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Study: Starbucks Foot Traffic Down 6.8% After "All Homeless Bums Are Welcome to Shoot Up In Our Bathrooms" Policy
Woke/broke: The cycle accelerates.
Foot traffic was most reduced at Starbucks located close to a homeless shelter, and less reduced the further the store was placed from a homeless shelter.Academics from the University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management and Boston College Carroll School of Management, in collaboration with SafeGraph, released a comprehensive research study that revealed Starbucks visits declined 6.8%, relative to nearby restaurants and cafes, after the company changed to an open bathroom policy. ... Key Findings from the study: The decline was 84% larger for stores near homeless shelters The policy also led to fewer citations for public urination nearby store locations, but had no effect on other similar public order crimes Individuals visiting a Starbucks reduced the amount of time they spent in the store by 4.2% More affluent customers reduced their visits more, but black and white customers were equally deterred The study indicates the potential loss in sales when a store goes from providing for customers only, to credible potential customers, to those with no prospect of being customers. More importantly, allocating these resources to non-paying members of the public can have outsized effects on sales by deterring paying customers. The cost is actually lost sales, not just the possible additional staffing costs to keep the bathrooms clean.
Comics Matter had an interesting point, comparing the loss of business at Starbucks and the flops of Terminator and Charlie's Angels: #Woke companies keep chasing "phantom customers" while alienating actual customers. In the case of Starbucks, they're letting homeless bums sit in the limited number of chairs and thus deterring paying customers from entering. In Hollywood, and at #Woke Marvel Comics, they're alienating the audience they actually have but which they openly despise -- older men with traditional notions of "male gender roles," often white -- in order to market all of their books to the audience they wish they could have, non-white girls and women and members of the LGBT alphabet soup. Did the makers of Terminator: Dark Fate think that the usual audience for a Terminator movie would enjoy a heavy-handed racial revenge murder fantasy featuring a Hispanic Terminator killing scores of ICE agents and Border Patrol officers? They couldn't have though that -- but they thought the phantom audience of #Woke young minorities would love it. And most girls and women and most members of the LGBT alphabet soup do not like stories which are mostly about combat. They're intentionally trolling and outright insulting the actual customer base, in order to curry favor with a broke-ass sad-losers-on-Twitter phantom customer base. A phantom customer base that never becomes real. The actual audience for this fare departs, and the phantom audience never comes to replace it. But they do get Retweets from #Woke racists and sexists on Twitter -- which, unfortunately, are not a valuable commodity which can be exchanged for cash. But they continue to prioritize their businesses towards accumulating huge piles of meaningless Twitter "You Go Girl" affirmations while deprioritizing actual sales to actual customers. And then they wonder why they're losing money and market share. But hey -- one day, those Twitter retweets are going to be worth their weight in gold. (Spoiler: electronic messages have no weight at all, or a subatomic weight if you count electrons, and therefore their weight in gold is either zero or practically zero. I mean, electrons have so little mass that they're routinely assumed to be zero even when calculating the weight of mere protons and neutrons in a single atomic nucleus. But enjoy your hoard of Twitter Affirmation Wealth, gals!)
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019 02:48 PM (vEIlU)
Posted by: Avi at November 18, 2019 02:49 PM (kSq2k)
Starbucks sells in Costco and other stores now. They even have shops set up in grocery stores. Or use their drive thru if they have one.
I haven't stepped in a Starbucks in years.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019 02:49 PM (vEIlU)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 02:50 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: Mr. Banks at November 18, 2019 02:50 PM (OqFGD)
Posted by: Lizzy at November 18, 2019 02:50 PM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at November 18, 2019 02:50 PM (Vy7tf)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 02:50 PM (ycWCI)
Thanks Mr. Roethlisberger.
Posted by: WitchDoktor, as if anyone gives a shit at November 18, 2019 02:51 PM (C+We0)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at November 18, 2019 02:51 PM (x2wJm)
I have always disliked Starbucks.
By the way, the Costco dark blend, the one with the rasberrry/reddish purple cover on the k-cups, is really good, and it costs like 37 bucks for 120 of them.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:51 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 18, 2019 02:52 PM (N39Ws)
On the upside, I bet the makers of Narcan have made some great money off of Starbucks, seeing as their employees now need to keep it handy for the odd bathroom OD crisis.
Posted by: Public Libraries in major cities at November 18, 2019 02:52 PM (bDqIh)
These idjits are told non-stop that lgbabc are 40% of the population.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at November 18, 2019 02:52 PM (Vy7tf)
I have always disliked Starbucks.
By the way, the Costco dark blend, the one with the rasberrry/reddish purple cover on the k-cups, is really good, and it costs like 37 bucks for 120 of them.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:51 PM (PbpT7)
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Coffee is dirt, but apparently good for you.
I'll take whatever, black, and wait until it's cool enough for me to slurp down in one gulp.
Free coffee at work helps.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 02:52 PM (q80AH)
These idjits are told non-stop that lgbabc are 40% of the population.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at November 18, 2019 02:52 PM (Vy7tf)
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"All of Hillary Clinton's fans will come out to see our Terminator movie!"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 02:53 PM (q80AH)
Woke folks want free stuff. Buy a theater ticket?
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019 02:53 PM (vEIlU)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 02:53 PM (Ejm1K)
It's just like the NFL alienating its male base to court the coveted female sports fan who loves (1) lots of penalties and (2) everything in pink.
Posted by: mushroom maniac at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (FEQY4)
The other ones, Breakfast Blend and medium bold, are decent, but I go through the Pacific Bold ones the fastest, and I have to ration them.
BTW, I love Dunkin Donuts coffee. *BUT*, I have never liked Dunkin Donuts coffee made at home, using Dunkin Donuts ground coffee or the k-cups.
Does anyone else have this problem? Anyone have any ideas why Dunkin Donuts kinda sucks when I make it at home?
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (wCmLp)
Wow, what a mystery! I'm going to just guess it's because of racism.
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (j3npP)
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (ujg0T)
Posted by: Greta T at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (OqFGD)
Posted by: Greta T at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (OqFGD)
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Needs at least one HOW DARE YOU?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 02:55 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:55 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: Surfperch at November 18, 2019 02:55 PM (WU8si)
Dutch Bros FTW!
Posted by: the Butcher at November 18, 2019 02:55 PM (DIosY)
Foot traffic could be being bolstered by the warm, safe restrooms to use your own heroin.
Starbucks needs to come out with it's own line of Heroin and hypodermics. They could make up fun Italian like names.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 02:55 PM (ycWCI)
Starbucks sells in Costco and other stores now. They even have shops set up in grocery stores. Or use their drive thru if they have one.
I haven't stepped in a Starbucks in years.
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019
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There's a Starcluck's in the Target I go to in the suburbs. WiFi and everything. They're overpriced and their coffee is dull, so I usually don't have coffee there.
My writing group meets at Barnes and Noble, and we usually sit in the Starcluck's area. By that time of the evening I've had dinner and don't want coffee, so they see no money from me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (Ejm1K)
This is the modern version of Fredrick Zoeller's glorious stand in Nations Pride, eh?
Posted by: mushroom maniac at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (FEQY4)
How dare you!
Posted by: Greta the Gimp at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: redc1c4 at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (J1R3A)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (Xvo1a)
In related news after his weekend workout Colin Crapperdick was offered the starting barista job at Starbucks
Posted by: TheQuietMan at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (Un9AW)
The other ones, Breakfast Blend and medium bold, are decent, but I go through the Pacific Bold ones the fastest, and I have to ration them.
BTW, I love Dunkin Donuts coffee. *BUT*, I have never liked Dunkin Donuts coffee made at home, using Dunkin Donuts ground coffee or the k-cups.
Does anyone else have this problem? Anyone have any ideas why Dunkin Donuts kinda sucks when I make it at home?
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (PbpT7)
The Costco coffee has a brand name? I get the 3 pound dark roast it's awesome coffee and it's always in the 8-9 dollar range. Can't beat it. Looking at it now it's the usual Kirkland Signature in house name. No idea who really makes it though. Could be Starbucks.
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (j3npP)
They hate the audience they have, but the audience they desire has friend zoned them.
Hollywood = hateful incels. Involuntary celibates from success.
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (hvf9s)
they don't care, the end justifies the means, they believe
they more you see it, the more you will accept it - always their goals
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019 02:57 PM (vEIlU)
Hollywood = hateful incels. Involuntary celibates from success.
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (hvf9s)
Oooh. That's a perfect way to put it.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at November 18, 2019 02:57 PM (x2wJm)
I actually noticed less people in the few Starbucks I go to - which is not really that often any longer.
Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at November 18, 2019 02:57 PM (so+oy)
Posted by: Pete in Texas at November 18, 2019 02:57 PM (CgcXa)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at November 18, 2019 02:57 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Mikey NTH - Warm Yourself with Rages and Roars from the Outrage Outlet! at November 18, 2019 02:57 PM (hLRSq)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (wCmLp)
To be fair, that's because every single one of those companies sells a 10-20% stake in themselves to Tencent...
