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According to [[Dictionary.com]], the term originated in 1890-95 in New Zealand. The fire at [[Whitcombe and Tombs]] in [[Dunedin]] resulted in a "Fire Sale". |
According to [[Dictionary.com]], the term originated in 1890-95 in New Zealand. The fire at [[Whitcombe and Tombs]] in [[Dunedin]] resulted in a "Fire Sale". |
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==In popular culture== |
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===Arrested Development=== |
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[[Tobias Funke]], a character from [[Arrested Development]], auditioned for a commercial advertising an upcoming fire sale. However, Tobias did not realize that there was no actual fire involved in said sale. His audition piece consisted of a monologue by a character trapped in a fire and trying to evacuate school children before eventually being killed by the aforementioned fire. |
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===Live Free or Die Hard=== |
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[[Matt Farrell]] ([[Justin Long]]), a character in the movie [[Live Free or Die Hard]], used this term to describe the plot by [[Thomas Gabriel]] ([[Timothy Olyphant]]) to systematically shut down the United States infrastructure. |
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The plan consists of three steps or parts to be implemented successfully: |
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*Step 1 - Disable all traffic and transportation hubs/systems |
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*Step 2 - Disrupt financial sectors and telecommunications |
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*Step 3 - Disable water/electric utilities, nuclear systems, and anything else tied into computers |
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The plan would cripple and or destroy the infrastructure of the United States. It gets the name from the term "everything must go", thus it is a fire sale. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:50, 4 February 2008
A fire sale is the sale of goods at extremely discounted prices, typically when the seller faces bankruptcy or other impending distress. The term may originally have been based on the sale of goods at a heavy discount due to fire damage.
A fire sale may or may not be a closeout, the final sale of goods to zero inventory.
The sports term and attack method are derived from this term.
History
According to Dictionary.com, the term originated in 1890-95 in New Zealand. The fire at Whitcombe and Tombs in Dunedin resulted in a "Fire Sale".