Althouse: "But at least he did answer the question about what items he'd use to fight a customer to the death."

November 12, 2015

"But at least he did answer the question about what items he'd use to fight a customer to the death."

"I have to start with the Black Diamond Ice axe!! I think I would also go with crampons."

"He" = REI CEO Jerry Stritzke doing a Reddit "Ask Me Anything."

10 comments:

MadisonMan said...: They characterize it as having backfired. I'm not sure I'd agree with that. From the first paragraph:

He probably hoped to field questions about how awesome his company is.

No evidence is supplied that was what he hoped for.

This is another case of a journalist writing a story to suit their own biases.; 11/12/15, 3:19 PM
Mary Beth said...: Can we just talk about "Rampart"?

That was an AMA that backfired. This doesn't seem that bad.; 11/12/15, 3:28 PM
Humperdink said...: It reminds of a defendant going on the witness stand brimming with confidence, only to be shredded by the opposing attorney (maybe by a Black Diamond ice axe).; 11/12/15, 3:56 PM
rehajm said...: I'd go with the Shimano Dura-Ace/XTR CN-HG900 11-Speed Bike Chain, Giro Cipher Full Face Bike Helmet, Gerber Gator Golok Machete and Counter Assault Bear Deterrent Spray - 10.2 oz.; 11/12/15, 4:07 PM
campy said...: He probably hoped to field questions about how awesome [he] is.

AKA The Full Barack.; 11/12/15, 4:16 PM
JAORE said...: Too many people in power positions are over confident that because they can control that environment; because they have ascended to the heights; that the lower tier people who surround them sing their praises.... they can similarly control all other things.

Even halt the rising of the seas.; 11/12/15, 4:25 PM
The Godfather said...: The first mistake is to allow the underlings a platform. Hasn't he seen Downton Abbey or Upstairs Downstairs?

Or One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich?; 11/12/15, 5:02 PM
Skeptical Voter said...: I think the CEO had a point. It was an ice axe to the skull that did Trotsky in when the Stalinist apparatchiks came to get him in Mexico City. But if I had to face an ice axe wielded by a REI CEO, I might want a 9 mm Glock.; 11/12/15, 6:00 PM
Unknown said...: Back in my days of rock climbing for white supremacy Black Diamond had far & away the best equipment. Those days are long gone but the company still has the coolest t-shirts & catalogs.; 11/12/15, 7:48 PM
buwaya said...: It made me look at the ice axe. My wife is a "member" at REI.
Well done, as marketing.
I have been looking into home defense stuff, lacking a gun, the samurai sword being a bit long for the purpose, and being as the old teeth are not quite what they were.
Hanging an ice axe by the door seems a decent option. A bit eccentric maybe.; 11/13/15, 11:40 AM