Posted by: Allie at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (sm6Pk)
ill take Dunkin Donuts
Posted by: Avi at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (kSq2k)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (YslsA)
And most girls and women and most members of the LGBT alphabet soup do not like stories which are mostly about combat.
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How about HBO's "Watchmen" series?
We watched out of curiosity (not readers of the source material) and lasted about 1 1/4 episodes. Woke, black policewoman and her almost entirely black, masked police force fight KKK, in a cultural battle that originated from a long ago Tulsa, OK massacre/race war. Alrighty!
Why not air this back to back with all those "Purge" movies and tv episodes and then agitate for a race war openly? That'll bring in the female viewers for sure!
Posted by: Lizzy at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (bDqIh)
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (9gDA7)
https://tinyurl.com/ vhsek62
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (Ejm1K)
I'd get a hot cocoa!
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (vEIlU)
As with beer, I am lucky to like all kinds, unlike many here it seems, so s-bucks is fine [tho price is not, thus not often]. "Craft" roasteries are a mini-boom here now, so I've usually got some of that on hand, when I can get it for a discount.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 02:59 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: Pete in Texas at November 18, 2019 02:59 PM (CgcXa)
I went without.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 02:59 PM (9gDA7)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 18, 2019 02:59 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 02:59 PM (Xvo1a)
We watched out of curiosity (not readers of the source material) and lasted about 1 1/4 episodes. Woke, black policewoman and her almost entirely black, masked police force fight KKK, in a cultural battle that originated from a long ago Tulsa, OK massacre/race war. Alrighty!
Why not air this back to back with all those "Purge" movies and tv episodes and then agitate for a race war openly? That'll bring in the female viewers for sure!
Posted by: Lizzy at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (bDqIh)
The Man in the High Castle decided to go SJW in the final season. The radical black communists were the heroes, and America was an evil racist nation full of murderous whites that deserved to be destroyed.
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (wCmLp)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...very bummed but this too shall pass at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (JRHyo)
Posted by: Woke Beach of Color at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (csn2q)
Posted by: Alec Leamas at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (ssz2a)
I don't do pour over, I dunno, maybe that makes it work?
It's not that DD coffee is awful at home. It's just not particuarly good and not worth the premium price.
But I love it when I get it at the actual store.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: Colorado Alex In Exile at November 18, 2019 02:54 PM (wCmLp)
Oh, the Chinese Market exists. There's more Chinese making 15-30K/year than there are people in America. The myth is that the Chinese are going to let anyone outside of China cash in without getting a Mafia level cut. The Chinese Communist Party operates on graft, and there's a whole lot of them that need to be paid.
Posted by: Bilwis, Devourer of Low Glycemic Souls at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (jp0Bv)
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: Hollywoke at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (6eEQ+)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (qjyU5)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019
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I buy either WM's French Roast, $3.88 for 10 oz., or a coffee-with-chicory brand from a local chain grocery, $4.88 for the same. Since I use 4-5 teaspoons a day, it takes me a while to use that up. Let's say 20 days, shall we? At the higher price, that's .24/day, divided by 4 cups, so .06/cup.
Funny, that's about what diners used to charge for coffee, between a nickel and a dime per cup. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: jhawk90
The easiest thing to re-gift?
A Starbucks gift card.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (pGfNT)
weight if you count electrons, and therefore their weight in gold is
either zero or practically zero. I mean, electrons have so little mass
that they're routinely assumed to be zero even when calculating the weight of mere protons and neutrons in a single atomic nucleus. But enjoy your hoard of Twitter Affirmation Wealth, gals!)
We measure them in MilliKohns, the same Unit of Measurement of Stoopid, which replaced the Bozon some years ago.
What they don't have is any substance in this or any other universe.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy does whatever his television tells him at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: redc1c4 at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (J1R3A)
Meaning: if you're in the senior leadership of Company X you are probably doing pretty well. You're never going to miss a meal, your kids go to good schools, etc.
What you may NOT have is the 'social wealth' that you want. But you can gain that social wealth with the right kind of virtue signaling, the kind that earn you plaudits from the good people, the right sort of folk. The intelligentsia/glitterati and such.
So...while the rest of us think "doing this makes no sense. It will result in decreased traffic, lower share price, etc."...we're not evaluating risk/reward in the same way as those making the decisions.
In other words "Get Woke, Go Broke" is true but it misses the point of what motivates the people making these decisions.
Posted by: tachyonshuggy at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (+LeMa)
I'll support Starbuck's efforts by continuing to not enter any of their stores, leaving more room for those who need it most, the homeless.
Posted by: Surfperch at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (WU8si)
Posted by: G marks the spot at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (GXoKW)
people tell me it's good.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (qjyU5)
Oh, they are great. it's just that they don't have shops.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (ujg0T)
So I am curious about what else is going on. It could be something like a sympathy strike ("this doesn't happen at my Starbucks, but this policy is asinine and I'm not going regardless") but I would doubt that the boycott was that big. Maybe it is. I suspect there are probably a lot of other factors in the overall decline - like competition (Dunkin Donuts, the improving McCafe product line at McDonald's, shifting to other upper-middle eateries like Panera (which if my local one is indication, has lots of affluent people in droves), and who knows who else), changing tastes, etc.
I am glad to see the prime targets around homeless populations are being driven down so far that any reasonable company would cancel the location.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (I2dne)
Posted by: asking for a friend at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (m/Gc2)
Posted by: What's a Seawolf? at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (ayFCE)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019
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I fail to comprehend the $2.50 cup of coffee. But then I am notoriously frugal. (Some might say "cheap" --)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:01 PM (qjyU5)
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It's very good - and very strong.
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (Xvo1a)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:03 PM (Pzzpr)
I got free housing.
I got free healthcare.
I got free cell phone.
I got free college tuition.
You motherfukers are oppressing me!
Posted by: Woke Beach of Color at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (csn2q)
Posted by: Enquiring Minds Want to Know at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (XzVUd)
Nah that's Starbucks' bag, baby. I never have a bad cup of DD.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (Ejm1K)
To be fair, the cafes in B&N aren't Starbucks, they just serve Starbucks coffee.
Posted by: josephistan at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (Izzlo)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (cEsBM)
That's been a problem for a while now with comics, for example. There are unreached customer bases and you need to find new people to replace the aging comic book fan, but they are looking in all the wrong places. The crayola-haired wokestress and fay transgenderd boi is not going to be interested incomics no matter what you publish. They're not reading much of anything but texts and tweets.
The principle of expanding your audience is rock solid, they're just doing it all wrong.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (KZzsI)
Regarding a missing wife:
Police Detective: Perhaps... your wife met someone...? Maybe a... lover, perhaps?
Angered Husband: You're talking about my wife. You're thinking of your own.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: USNtakim profoundly deplorable. at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (0OmEj)
ill take Dunkin Donuts
Posted by: Avi at November 18, 2019 02:58 PM (kSq2k)
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I've been partial to Perkins coffee.
Posted by: WisRich at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: tachyonshuggy at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (+LeMa)
I think that argument is pretty much a given and can be extended to all of the different companies that go 'woke.' The counter argument is that you cannot live of social cachet and these companies are destroying themselves.
Which I am not sure is true. If ALL of the companies go woke, what are your options?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (YslsA)
LOL - yeah, that's one way to put it! Hilarious stuff. Did you see Best has a book out?
BlackRifle videos are fantastic. Envy their access to machine gunz, up to M2.
Coffee's good too.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (QDnY+)
bad things happen when i drink it, and i'm well over my lifetime quota for public embarrassment.
Posted by: redc1c4 at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (J1R3A)
How do they justify Japan? Asians hypnotized by the evil white nazis?
Sad to hear. I had planned to marathon that series when it finished. Maybe I'll watch something else.
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (hvf9s)
Not cheap, but very good.
Posted by: atilla the thrilla at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (w7KSn)
Costs me roughly $1.00 bucks per pot.
Anyone paying Starbucks prices for a single cup of burnt coffee is a moneybags lunatic.
Plus they hate you, like really, really hate you.
Why give these goofs any of your hard earned money?
Posted by: Huxley's Eyeglass Emporium at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (43qa7)
On that note, Chik-Fil-A announced they will no longer support the Salvation Army or the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; because some gay people had the sadfeelz
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (O7MnT)
With a lot of this stuff I wonder whether the woke corporations are actually working for the favor of a woke customer base rather than considering those people and their outsized influence a sort of "negative customer base" like antimatter. They may not buy any more of your product if you cater to their worldview, but you might prevent them from turning their destructive gaze your way. It may just be a sort of camouflage both externally and internally (these corps all have in-house political officers in some nonsense diversity and inclusion wing).
Posted by: Alec Leamas at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (ssz2a)
I do too. It's called "programming the coffee pot." It's ridiculous to pay for coffeeshop coffee everyday.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (Q5ALd)
people tell me it's good.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:02 PM (PbpT7)
It's good. They don't roast the beans until there's an order to fill, so it's fresher than most. I had two bags of Just Black in my Keureg and liked it just fine.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (9gDA7)
Posted by: REDACTED at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:51 PM (PbpT7)
..........
plus you get 6 of hILLRY's books attached.
