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Man that's something that would stick with you forever. Ugh, not recognizing opportunities in their infancy always scares me.
by rfnslyr 13y ago
Man that's something that would stick with you forever. Ugh, not recognizing opportunities in their infancy always scares me.
- AlexDanger 13y agoOr, to flip this on its head - remember this tale the next time you miss out on a job to 'the other guy'. Perhaps it will be a trigger for your own personal Onion moment.
- mikeash 13y agoPersonally, I think he should feel great. There's no guarantee he would have done something so remarkable if he had been the one to lose the job, but he indirectly helped get The Onion started this way.
- jmadsen 13y agoThat's the attitude! Personally, I just think it's an interesting story I bore people with at cocktail parties. I think people who are inclined to "start the Onion" tend to do so anyway; he may have done it on the side, or in a slightly different manner, but he would have done something similar. I don't think I really had any direct affect on his life's fate or karma