My Charley-Horse Saturday
On Saturday I was forced, I mean privileged to attend a banquet at a local country club. Once again I’m being purposely vague, for reasons I’m also being vague about. Let’s just say it has something to do with an organization Toney is involved with.
I knew about this shindig well in advance, and my stomach wringed itself out every time I thought about it. I hate getting dressed-up and pretending to be a sophisticate. I also don’t care for chit-chatting with strangers and near-strangers over tiny food; I was born without the gene required for such things.
But I got myself all trussed-up in dress clothes, and supported my wife. She puts up with much ridiculousness from me, God knows it’s true, and I want to be there for her. You know, in the abstract — when it’s way off in the future.
It makes my brain meltdown a little, but Toney will become the president of this organization when the current president’s reign ends in a few weeks. So, she knows everybody and was working the room. Immediately, I felt like Todd Palin, standing in the shadows with a charley-horse smile on my face.
While my wife amassed power (she’ll probably be mayor soon), I looked around for a familiar face, maybe someone I could suffer alongside. And I spotted a guy I’d spoken with at a recent beer-tasting event. He’d seemed OK, so I walked over to him.
And he was complaining because the cash bar wasn’t open yet. I hadn’t had time to notice, but now that he mentioned it, it bothered me as well. Then we did some bonding via tales of beer snobbery, and made an empty promise to get the wives together and all four of us attend this year’s beer festival at Split Rock resort.
Once that conversation ran its course, I surveyed the room and saw Toney shaking someone’s hand and laughing hysterically. Sweet Jesus. I walked over to a window, trying to act all casual and at-ease, and looked out across a lake for about ten minutes.
Then the bowtied bartender made it official by putting out the tip jar, and there was a stampede of uncomfortable and desperate men in dress clothes. While waiting my turn I looked around, and could recognize a look in most of the eyes surrounding me: please hand me a glass of alcohol, I will pay any price…
Yeah, that helped a little, but not enough. It turned out to be four hours of fake smiles, awkward chats, trough-style eating, and long speeches through an amplification device.
I can only imagine what the next two years are going to be like, as the “first man.” My sphincter is flickering, just thinking about it. I might have to contact Sunshine, to see if she can hook me up with some of her “antibiotics.”
I’m very upset, my friends. One of the five-year light bulbs in our kitchen burned-out on Sunday. There are three of them inside recessed lighting above the counters, and the #3 position shit the bed a mere sixteen months after being installed!
I’m thinking about hiring that lawyer on CNN who wears fringe cowboy jackets, and filing a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
I will not be jerked-around by Big Bulb! Especially the green division, for crying out loud!!
I’ll leave you now with something from the Stealing Clive Bull‘s Topics desk. On Sunday’s show, Clive asked his listeners to call in and tell him what brands they’re loyal to. What companies, in your estimation, do a superior job, and cause you to make a special effort to seek out their products?
I know I’ll probably get criticized for this one, but I’m a big fan of Dell computers. Unless something goes terribly askew, I will be sticking with them, thank you very much.
When it comes to ketchup, it’s gotta be Heinz. I’ve been using Crest toothpaste all my life, and am a little frightened of other brands. And I believe I’ve become a bit of a Toyota enthusiast…
What about you? What brands are you especially fond of?
I’ll have more of this stuff tomorrow.
See ya then.
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Good Afternoon Surf Reporters……
I’m brand loyal to Miller High Life, Winston cigarettes(but hopefully not for long), Maxwell House coffee and the only pen I’ll use and have used for the last 7 years, Pentel EnerGel metal tip 0.7mm
Other than that, what ever is on sale or reasonably priced.
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Too???
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I have become quite a fan of Toyota, but I wouldn’t say I’d rule out all other makers. Condiment-wise, I think the only thing I’m terrible specific about is mayonnaise (yeah, yeah, Devil’s spread, I know, I know), which has to be Hellman’s (Best to you kooky westerners).
I feel your pain on the forced socializing front, too. I am denying to myself that the Missus has an upcoming event which for some reason requires my presence.
