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Old 06-20-2010, 08:47 AM   #1
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I guess that's where Chuck Palahniuk got this:

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Narrator: A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.
Business woman on plane: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents?
Narrator: You wouldn't believe.
Business woman on plane: Which car company do you work for?
Narrator: A major one.
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Old 06-23-2010, 05:54 PM   #2
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I guess that's where Chuck Palahniuk got this:
Actually, this scene keeps rolling in my head.
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