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]]> http://independentsources.com/2005/12/30/1104/#comment-6587 Jack Welch Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:55:24 +0000 http://independentsources.com/2005/12/30/1104/#comment-6587 Barbie Dolls and Hot Wheels. I try to imagine the brainstorming sessions at a company that hasn't had a single good idea in forty years. Marketing Guy: "How about Rock'm Sock'm Robots that compete Ultimate Fighting style, in an octagon?" Production Guy: "No way. An eight-sided mold would freak out my plastics people in Ching Lee. Plus the robots aren't made to leave their feet." Marketing Guy: "Oh. Well, how about a Magic Eight Ball that answers in Ebonics, you know, giving answers like "word up," "fo' shizzle," and "nigga pleeze". Bousquette: "Let me think about it more once my consulting checks start rolling in. Pass the donuts." Barbie Dolls and Hot Wheels. I try to imagine the brainstorming sessions at a company that hasn’t had a single good idea in forty years. Marketing Guy: “How about Rock’m Sock’m Robots that compete Ultimate Fighting style, in an octagon?” Production Guy: “No way. An eight-sided mold would freak out my plastics people in Ching Lee. Plus the robots aren’t made to leave their feet.” Marketing Guy: “Oh. Well, how about a Magic Eight Ball that answers in Ebonics, you know, giving answers like “word up,” “fo’ shizzle,” and “nigga pleeze”. Bousquette: “Let me think about it more once my consulting checks start rolling in. Pass the donuts.”

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