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Nice, top five. It’s been a while.
My costco magazine came today, with Michael J. Fox on the cover.
My first thought was: I wonder if they took that picture with high speed film.
Is that wrong?
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awesome bunker cam. loyal to: Duke’s Mayo, Cholula hot sauce (original).
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Top Ten! Yuengling Beer, Colgate toothpaste Q-tip brand only.
That beer extravaganza looks interesting.
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On to brand loyalty-
Crest and Listerine.
Charmin ultra
Irish Spring
Diet Coke
Craftsman hand tools
Toro mowers
Milwaukee or Porter Cable power tools
Sorrell boots (for the winter)
Carhartt
Levi’s
Dell computers
TI calculators
Sony Electronics
Maytag washers and dryers
and finally,
AMERICAN CARS
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@Jorge
No, what’s terribly wrong is someone asked me the other day “What’s shaking?”
and I said “Michael J. Fox”
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Must have Ford, Miracle Whip, Eckrich bologna, and Kraft singles. Other than that, I’m with JCIII – whatever’s on sale or a good value.
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Yeah, put me down for Q-Tips and Yuengling, too. Occasionally at the same time.
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Duke’s mayo and Mountain Dew.
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Seagate drives, hp computers, Crest, Charmin, Lever 2000, Dodge, Yuengling, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Canon cameras, Sony electronics
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jorge – i just snorted out loud at my desk – thanks.
Q-tips here too – no other brand or generic will do.
also diet coke and CCM.
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Mitchum deodorant and Arm & Hammer toothpaste.
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Favorite Brands
Marlboro
Yuengling
Bostonian (Shoes)
L. L. Bean (pants and coats)
Chase and Sanborn
And, yes, Dell
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Top XX!!
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Jello Brand gelatin…getting something else just seems wrong.
Heinz, Q-tip, Coke (not Pepsi), ABB(anything but Budweiser), and Maxwell House.
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Top 20!!!
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I am loyal to Shasta cola and Pringles.
Also, I only use Pete’s Perfect Panther Piss. Accept no substitute!
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Sierra Nevada
Duvel
Herradura
Woodford Reserve
Smith & Wesson
Wrangler
Lucchese
Arturo Fuente
Monte Cristo
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Junior League? Really?
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I don’t care about brand, I look fo rthe product that meets and exceeds my needs. Maybe that’s why I do most of my shopping at BJ’s and Costco.
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Zebra pens.
Tiger Sauce.
Kotex.
Nike.
D’Link
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Diet Coke
Nike runners
Crest
Toyota (or anything NOT the Big 3)
Scott toilet paper
Pace salsa
Cover Girl makeup only
SURF/ALL laundry detergent
Fredericks of Hollywood bras and panties
I’m good with DELL and well.
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I meant to say “Dell as well”
Tampax…
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Heinz (the mere thought of other ketchup brands gives me a full-body shiver – SO gross)
Crest
Marlboro (they sent me to cowboy camp in MT, I’m a customer for life)
formerly Coke (slowly breaking the soda addiction)
Frito-Lay
That’s pretty much it – otherwise whatever’s on sale
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@harumpa – 4 out of 5 items make sense. One item, well lets say TMI.
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I’m getting full body shivers here!!!
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Better update that lightbulb Icon on the site.
I get invited to the country clubs in our area quite a bit since my significant is in demand with her charity work. Lots of movie stars and bigwigs. Would rather watch the Laker game.
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I here most Canadians go for the store brands and not the big name stuff. Somehow, I don’t see Canadians drinking generic beer.
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Jeff, you are more than welcome to attend my John Birch Society meetings. Talk about a bunch of stuffed shits, I mean shirts!!! hear came and came here…
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Hmmmm Dell, i used to be a fan but we ordered a PC and printer 2 weeks ago to be told delivery would be on or before 30th March….i’ve check the website for progress now it’s 27th April WTF!!!!
