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  • fatal forecasts

    fatal forecasts

    original publish date: 21st May, 2010

    decades on …

    Commentary coming soon.

    transcript

    FTE #1: You know how you asked me to downplay the forecast to motivate the sales manager into taking action?

    FTE #2: Yes.

    FTE #1: He just dumped out the window.

    On-screen text: Accounts Dept.

    FTE #2: Sorry, my bad.

    Caption: Lying for effect is easy. Predicting what that effect will be is not.