Inarah Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 3 hours ago, Corsair said: Interesting quote about coffee. “Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open. I was enjoying a chocolatey cafe mocha when it occurred to me that to drink a mocha is to gulp down the entire history of the New World. From the Spanish exportation of Aztec cacao, and the Dutch invention of the chemical process for making cocoa, on down to the capitalist empire of Hershey, PA, and the lifestyle marketing of Seattle's Starbucks, the modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top.” ― Sarah Vowell She forgot deforestation, but yeah, it's tasty. The pistachio is really good, too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sumbloke Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, Corsair said: Interesting quote about coffee. “Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open. I was enjoying a chocolatey cafe mocha when it occurred to me that to drink a mocha is to gulp down the entire history of the New World. From the Spanish exportation of Aztec cacao, and the Dutch invention of the chemical process for making cocoa, on down to the capitalist empire of Hershey, PA, and the lifestyle marketing of Seattle's Starbucks, the modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top.” ― Sarah Vowell Some people would object to classifying anything from Starbucks as "coffee"... 2 minutes ago, Corsair said: So why do we have alpacas in Australia instead of llamas? 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper_the_2nd Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 46 minutes ago, Corsair said: At least the llama has one redeeming quality. As Pitch Meeting guy would say, "Norwegian Death Metal is tight!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, sumbloke said: Some people would object to classifying anything from Starbucks as "coffee"... So why do we have alpacas in Australia instead of llamas? Rapidly raises hand and waves it frantically. GEM 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 2 hours ago, sumbloke said: Some people would object to classifying anything from Starbucks as "coffee"... So why do we have alpacas in Australia instead of llamas? Oh, they just won't tell you about the... *hrrrk!* ... We here at FoxCo are sorry to say the current model of fox has been replaced. Thankfully this one is a newer, happier, even more hyper model. Trust us mate, just.... Don't ask about them. Don't mess with them. And if they ask for cookies, just make sure they're ones that are safe for them to consume. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaganMegan Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 3 hours ago, Corsair said: An alpaca will put its head on top of your head, and drool in your hair while making a contented crooning noise. Guess how I know this. 1 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Eyed Monsty Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) 33 minutes ago, PaganMegan said: An alpaca will put its head on top of your head, and drool in your hair while making a contented crooning noise. Guess how I know this. GAH! I don't know whether to laugh at the mental image or feel sympathy for having 'paca drool for "hair gel". GEM Edited February 1 by Green Eyed Monsty tentacles 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejala Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Australia has alpacas for the same reason they have sheep. Y'all imported critters for the wool. You didn't need to import death dealing monstrosities, those came free with the island. 4 hours ago, sumbloke said: Some people would object to classifying anything from Starbucks as "coffee"... So why do we have alpacas in Australia instead of llamas? 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratsmitglied Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) 11 hours ago, Corsair said: Interesting quote about coffee. “Just the other day, I was in my neighborhood Starbucks, waiting for the post office to open. I was enjoying a chocolatey cafe mocha when it occurred to me that to drink a mocha is to gulp down the entire history of the New World. From the Spanish exportation of Aztec cacao, and the Dutch invention of the chemical process for making cocoa, on down to the capitalist empire of Hershey, PA, and the lifestyle marketing of Seattle's Starbucks, the modern mocha is a bittersweet concoction of imperialism, genocide, invention, and consumerism served with whipped cream on top.” ― Sarah Vowell Now to add in how and why Starbucks failed in Australia. 6 hours ago, Corsair said: I'd say they got 3 of the points on the alpaca right...or maybe only 2...and they forgot the death metal growls (or is that Black Metal screams) on the Alpacas 6 hours ago, sumbloke said: Some people would object to classifying anything from Starbucks as "coffee"... So why do we have alpacas in Australia instead of llamas? That's because it's only coffee in reference to the 'genuine ground' part, just like International Mud... as to the second one, fleece is one reason, the second is because apparently they make good herd guards. not sure how that myth started. Same as the myth that Alpacas will spit at you...in my experience, if you get spat at by an Alpaca it's because you're in between it and the Aplaca it's actually spitting at. Edited February 1 by ratsmitglied 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pegazus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 17 minutes ago, malefactus said: /cdn-cgi/mirage/bd894582e73394564219ad369f3c1b98770de75359454ad67de56c8a594988a1/1280/https://forum.reapermini.com/uploads/monthly_2023_02/326538866_1805191049864916_2029657964519022408_n.jpg.0441c788b5a6cf311e6d363fc37bccde.jpg I’m tryin’, man, I’m tryin’! I tried to claim that the manual transmission in my car was a theft deterrent system, but the insurance company didn’t agree. 2 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegazus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 The last Boeing 747 was delivered to Atlas Air (cargo) yesterday. End of an era. They built 1,574 of them over 53 years. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoramel Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 We're having a "file clean up day" at work today where everyone goes through their paperwork and gets rid of what they can and files everything else in the proper place. As such, everyone is required to be in the office today. Though I do come into the office on occasion it's usually early in the morning before most folks ever arrive. The rest of the time I either work from home or am out in the field. Now that I'm here at a normal time with all of my coworkers I'm realizing something. I have no idea who most of these people are. 2 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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