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[ryanwaggoner]

The plumber quote is likely ultimately based on this incident between Charles Steinmetz and Henry Ford:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charles-proteus-steinm...

One of my go-to stories when telling freelancers not to charge hourly :)

[gmarx → ryanwaggoner]

Thanks for the link. I thoroughly enjoyed that. I never thought about the character behind the name. heartwarming