Posted by: wth at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: josephistan at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (Izzlo)
people tell me it's good.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019
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I might splurge on a bag of their extra dark roast this Christmas. But $15.99 for 12 ounces is a bit much.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (Ejm1K)
bad things happen when i drink it, and i'm well over my lifetime quota for public embarrassment.
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I don't have that, but I did hit an age, sometime before I almost turned 29, when having more than two cups of coffee made me too jittery to even work comfortably.
Here's a question:
HOW DO I GO BACK TO SLEEPING WITHOUT HAVING TO GET UP TO PEE EVERY HOUR?
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (PbpT7)
Nah that's Starbucks' bag, baby. I never have a bad cup of DD.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (PbpT7)
Heh... Starbuck's is even worse than that.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (AURKQ)
On that note, Chik-Fil-A announced they will no longer support the Salvation Army or the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; because some gay people had the sadfeelz
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (O7MnT)
That is a very strange and horrible decision by them.
WTF?
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (9gDA7)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (O7MnT)
FIFY.
Posted by: Surfperch at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (WU8si)
Posted by: Town drunk at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (GRTpy)
A couple of years ago I was trying to save as much money as possible so we could put 20% down on our new house so I cut out my morning trip to Starbucks and started bringing my own lunch. It was amazing how much I spending on those things. Plus, I now prefer my Newman's coffee from the Keurig.
Posted by: Benji Carver at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (OD2ni)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (sU5UX)
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (hvf9s)
Thanks for the warning. They can go f-themselves.
The Crown season 3 came out yesterday, it's good.
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (nRWPy)
Still comes with the peppermint stick like in the old days.
arbucklecoffee.com
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (pGfNT)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (PbpT7)
This.
If you got bad coffee from DD, you should try another store. Even the DD's in Airports are good.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (9gDA7)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (pw+jk)
Their personal social status is in conflict with the success of the public business. They should be sued for, whatever it's called...
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 02:51 PM
That's what we get. Hard to beat.
Posted by: Minnfidel at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (U7cQ/)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:04 PM (PbpT7)
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I was talking with a guy at Starbuck's corporate (totally unrelated topic) and finally heard a reasonable answer to the "why is your coffee bad?" question. I have heard lots of reasons that didn't make sense - primarily that they have a huge supply chain and over-roasting makes that easier (but McDonald's, Dunkin, etc. don't have that problem and are in the same situation).
He told me that it is because of what they sell. Starbucks doesn't sell much actual coffee, but they sell a ton of coffee-themed candy (like the Frapachinno, sweet mochas, etc.). In order for coffee flavor to come through in those drinks *at all,* the coffee input needs to be bitter and incredibly strong - far more so than you would want for an actual cup of coffee.
Dunno if it's true, but it's the first explanation I heard that made even a little bit of sense.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (I2dne)
Posted by: Agent Cooper at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (iAwUQ)
Posted by: ... at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (SmoWR)
No idea. But if you really like coffee, buy a little coffee grinder and a Mr. Coffee (for about $30.00 total) and grind your coffee beans fresh (or small batches) and make it as weak or strong as you want. Ground beans lose flavor and go stale pretty quickly. Whole, fresh beans preserve better and you'll get a fuller flavor profile.
Once you go fresh ground beans, you never go back. You also save a lot of money compared to OTC fare.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (6eEQ+)
Posted by: Town drunk at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (GRTpy)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (PbpT7)
Try some green tea.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (sU5UX)
Posted by: x at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (nFwvY)
Yeah, me too. I swear that's why my husband loves me. Boobs and scottish "frugality."
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (ycWCI)
Gardening thread's on Sunday.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Guy Smiley at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (1XNk8)
Posted by: wth at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: dagny
Awesome. But without Claire Foy.
She WAS the Queen, imho.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (pGfNT)
The 511 stores sell their coffee - natural fit. Amazing. One kind of rock-climbing pants evolves into a whole line of clothes and gear for police/security/military. Only still use the original pants, they're great.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (QDnY+)
...Nutsy...
Posted by: Bruce at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (vd8XM)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (PbpT7)
above your bed, install a shelf and set a jar on it
Oh, wait
Posted by: REDACTED at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (qjyU5)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (O7MnT)
I suppose I'll take my business to someplace that doesn't bend over to the gheys.
Posted by: Surfperch, heading for the nearest In-N-Out Burger at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (WU8si)
Posted by: Tex Lovera at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (wtvvX)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (yRAFu)
I thought that was an Albatross? Or did he whack a pelican, too?
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What's the difference between an albatross and a pelican?
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (yRAFu)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (nRWPy)
On Netflix? I really did like that series, although I suspect many American audiences need a Cliff's Notes of British History to get all of it.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (ujg0T)
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 18, 2019 03:06 PM (O7MnT)
Well no. That is NOT what they announced. The said that their pledges to those 2 Institutions have been fully paid and they are going to concentrate their future giving elsewhere (education, homelessness and hunger) and by the way it is not a huge amount, only 8 million if I read it correctly
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (cEsBM)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 02:56 PM (Ejm1K)
To be fair, the cafes in B&N aren't Starbucks, they just serve Starbucks coffee.
Posted by: josephistan at November 18, 2019
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I didn't know that. I've purchased coffee and cookies from them on occasion; I just don't do it on writing group nights.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: ace
Welcome to adulthood.
Also, don't trust a fart after 50.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (pGfNT)
maybe I'll try that.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (PbpT7)
Posted by: wth at November 18, 2019 03:09 PM (v0R5T)
Good call.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (qjyU5)
Posted by: Surfperch, heading for the nearest In-N-Out Burger"
I prefer businesses that bend over!!
Posted by: Mayor Pete at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (OD2ni)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (nRWPy)
Woot! Good to hear Dagny. I was nervous about them replacing Claire Foy as Queen Lizzy until I learned Olivia Coleman was taking over. Adored her in Broadchurch. Excited to watch it!!
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (hvf9s)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (x2wJm)
Where it's legal, a 95% CBD/5% THC blend works for me. Knocks me out so cold I don't even wake up to pee. And the tiny amount of THC won't get you high. No morning side effects either.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (1XNk8)
It mostly comes out of shareholder value rather than manager/executive pay.
Starbucks is a special case in that the whatever hit to corporate bottom line, getting the "Starbucks is Racist" headlines to go away was worth it to its CEO since he had fantasies of winning the US Presidency.
Posted by: Frankovich's Monster at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (hdzef)
Posted by: Agent Cooper at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (iAwUQ
Yep. It's easier to have grandma sequestered away in a nursing home than it is to get a drug-addled bum off the street.
Posted by: Cicero Kaboom! Kid. at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (Vy7tf)
Yeah this is not going to be a positive decision for CFA, their food isn't THAT good.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (KZzsI)
Posted by: Ryan at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (zQ/6s)
Posted by: Serious Cat at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (Xqo6t)
Posted by: IanDeal at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (vgGyZ)
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (Q5ALd)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (YslsA)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (Pzzpr)
Nope. They caved. For no good reason. Accept it.
Posted by: Doley at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (g/h6+)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (nRWPy)
The Thomas Crowne Affair, by contrast, was an incredibly shitty movie.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (9gDA7)
How many fag organizations, if any, even help the poor of our country? And if there are some I bet 3 cents out of a dollar goes to the real problem.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: Hotgas VIP Member at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (zkFz1)
It mostly comes out of shareholder value rather than manager/executive pay.
Starbucks is a special case in that the whatever hit to corporate bottom line, getting the "Starbucks is Racist" headlines to go away was worth it to its CEO since he had fantasies of winning the US Presidency.
Posted by: Frankovich's Monster at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (hdzef)
I suspect one of those "Market Timer" types could make a mint if he could alert his subscribers exactly when to short sell one of those suddenly "Woke" company stocks.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (ujg0T)
Posted by: bonhomme at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (i0wNm)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE ACE HASN'T WORN DIAPERS BEFORE.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (6eEQ+)
This happened to me when I got Type 1 Diabetes. Always thirsty, and always had to pee. I hope that's not the case here.
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 18, 2019 03:12 PM (YslsA)
same
Posted by: Emma Watson at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (x2wJm)
Basic business - cater to your clientele.
Not the hobo who smells of piss and is looking at you weird.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (bfAee)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (nRWPy)
The Thomas Crowne Affair, by contrast, was an incredibly shitty movie.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (9gDA7)
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Not the first one with Steve McQueen. It was quite good.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (pw+jk)
Get exercise
Drink 2 oz of scotch or some reasonable alternative in the evening after dinner
Do not drink anything else except, perhaps a little water after 7pm
Go to bed at the same time every night
Take 3 5mg gummy things of melatonin
No wanky wanky
Posted by: MJ at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (gAMkn)
Posted by: artisanal 'ette at November 18, 2019 02:48 PM (vEIlU)
It's a start.
I wonder, are there any comparable 'studies' about the decline in the SciFi book market? I do know that the value of a Hugo Award, in terms of it getting me to buy a particular book, has dropped to at least zero.
