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cdnhollywood
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 Posted: 09/27/06 - 10:47 Post subject: Wisdom from my Starbucks cup
I liked this quote, thought I'd share it with you.
| Quote: | I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say "hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word."
-- Augusten Burroughs, author. |
Guess I got my $2 worth today.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 10:49 Post subject:
Bigamy is legal in Canada?
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cdnhollywood
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 10:50 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Bigamy is legal in Canada? |
Only if you get caught. But I hear it costs more than $2....each. 
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airehead
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:14 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Bigamy is legal in Canada? |
I love my Starbucks so much I'd marry it.
It's one at a time, though. Once I've used one up and discarded the empty carcass, I'll move on to the next one.
Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store?
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cdnhollywood
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:40 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store? |
We've got one in our research tower...behind security. Not open to the public, just the employees.
And they make money! I know a lot of folks that hit that place 3-4 times a day.
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airehead
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:41 Post subject:
| cdnhollywood wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store? |
We've got one in our research tower...behind security. Not open to the public, just the employees.
And they make money! I know a lot of folks that hit that place 3-4 times a day. |
I think we need starbuck's AA. really.
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Cappy
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:42 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | Bigamy is legal in Canada? |
I love my Starbucks so much I'd marry it.
It's one at a time, though. Once I've used one up and discarded the empty carcass, I'll move on to the next one.
Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store?
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You'd better get the Major to get a transfer to a more Starbuck friendly town
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airehead
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:47 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | Bigamy is legal in Canada? |
I love my Starbucks so much I'd marry it.
It's one at a time, though. Once I've used one up and discarded the empty carcass, I'll move on to the next one.
Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store?
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You'd better get the Major to get a transfer to a more Starbuck friendly town |
I know,huh? We all about freaked when we drove into town and couldn't find a single starbucks--or coffee shop--anywhere.
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Cappy
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:55 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | Cappy wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | Bigamy is legal in Canada? |
I love my Starbucks so much I'd marry it.
It's one at a time, though. Once I've used one up and discarded the empty carcass, I'll move on to the next one.
Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store?
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You'd better get the Major to get a transfer to a more Starbuck friendly town |
I know,huh? We all about freaked when we drove into town and couldn't find a single starbucks--or coffee shop--anywhere. |
I would call Secretary of The Air Force Wynne on the phone and complain, or at least ask for hazardous duty pay
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airehead
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:56 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | Cappy wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | purple hayes wrote: | | Bigamy is legal in Canada? |
I love my Starbucks so much I'd marry it.
It's one at a time, though. Once I've used one up and discarded the empty carcass, I'll move on to the next one.
Do you realize this town has only 1 Starbucks and it's inside a grocery store?
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You'd better get the Major to get a transfer to a more Starbuck friendly town |
I know,huh? We all about freaked when we drove into town and couldn't find a single starbucks--or coffee shop--anywhere. |
I would call Secretary of The Air Force Wynne on the phone and complain, or at least ask for hazardous duty pay |
No kidding!! These are horrible conditions!
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RedheadRunner
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 12:57 Post subject:
starbucks is the walmart of coffeeshops. takes over with an inferior product.
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airehead
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 13:03 Post subject:
| RedheadRunner wrote: | | starbucks is the walmart of coffeeshops. takes over with an inferior product. |
That is my one complaint--that it makes mom and pops go out of business.
Here there is no competition so I'm grateful for them.
The last place we had Starbucks--the competition was higher priced and couldn't produce a consistent cup of coffee.
Starbucks has admitted that their coffee is hypercaffeinated in order to get repeat business.
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Cappy
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 13:08 Post subject:
Near my office, we had a local coffee shop open, in fact I was their first customer. I have gotten to know the two owners very well, and they are doing great business. They are lucky that the closest Starbucks is about a mile away, and they have a great location.
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keltic63
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 15:33 Post subject: Re: Wisdom from my Starbucks cup
| cdnhollywood wrote: | I liked this quote, thought I'd share it with you.
| Quote: | I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say "hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word."
-- Augusten Burroughs, author. |
Guess I got my $2 worth today. |
have you ever read any of Augusten's books?  I've read "Running With Scissors" and it had nothing to do with Randy from Riff Raff 
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cdnhollywood
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 15:57 Post subject: Re: Wisdom from my Starbucks cup
| keltic63 wrote: | | cdnhollywood wrote: | I liked this quote, thought I'd share it with you.
| Quote: | I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me, on the outside. Because how do you meet a new person? I was very stumped by this for many years. And then I realized, you just say "hi." They may ignore you. Or you may marry them. And that possibility is worth that one word."
-- Augusten Burroughs, author. |
Guess I got my $2 worth today. |
have you ever read any of Augusten's books? I've read "Running With Scissors" and it had nothing to do with Randy from Riff Raff |
Never heard of him/her until my coffee today. Apparently he/she is famous.
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