I think these people were involved in the bailout valuation process.
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Truly, it is worth the three minutes to hear this debate about whether a .002 dollars is the same as .002 cents.
Customer service guy: “They’re both the same if, if you look at ‘em on paper-wise.”
Customer: “No, they’re not, actually.”
And later:
Customer service manager: “Well, I mean, it’s obviously a difference of opinion.”
Customer: “It’s not opinion.”
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Reminds me of a tollway sign in Dallas that, until recently, said the charge for using the tollway was “.50 cents.” Clearly, they meant for customers to pay 50 cents, not half a penny. The tollway authority finally changed the sign to read, “$0.50.” I’m still contemplating a class-action suit upon graduation to recover the 49.5 cents we all overpaid during the last several years.