Remain calm, Agent Ignatz. First, locate all the exits. Now, carefully turn around, slowly backing toward the clearest exit. You have to create a diversion. Pick up the nearest latte and slosh it onto the head of any hipster, suburbanite, teenager or soccer mom, screaming “J’accuse!” Now, run out.
coffee: the new gasoline
It’s nothing like the Northwest yet, but there’s one at each end of that street, with a Peet’s, two Diedrich, an independent, and a no-name franchisee doing the same thing between them.
The funny thing is that this is an improvement over last year’s nutritional counts for the drink – I think it was around 1000 calories back in the belweather days of 2005!
Yeah, Ruba is… well it’s something.
I don’t enjoy it much myself.
I think it is because I don’t enjoy hookah smoke and having everyone turn and stare at me when I walk into a place.
I think the Eddie Bauer 2007 comes with the Starbucks.
You can order it at Walmart – maybe that’s where I got confused.
I’m gonna give you a million dollar idea;
Go to the maker of Tonka toy trucks. Tell them you want to license the Tonka name to Ford. Find a way to make them trust you enough to ingrain yourself into the paperwork.
Now approach Ford Motors with the concept of releasing a Tonka line of 4X4’s. What red-blooded O.C. suburban male WOULDN’T want a big-ass truck with the name “Tonka” emblazoned on the side?!?
no thanks necessary -just remember me at christmas time.
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Remain calm, Agent Ignatz. First, locate all the exits. Now, carefully turn around, slowly backing toward the clearest exit. You have to create a diversion. Pick up the nearest latte and slosh it onto the head of any hipster, suburbanite, teenager or soccer mom, screaming “J’accuse!” Now, run out.
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hahaha.
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And so was born the Legend of Jock Hughes.
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so ghey right there.
I’m in Canadia.
Send help.
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what’s the density of those things in your neck of the forest? us, we got two in the basement.
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coffee: the new gasoline
It’s nothing like the Northwest yet, but there’s one at each end of that street, with a Peet’s, two Diedrich, an independent, and a no-name franchisee doing the same thing between them.
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Re: coffee: the new gasoline
Haha! greater Portland area: 6000 coffee shops, 3000 of which are Starbucks.
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Since you’re there, get a green tea frappucino.
(I’m way past being ashamed.)
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green tea frappucino
I hope you just made that up.
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No! Tasty.
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Nutrition info for a Grande of that with whipped cream. (You may have to check “Whipped cream” and click “recalculate)
Highlights:
calories: 550
sugar: 76 g
sodium: 320 mg
carbs: 88 g
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Hey, tastey != good for you, ya know.
Mmmmm, delicious death beverage.
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The funny thing is that this is an improvement over last year’s nutritional counts for the drink – I think it was around 1000 calories back in the belweather days of 2005!
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Mmm, sugar. Whipped cream on iced beverages is wrong in any case, not that that helps much. But yeah, it’s a dessert. It’s a good one!
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i was at a starbucks earlier.
i am now seeking therapy.
i wish you luck.
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Why?
Aside from the fact that they have awesome passion tea.
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That one’s open until 1:30 a.m. and I can sit outside and look at the passing world. And I don’t always have the… fortitude for Cafe Ruba.
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Yeah, Ruba is… well it’s something.
I don’t enjoy it much myself.
I think it is because I don’t enjoy hookah smoke and having everyone turn and stare at me when I walk into a place.
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HAVE YOU NO SHAME!
…it’s okay, it’s okay…he can be deprogrammed…
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is it one of those Starbucks in a Walmart? Next to the McDonalds?
Gee, that would be keen.
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*snerk*
~M~
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I’m waiting for the Ford Explorer Starbucks Edition that has an actual entire Starbucks inside the SUV.
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I think the Eddie Bauer 2007 comes with the Starbucks.
You can order it at Walmart – maybe that’s where I got confused.
I’m gonna give you a million dollar idea;
Go to the maker of Tonka toy trucks. Tell them you want to license the Tonka name to Ford. Find a way to make them trust you enough to ingrain yourself into the paperwork.
Now approach Ford Motors with the concept of releasing a Tonka line of 4X4’s. What red-blooded O.C. suburban male WOULDN’T want a big-ass truck with the name “Tonka” emblazoned on the side?!?
no thanks necessary -just remember me at christmas time.
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You are four years out of date
http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/autoshows/naias2002/ford/tonka.html
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Re: You are four years out of date
oh.
i guess you wouldn’t wanna hear my idea about a portable phone you can take around with you then.
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Re: You are four years out of date
A portable what? You’re on drugs aren’t you?
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Quickly head for the nearest Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. 😉
~M~
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…because a different homogeneous chain will be so much better!
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Precisely!
~M~
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Are you sure YOU haven’t been replaced by Folger’s Crystals?
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Fuckin’ starbucks!
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