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My wife demands Big Stick brand sex toys. “Walk softly and carry a Big Stick. Big Stick, it’s what’s for dinner.” No. She went to one of those dildo parties and brought back a bag full of sex toys. One of them was a vagina tube. It was about the size of a tennis ball can and on one end is a very realistic looking vagina. I couldn’t use it though. I couldn’t lay there and fuck some vag tube while she stared at me and the kids run around the bed. Wouldn’t be right.
Born Shoes
HP computers, printers, etc.
Dunkin Donuts Coffee, whole bean
Big Stick Dildos.
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Favorite Brands: Drink:Tanqueray gin splash of Noilly Pratt vermouth 2 Mr.Tipsy olives(shaken not stirred!) Car: Aston Martin, Gun: Walther PPK. Watch: Omega Seamaster. whoops have I given myself away!
Jeff might I recomend Farty Mc Appleass’s book of etiquette for “first men” it explains how to raise one’s pinkie whilst discreetly drinking Jack out of a teacup and how to smile non stop for 6 hours at a time while mouthing phrases such as: “behind every good woman is a man”. Portia Di Rossi swears by it!
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I do like the Dell, I prefer Southwest Airlines (I’d go with them exclusively if they went to Cincinnati), I like Toyota but might try to buy Amurkun this next time around.
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I am loyal to the Gerber Ultra Flush. No “double flushing” ….they rule.
http://www.consumersearch.com/toilets
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Great Lakes Brewery rips Yuengling’s head off and shits down its neck.
I am also a big fan of Duck brand duct tape. Human saliva will dissolve the adhesive on most brands of duct tape, but Duck lasts several days.
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HP Printers.
Shell & Esso fuels.
GM or Ford.
Crest.
I have a 5 year bulb that went out over the weekend. 22 months. I’ll be finding out how well GE stands behind their warranty on these things. Until it died I was quite happy with these. Good color output. Nice warm-up time.
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Hellman’s, Q-tips, charmin ultra-strong teepee, Sargento cheese sticks, Jim Beam 7-year.
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Also – Bustelo/El Pico espresso grind in the ol’ coffeemaker. Nothing else even comes close.
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In the past couple of years I’ve become the worst kind of brand loyalist possible…. the “mac guy”
Yepp, I sit here at school now on my white macbook, texting on the iphone, and my ipod blasting music through my white earbuds and everyone that walks by contorts their face to ensure I understand how disgusted they are with me. Not to mention every windows guy under the sun always makes sure to tell me how inadequate my electronics are. I don’t understand it. I never bother them about their stuff but they always feel the need to tell me all the stuff I can’t do.
And people say the mac guys are the annoying ones….
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lew in bama – never occured to me you were a chick!
also – tampax only. no generics going there either.
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I am loyal to “wite-out” brand correction fluid. You can tout the efficacy of other brands such as “liquid paper” all you want, but I will always be loyal to the wite-out brand.
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Gulden’s Brown Mustard
Hunt’s Ketchup
(which is every bit as good as Heinz — I don’t do Heinz after seeing the ***** that owns Heinz during the Kerry campaign)
New Balance sneaks (the Amercan made models)
Russell Stover’s candy
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Harley Davidson, baby!!
Jack Daniels (the other man in my life)
Michelob Ultra
Coke
Miracle Whip
Brawney
Tampax….sorry guys!
Crest
I’m a makeup whore…I’ll use anything as long as it does the job and has nice colors.
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Crest toothpaste
Coke classic
Levis
VW
Mac
@Drew: Welcome to the cult! I’ve been a member for 15 years now.
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For mechanical castration I’m quite loyal to The Burdizzo.
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Makers Mark
Charmin ultra strong
not really a big brand guy on most things. Whatever works and I can afford is what I buy.
Jeff – love the Big Bulb line – those m and f’rs need to go down. Write a letter to Obama, maybe he’ll fire the CEOs of Big Bulb.
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Am I the first Colgate person here?
Degree antiperspirant
Q-Tips
TP – Scotts or Charmin
Tampax
Diet Coke
Honda
New Balance
Stoli vodka
Folgers
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Chef Boyardee
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I’m generally Molly Generic on most grocery/HBA items. It generally falls to what’s on sale when I need it the most.
