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'Enron CEO' Hit With A Pie In The Face In New York (www.timesnownews.com)
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[–] technocat@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

FYI, this appears to have been a satire bit.

[–] Sharpiemarker@startrek.website 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The satire was the Enron relaunch. The pie in the face of the CEO was genuine.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably a social media stunt for traffic, honestly. Literally no one else was there.

[–] onlooker@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what I'm thinking. Either that, or the pie thrower was someone who was affected by original Enron's bullshit way back when and wanted some kind of satisfaction.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I do wish it was that juicy. That fuckin 20 years in the making petty revenge. I'd check out early and happily if I got one of those opportunities.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago

Misread this as "pipe" and was smiling 😔

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 month ago

...the f*ck is 'US News News - Times Now'?..

[–] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 month ago

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him