Re: Order Up! WAS: What Spitzer's $4,300 bought

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:27:45 -0400, Lee Ayrton <layrton@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Jeff Lanam wrote:
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>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:05:02 -0600, "Glenn Dowdy"
>>> "Dana" <dcarpend@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> I have, when I was on the road and it was the only place to get a cup
>>>> of tea.  I've even learned to say the astoni****ngly stupid "Venti"
>>>> instead of "large."  Though I feel faintly ridiculous every time I
do.
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>>> I refuse to use their language. "12 oz coffee, please". Why is 'large'
the
>>> smallest they serve?
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>> You actually can order a "short" cappachino or other drink.  Remember,
>> that's an expresso drink.  People don't usually drink 12 oz. of
>> expresso.
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>Pfffft.  Piker.
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I saw a sign in a coffee shop:

Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.