My sole hold outs are:
Diet/Regular Coke (not Coke Zero or any of that crap)
Arm & Hammer Detergent (mostly b/c it’s the only one I’m not allergic to).
Everything else is “whatever”.
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Loyal to:
Camels – until I quit smoking
Jim Beam
Old Spice deodorant
Adidas
Will never buy:
Apple products
Nikon (they were fine until the Ass-hole Kutcher commericals)
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Diet Dr. Pepper
Coors Light (if I’m drinking to get drunk)
French’s mustard
Captain Morgan
Degree Clinical Deodorant
Quilted Northern TP
Q Tips
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Tide detergent
Cascade dish detergent (the powder variety with enzymes only)
Victoria’s Secret bras
Miss Clairol Nice & Easy 121A hair color
Revlon ColorStay nail polish
Dr. Bronner’s Peppermint soap
The TMIs:
Ob tampons
Always panty liners
Everything else is generic (of things that I like, the Evil Twin will have a different list).
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@Shiny Rod – yes, this Canadian doesn’t really care which brand (with the exceptions of toothpaste, beer, and TP… the important things).
@Evil Twin’s Wife: Dilute! Dilute! OK!
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Heinz ketchup
Scott SOFT TP…not the 1000 sheet roll
Dry Idea deodorant
Michelob Ultra
Toyota and/or Nissan
Arm & Hammer toothpaste and laundry detergent
Mizuno running shoes
and for some reason, my work filter has now blocked out the WVSR! WTF! The filter is classifying it as ‘tasteless and offensive’ material!
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Crest toothpast
Wal-Mart’s “Great Value” brand beef jerky (I’m actually becoming a huge fan of the Great Value brand of foodstuffs, lately)
Ivory bar soap
Progresso soup
Quilted Northern bath tissue for my delicate heiney
Coca-Cola or Mountain Dew soft drinks
General Electric appliances (really most brands, but for some reason we seem to have a 5 to 1 ratio of GE products to others…)
Hanes brand undershirts
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Brand loyalties:
OPI nail polish
Henri Bendel candles
Chanel makeup
Aquafresh toothpaste
Land’s End yoga pants
Cascade
Ivory soap
Secret deodorant
Turkey Hill iced tea
Dunkin Donuts coffee
Ralph Lauren’s “Lauren” perfume
*** And thanks, Rusty. It’s good to know I’m not alone on the Heinz ketchup boycott. It hasn’t been in my house since 2004.
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Volkswagen
Anheuser Bush
Snap-on Tools
Heinz
Crest
Jack Daniels
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Bravo Jeff on the Dell preference. Agreed.
,… and I prefer AMD over Intel.
Best Ever Bunker Pic
.. mind still spinning
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Heinz Ketchup, Guldens Mustard, Victory Beer, Sauza Hornitos, Makers Mark, Romana Sambuca, Advil, Alka Seltzer, Crest, Listerine, Right Guard, Nissan/Honda cars, Suzuki motorcycle, MacBook Pro, iPod Classic/Touch/Shuffle, Dell PC’s, HP printers, Nikon/Sony cameras, Sony HDTV, Fender Stratocasters, Mesa Boogie, Levi’s, Nike shoes/socks, Under Armour, Trek bikes, Giordana clothing, Sidi shoes.
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I drink Coke.
I wear Levis (cause they make my ass look nice and curvy)
I prefer Dell
Other than those three I can’t really think of anything else I have a preference for.
Besides…trying new stuff is half the fun. I’m always up for trying something different!
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Dell computers are in the majority here. They seem to be well made. I’d buy one again, if it was under $100 like this one was.
Absolutely Heinz ketchup (relish too) – politics aside, it just plain tastes the best. Having said that, I stayed out of Rite-Aid for 20 years because of Lew Lehrman. Hellman’s mayo is superior. Turkey Hill iced tea kicks major ass, but it’s not sold here. Have to stock up when we visit PA (license plate reference there).
