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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Somehow it makes no sense, regardless how you order it. "Drink Their's - USE OURS!"

Any idea of the nationality of the tag? Three letters, three digits could be Belgium, but then the blue EU flag with the "B" would be missing.

[–] Frenchys_prospecting@aussie.zone 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Foster's plastic industries.

It's in Melbourne Australia. The truck is unregistered and I still have no idea what the sign means. I posted this to the same sub on Reddit 5 or so years ago. Lol

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Foster's Lager is advertised as "Australian for Beer" in the US and other places, if FPI makes plastic cups this could mean drink Foster's (beer) in a Foster's (plastic) cup.

[–] y0din@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Australian license plate according to chatgpt, the product could be water, it makes sense in an "use theirs" "drink ours" way, but I'm just guessing here

edit: drink theirs, use ours also makes sense if it's non drinkable water.. but again, just guessing

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand what this is supposed to mean...

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 4 hours ago