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I don't eat canned meat products, only fish--and sparingly.

But were they dirty because their latte kept falling out of the cupholders?

Yup. My FWD 2001 3.5 Aurora is so much fun to drive I don't give a $h! that the drive wheels are up front.

Oh it wouldn't surprise me at all, honestly. They lost sight of their core business model about two years ago, and their recent disasterous diversions into energy shots, protein smoothies, and pinkberry/citrus "Sorbetto" concoctions have done nothing for them except waste crucial money in outfitting all their stores with ovens for the short-lived breakfast sandwiches, circulating machines (think Slurpee machines) for their California test-stores for the "Sorbetto" concoctions that lasted, what, 3 months and were a bitch and a half to clean and keep clean... Of course, the company wants to appeal to non-coffee people...BUT THEY HAVE ALL THOSE DAMN TAZO TEA BLENDS THEY DO NOTHING CREATIVE WITH AND RARELY PROMOTE!! Where are the "FrappuTeano" blended tea beverages? At least they have their Vanilla Rooibos, London Fog, and Apple Chai offerings now that they're promoting...but it isn't like this is terribly complicated. No one wanting a smoothie or protein shake is going to think "Gotta get that at Starbucks!" with Jamba, Robeck's, Smoothie King, and a whole host of others out there who have made THAT their sole mission. But being a coffee shop...and tea room isn't much of a stretch.

No disrespect intended, but that's a frou-frou drink. You start adding the milk, powders, syrups, extra shots, etc. and of course the price goes up. I'm talking about "coffee"--hot or iced. Never anywhere near $5.

Ah yes, "shelved"-gate.

Ixnay on the broccoli. I use the 1946 Joy of Cooking recipe for baked macaroni...but I add shredded turkey (smoked or not) to it. Cheese-wise, it's American and Velveeta (which I was shocked to see doesn't contain trans fats, so I can eat it woohoo!).

$5 a cup at Starbucks? Sucks to be Canadian I guess...I don't know what the prices are for hot coffee, but an iced venti is $2.65 in LA, $2.68 in Indy.

I say leave the premium ones out in the open for all to see. But this commercial...weak sauce.

Oh please. Those are great cars. Really good design, too. I say fix it and keep riding it til it gives out.

I LOVE B-Dubs!! Whenever I'm in Indy for winter break, I watch the USC bowl game at one. Every year. Such a great place, and decent pricing!

This is a funky little thing! Hope it sells well, because it should!

OMG I LOVE IT!!

I love properly-done Italian seafood, but overall Italian is my least favorite cuisine due to the number of mediocre chaintastic restaurants in the US that pretend to serve "Italian." Really, Mama D's in Manhattan Beach is the only one I like. They also have one in Hermosa, but I've never dined there. My favorite has to be authentic Chinese food and dim sum. I get that as often as I can. I love good semi-authentic or authentic Mexican, though I do have a soft spot for Qdoba Tex-Mex. Thai is incredible. So is Japanese, whether we are talking Hibachi or Sushi, though I'm not sold on Shabu-Shabu. I love Korean. I love USC's proximity to K-Town even more. I love Southern food. Really, the question is what DON'T I like? I can be pretty down with good Creole. I LOVE well-done French food. I LOVE traditional American food, like casseroles and meat dishes (meatloaf, burgers, BBQ, Mac & Cheese--from scratch, of course, etc.)

I love this car!

That's actually kinda cool-looking.

I think 1791 is the best option for the sig. While passable, your suggestions still sound like someone who is ignorant and pulling something out of their asses to cover it up. C'mon 68. 1791. It's your friend, and would make you seem smarter.

Huh? What I was getting at is that to get to her level in office she had to have something to overcome the glass ceiling--which is a very real thing, especially in politics.

Yup. GM is only focused on Toyota and Lexus, so they have 8 brands doing little more than competing model-for-model. A different division for each Toyota trim level!

Sitting for the winter. Really. You're in college, you have a car, and it's "sitting for the winter"? Fess up, NOS...how'd you get your license suspended?

So what, are we supposed to "create jobs" via the Orange County model of economics?

As I said, she's a terrible public speaker, especially to the press. She didn't get to where she got by being a dingbat; she's the Speaker of the House, and a woman. And as far as I can tell, the House isn't in anywhere near the level of dysfunction as the Senate is under Reid, so I'm going to wait for her to royally screw up before I get on the I-hate-Pelosi bandwagon. She hasn't offended me yet, and I've seen some good things come from her already.

I think she's actually pretty smart...she's just not much of a press person.

Is Jersey the other?

AND YOU COULD GO CAMPING IN IT!!