In fact, it's a negative selling point now for me. But is it widespread?
Posted by: GnuBreed at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (Z4rgH)
Once you go fresh ground beans, you never go back. You also save a lot of money compared to OTC fare.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at November 18, 2019 03:08 PM (6eEQ+)
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Seconded. If you're willing to spend a bit more, get a burr grinder and keep it a little bit course (better flavor transfer into the final product in my experience) and, if you really want to shoot the moon and don't care about programmability but want your coffee made quickly and well, pick up a home version of the Bunn commercial coffee maker (I think they run about a hundred bucks). Brews a pot in about three minutes.
It's all about what you put into it in terms of the coffee. The green-label Costco coffee (bean) is actually decent and is comparatively good value.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (I2dne)
Posted by: Sponge"
Yeah but at least Rene Russo showed her boobies. So it has that going for it.
Posted by: Benji Carver at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (OD2ni)
Where it's legal, a 95% CBD/5% THC blend works for me. Knocks me out so cold I don't even wake up to pee. And the tiny amount of THC won't get you high. No morning side effects either.
Posted by: Guy Smiley at November 18, 2019 03:11 PM (1XNk8
Just don't go looking for a job, or have a job that drug tests.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (9gDA7)
Q: Photons and electrons, particle or wave?
A: So easy to see. It's two, two, two states in one!
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (e1mEI)
Fran is a regular at Starbucks. We've replaced her regular Sumatra Blend with dark hobo urine. Let's see if she notices.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at November 18, 2019 03:15 PM (Xs85z)
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 18, 2019 03:15 PM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Hotgas VIP Member at November 18, 2019 03:15 PM (zkFz1)
Posted by: REDACTED at November 18, 2019 03:15 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 18, 2019 03:15 PM (YslsA)
Democrats really are disgusting. I avoid them if at all possible.
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:15 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (6eEQ+)
I am betting he wore them a while ago, Ben.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Benji Carver at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (OD2ni)
That being the ONLY benefit of that steaming pile of San Francisco street poopie.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (9gDA7)
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (bfAee)
HOW DO I GO BACK TO SLEEPING WITHOUT HAVING TO GET UP TO PEE EVERY HOUR?
1-800-Catheters-R-Us. Operators are standing by...
Posted by: BackwardsBoy does whatever his television tells him at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (HaL55)
Don't think the s-bucks explanation above tracks with corporate history. Their line-up, for years, had few/none of the candy concoctions where they have their highest margins. Wasn't til more than a decade after global expansion that they added a lot of those [Italian style drinks were always part of the line-up, but that's just milk].
ace, answer is easy. Catch a cheap flight to Rome or Milan, explore their coffee bars, see what you like. Coffee, I mean.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:00 PM (yRAFu)
I thought that was an Albatross? Or did he whack a pelican, too?
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What's the difference between an albatross and a pelican?
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019
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In the poem, it was an albatross. I suppose they were thought by sailors to be good luck, and the narrator shot one and cursed the ship.
What's the difference between an albatross and a pelican? An albatross wouldn't be caught dead in Louisiana!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (Ejm1K)
How many fag organizations, if any, even help the poor of our country? And if there are some I bet 3 cents out of a dollar goes to the real problem.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserios at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (pw+jk)
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My one rebellion at work is this. I live the Salvation Army and I give to them. My company does matching donations to any 501(c)3. When it's time for my Christmastime donation, I get my woke-ass company to match me to the Salvation Army. A good organization gets more money and I get a small rebellion. Win win.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (I2dne)
https://tinyurl.com/rzbgof7
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (WI7YS)
The drive-thrus are also walk-ins, however they are located in dedicated strip or "town center" type malls so not a vagrant magnet.
Posted by: kallisto at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (DJFLF)
Posted by: Blanco Basura -It's OK, I'm with the banned at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (YI5ey)
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (9gDA7)
I quite enjoyed it.
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (Q5ALd)
HOW DO I GO BACK TO SLEEPING WITHOUT HAVING TO GET UP TO PEE EVERY HOUR?
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:07 PM (PbpT7)
all these suggestions, when the answer is so simple.
Depends undergarments for men.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (Kpl3J)
Posted by: Benji Carver at November 18, 2019 03:14 PM (OD2ni)
That being the ONLY benefit of that steaming pile of San Francisco street poopie.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (9gDA7)
And someone else mentioned the late Steve McQueen. Now I have this image in my head of a "Bullitt" remake with a San Francisco chase through homeless poop.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (ujg0T)
Posted by: The Taste Tester at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (GRTpy)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (cEsBM)
Pompeo set to reverse decades-old U.S. position that Israeli settlements are illegal.
Posted by: WisRich at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (G0vdT)
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It is just a little bit more piquant than the normal burnt coffee.
Posted by: Fran a Woke and Broke Starbucks Drinker at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (pw+jk)
Posted by: portlandon at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (+oR7L)
My personal experience has not been awesome - I got some of their CAF (caffeinated as fuck) and while it was indeed CAF it was, to my taste, harsh. Maybe to you its good. But for me, the viral videos don't outweigh the taste, and asking 2x the cost of other K-cups its bad ROI. For me.
Plus I got off of I95 near Savannah to go to their coffee shop but couldnt find it. The next time I came through there I paid closer attention to the signs and was able to figure out I had to go a couple miles down the road (to the 9-Line factory) to get there. It was a Saturday, they opened at 8, and it was 740 and I had another 400 miles to drive. So it just didn't work out. That isn't their fault. But, yeah, it just hasn't clicked for me.
Posted by: blaster at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (9VeU0)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (ycWCI)
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it's an average across stores, with stores near homeless shelters seeing a bigger decline.
but I agree, woke HR sjw corporations don't care about profit, just punishing nonbelievers.
Posted by: mushroom maniac at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (FEQY4)
Well that will definiately ruin the traction... particularly when going down hill
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (bfAee)
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (e1mEI)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Mike Hunt at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (6h9W9)
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (ujg0T)
The body count would be huge as every pedestrian is killed by cars spinning out of control and flinging human feces everywhere.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (9gDA7)
Pompeo set to reverse decades-old U.S. position that Israeli settlements are illegal.
Posted by: WisRich at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (G0vdT)
Yeah just saw that. Will have to read up on that but yes, there will be screaching from the left in 3..2...1
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (cEsBM)
Posted by: Curmudgeon
>>Local Gun Store sells it here. Co-worker swears by it.
Posted by: FrodoB,
not the rider
of the white otter, man at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (754s8)
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (9gDA7)
I quite enjoyed it.
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (Q5ALd)
The original TC Affair is, I think, one of the best movies of the 60's. The remake, not so much. Give me Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway every time!
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (Kpl3J)
https://tinyurl.com/rzbgof7
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2019 03:17 PM (WI7YS)
Fen has learned to rickroll.
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (O+iVW)
Posted by: Sponge"
Yeah but at least Rene Russo showed her boobies. So it has that going for it.
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whaaaaaaaaaaa?
Posted by: mushroom maniac at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (FEQY4)
longer support the Salvation Army or the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes; because some gay people had the sadfeelz
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo"
Huge mistake. The LGBT mob will not forgive them and only demand more concessions and actual contributions to their NGO's while at the same time they will start to piss-off their regular customers, especially the Christian ones who will start to abandon them. They have not gone full Woke but are starting the process like Boy Scouts did years ago and has nearly ruined them.
Posted by: Ripley at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (MxEKc)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:10 PM (cEsBM)
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Yeah this isn't quite the woke-pocolypse then. Good grief people.
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (Xvo1a)
Posted by: Hotgas VIP Member at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (zkFz1)
******
BREAKING: Over 100 Arrests Made in Florida Human Trafficking Bust - News Breaking LIVE
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: Easy Andy
It's been 7 years. How many years are enough?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (pGfNT)
Posted by: Doley at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (g/h6+)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 03:19 PM (Xvo
They shouldn't have dropped them both at the same time and could have avoided this negative publicity.
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (Q5ALd)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (nRWPy)
Posted by: Sock Monkey...very bummed but this too shall pass at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (JRHyo)
Posted by: FrodoB,
not the rider
of the white otter, man at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (754s8)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (cEsBM)
They delivered multiple concessions to the social liberals in exchange for fiscal promises to be delivered later.
Or, as here: a coherent plot and entertaining action
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (k81AA)
Posted by: Hotgas VIP Member at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (zkFz1)
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (QDnY+)
They're no longer writing for a US audience, but for a global audience, one that exists only inside their heads. A lot of nuances and cultural references are lost in translation anyway, so they don't have time for subtlety.
Posted by: PG at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (KsebD)
WTF?"
This must be one of the most memorable jingles in history. They didn't need the area code, since everyone was in 312 (except me).
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (W+w2W)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (PbpT7)
These people are representative of, wait for it, Twitter. They don't represent reality as the window licking, anus fiddlers in Hollywood believes.