Ivory bar soap, Dawn dish detergent, Costco brand TP and paper towels. Xcelite hand tools, Weller soldering gear, HP calculators. Utz potato chips. You could serve me Pepsi and tell me it’s Coke, and I wouldn’t know the difference.
As for beer and cars, it’s not so much about brands as it is about styles and regions. The very light lagers made by Budmilloors are just too extreme for my taste; I like something more middle-of-the-road, like a Dogfish 60 IPA or a Victory Pils. The cars from southern Germany seem to be pretty good. I’ve always preferred Piper over Cessna, not for any reason and not that it makes a particle of difference these days.
Gin needs to be Boodles (inexpensive and good). Vodka should be Stoli for mixed drinks, although Luksusowa is perfect for making limoncello. Scotch needs to come from a distillery in Scotland (duh). Bourbon needs to be given away to my friends who like it.
I joined the Mac “cult” in the mid-80s, then switched to unix in the late 90s. Fuck a bag of Microsoft.
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This question makes me sad. I never realized how little loyalty I have. Ask me about what I won’t buy/use/support because of slights both real and imagined. Now that’s a list.
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Off the top of my head I can think of:
Heinz Ketchup
Diet Coke
Skippy
Campbell Soup
Sig Sauer
Kimber
Aquafresh
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@Amos – must be something to do with all the Tampax references.
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This is a good question for me, because one of the few things that irk me about living overseas is the random loss of brand products. See below.
Johnnie Walker Black (I had to switch from Chivas because JWB is everywhere and Chivas is tough to find. Not a bad switch. JWB is quite fine.)
Winston Red (Cigs are less than $2 per pack over here. Smoke up!)
Clear Eyes or Visine (Either works. The stuff they sell over here is, like, “Magic Eye Medicine” or something. It stings. I have to stock up when I go for a home leave.)
Crest (Of course. Get your Colgate brushing thang out of here.)
Q-Tips (Have to go to CostCo to get them.)
Ban (Easy to get.)
Oral-B Glide (Can’t get that over here. I am currently using some Johnson&Johnson thingamajig that, while it does not suck, leaves me wanting.)
Lush (The ultimate body wash. Expensive, but easy to get and Happy Hippy is the bomb diggity.)
Pantene 2-in-1 (It seems that this product is phasing out, both here and back in the US of A. WTF? What marketing genius decided this is a good idea?)
Polo long sleeve shirts (Yarmouth in cool weather, Blake in cold weather. Nothing finer.)
Gap short sleeve shirts (Except they keep messing with the design.)
Levi’s (Anyone who wears a different brand is experimenting or simply cost-saving. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)
Dell computers (The other ones are scary. We don’t like change.)
HP printers (Excellent hardware, extremely bad software.)
Champion undershorts – tighty whities (We are the champions!)
Electronics (except ‘puters and printers) and automobile brands seem to have an ebb and flow. The decision needs to be made at purchase time.
Food brands? It seems that the WVSR comment community has some strong opinions on this. Push away from the table.
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Ernie Ball strings, Dunlop yellow tortex picks, Gibson guitars
Springfield Armory, Ruger
Yuengling, Straub, Labatt
Skoal wintergreen
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New Balance tenna shoes
Diet Mountain Dew
OB tamps
Arrid Extra Dry deo for the b.o.
Tho I hate Walmart, I do like Sam’s Choice Salsa, both with beans and corn, and the one with peaches
Crest and I bought and haven’t tried yet Crest Vivid – ooo, the anticipation.
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The only brand I’m loyal to is Q-tip. For everything else it’s the best quality for my money at time of purchase. I shop for my mom (because she’s old and handi-incapable) who has to have specific brands for EVERY SINGLE FUCKING THING! Drives me fricking nuts!
I’m the Anit-Jorge when it comes to cars because I won’t buy Ford, GM, or Chrysler. A lifetime of bad experiences has given me a powerful hate for the “Big Three”. Even if they installed a midget under the dashboard to fellate me while I drive, I still wouldn’t buy their crap.
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@Tyrosine – Jason has a vagina tube he will let you use…
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@Tyrosine – I actually just got out of a GM Corporate web cast, they’re working on the midget thing….
