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[–] ZeroCool@piefed.ca 102 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh no... I hope this doesn't jeopardize the annual FIFA Peace Prize that was totally going to happen next year and wasn't just some one-off openly corrupt bullshit meant to stroke the ego of a senile narcissist.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Its pronounced: FIFA Piece (of Shit) Prize

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If I was taking over FIFA today and trying to fix its status as being perhaps the most famous example of corruption in the world today, I would actually give out the phoney baloney peace prize a few more times before stopping.

That way, you wouldn't have the only recipient ever be one who started many wars the next year. And you could say that you plan on giving out five or ten more prizes to try to atone for giant "mistake" with the first one.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd retroactively take the other one back, make a big deal about how trump is one of the least peaceful people, then not give it out again.

Having a fake award that was only made only to stroke your ego, removed very publicly, has to suck a lot more than receiving it in the first place.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you're taking it back, you know what would be amazing? Take back the one Trump got and give it to somebody else.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Give it to Obama, lol. Not that he deserves it, but it would be the ultimate middle finger.

Give it to him five years straight. Lol. Even if he doesn't ever come to collect. Just keep announcing it on stage.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Nah I'd make a statement that FIFA has never had such a prize and if one had been given out it was worthless.

Remember FIFA got it's world cup in the USA and trump is out in 2 years there's no need for them to bow down anymore.

[–] SilverCode@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And give it to random people, not anyone note worthy. Like, team up with McDonalds to run a competition to win a FIFA peace prize or something.

Buy a Big Mac Meal and you qualify to enter the draw for your own FIFA Peace Prize.

[–] ZeroCool@piefed.ca 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Given how much McDonald's Trump eats, odds are he'd still win it under those rules.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

It'd be like that rich kid who's daddy owned the factory in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...but with Big Macs.

Except he'd be doing it with tax dollars.