Want to make a good movie or actually serve your customers? Figure out what the fuck they want you wankers. Not the 24/7 posting, I have no life and don't really matter in the larger scheme of things mouth breathers on Twatter tell you.
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (F73W5)
Get exercise
Drink 2 oz of scotch or some reasonable alternative in the evening after dinner
Do not drink anything else except, perhaps a little water after 7pm
Go to bed at the same time every night
Take 3 5mg gummy things of melatonin
No wanky wanky
Posted by: MJ at November 18, 2019
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I take exception to the last. Always helped me sleep. (And still does)
As for the melatonin, it might well work, but some users have reported strange and disturbing dreams. I had several when I tried melatonin. (Of course I turned them into short story ideas. Never waste an inspiration.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (Ejm1K)
WTF?
>>Flooring?Empire.. Today!
Posted by: FrodoB, not the rider of the white otter, man at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (754s
It's all fun and games until The Empire Calls Back.
Posted by: Tom Servo at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (Kpl3J)
Worse, why do Shifty Schiffhead and Nanzi Pelosi engage in this coup-like behavior? Because they know that there will be no consequences for their lies and violations of civil rights.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: Tommy Wiseau at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (Izzlo)
Apparently dirty heroin needles and SRO for the paying clientele is an experience many choose not to pay for.
Posted by: The Poster Formerly Known as Mr. Barky at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (hKi6n)
Posted by: mushroom maniac at November 18, 2019 03:18 PM (FEQY4)
I'm really wondering if it's simply because these companies are too damn big to feel a pinch, or if some other company under the umbrella can help offset any pain. I'm old enough to remember when the bottom line, bean counters and shareholders had a say in how a capitalist corporation ran itself. I believe the whole idea was profitability.
Also gotta wonder if SSRI's have a small hand in the need for constant strokes.
Posted by: clutch cargo at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (Z1ykJ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (cEsBM)
What happened?
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (O+iVW)
Well that will definiately ruin the traction... particularly when going down hill
Posted by: Anna Puma
Just in time for Christmas!
Grand Theft Auto-San Francisco
On XBox and Playstation.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (pGfNT)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (yRAFu)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (1CjJc)
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Everyone is critic.
Posted by: Tommy Wiseau at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (Izzlo)
Ok. I laughed out loud.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (ycWCI)
I think their support of Christianity has been a huge part of their success. Have they lost their minds!?
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (eAZVt)
They're nationwide now. The jingle here is 800 588 2300...EMPIRE!!!!!
But it's the same dude with the glasses that I remember from my childhood in the Chitcago area.....
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (9gDA7)
without googling, I would bet $1000 US that the civit is actually a Kind of Weasel.
Literally every animal where people are like "It's a kind of strange cat" turns out to be a weasel.
The fisher cat, for example, is a weasel.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (PbpT7)
..........
sleep in the bathtub.
Posted by: wth at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: dagny, first of her name at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (nRWPy)
agree, didn't know if i was the only one...
Posted by: Caliban at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (qEujL)
*points wildly*
I TOLD ALL Y'ALL THAT I WAS THE SPECIALEST SNOWFLAKE EVAH IN THE HISTORY OF EVAH BUT DID YOU LISTEN? NO! NO, YOU DID NOT!
I'm so awesome, go Team Me.
*bounds off to fall up some stairs*
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (mf5HN)
Yes. They were the very best parts of that movie.
Mmmm, Renee Russo...BRB.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy does whatever his television tells him at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (HaL55)
They delivered multiple concessions to the social liberals in exchange for fiscal promises to be delivered later.
Or, as here: a coherent plot and entertaining action
Posted by: RoyalOil, Vicroy Canadian Territories at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (k81AA)
Above all, from Family disintegration to the AIDS epidemic to transgendered bathrooms to allowing junkies in Starbuck's restrooms, we are beginning to learn that "Social" issues have very real fiscal implications.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (ujg0T)
>>>
CPAP
Posted by: Galil a
why would CPAP help with that?
Also I have CPAP.
Posted by: ace
My respiratory doc told me that using a CPAP at night would cut down on my pee trips. He was right. Something to do with metabolism.
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (Pzzpr)
The cops really get mad when you plow through all the Google-droids lined up at Starbucks.
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (bfAee)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (1CjJc)
NO KILL I
Posted by: THE HORTA, LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (ycWCI)
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I'm old enough to remember when companies wanted to figure out ways to appeal to customers who DIDN'T previously purchase their products.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
African Civets. Viverrids.
Posted by: Allie at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (sm6Pk)
WTF?
>>Flooring?Empire.. Today!
Posted by: FrodoB,
not the rider
of the white otter, man at November 18, 2019
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In the '80s, WGN ran Empire commercials featuring their front man, the balding fellow with the mustache. To this day their spots, animated now, use his likeness. Was he the owner or CEO or something?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (Ejm1K)
228 The new position on West Bank "settlements" is also a direct slap to
the Fredo's admin fucking of Israel in the UN as it left Office
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (cEsBM)
What happened?
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (O+iVW)
Some people did some things.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (1CjJc)
It is laziness on an industrial scale. These corporate heads don't know their customers anymore. Same can be said of most politicians.
Posted by: Vashta Nerada at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (YslsA)
Cough... tax deduction... cough cough
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (O7MnT)
Posted by: MJ at November 18, 2019 "
Spend time with your significant other doing the naughty. Burns more calories.
Skip the alcohol. It's a stimulant
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (F73W5)
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (9gDA7)
We took the consequences just fine. And would do it again.
Posted by: The GOP after the Tea Party Wave at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (W+w2W)
*bounds off to fall up some stairs*
Posted by: alexthechick
Empress, go to bing.com.
You'll enjoy the homepage.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (pGfNT)
my hiking bud like Tea
I always hiked in a couple quarts of J&B
well, one
my bud hike in the other
for a guy who hiked in a gitzo, whats another few pounds
Posted by: REDACTED at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (rpxSz)
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (bfAee)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (sU5UX)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
African Civets. Viverrids.
Posted by: Allie at November 18, 2019
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They used to do some pretty good pr0n in the '80s and '90s, man.
Oh. Wait. That was Vivid. Never mind.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (Ejm1K)
I TOLD ALL Y'ALL THAT I WAS THE SPECIALEST SNOWFLAKE EVAH IN THE HISTORY OF EVAH BUT DID YOU LISTEN? NO! NO, YOU DID NOT!
I'm so awesome, go Team Me.
*bounds off to fall up some stairs*
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (mf5HN)
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It just means you don't have some of the defects common in the female gender.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (mfdVh)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:21 PM (cEsBM)
What happened?
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (O+iVW)
In the final days of the Obama administration, the U.S. allowed the U.N. Security Council to pass a resolution declaring the settlements a flagrant violation of international law.
The new US Position:
U.S. repudiates a 1978 State Department legal opinion that held that civilian settlements in the occupied territories are inconsistent with international law.
The Trump administration views the opinion, the basis for long-standing U.S. opposition to expanding the settlements, as a distraction and believes any legal questions about the issue should be addressed by Israeli courts
Calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law has not advanced the cause of peace, Pompeo says in the draft. The hard truth is that there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict, and arguments about who is right and who is wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (cEsBM)
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Or the mythical natural Republican illegal aliens whose votes the RINOs are chasing.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Tyrannosaur Wrangler at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (+y/Ru)
Posted by: USNtakim profoundly deplorable. at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (0OmEj)
Posted by: THE HORTA, LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES at November 18, 2019
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LOL
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (eAZVt)
As far as I know, Salvation Army is one of the last of its kind, an actual charity that lifts people up. That's pretty depressing, and it sure as hell isn't going to make a whit of difference in the perception of the company. Don't start feeding the crying crocodile you idiots.
Posted by: clutch cargo at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (Z1ykJ)
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at November 18, 2019 03:13 PM (6eEQ+)
I am betting he wore them a while ago, Ben.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:16 PM (ycWCI)
Does an Ewok poop in the woods? From the git-go?
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (e1mEI)
He opposed the move of the Embassy to Jeruslaem.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (Boy/L)
Instead of the hubcaps flying off, they can have poop splashing towards the camera, as the cars race through it.
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (eAZVt)
You'll enjoy the homepage.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (pGfNT)
I all caps texted Bander this morning that Bing loves me and he replied that he knew what it was without having to look.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (mf5HN)
I'm so awesome, go Team Me.
*bounds off to fall up some stairs*
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (mf5HN)
With those tits, don't you just bounce right back up on your feet?
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (9gDA7)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (yRAFu)
Posted by: squirrelly dan at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (sU5UX)
As I understand it, Melatonin is one of those chemicals that requires a specific dosage to take effect. Too much does nothing, too little does nothing. IIRC something like 10-15 micrograms or mcg.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (ycWCI)
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (F73W5)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:26 PM (cEsBM)
Middle East Peace will be established not by who is right, but by who is left.
Posted by: Cato, Media Delenda Est at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (J+mig)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
"This coffee tastes like shit."
