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Comment by projektfu

6 years ago

You have to make giant, sweeping mistakes a part of your career or personality. Rush Limbaugh lost one tangential job, but is still influential and wealthy.

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dilandau  6 years ago

Or make a private joke to your friend about a dongle.

  • projektfu  6 years ago

    Did that work out well for him in the end?

    • dilandau  6 years ago

      No I would not say it did. Being publicly shamed, kicked out of a conference, fired, and having your name posted all over the place are the kinds of things that tend to stay with you. Remember, we're talking about a stupid dick joke between friends.

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  • blaser-waffle  6 years ago

    explain

    • ls612  6 years ago

      Several years ago two guys (who iirc were friends and there together) were at some industry conference and one whispered to the other a suggestive joke about dongles. A woman (who I believe was a complete stranger to both of them) was sitting a few rows back and heard them and posted on Twitter how these guys were horrible misogynists and etc and got the Twitter mob to attack them.