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Old 07-19-2011, 08:35 AM
 
Location: So Cal
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Listening to the starbuck guy at the counter having to tell every customer about the latest special offer. "Free grande ice cream after 2:00 pm, just show your receipt, good at any starbucks." ... man, I'm gonna hear that crap in my dreams tonight.






 
Old 07-19-2011, 10:55 AM
 
Location: Carmel, Indiana
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Listening to the starbuck guy at the counter having to tell every customer about the latest special offer. "Free grande ice cream after 2:00 pm, just show your receipt, good at any starbucks." ... man, I'm gonna hear that crap in my dreams tonight.





I've never been to Starbucks but I might have to change that today. hmmm...
 
Old 07-19-2011, 11:21 AM
 
Location: Finally made it to Florida and lovin' every minute!
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It could have been to see if you'd had surgery recently. Did you hear of how somebody had a bomb surgical implanted but it went off too soon? Supposedly, this swap is suppose to tell them if you have had surgery recently. Hmmmm

Oye. Our world is exploding!
OMG! You don't have to worry about me doing anything like that!

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Wow, that's crazy! The future scares me
I hear ya!

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Yeah ... I don't mind the metal detectors or screenings but the full-body scan makes me leery ... I've managed to avoid it until I flew outta JFK ... I knew it wasn't the typical metal thingy when they asked me to stand a particular way and hold my hands up. Hope they enjoyed the view
Luckily, no airport I've visited so far had any. Besides, I just hate it when people laugh at me.

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^^
I think it would be funny to cut a piece of aluminum foil into the shape of a hand with one finger sticking straight up, then tape it to you chest or back so the full-body scanner could see it. I wonder what they’d do to you?
Um, Aks....those folks don't have a sense of humor. I wouldn't try it if I were you.
 
Old 07-19-2011, 12:53 PM
 
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Hey Chow... I hate it when u go through the drive through at McDonalds and the persons ask would u like to order a blah blah blah. Especially in the morning b/f coffee. Giving me the courtesy of telling u what the blank I want...
 
Old 07-19-2011, 09:58 PM
 
Location: grooving in the city
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Hey Chow... I hate it when u go through the drive through at McDonalds and the persons ask would u like to order a blah blah blah. Especially in the morning b/f coffee. Giving me the courtesy of telling u what the blank I want...
The push in the Great White North is Cafe Mocha. As a courtesy favour to "Cujo" I pick him up his McDonald's breakfast every morning, so I get to hear it every day. Occasionally I go through the drivethru for a drink, and it's still Cafe Mocha. I know they have to ask....but it's annoying.
 
Old 07-19-2011, 10:06 PM
 
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Oh I can top THAT ... What about every time you go through the check out line and the cashier is pushing the store's credit card ....
 
Old 07-19-2011, 11:13 PM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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Borders book stores are closing! That was my home away from home.
 
Old 07-19-2011, 11:25 PM
 
Location: The Chatterdome in La La Land, CaliFUNia
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Borders book stores are closing! That was my home away from home.
That's what I heard too ... Saddens me just like the Circuit Cities a few years ago ...
 
Old 07-20-2011, 01:25 AM
 
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i heard about borders too, but I didn't really believe it... Is it all the stores?
 
Old 07-20-2011, 09:59 AM
 
Location: Looking over your shoulder
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Yes,,, all the stores will be closing and 11k employees will be out of a job. I don't understand why they're closing because all of the locations that I used were great spots for a book store to be located at. The online services of Amazon for ordering books must have been too much competition for them. I think more hardwall stores in cities will close their doors because of online ordering of merchandise.
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