Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by Belle ® , Aug 16,2001,17:05 | MetroBlab |
I don't really get what the big deal is with wanting a Starbucks. I dislike coffee, though. What is the difference in Starbucks and other coffee shops/brands of coffee?
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Re: Starbucks -- Belle
| Posted by johnnybroad ® , Aug 16,2001,17:10 | MetroBlab |
Don't like Coffee. Don't like the sun. What's next? Don't like Elvis?
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Re: Starbucks -- johnnybroad
| Posted by Celestial Dung ® , Aug 16,2001,17:54 | MetroBlab |
Coffee=Icky thick dark taste.
Sun= It burns. it's bright. What's there to like?
Elvis= Went downhill after leaving Sun records.
As for Starbucks...interesting concept. Coffee Cartel?
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Re: Starbucks -- johnnybroad
| Posted by Belle ® , Aug 16,2001,17:51 | MetroBlab |
I like Elvis. I do feel though that although he was a great preformer, he was not the first great in rock in roll, as so many suggest. He was just the first to effectively market sex appeal and rock n roll in a fashion that got attention. His music was dandy, his acting sucked. What made him memorable was his charisma.
I like tea and water. ;) And Coca~Cola. But I am trying to quit cokes. I LOVE how coffee smells. But I like how Kystals smell too. Neither taste of the impression they give off, in my opinion.
Belle...waiting for the negativity to begin.
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Re: Starbucks -- Belle
| Posted by the idiot , Aug 16,2001,19:08 | MetroBlab |
As with any substance worth getting addicted to, coffee is an an acquired taste. But, in my opinion, it is one well worth the effort of acquiring. Sure, I get a headache if I go too long without. But there's nothing like the joy of a wonderful cup of coffee to satisfy my habit early in the morning. Sort of like that first beer.
What I don't get is how people can drink so much damn syrupy sugar water. Yuck. To each his own, I guess.
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Re: Starbucks -- johnnybroad
| Posted by Scaramanga ® , Aug 16,2001,17:14 | MetroBlab |
IT IS FUCKING COFFEE! NOTHING REALLY MORE THAN A CUP OF HOT WATER!
YOU WILL PAY (gladly, I'm sure) FOR SOME GODDAMN DESIGNER WATER BUT YOU WON'T SPEND THAT FIFTEEN BUCKS A DAY TO BETTER THE FUCKING COMMUNITY?
YOU SHOULD ALL BE LINED UP AND SHOT!
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Re: An Important Message -- Scaramanga
| Posted by Tourista , Aug 16,2001,17:22 | MetroBlab |
You need to get that stick out of your butt not everything has to be about saving the world. You are a perfect example of why Knoxville does'nt have a Starbucks or much of anything else. Enjoy your McDonalds brew simplton.
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Re: An Important Message -- Tourista
| Posted by Scaramanga ® , Aug 16,2001,17:27 | MetroBlab |
You should be ashamed! All you and your ilk care about is self gratification and looking cool. Have you ever thought about doing someting for your fellow man? I think not. It's all about the statement and not the action for you. I bet you drive a damn SUV! I bet you drive that SUV and proudly display a WWF (and I ain't talking about wresting either simpleton) sticker and fell all warm and squishy. Have you ever thought to just stop and see what else is out there? Have you ever stopped on the street to hand over your last few bucks to someone less fortunate than you? I think not. It's all about money and status with you and that makes me want to vomit. Why don't you just jump in your 10mpg fossil killer and find a place where you can toss your styrofoam containers out the window while eating your Big Mac in route to a baby seal clubbing.
Sick. You are just sick.
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Re: An Important Message -- Scaramanga
| Posted by Tourista , Aug 16,2001,22:23 | MetroBlab |
You also have the nerve to put me in a catagory when you yourself are in a catagory and follow your clans little set of rules, same book different cover...should'nt you be adopting a crack baby right about now that you can hold up and show all your frinds what a great person you are. You must glow from self pride. Really dude there are over 6 billion people on this earth and you act like your the only one who's life is worth shit. maybe after Casto dies you can go rule Cuba, you fit the profile.