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Ford, Coke/Canada Dry, Weisers Canadian Whiskey, Labatt, Levi’s, Irish Spring, Q-Tips, Heinz ketchup, Hellman’s mayo, Aylmer tomato soup, PRS guitars, Giant mountain bikes
While I will “suffer through” some alternate brands, I will not drink Pepsi or drive a GM (unless it’s a ’56 Nomad or C5/C6 Corvette)
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Tyrosine,
The vagina tube has never been used. It’s an Asian model – great if you have “yellow fever”.
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WVU Lauren, my brother won’t have Heinz in the house either. Sadly, I am having to boycott Hershey’s/Reese’s now too since they are moving their Peppermint Pattie operation to Mexico and throwing 300 Americans out of work. Clark Bars and the candy products from the Necco Company are still made in America.
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Anyone who thinks Heinz ketchup is the best hasn’t tried Hunts.
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Hey Jeff, has anyone tried Squeez Bacon?
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/squeez-bacon.html
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Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
Quaker Oatmeal
after that, pretty much generic/store brand all the way…
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Time to update the light bulb status on the right side of the page!
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I love Necco wafers for two reasons:
1. They’re great tasting candy.
b. They blow up “real good” when you shoot them with a
.22 pistol at the range. **BANG!** **POOF!**
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@Jason: That’s a tempting offer, but I’ll have to pass. It’s an Asian model so it”ll likely be too small.
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@JCIII: ‘I actually just got out of a GM Corporate web cast, they’re working on the midget thing….”
Knowing GM they’ll swap the midget out for a driver’s side 12 inch butt-plug in the seat. It’ll be a truer representation of the overall GM experience.
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I haven’t owned a GM since the Chevy Citation.
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Jack Daniels
Fuji Film
Dell ‘puters
Degree anti persperiant/deodorant
Irish Spring
Plochman’s Mustard
Krema Peanut Butter
Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Coke, RC, in descending order although all are acceptable
Prego Spaghetti Sauce
Have had good luck with GM cars: (Saturn, Chevy, Pontiac)
Hanes boxer briefs
Generally don’t use Catsup (or spell it “ketchup’)
Everything else is whatever is cheapest/suits me best at the time.
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Eight O’ Clock Bean Coffee. (simply the best on earth)
Hanes Briefs (nothing else touches by rectum)
Cottenelle Toilet Paper (What happened to Banner?)
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@Tim:
“Hanes Briefs (nothing else touches by rectum)”
You’re doing it wrong.
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Milwaukee’s Best Light
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Subaru. On my 3rd consecutive one. Tough, reliable cars.
By “American cars” I assume you mean cars manufactured by American hands, in America, for wages that put food on the table of American families?
So not the “Big Three” products manufactured in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Communist China? They scream about American workers, bilk American taxpayers for billion$, then export jobs. They should die tomorrow and corporations who have a clue will fill the void.
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Unlike the banks, the money GM and Chrylser are getting are LOANS. It will be paid back. With interest.
FInd me an auto company of similar size that’s showing a profit right now.
And what’s going to happen when we lose another 5 million or so jobs that are not automotive but exist because of the auto companies none the less?
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Screw the bitches and the clueless whores that had’em.
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I was just looking for that fresh update…..
w/ Jason, one of my reports end of the quarter showed massive declines in both foreign and domestic.
But we don’t need reports to know this, it’s hitting us hard in the cajones and the wallet….
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Chevy Citation?! No wonder you are so disturbed
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Brands are kind of a challenge where I live. Since it technically is in the middle of the ocean, and the whole country has about $40 in its treasury. But it does have San Miguel beer at about 45 cents a bottle, and that stuff ain’t bad. Plus real Coke and Tabasco in the import section of the store next to all that weird stuff from Japan. I’d kill for a box of Cheez-Its, though.
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Wet Doodle: “and now your bread meat shines with deliciousness” Oh how I wish that would fit on a license plate!
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My arse there will be 5,000,000 jobs lost when GM dies.