Posted by: Caliban at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (qEujL)
If people are overreacting, I think it's understandable. I agree more facts need to come out. But we know the left, how they operare. The left is a social parasite, infecting every wholesome thing it touches. So the idea that Chik-fil-a is not a huge prize for them, and with enough pressure it might one day succumb, is not a crazy one.
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (hvf9s)
and a side of streetshitter, m' kay !
Posted by: Lloyd Fubeesh at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (f6tGE)
Posted by: Sam's Johnson at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (m/Gc2)
coup-like behavior? Because they know that there will be no
consequences for their lies and violations of civil rights.
This is a situation that needs to change, radically. Progs don't fear the voters. Perhaps they should start doing so.
There are laws that prevent the oppression of Constitutional rights. We need to dust them off and start using them with wild abandon on the Leftards.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy does whatever his television tells him at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (HaL55)
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (O+iVW)
Some people did some things.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (1CjJc)
... to a chicken.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (AURKQ)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
"This coffee tastes like shit."
Posted by: Caliban
Pro tip: wash the crap off first.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (pGfNT)
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:22 PM (O+iVW)
Some people did some things.
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2019 03:24 PM (1CjJc)
... to a chicken.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (AURKQ)
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"It was a pig!"
-LBJ
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:28 PM (q80AH)
So Chik-Fil-A finally bent the knee to Big Anus. That's great. Just fantastic.
Posted by: Insomniac a
They have disappointed me.
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (Pzzpr)
Posted by: dagny,"
I'm a convert to Trader Joe's. That and Fresh Market. It is a great store. The one near me is very well staffed so never a line.
Posted by: Benji Carver at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (OD2ni)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
I've always been a curious person
my curiosity stops here
Posted by: REDACTED at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (rpxSz)
******
BREAKING: Over 100 Arrests Made in Florida Human Trafficking Bust - News Breaking LIVE
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (BqBId)
I like the other headline on that page better. "Rhino poacher trampled to death by elephants and eaten by Lions" Heh...
Posted by: Timon at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (dKm4U)
Literally every animal where people are like "It's a kind of strange cat" turns out to be a weasel.
The fisher cat, for example, is a weasel.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:23 PM (PbpT7)
This is accurate but unnecessary. ALL animals are weasels. This is known.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (9CkBG)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (Boy/L)
Apparently they spend all day on twitter.
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (bfAee)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 18, 2019 03:27 PM (NWiLs)
I like that one. I remember when Obergefell_v._Hodges and like decisions came out the The Rule Of Law has been replaced by The Rule Of The Anus.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:30 PM (ujg0T)
They are solely responsible, inflicting a personal vision of the world on all of us as revenge for being subjected to things that most other people like (eg heterosexuality, criminals facings justice) for their whole life. They think those visions are the reason why so many people like those things. They don't understand that these old media *reflect* society rather than create it.
This is their version of "doing something" while every other aspect of their life is full of misery and of people who have "done them wrong". This is their power. Their proof that they are right and everyone else is wrong. Worst of all, in their mind, the failure to make money actually proves them correct, and they double down.
Posted by: ... at November 18, 2019 03:30 PM (SmoWR)
Apparently they spend all day on twitter.
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (eAZVt)
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C-suite executives should demand that all metrics in their companies that rely on social media should be axed. Especially the C-suit at Twitter.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:30 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (WZv3r)
It just means you don't have some of the defects common in the female gender.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (q80AH)
I do self identify as about 80% boy so there you go.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: overit at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (sI15f)
Posted by: Matt Lauer at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (umhUb)
I like the other headline on that page better. "Rhino poacher trampled to death by elephants and eaten by Lions" Heh...
Posted by: Timon
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Is he expected to recover?
Posted by: 2009Refugee at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (DfC7R)
We took the consequences just fine. And would do it again.
---------------
There are two forms of progressivism; Teddy Roosevelt and Woody Wilson. Teddy wanted to prevent any business or organization from getting too big to preserve the Jeffersonian ideal. Woody wanted to preserve big finance as 'too big to fail' in order to finance the Jeffersonian ideal. Today's progressive wishes to kill the Jeffersonian ideal to receive their annual stipend.
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (yRAFu)
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (Q5ALd)
Posted by: steevy at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (KNsKs)
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:29 PM (bfAee)
The Corvair was a pretty cool car actually.
Posted by: clutch cargo at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (Z1ykJ)
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (bfAee)
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (F73W5)
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And the people they are trying to woo will literally eat them last.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (mf5HN)
*does math in head*
Seems a bit low when factoring in Rack...
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (ycWCI)
Incredibly hot college coeds. One new checker, too, could be Miss Thailand. Incredibly beautiful.
And all of you delicate sorts are missing one of the best seasonal special items in human history - their turkey and stuffing-flavored potato chips.
Almost as delicious as Miss Thailand.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (QDnY+)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:25 PM (q80AH)
I do self identify as about 80% boy so there you go.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (mf5HN)
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I got Dolley to watch Some Like it Hot the other day.
We finally talked about it last night and all she could mention was Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. I mean, she's pretty much naked with clothes on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (q80AH)
"Traffic violence kills thousands and injures even more Americans every year. On World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims, I'm sending my love to the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones. It's time to #EndTrafficViolence."
There is on one possible response from Hordians - "You can pry this Vespa from my cold, dead hands!"
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (petwK)
The customers can also be some strange looking birds.
Posted by: MaDuece at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (0dmP2)
Posted by: Colin at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (g1CyX)
I like Cane's better anyway.
Posted by: overit at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (sI15f)
I do not get Canes. Their sauce is not bad- and their chicken seems to only be about the dipping sauce.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (ycWCI)
"The messaging for women and girls [in this movie] is not so
dissimilar to the messaging of the TV show," Cantillon said. "Which is:
Women can do anything if they're given the opportunity, and they're
stronger when they work together."
But the message of women's empowerment and feminism rings differently in the wake of the Time's Up and #MeToo movements.
"This
story is about a whistleblower who is not supported and believed in her
job," Banks said. "And to me, this is partly a story about a woman who
turns to a group of women who say, 'We believe you and support you and
we'll help you.' And I think that's really powerful. And there are
really great men helping as well."
Uh, I watched Charlies Angels in the 70's and I, just an elementary school kid, got that theme of the show was: "Detective shows are fun but wouldn't it be more fun it the detectives were't Jim Rockford types, but instead young babes who go undercover in bikinis, run after bad guys while braless and stuff?"
Posted by: Lizzy at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (bDqIh)
Posted by: vrf at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (L8qt4)
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (mf5HN)"
Which parts? Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (F73W5)
Posted by: Anna Puma at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (bfAee)
I like Cane's better anyway.
Posted by: overit
Without their dipping sauce, Cane's, Lane's and Zaxby's are tasteless.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (pGfNT)
Posted by: Galil at November 18, 2019 03:20 PM (Pzzpr)
"This coffee tastes like shit."
Posted by: Caliban
Pro tip: wash the crap off first.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019
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For that price, it better come pre-washed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: steevy at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (KNsKs)
NASCAR will bend to anything they think will put butts in seats. They're dying faster than Sandra Fluke's legs opening at a fraternity mixer.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (9gDA7)
"They couldn't have though that -- but they thought the phantom audience of #Woke young minorities would love it."
How can they possibly be this stupid...it seems contradictory to the usual rapacious greed of the filthy scumbags who run Hollywood.
Are they that rich that they play this losely with hundreds of millions?
I mean Star Warts, that has have to have lost billions already. Costs a billion to make the movie, and they don't make that back, spent 6 billion on the IP alone...
Bob Iger is a fucking moron.
Posted by: Rev. Dr. E Buzz Miller, Lesbian at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (ikxxu)
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM
Height-wise, perfectly understandable.
Posted by: Duncanthrax The Austere at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (petwK)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (yRAFu)
Hate shakes are ambrosia from the gods. I somehow managed not to cheat on keto and got no peach shakes this summer. One of hardest things I gave up. Avoiding their peppermint shakes this winter might be an impossible task, we'll see.
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (hvf9s)
Have I got a surprise for you.
!
Posted by: Matt Lauer at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM
Don't look behind you, skippy.
Posted by: The otters at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (ejd/p)
Posted by: garrett at November 18, 2019 03:34 PM (0/eGj)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (pGfNT)
And I find Cane's dipping sauce disgusting. My daughter likes it, however.
I'm a Chicken Express guy myself.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (9gDA7)
It has been generations since anyone gave a shit. On the galaxy's edge, an interstellar garbage scow piloted by a diverse force of rebels, robots, and muppets with even more diverse pronouns and sexual proclivities flees its core viewership in search of . . . The Phantom Audience.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (H5knJ)
"Big Anus to take on Boy Scout gay ban"
"Big Anus coming to Washington to protest restrictions on condoms"
"Big Anus files suit to stop nuns from being Catholic"
"Big Anus endorses Hilary Clinton"
Posted by: Caliban at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (qEujL)
Posted by: garrett at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (0/eGj)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (pGfNT)
Posted by: Timon
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Is he expected to recover?
