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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
GWB hates symbolism. 
Am I the only person that hasn't tried Starbucks? I enjoy good coffee, but when I drive by the local Starbucks and see a line of cars for $5 coffee, I just see a bunch of morons. I'll make mine at home, thanks. I have better stuff to blow money on. |
You have just hit upon another of the reasons it annoys me. More symbolism, methinx.
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Originally Posted by Superman
I'm laughing my ass off. We agree, sniper. Starbucks is indeed symbolic of what is wrong in this country today. Along with Exxon and a host of others.
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I agree with your agreement of of my assessment of the symbology at play.
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Originally Posted by Superman
Yeah, and they recently lost a $100 million court decision that concluded they illegally confiscated tip monies that were the property of the baristas. So here we have a drug peddler that steals from its employees. You guys should be proud.
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Yet more symbolism.
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Originally Posted by Tobra
Not really, you talk and talk and don't say anything.
Starbucks personifies everything that is wrong with America to me is like saying, I like puppies, or Mean people suck...
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I see nothing wrong with either of those observations- and to me neither demands further explanation. I guess that's where we differ.
BTW, the part in bold is a serious misquote of what i said.
As far as i'm concerned, Dunkin' Donuts coffee is as good as a workin' class man like me should reasonably expect anyway. And it's about $1.50 a cup...