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It's 2026 and you can only take 1 cup to pay for rent. Which do you choose?
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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
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#2 · Quote Reply

I still choose the actual Holy Grail because it would literally be priceless.

But if people don't believe it's the real one, then I choose whichever is the most materially valuable. So probably the one with the most gold?

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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#3 · Quote Reply

I still choose the actual Holy Grail because it would literally be priceless. But if people don't believe it's the real one, then I choose whichever is the most materially valuable. So probably the one with the most gold?

There's an easy way to test, but it can only be done once

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TrackinDaKraken lemmy.world DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-26
#4 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'd take the one Indy picked, because as a movie prop, it's the most valuable. They're all fake, so the only value is in the movie lore.

EDIT: I was curious so I searched. It was auctioned in 2022, the estimate was $30K to $50K, so, yeah. I'd take that one.

https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/319/lot/88888/Lot-185-Indiana-Jones-And-The-Last-Crusade-1989-SFX-Holy-Grail

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whyNotSquirrel sh.itjust.works whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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#5 · Quote Reply

I'd take the one Indy picked, because as a movie prop, it's the most valuable. They're all fake, so the only value is in the movie lore. EDIT: I was curious so I searched. It was auctioned in 2022, the estimate was $30K to $50K, so, yeah. I'd take that one. https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/319/lot/88888/Lot-185-Indiana-Jones-And-The-Last-Crusade-1989-SFX-Holy-Grail

I don't remember which one it was so I'll fail 😅

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khannie lemmy.world khannie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#6 · Quote Reply

I don't remember which one it was so I'll fail 😅
Tap for spoiler

It was the wooden one

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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#7 · (edited) Quote Reply

I don't remember which one it was so I'll fail 😅

The cup of a carpenter of course!

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iamthetot piefed.ca iamthetot@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-01-08
#8 · Quote Reply

I still choose the actual Holy Grail because it would literally be priceless. But if people don't believe it's the real one, then I choose whichever is the most materially valuable. So probably the one with the most gold?

Priceless doesn't do me much good when my rent is very much quantifiable.

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
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#9 · Quote Reply

Priceless doesn't do me much good when my rent is very much quantifiable.

Priceless, not worthless.

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NachBarcelona piefed.social NachBarcelona@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-12-16
#10 · Quote Reply

The capped copper cup with the capers inside.

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iamthetot piefed.ca iamthetot@piefed.ca
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#11 · Quote Reply

Priceless, not worthless.

If it doesn't have a price, I cannot extract its worth for the purposes of paying my rent. Unless you're implying I pay my rent with the grail itself, which I don't think is a good deal.

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
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#12 · (edited) Quote Reply

If it doesn't have a price, I cannot extract its worth for the purposes of paying my rent. Unless you're implying I pay my rent with the grail itself, which I don't think is a good deal.

My dawg, priceless is a figure of speech. It doesn't mean you literally can't apply a price to it. Sell it for whatever you want if it's the Holy Grail.

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0ndead infosec.pub 0ndead@infosec.pub
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#13 · Quote Reply

That one

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GreenShimada lemmy.world GreenShimada@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-12-22
#14 · Quote Reply

I'd take the one Indy picked, because as a movie prop, it's the most valuable. They're all fake, so the only value is in the movie lore. EDIT: I was curious so I searched. It was auctioned in 2022, the estimate was $30K to $50K, so, yeah. I'd take that one. https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/319/lot/88888/Lot-185-Indiana-Jones-And-The-Last-Crusade-1989-SFX-Holy-Grail

"This looks like the work of a carpenter's son."

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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#15 · Quote Reply

If it doesn't have a price, I cannot extract its worth for the purposes of paying my rent. Unless you're implying I pay my rent with the grail itself, which I don't think is a good deal.

My dog in heaven, you could sell it for a priceless amount and then partition sections of the proceeds towards future rent.

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RobotToaster mander.xyz RobotToaster@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-09-13
#16 · Quote Reply

If it doesn't have a price, I cannot extract its worth for the purposes of paying my rent. Unless you're implying I pay my rent with the grail itself, which I don't think is a good deal.

Drinking out of it grants eternal youth, you don't sell it, you sell access to it.

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-02-17
#17 · Quote Reply

The capped copper cup with the capers inside.

you wouldn't go for the jewel-encrusted cornichons?

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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#18 · Quote Reply

That one

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tetris11 feddit.uk tetris11@feddit.uk
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#19 · Quote Reply

"This looks like the work of a carpenter's son."

The only one who could ever reach me
was the son of the carpenter.

Yes he was, yes he was

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OwOarchist pawb.social OwOarchist@pawb.social
Joined: 2026-02-13
#20 · Quote Reply

There's an easy way to test, but it can only be done once

Don't drink out of it.

Give it to your landlord as payment-in-kind for several months' worth of rent. Maybe your landlord will drink out of it.

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iamthetot piefed.ca iamthetot@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-01-08
#21 · Quote Reply

My dawg, priceless is a figure of speech. It doesn't mean you literally can't apply a price to it. Sell it for whatever you want if it's the Holy Grail.

My dawg, I was just being pedantic for comedic effect. Didn't land. 🤷

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AceFuzzLord lemmy.zip AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-19
#22 · Quote Reply

If they were actually real and not a movie prop, the one that looks like it has jewels in it. Perfect for popping them out, melting the thing, and selling it all for as much as I can.

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