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Old 03-11-2005, 11:57 AM   #1
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Maybe some day we'll all just pay for the privilege of preparing our OWN fast food. We already scan and bag our groceries...a mean feat if you've little kids with you. Our "service economy" is really a self-service economy.
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Old 03-11-2005, 01:05 PM   #2
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*hindi accent* Thank you for calling Dell Tech Support... oh... I am sorry very much... Would you like to upsize that? */hindi accent*
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Old 03-11-2005, 11:47 PM   #3
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*hindi accent* Thank you for calling Dell Tech Support... oh... I am sorry very much... Would you like to upsize that? */hindi accent*
hindi=cows sacred<>mcdonalds

don't theenk so

McD's even lost a suit when it was found to have falsely represented it's frenchfries as "no animal products" when beef tallow was a part of the golden-ifying mix.
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Old 03-12-2005, 12:50 PM   #4
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hindi=cows sacred<>mcdonalds

don't theenk so
It wasn't something that you had to think about quite so hard. Just go with the visual.

Besides hindi is a language, hindu is a religion.
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Old 03-22-2005, 03:35 PM   #5
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hindi=cows sacred<>mcdonalds

don't theenk so

McD's even lost a suit when it was found to have falsely represented it's frenchfries as "no animal products" when beef tallow was a part of the golden-ifying mix.
I have to wonder why the vegetarian/budhist even bothered entering McDonald's. Did they not realize what was being served there [All soy protein jokes aside]?
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Old 03-22-2005, 03:38 PM   #6
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well, if you got off on protesting and being offended by stuff, and nothing fell into your path, you could always go out of your way to be offended.
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Old 03-23-2005, 01:34 AM   #7
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Hey, it's a hobby here in Seattle.
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Old 03-11-2005, 10:36 PM   #8
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We already scan and bag our groceries...
Not a chance. Oh and I want paper AND plastic.
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