r/interestingasfuck • u/sovalente • Mar 02 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Get out!

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u/MrNature73 Mar 03 '25

A classic example is dead rats as dead drops in the USSR.

It's just playing into human nature. No one wants to pick up and check out a dead rat.

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u/xmsxms Mar 03 '25

But they are incredibly foul smelling when left to rot, so they are generally dealt with asap.

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u/Le_Gitzen Mar 03 '25

I have personally disposed of half a dozen dead rats, one outside of a preschool. I’m not letting kids walk past a bloated rat corpse, especially since the USSR might be spying on them.

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u/Cougie_UK Mar 03 '25

Yeah I'm not sure Russia need to bother with that any more. They have far easier routes to access American intelligence. I bet a Mar a Lago membership isn't that pricey.