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return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

'Enron CEO' Hit With A Pie In The Face In New York

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'Enron CEO' Hit With A Pie In The Face In New York

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'Enron CEO' Hit With A Pie In The Face In New York | VIDEO
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Connor Gaydos, a man connected with a satirical project on the relaunch of the energy company Enron, was hit in the face with a pie in New York City on Thursday. A video of the moment surfaced where the 28-year-old is seen entering a building in New York City before a person threw a pie at his face. The video quickly went viral on social media., US News News - Times Now
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    Now this is vigilantism I can get behind.

    Although it would be funnier if they hadn’t pied themselves and had pied a real CEO.

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      Purely performative. Got it.

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      Are you expecting some local neceomancer to raise Ken Lay just for a practical joke? Because I was…

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        Oh you wouldn’t need to raise him from the dead. Just digging him up would be fine.

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    I bet he was pissed but when he got home he felt quite lucky that was all it was.

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    Note: not actually the energy company.

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    This is literally all publicity stunts.

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    The new Enron might be a satire on crypto but it’s more likely just another crypto grift

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    satirical project on the relaunch of the energy company Enron

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    Now do trump.

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      I thought presidents get shoes

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        It is tradition, after all

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      Ideally with something denser and faster than a pie.

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        For sure. I’d settle for the pie though since he’s apparently so afraid of it.

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    here https://youtu.be/nnhOtfYVgcw

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    Everything about this is lame.

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    Oh My God, Oh my fuckin Gawd. 😂🤣🤣😂

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    Homer Simpson dressed as Pie Man

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    Aw, lame. Thought it said “Pipe” and thought: yo?!

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    Ha ha funny

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