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Should the U.S. Declare English Our Official Language?
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Assumptions. How typical. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. -
You're nuts. I like you. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Yowza, that's a long reply for an: "I don't know." Yes, its millions of patrons pay $4 for "crappy" coffee b/c, well everyone else is. I used the term "haters" loosely and in slang.
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Should the U.S. Declare English Our Official Language?
PLFXpert replied to PLFXpert's topic in Speakers Corner
Just curious what the DZ.com consensus is: Recently 38 Senators voted against it: Akaka (D-HI) Bayh (D-IN) Biden (D-DE) Bingaman (D-NM) Boxer (D-CA) Cantwell (D-WA) Clinton (D-NY) Dayton (D-M! N) Dodd (D-CT) Domenici (R-NM) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D- WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Inouye (D-HI) Jeffords (I-VT) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Kohl (D-WI) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Menendez (D-NJ) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Obama (D-IL) Reed (D-RI) Reid (D-NV) Salazar (D-CO) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Stabenow (D-MI) Wyden (D-OR) Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. -
I'm in--We'll be in CA this winter. That saying is what we always tell our neighbor who has an ocean vessel (our boat is a kayak). Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Yes, I find the vast # and locations of Starbucks extremely amusing, too. My senior year in high school---yep---they put in a Starbucks. Teachers figured it would keep kids from being late or worse; skipping first period to go across the street and get their morning coffee. Back then I was an OJ kinda a morning person so it really didn't matter much to me.
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My points remain the same though (and just FYI this is all in good fun.): 1. While I don't know you, I believe it's safe to assume you DO spend money on something unnecessary that I do NOT. We just splurge on different things. 2. You didn't subtract what any other coffee drinker spends. I can't BELIEVE what some people spend on certain things either--particularly guys and their vehicle accessories. But that's what they like and I'm certainly not going to knock 'em for it. As long as they're not claiming bankruptcy it has no effect on me whatsoever what they choose to spend their money on, so I could careless. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Certainly it was, as is my morning Starbucks latte to me. You mentioned SBUX stock saved your bootie--do you not think it's cheating yourself to spend your money on the competitor's coffee? I certainly did when I had the stock myself. You also mentioned you're a GC (which are a big part of my clientele), you drink coffee all day and 7/11 coffee... You estimated $1,000/year for Starbucks, but what you did not subtract from that was what any other coffee drinker might spend. Let's say you home brew, subtract $250+/year or whatever, or if you drink 7/11 all day, subtract $500+. Thus it's really costing me 25 jumps/year more than you by those calculations. Eh, well. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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GO GATORS!!!
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Billy managed to rack up 4,000 skydives and yet, believe it or not, HE introduced me to Starbucks (with a few other local skydivers in the area who routinely wanted to go there). To his credit, he didn't go there regularly. Previously I went to Dunkin Donuts next door for my morning coffee & bagel. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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I assume you've never bought a big-screen TV you didn't need, don't smoke, or anything else for that matter. I don't need to run down a list of how I likely save more than most on most things or justify myself. The bottomline is, I've done the math. I know what I can and can not afford to both have fun & retire early. But if you really want to go there if I had to choose to do 50 jumps less/year or have my coffee. I'd choose the coffee. To each their own.
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Oh definitely. When they take my card they often compliment on it b/c I've had the same one for almost a year. I had a different one before that and only switched when they came out with one I liked better.
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That's my issue. Weirdly enough it's far easier to make the two-minute drive in the morning than to do all that. And the $4 to save myself the effort is worth it. Our neighbor drives out for his coffee every morning too--except he goes to the jiffy store next door.
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I've never seen this done in my local Starbucks...but then again I live in an area where most people would NEVER dare actually use a coupon (how embarrassing!) to purchase something. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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You know, I don't mind Starbucks haters. Coffee, like anything else is certainly a personal preference. But the whole argument about a "real" coffee or "real" latte---I'm a little lost---can someone please explain to me how your "real" coffee/latte/cappuccino is made differently? It's hilarious to me the grossly anti-what's-popular people. I mean if you don't like something, fine. I'm not a big fan of the new leggings trend, myself. But generally it's the same people that will just hate anything b/c it happens to be popular. And well, that just silly. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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I'm a sucker for seeing my own name and happy pictures, too. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Yes, I'll be laughing all the way to my very early retirement, thank you. Normally I wouldn't bother replying to such obviously superficial, stereotypical and grossly generalized statements but, well, don't mess with my coffee.
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Yes, the salt & pepper shakers were quite popular as well as the beer "specials" holders made for great picture frames. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Oh, bite me and join the club. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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I'm the same way in that I don't force my personal eating choices unto others. But, just by living together for 5 years and him reading all the material I receive and review after me, Billy has naturally changed his own habits drastically. I'm going to start a thread soon (at the encouragement of others who want easy access to some info) that I'll update with new facts/info once in a while (both cool, fun facts and seriously, be aware facts) on animal welfare.
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He. Hee. He. Hee. Lindercles, she said carnivorous. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Thoughts, please?
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Um, did you really say, "Oh, snap"? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.
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Oh well....turn my back for a second and poke, poke, poke. I'm a better vegan than you are. And that's good enough for me. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.