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Re: An Important Message -- Scaramanga
| Posted by Tourista , Aug 16,2001,22:16 | MetroBlab |
Ha Ha you are typical Knoxville, all you know is McDonalds and SUVs. Your the one who needs to get out of town and maybe I would suggest you try a Starbucks on your way. Ironic thing about your comment is how many HOMELESS have asked me for change to buy a cup of coffee. We are talking about coffee. Maybe you should find a hippie village somewhere left over from the 60s where you would fit in perfect, maybe making some home made bread might calm your nerves. Your SO concerned about the poor maybe you could sell you computer or spend all the time you waste posting in this chat room on helping out in a homeless shelter. Fuck you and your filthy homeless. I don't owe the homeless a fucken thing and where you get off telling me I should'nt like coffe because the homeless are hungry (if they would stop drinking booze maybe they would'nt be so hungry). The fact that you are even in the united states shows your not really as concerened as you claim or you'd be in africa helping the 30,000 kids who die of hunger each day. Fuck the bums we have here on the street and go help children who are dying of starvation not liver damage!!You need a good push off your high horse.
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Re: An Important Message -- Tourista
| Posted by Scaramanga ® , Aug 16,2001,22:30 | MetroBlab |
1. Fuck you. You are a horrible, coffee addicted filth monger.
2. Starbucks is just another reason that our youth can't find Nebraska on a map. Doubt that you can either.
3. The 'homeless' you so lovingly talk about want fucking coffee. Not some fucking status symbol on a styrofoam cup you fucking twit!
4. Maybe you would do well to buy a dictionary. Look toward the back and do something about the horrible state your conjuntions are in.
5. I hope you know that the 'homeless' are pissing in your coffe at this moment.
6. You're a little, little person. I will be a wonder if stomach cancer doesn't cut your worthless life short.
7. I hope the 'bums' you can't stand shit in your mouth and make you taste just how good what you had for dinner last night but couldn't finish so you threw it away. They dug it out, now it's time for leftovers. Hope you're hungry.
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Re: An Important Message Point by Point for the single digit IQ of Tourista -- Scaramanga
| Posted by Goldie Locks , Aug 17,2001,08:39 | MetroBlab |
Yes my "conjuntions" might suck but your lack of imagination in your responce sucks even more. Who cares if you can write if you don't know what to say? P.S. I never ever drink coffee out of styrofoam cups and if you knew anything about food you would know it makes the coffee taste bad.........go learn which fork to use at the dinner table, smuck.
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Re: An Important Message Point by Point for the single digit IQ of Tourista -- Goldie Locks
| Posted by Scary ® , Aug 17,2001,08:59 | MetroBlab |
"smuck?"
GODDAMN YOU'RE TOO FUCKING STUPID TO EVEN ARGUE WITH!
It's like shooting rhinos in a barrel!
"smuck!" ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
For future needs, it is spelled; SCHMUCK.
you fucking schmeckel. Learn some Yiddish while you're at it, asshole.
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Re: An Important Message Point by Point for the single digit IQ of Tourista -- Scary
| Posted by tattoojay , Aug 17,2001,09:03 | MetroBlab |
when i was younger i wondered why people would want to start a wars - what could be so important that people would want to kill each other for? keep in mind i was very young at this time,
but now i see how things like this get started
its the damn coffee!
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Re: An Important Message Point by Point for the single digit IQ of Tourista -- tattoojay
| Posted by Scary ® , Aug 17,2001,09:06 | MetroBlab |
yep. the coffee and the crack they smoke while posting on the Metro Blab.
At least the little fuckwad could learn to spell slang.
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Re: An Important Message Point by Point for the single digit IQ of Tourista -- Scary
| Posted by Nash Chicks , Aug 17,2001,23:46 | MetroBlab |
How original a pompus jew.
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Re: An Important Message Point by Point for the single digit IQ of Tourista -- Nash Chicks
| Posted by Scary Prince Of The Night , Aug 18,2001,05:34 | MetroBlab |
Nice lack of a comma.
Dumbass.
