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		RunSet on May 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The fishy death of Red Lobster > The founder of Costco told a CEO who wanted to raise the prices on Costco's hot dogs: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/costco-founder-kill-hotdog...

prepend on May 2, 2024 [–]

I’m still waiting for a story 20 years from now when they finally raise the hotdog price and the old CEO is 90 and kills the CEO who raised the price.

Or maybe it’s not the CEO he threatened, but a new one.

selimthegrim on May 2, 2024 | [–]

This sounds like a pitch for a Timecop sequel.

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