Partially.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy does whatever his television tells him at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (HaL55)
Get exercise
Drink 2 oz of scotch or some reasonable alternative in the evening after dinner
Do not drink anything else except, perhaps a little water after 7pm
Go to bed at the same time every night
Take 3 5mg gummy things of melatonin
No wanky wanky
Posted by: MJ at November 18, 2019,
You forgot turkey drumstick for dinner.
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (e1mEI)
Nope, he was the guy that wrote the ad. And then starred in it.
Elmer Lynn Hauldren (1922-2011)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM guy at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (7s3Gx)
Posted by: REDACTED at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (rpxSz)
Starbucks: "No, no, no, no, no, no. Yes, losers are our target market. But it's just that now our appeal has become more selective."
Posted by: Roy at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (hr2+k)
I got Dolley to watch Some Like it Hot the other day.
We finally talked about it last night and all she could mention was Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. I mean, she's pretty much naked with clothes on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (q80AH)
You might say she's naked under her clothes?
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (O+iVW)
Posted by: clutch cargo at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (Z1ykJ)
It was, however, dangerous.
I drove one once. It was a manual, and I was going into an off ramp, and pushed in the clutch to downshift and the dang thing went sideways on me.
Got the next gear and released the clutch and back on track.
Scared the shit out of me.
Posted by: blaster at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (9VeU0)
Gosh, who could've imagined such an end result?
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (1ISKN)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (ycWCI)
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They make what - 3 items? Chicken fingers, fries and toast = lines around the building.
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (Xvo1a)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (qjyU5)
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:35 PM (pGfNT)
I love their tenders and the Red Serendipity Salt is the shizznit.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (9gDA7)
Get exercise
Drink 2 oz of scotch or some reasonable alternative in the evening after dinner
Do not drink anything else except, perhaps a little water after 7pm
Go to bed at the same time every night
Take 3 5mg gummy things of melatonin
No wanky wanky
Posted by: MJ at November 18, 2019,
Yeah...see...none of those things appeal to me. I'll stick with my pharmaceuticals.
Posted by: BCochran1981 at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (9CkBG)
I mean, I blame the asshole leftist gaystapo bastards for making things that way...
but i still find it amusing.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (AURKQ)
I got Dolley to watch Some Like it Hot the other day.
We finally talked about it last night and all she could mention was Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. I mean, she's pretty much naked with clothes on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (q80AH)
You might say she's naked under her clothes?
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (O+iVW)
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https://tinyurl.com/tczu27k
No, I mean her clothes are more affectation than reality.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (yRAFu)
And some people like to put 24k gold flakes on their decorative cakes. I guess spending a mint on anything makes it taste better.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (6eEQ+)
Posted by: garrett at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (0/eGj)
Incredibly hot college coeds. One new checker, too, could be Miss Thailand. Incredibly beautiful.
And all of you delicate sorts are missing one of the best seasonal special items in human history - their turkey and stuffing-flavored potato chips.
Almost as delicious as Miss Thailand.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019
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Beautiful coeds? Not at my suburban Trader Joe's. It's most aging Boomers and Millennials, emphasis on "aging." So are the clerks, unfortunately. But they're nice and not sullen, which is a refreshing change from clerks, aka "people standing behind registers," at other businesses.
But I'll have to try those chips!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (WZv3r)
Avoid the CPAP and sleep problems.
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (F73W5)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (Q5ALd)
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (O+iVW)
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https://tinyurl.com/tczu27k
No, I mean her clothes are more affectation than reality.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (q80AH)
Practically looks like body paint.
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (O+iVW)
Posted by: garrett at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (0/eGj)
It's a good thing GM left off that $5 sway bar so it was able to kill people effectively, keeping up GM's standards accordingly.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (9gDA7)
If you don't love chitlins, you're racist!
I think I've got a winner.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (1ISKN)
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel
Some people like gold flakes in their schnapps.
Go figure.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (pGfNT)
No, I mean her clothes are more affectation than reality.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (q80AH)
Practically looks like body paint.
Posted by: Someguy at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (O+iVW)
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I know, right?
Billy Wilder had a thing for buxom blondes, and he found one of the best.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (q80AH)
Like a 911. Trailing throttle oversteer!
Posted by: Chris M at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (eAZVt)
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM
It's a trap!!!
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (ejd/p)
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They couldn't figure out a way to make it block both the battery and windshield wiper fluid reservoir filler.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: Headless Body of Agnew at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (e1mEI)
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 "
So what you're saying is I'm the only person who gets the 60 year old hippy chick with no deodorant and unshaven armpits at checkout.
Posted by: Hesco Gypsy at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (F73W5)
Posted by: steevy at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (KNsKs)
I mean, I blame the asshole leftist gaystapo bastards for making things that way...
but i still find it amusing.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at November 18, 2019 03:36 PM (AURKQ)
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I mean if it's true they gave and from now on they're giving differently, ok I guess? I didn't know they gave to SA yesterday. I'll still give to them. We'll see how it plays out b/c it's never enough but...eh.
Posted by: jhawk90 at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (Xvo1a)
We finally talked about it last night and all she could mention was Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. I mean, she's pretty much naked with clothes on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (q80AH)
Heh. The first time I watched it with the Good Ex Boyfriend, he blurted out SHE'S NAKED! I laughed and said no no no technically there's some mesh with spangles on it.
That movie has the greatest last line in all moviedom.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (mf5HN)
We finally talked about it last night and all she could mention was Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. I mean, she's pretty much naked with clothes on.
Love that film. Something for everyone! And yes, that one lounge dress she wears leaves NOTHING to the imagination, hah.
It's like jello on springs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxZMIexxvFs
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (hvf9s)
And with our late dry heat wave, the pool has become a challenge to those skills. My gawd. Very few kids swim laps, but ogling them after I do, while they work on their future skin cancer, is almost as aerobic.
Posted by: rhomboid at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (QDnY+)
8 minutes total from stopping on the frontage to exit. Probably twenty cars in front of my side of the line. Might be a record.
Posted by: DanMan at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (XTiHL)
Posted by: garrett at November 18, 2019 03:37 PM (0/eGj)
It's a good thing GM left off that $5 sway bar so it was able to kill people effectively, keeping up GM's standards accordingly.
Posted by: Sponge at November 18, 2019 03:38 PM (9gDA7)
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Wasn't Bob McNamara involved in that as well? You know, the guy with $5 million dollar Phantoms bombing $500 bamboo bridges.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (ujg0T)
Heh. The first time I watched it with the Good Ex Boyfriend, he blurted out SHE'S NAKED! I laughed and said no no no technically there's some mesh with spangles on it.
That movie has the greatest last line in all moviedom.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (mf5HN)
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"Nobodies' perfect."
I prefer, "Shut up and deal" from The Apartment, personally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (q80AH)
Nope, he was the guy that wrote the ad. And then starred in it.
Elmer Lynn Hauldren (1922-2011)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent,"
My brother tells a funny story about running into the actor from the Crazy Eddie commercials back in the 80's at the Meadowlands (racetrack). He got pissed at my bro and friends for yelling repeatedly "Hey Crazy Eddie"
Posted by: Benji Carver at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (OD2ni)
I like Cane's better anyway.
Posted by: overit
Without their dipping sauce, Cane's, Lane's and Zaxby's are tasteless.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019 03:33 PM (pGfNT)
Zaxby's sucks. Never had the other two.
Posted by: Insomniac at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (NWiLs)
I don't see how Chick Fil A avoids a major backlash and boycott. I remember when conserves came out like crazy to support them several years ago when they were getting blasted. They will likely experience the reverse now.
Posted by: Quint at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (n13/j)
Posted by: Easy Andy at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (Q5ALd)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (DfC7R)
Chick filled a has caved to the ABC community. Will no longer donate to Christian organizations. I have already called to let them know my family will no longer do business there. Your move.
Posted by: Roper at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (CT3ao)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (yRAFu)
Posted by: Roper at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (CT3ao)
Their ice is the best reason for the restaurant to exist, though.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: USNtakim profoundly deplorable. at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (0OmEj)
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (Boy/L)
Necrons vs. Imperial Guard. Much Carnage of the bloody and oily bits.
Posted by: Defenestratus at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (9V81o)
........
That be two dollah more.
Posted by: Thai Checker at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (v0R5T)
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:39 PM (mf5HN)
It does! 100% agree.
Posted by: LizLem at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (hvf9s)
Posted by: Sponge
For the chicken livers only.
Posted by: rickb223 at November 18, 2019
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Reminds me of a great line in The Cheyenne Social Club:
Shirley Jones: "And Pauline has trouble with her liver. She needs $500 for an operation."
James Stewart: "$500 for a liver?"
Shirley: "Well, that's what the doctor says. He's a big-time doctor from back East with a lot of letters after his name."
Stewart: "I don't care what kind of letters he's got. $500 for a liver? That's more than I've ever paid for a good horse!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: Puddin Head at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (yRAFu)
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With modern driving electronics to prevent ass-ending the thing? Yep.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - You don't stop lawlessness by obeying the law but by enforcing it at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (WZv3r)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (1ISKN)
Posted by: flounder, rebel, vulgarian, deplorable, winner at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (1CjJc)
Posted by: Roy at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (hr2+k)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM (q80AH)
I've heard he's so fine he blows Toni Basil's mind, but I can only go by her word on the subject.
