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"No one but Smith knows the full details of his trip... no journalists raced to confirm the details of his story." So is this a true story? It just rings false
by chasing 12y ago
"No one but Smith knows the full details of his trip... no journalists raced to confirm the details of his story."
So is this a true story? It just rings false to me. Down to their last dime. Exec swooshes off to Vegas and wins enough money to keep the company afloat for a week. Just one week, which was literally enough to make the difference between life or death for FedEx?
- Afforess 12y agoWhy wouldn't it be true? $5000 was as useless as $0 would be, as they needed $24000 to cover fuel expenses for the next week. So if he lost the gamble, there would be no change in ultimate outcome.
- culled 12y agoIt sounds like a tall tale. It's possible that it's also true but it's got all the hallmarks of a good fictional story and that makes it seem false.
- frogpelt 12y agoSounds like he took a loan from his family but wanted it to sound more sensational.
- outrightfree 12y agoOr maybe he did a Walter White.