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Amazon appears to be putting out offers to tons of companies right now. Forays into health care and now a large gaming vendor.


Jeff: "I need to to acquire everyone."

Amazon: "What do you mean everyone?"

Jeff: "EVEEERRRYYYOONNEEE"


The reality is even stranger:

https://www.geekwire.com/2014/jeff-bezos-octopus-breakfast/


That's a misrepresentation. Jeff was simply implying he liked the novelty of the acquisition.


If you haven’t seen Leon the professional, you definitely should


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TIL that Gary Oldman improvised his delivery of that line -- in this short clip[0], he says he was fooling around, doing it that way as a joke, and the director kept it:

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZfqez5qmuA

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Remember how that movie ended for Jeff, in this case...


Puts pinky finger to face while petting white cat


Wrong movie




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