Posted by: Insomniac at November 18, 2019 03:42 PM (NWiLs)
Posted by: BackwardsBoy does whatever his television tells him at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (HaL55)
Yeah NO- That is not clear what so ever in the anouncement and articles.
Posted by: Nevergiveup at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (cEsBM)
You are not thinking Long Term, son.
Sure. We kill a few people.
But that $5 we saved is multiplied by the hundreds of Corvairs we sold!
Posted by: GM Exec at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (0/eGj)
What is the appeal of Sean Hannity? I tune in and he's hawking an insane, inane rapper who identifies as Christian hobnobbing with the least Christian "pastor" in America.
Posted by: Kazi at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (0x00j)
I prefer, "Shut up and deal" from The Apartment, personally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (q80AH)
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My favorite is: "It's NOT Over!!" from Phantasm 2.
Posted by: Floyd of Rosedale at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (GaIMc)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (1ISKN)
Uggh. I wish there was some actual clarification as to what they said because that doesn't sound like what they said.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (WI7YS)
Posted by: Flyguy at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (3sOO0)
Im sure Im late to the party but yes, their coffee is awesome.
Posted by: Lowfibass at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (ujwI/)
Posted by: Insomniac at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (NWiLs)
+++++++++++++
Bojangles.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (I2dne)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:41 PM
So fine it blows my mind.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (ejd/p)
We finally talked about it last night and all she could mention was Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. I mean, she's pretty much naked with clothes on.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:32 PM (q80AH)
Heh. The first time I watched it with the Good Ex Boyfriend, he blurted out SHE'S NAKED! I laughed and said no no no technically there's some mesh with spangles on it.
That movie has the greatest last line in all moviedom.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019
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For comedies, yes. For dramas or action movies, I nominate The Terminator as having the greatest last line ever.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (Ejm1K)
Posted by: JROD at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (qjyU5)
I prefer, "Shut up and deal" from The Apartment, personally.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:40 PM (q80AH)
Also a cromulent choice.
Apparently in Some Like It Hot, Marilyn could not remember her line when she was opening drawers in one scene so they taped a note with the line in the drawer.
She then opened the wrong drawer.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: MWR, The Public Intellectual (aka Beth) at November 18, 2019 03:45 PM (rP4OC)
Posted by: Timon
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Is he expected to recover?
Posted by: 2009Refugee at November 18, 2019 03:31 PM (DfC7R)
Well they did find some pieces of his clothing...and what was left of his head so I'd say the odds of a full recovery are somewhat slim.
Posted by: Timon at November 18, 2019 03:45 PM (dKm4U)
Posted by: Floyd of Rosedale at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (GaIMc)
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My favorite is from The Princess Bride. You have to see the movie to find out what it is.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes - the Housekeeper at November 18, 2019 03:45 PM (IttZ7)
What is the appeal of Sean Hannity? I tune in and he's hawking an insane, inane rapper who identifies as Christian hobnobbing with the least Christian "pastor" in America.
Posted by: Kazi at November 18, 2019 03:43 PM (0x00j)
There are many paths to Conservatism. Remember when Muhammad Ali, nee Cassius Clay, was a foaming at the mouth radical leftist? And he ended up a Republican.
On that note, I actually met the late Eldridge Cleaver once. He was still kind of gonzo to the end, but right of center gonzo.
Posted by: Curmudgeon at November 18, 2019 03:45 PM (ujg0T)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019
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TJM, you'd probably like my Man from U.N.C.L.E. fan fiction story in which Bud and Fran are the innocent characters. Someone is trying to kill Bud, and Solo and Illya have to keep them alive. I play off that line in the course of the story.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at November 18, 2019 03:46 PM (Ejm1K)
Also a cromulent choice.
Apparently in Some Like It Hot, Marilyn could not remember her line when she was opening drawers in one scene so they taped a note with the line in the drawer.
She then opened the wrong drawer.
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:44 PM (mf5HN)
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Wilder then put it in every drawer, and she still flubbed the line.
It's really too bad that she was dumber than a box of rocks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 03:46 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: Regular joe at November 18, 2019 03:48 PM (6/uwW)
Regarding a missing wife:
Police Detective: Perhaps... your wife met someone...? Maybe a... lover, perhaps?
Angered Husband: You're talking about my wife. You're thinking of your own.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 03:05 PM (PbpT7)
The movie is Frantic with Harrison Ford.... directed by the child rapist Roman P. It was a decent movie....
Posted by: Some Guy in Wisconsin at November 18, 2019 03:49 PM (nEmT7)
Posted by: alexthechick - Ragebunny. Hopping all around. at November 18, 2019 03:50 PM (mf5HN)
Posted by: Jon at November 18, 2019 03:50 PM (pMIXM)
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I need Maxillofacial surgery on Jaw & sinuses & Nose & my breathing will be 4 times better. I tried the CPAP 30 years ago with 1st sleep study & that was a no go
Posted by: Deep State is in Deep Shit at November 18, 2019 03:50 PM (BqBId)
Posted by: Lurking Libertarian at November 18, 2019 03:51 PM (W+w2W)
Hey Mickey was a novelty song in the 80s by Toni Basil, nee Antonia Basilotta, who was also a minor actress.
She walked around with her shirt off in Greasers' Palace and showed full, very full, wall to wall bush in a 60s dance video.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at November 18, 2019 03:52 PM (gd9RK)
Does anybody ever lose any money as a result of the whole "go woke" thing? I do understand that movies bomb and studios fail to make money, but corporations are not actually people. Does any actual live human being ever suffer a loss of income as a result of "going woke"? Hollywood moguls and woke act-x-rs are still making a ton of money despite all these bombs. Corporate executives at these woke corporations are still pulling down mega-salaries and mega-bonuses, despite losses of income. So my serious question is whether any real, tangible humans suffer income loss from woke-ness? In Hollywood, and in corporate boardrooms, it looks to me like the answer is no. Money keeps pouring in from other woke corporations and woke foundations to offset the loss of actual money from actual consumers. Am I wrong?
OK, please go back to your normal programming.
Posted by: Theo at November 18, 2019 03:55 PM (bWR5k)
Posted by: girldog at November 18, 2019 04:04 PM (SJiiM)
She then opened the wrong drawer.
...
I just heard that Marlon Brando was either so drunk or so not-bothering in Superman that all of his lines were written on pieces of paper in his eyeline.
Okay, that's no big deal. But here's the kicker: He had one piece of paper taped to the face of the actress playing his wife, Lara or whatever. So that he could read his lines to her, right off of her face.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 04:05 PM (PbpT7)
Okay, that's no big deal. But here's the kicker: He had one piece of paper taped to the face of the actress playing his wife, Lara or whatever. So that he could read his lines to her, right off of her face.
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 04:05 PM (PbpT7)
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Food, not even once, eh?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, Just All about the Billy Wilder movies at November 18, 2019 04:07 PM (q80AH)
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at November 18, 2019 04:10 PM (onUG0)
Posted by: Undine at November 18, 2019 04:10 PM (qq+1a)
Posted by: ace at November 18, 2019 04:05 PM (PbpT7)
Supposedly he had an agreement with the director of The Score not to shoot him below the waist. At one point he suspected the agreement was being violated, so he started shooting without his pants. The director denies it, but it wouldn't surprise me.
Posted by: Ace's liver at November 18, 2019 04:17 PM (wGeit)
>>Uggh. I wish there was some actual clarification as to what they said because that doesn't sound like what they said.
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The actual claim from the interview article is that they'll donate to Christian charities, "but not ones that are anti-LGBTQ." We already know the Salvation Army doesn't pass the test.
Posted by: Doley at November 18, 2019 04:18 PM (g/h6+)
Posted by: Ace's liver at November 18, 2019 04:20 PM (wGeit)
Posted by: Roper at November 18, 2019 04:24 PM (CT3ao)
How it it really any different than paying Big Ears or Bill "Buddy of Epstein" Clinton for their 'thoughts' when they get half a million for a 30 minute speech.
Posted by: DamnedYankee at November 18, 2019 04:50 PM (O8SrN)
Okay, that's no big deal. But here's the kicker: He had one piece of paper taped to the face of the actress playing his wife, Lara or whatever. So that he could read his lines to her, right off of her face.
Posted by: ace "
There was a Dick Van Dyke show that featured that very same gag! It was "The Young Surgeons" where he's playing a doctor and finds out just before filming that he'd learned the wrong part, and instead of easy reaction shots, he's got pages of difficult medical jargon he has to recite. They end up writing his lines on his palms, fingers, cigarettes and even the face of the actor sharing the scene with him. It starts at about 17:45 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKY7FkBLeo
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at November 18, 2019 05:51 PM (mfdVh)
Where's the + you BIGOT?
Posted by: justaguy at November 18, 2019 07:15 PM (cLB+r)
And the seventh, I believe, is free. Can't beat that deal with a stick!
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