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fishwax

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58. based on the fact that the "original" source is an anonymous website

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 10:05 AM

Sep 2025

They supposedly were posted on gowork.pl, an anonymous forum that anyone can join with any username they wish. And there were no apparent posts from those users prior to the alleged statements ... statements which, incidentally, seem calculated to foment public outrage. So I suppose it's theoretically possible that the CEO of a Polish company specializing, it seems, in construction materials chose, as his initial way of addressing the controversy, to post an obviously provocative message on an anonymous forum that he'd never posted on before, but the odds of that are ... very, very small.

The alleged response of the CEO read as very obvious satire to me. I wasn't surprised to see it spread rapidly across reddit (where I first encountered it), but in years past there would have been at least a little skepticism about it here at DU.

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CEO that snatched a hat from a child at the US open reponds: I'll sue anyone that insults me. [View all] Swede Aug 2025 OP

He'd Make A Good Republican Deep State Witch Aug 2025 #1

He probably voted for the fascist asshole that won the Poland elections recently. Initech Aug 2025 #16

He'd make a good obituary. aocommunalpunch Aug 2025 #21

True. These are classic "republicon family values" BoRaGard Aug 2025 #39

Loser BigMin28 Aug 2025 #2

Might be illegal to insult a public figure in Poland, but not here ... yet. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #3

Oh yeah? tavernier Sep 2025 #54

Giant baby says what? Hope22 Aug 2025 #4

C'mon Karma! buzzycrumbhunger Aug 2025 #5

He assume we would have done the same thing if we were there. JohnnyRingo Aug 2025 #6

He was just teaching that child a valuable lesson: Diraven Aug 2025 #7

The rich have always taken from the poor. Jacson6 Aug 2025 #8

King was a philospher all right. Swede Aug 2025 #9

i'll take that "legal liability" challenge: ret5hd Aug 2025 #10

That's an insult to banana slugs! mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #55

I think there's plenty of evidence to call you an asshole, sir. stumpysbear Aug 2025 #11

So the kid was not his son ? JI7 Aug 2025 #12

No. He snatched the hat right out of the child's hands. spooky3 Aug 2025 #30

I haven't seen the clip. He snatched it out of the child's hands? mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #57

It was iffy ForgedCrank Sep 2025 #61

shameless thief eShirl Aug 2025 #13

I am not sure Richard_GB Aug 2025 #14

" I'll sue anyone that insults me" identifies him as a loyal Trumphead. Ping Tung Aug 2025 #15

Piotr Szczerek: Renew Deal Aug 2025 #17

His wife's comment dalton99a Aug 2025 #18

Both these two are pieces of entitled shit. sakabatou Aug 2025 #19

She's right. The lesson is that there are terrible people in this world Renew Deal Aug 2025 #20

this statement, like the original attributed to the husband, is almost certainly fake fishwax Sep 2025 #51

Based on what evidence? niyad Sep 2025 #53

based on the fact that the "original" source is an anonymous website fishwax Sep 2025 #58

Thank you. I am not familiar with that website. His action, however, niyad Sep 2025 #60

Hey, "lady" Conjuay Sep 2025 #64

(translated) Brainfodder Sep 2025 #71

The corporate class is "feeling their oats" Maru Kitteh Aug 2025 #22

He is just begging to be insulted, what a creep. Bev54 Aug 2025 #23

Hey, Piotr Czczerek, YOU'RE A DICK! 2MuchNoise Aug 2025 #24

What's this fuckhead looking for? Dinner at the White House? (nt) Paladin Aug 2025 #25

Piotr Czczerek, you are lower than whale shit Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 #26

"It's just a hat"??? PatSeg Aug 2025 #27

Can't get out of a hole that deep Ponietz Aug 2025 #28

Polish millionaire CEO who snatched a hat meant for a child on live TV at the US Open speaks out. LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #29

The Tennis Player reached out and found the young boy whose hat was stolen by this asshole LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #31

Those of us who deleted our X accounts can't view tweets. Here's a YouTube vid spooky3 Aug 2025 #32

Here are a couple of blueskye posts LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #37

Thanks! On Threads, comments (including from Poland) are spooky3 Aug 2025 #38

And Majchrzak is Polish himself. r�is�n_dubh Sep 2025 #45

If I were buying paving stones in Poland Ritabert Aug 2025 #33

I don't need paving stones... regnaD kciN Aug 2025 #43

EXACTLY! niyad Sep 2025 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author Conjuay Aug 2025 #34

Hey, Mr Unpronounceable Oeditpus Rex Aug 2025 #35

Sue me, you nutless coward of a theif. I bet you regret the kid had no candy to snatch up, you TACO wanna be. marble falls Aug 2025 #36

This is how you find yourself a spot on the next South Park. flvegan Aug 2025 #40

I wish Mike Tyson had been there. But I just googled and he's dead. Well, you follow my general idea. raccoon Aug 2025 #41

Tyson is not dead Renew Deal Sep 2025 #47

I stand corrected. raccoon Sep 2025 #49

So, just because your a CEO does not make one a public figure MagickMuffin Aug 2025 #42

Obviously a man full of greed. GoodRaisin Sep 2025 #44

Pompous jerkoff response, WHAT A SHOCKER! Brainfodder Sep 2025 #46

" Yes, I took it. Yes, I did it quickly........." Passages Sep 2025 #48

this statement is almost certainly fake fishwax Sep 2025 #50

Ok, so then is the guy in video actually the ceo of a company, mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #62

yes, he apparently owns or runs a company in Poland fishwax Sep 2025 #65

He's a CEO, but what's he's said today is far more apologetic muriel_volestrangler Sep 2025 #66

Ok, thanks. mwmisses4289 Sep 2025 #67

I triple, double dog dare JustAnotherGen Sep 2025 #52

He still doesn't get it. Baitball Blogger Sep 2025 #59

pity if he fell dead ZDU Sep 2025 #63

Ladies and Gentlemen, the next President of the USA! YepYep Sep 2025 #68

He should have Rebl2 Sep 2025 #69

I can't believe this is not the Onion Tribetime Sep 2025 #70

His company lost 15% of it's value for "it's just a hat" LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #72

If it was, as you say, "just a hat", why did you take it ? republianmushroom Sep 2025 #73

Man who snatched hat from boy at U.S. Open apologizes for 'hurtful actions' LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #74