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Originally Posted by Doctor Know
I was thinking the real life model for this cliche may have been the White Star Line managing director J. Bruce Ismay. He oversees the construction a ship (Titantic) without enough lifeboats, pressures the captain to have it beat the previous transatlantic speed record, and then slinks away in a lifeboat when disaster ensues. He didn't die along with a lot of his passengers and employees that night, but he did eventually lose directorship of the company.
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To be fair, the Titanic had more lifeboats than were required by law. And, naturally, after the disaster, the law was changed.
And I said it in another thread, but I'll say it again here--poor Raul Julia.
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