That is a reminder that in this day and age, few companies stay dominant for more than a few years, let alone forever.

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But if most of these men and women waited for their friends to fix them up or for someone to approach them on the street, they'd most likely be alone forever.

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Even though the names Lay and Skilling are forever associated with scandal, they did not act alone.

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It is difficult enough to decode "OMG" (Oh my God) "BFF" (best friends forever) and "GTG" (got to go), let alone understand why it's funny to call something a "fail" (but not a "failure").

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