Yesterday, JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater is alleged to have done that very thing.

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That was certainly the case Aug. 9 when flight attendant Steven Slater open deployed the emergency slide and left the plane.

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This week, national attention was fixated on JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, whose bold, creative, and controversial exit strategy could revitalize his future prospects.

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It immediately conjured up thoughts of Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater who grabbed a beer, popped the emergency chute and made his own dramatic exit while on the job.

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Mr. Smith would have his Steven Slater moment.

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It's the sort of mix of appreciation and amusement that can only happen on the modern Web, evoking memories of insta-famous folks, from frustrated flight attendant Steven Slater to NASA "Mohawk Guy" Bobak Ferdowski to Lydia Callis, the hyper-animated sign-language interpreter for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who found Web fame during Superstorm Sandy.

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It's the sort of mix of appreciation and amusement that can only happen on the modern Web, evoking memories of insta-famous folks, ranging from frustrated flight attendant Steven Slater to NASA "Mohawk Guy" Bobak Ferdowski to Lydia Callis, the hyper-animated sign-language interpreter for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who found Web fame during Superstorm Sandy.

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One problem is that Alloy's businesses are too disparate, says Steven Martin, a portfolio manager at Slater Capital Management in New York City, which has a 5% stake in Alloy.

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