more than a lot of businesses make as profit each year, you have too much.

I wonder how many vodka and cocaine fueled orgies he had on his floating midlife crisis with souldead celebrities, dignitaries, and potentates. Unreal.

So, what do they do with it now? intrepidity Mar 2022 #1
They should give the proceeds to Ukraine Bev54 Mar 2022 #3
Sell it and give the money to Ukraine to rebuild. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #4
This!👆 SheltieLover Mar 2022 #14
Yes... Deuce Mar 2022 #45
+1 K&R onetexan Mar 2022 #62
+2 . iluvtennis Mar 2022 #74
Turn it into a hotel and give the profits to Ukraine orphans. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author The Figment Mar 2022 #26
Germany isn't poor... The Figment Mar 2022 #27
I question if Sea Shepherd would want any "spoils of war" KS Toronado Mar 2022 #49
+1000 Peregrine Took Mar 2022 #75
It could be used to provide housing AmBlue Mar 2022 #31
Recycle it please. Brainfodder Mar 2022 #32
Paint it grey, add a couple of 5 inch guns bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #36
A 512 footer is as big as a Destroyer, ... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2022 #46
No no...it could be a Trojan Horse yacht. Sail into some Russian port, all the swells would FailureToCommunicate Mar 2022 #77
Or you could bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #91
Load it up with Wildfire... ECL213 Mar 2022 #37
A GOT fan padah513 Mar 2022 #72
Sink it! machoneman Mar 2022 #40
Scuttle it...Russian Oliogarch Vessel...Go Fxxk Yourself! (n/t) Moostache Mar 2022 #57
Keep it for the Bundesmarine COL Mustard Mar 2022 #79
Sink it and send the video to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov Ray Bruns Mar 2022 #100
What a shame FakeNoose Mar 2022 #2
And an obscenity. nt Disaffected Mar 2022 #13
It's a beautiful boat IMHO COL Mustard Mar 2022 #80
Yeah, it's a nice looking ship alright. Disaffected Mar 2022 #88
Greenpeace could use it! StClone Mar 2022 #101
I bet it wastes a lot of gas - or fuel - whatever you call it. They should first outfit it with Maraya1969 Mar 2022 #92
Not enough surface area available. Disaffected Mar 2022 #93
When something you personally own is almost the size of two football field AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #29
This confiscation is a good thing. Codifer Mar 2022 #41
Ever seen the Wolf of Wallstreet? LiberatedUSA Mar 2022 #65
My invitaion must have gotten lost in the mail COL Mustard Mar 2022 #81
A crew of 96? PatSeg Mar 2022 #76
Agreed. That's no mere yacht; it's a small cruise ship. nt crickets Mar 2022 #90
Yes, that's what I thought PatSeg Mar 2022 #96
A crew of 96? I guess you never get to have that quiet evening on the water Victor_c3 Mar 2022 #5
Ummm... why would oligarchs care about being seen pooping with the door open? LBJ didn't. nt albacore Mar 2022 #10
As long as you don't COL Mustard Mar 2022 #82
Can it be repurposed for refugees? RockCreek Mar 2022 #6
I think it could. Convert all available space to bunks, dining, medical facilities. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #11
But leave a lot of amenities for them to enjoy, too! RockCreek Mar 2022 #17
Use it to deliver weapons/ammo/medicals to the Ukrainian forces. lastlib Mar 2022 #20
Pump the fuel out and scuttle it in the North Sea. Chainfire Mar 2022 #7
Please don't do that to the ecosystem! RockCreek Mar 2022 #18
It would make a good artificial reef. They sink ships around here for that purpose. ;) Chainfire Mar 2022 #21
All great points! n/t RockCreek Mar 2022 #30
Yes. These people will just assume that they'll get their toys back later. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #47
Let them petition Neptune for their toys. Chainfire Mar 2022 #48
Yessss! Grab the "Dildo" -er- "Dilbar" !!! lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #8
Sell it. Rebuild Ukraine. JasonMain Mar 2022 #9
Nobody deserves I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2022 #12
THIS!!! leftieNanner Mar 2022 #19
We'd just be selling it to another asshole. Only assholes can afford such obscenity. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #25
The Russian oligarchs sure love their yachts. I wonder why? Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #16
well, they can park them in international waters, and be safe from arrest. lastlib Mar 2022 #22
The world has let them get away with their crimes for too long. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #33
Bingo. colorado_ufo Mar 2022 #34
Checkout Ft launderdale fescuerescue Mar 2022 #73
A friend took me for a ride in his small boat among those yachts in Fort Lauderdale Walleye Mar 2022 #84
Status symbol for the very wealthy. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #85
Many are compensating for something COL Mustard Mar 2022 #83
I know, what could it be? :) Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #86
Something about COL Mustard Mar 2022 #89
I think it sounds right. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #95
$600M on a boat. Obscene. AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #23
Russian mob oath... nt Justice matters. Mar 2022 #28
Bezos didn't seem to think so. Chainfire Mar 2022 #35
House a bunch of refugees on it. 2naSalit Mar 2022 #24
Nearly 16,000 tonnes... k0rs Mar 2022 #38
Take it into the Atlantic BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #39
Turn it into a vacation liner and donate all profits to Ukraine aeromanKC Mar 2022 #42
Sell it and give money to Ukraine. House refugees on the boat. AllyCat Mar 2022 #43
"I'm gonna need a bigger boat." Marcuse Mar 2022 #44
Manchin's "yacht' just is not. Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #87
Really belongs to Putin. Texaswitchy Mar 2022 #50
Good point. moonscape Mar 2022 #53
Tear it apart and distribute the parts wherever they can be used. Raven123 Mar 2022 #51
I had the same thought. Distruction is wasteful and selling it whole risky. housecat Mar 2022 #66
I'm sorry but $600 million for a boat? hamsterjill Mar 2022 #52
I would have loved to see Alisher Usmanov's facial expression Alwaysna Mar 2022 #54
Usmanov's background... AntiFascist Mar 2022 #55
"Plastics." Kid Berwyn Mar 2022 #97
How many homeless can they house in that luxury liner? n/t aggiesal Mar 2022 #56
Putin moved his floating palace out of German waters 10 days ago. NT SayItLoud Mar 2022 #58
Give it to Greenpeace! Ziggysmom Mar 2022 #59
use it as a homeless shelter . AllaN01Bear Mar 2022 #60
what is the legal reason for seizing oligarchs' possessions? SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #61
If you don't have his and hers helicopter pads Danascot Mar 2022 #63
512 feet damn! Most US Navy guided missile destroyers are not even that long. Emile Mar 2022 #64
I'm sure good use can be made of it The Unmitigated Gall Mar 2022 #67
Put it on eBay and I'll bid a dollar. ZonkerHarris Mar 2022 #68
Set it up to house Ukrainian refugees. L. Coyote Mar 2022 #69
There are going to be lots and lots of expensive toys in the secondary market going forward. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2022 #70
Yay! A little bit of good news. Crunchy Frog Mar 2022 #71
I can't imagine what a $600 million yacht would do COL Mustard Mar 2022 #78
They should tell Usmanov Danascot Mar 2022 #94
Convert it to a dockside hospital for the benefit of people attacked NCjack Mar 2022 #98
Indeed. I vote for Hospital ship. Seinan Sensei Mar 2022 #99
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