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Re: An Important Message -- Scaramanga
| Posted by Scaramanga ® , Aug 16,2001,17:22 | MetroBlab |
Well, not shot. Shamed! At least publicly shamed.
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Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by Scary ® , Aug 16,2001,17:03 | MetroBlab |
STARBUCKS IS WHAT IS GODDAMN WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY!
DID I HEAR YOU BLEATING?
BAH BAH BAH BAH BAH!
besides, we don't have the 'correct' demographics or population for a franchise.
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Re: Starbucks -- Scary
| Posted by Tourista , Aug 16,2001,17:18 | MetroBlab |
Umm I lived in a town of only 137.000 and they had 3 starbucks. It has nothing to do with population or demographics. It has to do with the mentality of the people. People in Knoxville don't sit and chat and enjoy themselves unless there it has fastfood and pastries attatched. Panera is doing a huge business but coffee is not their focus, fat is.
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Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by Scary ® , Aug 16,2001,17:21 | MetroBlab |
Ok, this "town" of 137K. What "town" was it?
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Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by The Coffee Bandit , Aug 16,2001,15:05 | MetroBlab |
We don't need no stinkin' Starbucks. We got Borders & CupaJoe!
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Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by Myra ® , Aug 16,2001,14:56 | MetroBlab |
You can get it at several spots on campus. UC dining, Side-Bar Cafe in the law school, Arena dining. . . .etc. . .
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Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by zilla ® , Aug 16,2001,14:52 | MetroBlab |
actually true: one is going in at the UT Library
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Re: Starbucks -- zilla
Figures that UT would suck up to a corporation like that. The administration must sit around trying to figure out new ways to whore out the students.
MS
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Re: Starbucks -- Tourista
| Posted by Gene Harrogate ® , Aug 16,2001,14:49 | MetroBlab |
As I recall, there's one at Border's.
~Gene Harrogate
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Re: Starbucks -- Gene Harrogate
| Posted by Tourista , Aug 16,2001,16:15 | MetroBlab |
Actually they "proudly serve Starbucks coffee" yes and I can serve it at my house as well, making it not a Starbucks. Starbucks brews their coffee different so you get the whole burnt experience. Besides Starbucks coffee in not my favorite but the coffee shops themselves can be quite wonderful, sofas, stone fireplaces and cool lighting, makes all the difference in the world from those hard uncomfortable chairs and floresent lighting at Barnes & Nobels.
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Re: Starbucks -- Gene Harrogate
| Posted by Java Man , Aug 16,2001,15:50 | MetroBlab |
It's actually at Barnes and Noble. I'm thinking about opening a Barstuck's. It's a new concept where you sit all night with your ass glued to a barstool drinking beer and waiting for that perfect cup of JFG to be served first thing in the morning. Nothing like a hangover to make you really appreciate a barrista's handiwork. Oh yeah, they'll also sell Tuscan Pickled Eggs.
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Re: Barstucks -- Java Man
They need to put the BAR into Barne's and Noble. Nothing like a sixpack and a good book, I always say.
Speaking of which, the new Irvine Welsh is right incredible. Much better, and more mature, than Trainspotting. The best book I've read in a really long time.
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Re: Barstucks -- Rev. Jack
| Posted by joeyboy , Aug 16,2001,17:52 | MetroBlab |
who is irving welsh?
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Re: Barstucks -- joeyboy
| Posted by blah , Aug 16,2001,22:40 | MetroBlab |
Being that I live in a town (Philly) that has a Starbucks every other block, I can tell you that you aren't missing anything and the longer that you can avoid having one in Knoxville, the better off you are. Besides, they just let the same pot sit there all damn day, so if you want to pay $3 for burnt coffee, then by all means get a Starbucks. Dunkin Donuts is better and cheaper. Now if they could just get a damned Krispy Kreme up here I'd be set...
Oh but what you really want to organize a protest against is Xando, which I don't know if it's there or not, but it is the most vomitous environment and makes Starbucks look appealing. Xando not only serves shite, expensive coffee, but then also gives you a fondue pot so you can make your own s'mores. That is just a damn shame.