The 3,000,000 number GM was throwing around was ludicrous enough, but 5,000,000?
The farmer who grows the straw that sits under the chickens that lay the eggs that Denny’s use to make the Grand Slams that the delivery guys who cart around GM spare parts eat for breakfast is not going to go bankrupt when GM does.
This isn’t socialist France. Let the idiot auto manufacturers die. Although, if this was socialist France at least we’d get Twingos to drive.
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Limey! Much as I agree with your sentiment ,there is a huge trickle down factor, The big 3 no longer manufacture cars they assemble them! They are what is known as Tier 1. Tier 2 Manufacturers(Delphi,Magna,Lear,Faurecia, etc, etc, Manufacture and sub assemble: (front & rear bumper units dashboards, seating etc etc) Tier 3 Manufacturers make the basic parts for Tier 2. Almost 40% of trucking companies in North America rely on the auto trade for their business not to mention Airfrieght ,Ocean Freight & Rail! In manufacturing towns every one in the service Industries rely on the workers dollars to keep their business afloat right down to the local coffee shop the number quoted is not out of line!
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Here’s another example. All those GM workers have dental insurance. When that goes away, people tend to put off going to the dentist and opt for fillings or exractions rather than more cosmetic treatment.
That means the dentist will end up laying off a hygenist and an assistant or two.
Since they’re not working, they pull their kids out of daycare. The daycare closes (they’ve already taken a hit with the laid off auto workers pulling their kids out) and now all the staff there looses their jobs.
It damn sure trickles down.
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I say fuck’em nobody came to the rescue when big steel went down in the 80′s Got a wife and 2 little kids? Tough shit fella.Deal with it was what we were told. No I don’t have hard feelings (sarcasm)mother fucking unions were to blame then and still are today.
The cream rises to the top in every aspect of life business or personal.
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save us with a new update JK!!
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If Toyota shut up shop tomorrow the world wouldn’t buy any less cars, they’d just buy *other* cars. It’s not a Toyota or nothing proposition. If Toyota went away their steering wheel suppliers would just end up selling more steering wheels to the remaining auto manufacturers, whose market share would increase now that Toyota was out of the game.
Let the useless companies die and the companies with better product will thrive.
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Mother fucking unions! HAHAHAHA
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Yeah, it’s all the union’s fault that Big Three products usually handle like ziplock bags full of warm turds. If only the Big Three could replace their unionized workforce with $8/hr Mexicans their products would suddenly be awesome.
Just look at how unionized German autoworkers are killing, just killing, BMW, Mercedes and Audi. The world shuns their crappy products and buys Cadillacs, Lincolns and Buicks instead.
When the GM plants close I don’t dispute that the bar opposite and the local sandwich shop will also close, but the 5,000,000 number is just hysterical scaremongering.
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Screw the dentists and their asswipe assistants………and the clueless whores that had’em!
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Jeff, where art thou?
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I’m buying stock in Hamburger Helper…
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See, leave us Surf Reporters update-less and it gets all angry mob around here.
Maybe yesterday’s update is hanging out with my WVSR long sleeve shirt. They’re both missing and I’m the suspicious type.
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I’ve been doing some research here and have found that Jorge is responsible for the turn that the comments section has taken. Lets talk about the new tax on smokes instead!
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Figures! One high class banquet and Jeff’s too good for us.
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I know where Jeff is…he discovered http://www.fmylife.com/ two days ago and has been sighted red-eyed in his bunker, chuckling and exclaiming ‘wottadouche’ every couple of minutes.
Or at least that’s how I imagine it anyways.
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I was a loyal Toyota person, but I’m on my third now and have had problems with all three (RAV4 transmission, Tundra ball joints, and now Highlander steering yoke and wheel bearings/hubs). Next time it will probably be Honda, but if Ford keeps offering incentives I could be tempted to try them for the first time ever.
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Coke…not Pepsi.
I’m on my 3rd Alfa Romeo Spider.
Sony for gaming and audio. Sharp for video.
I’ve been really happy with my Dell products, as well.
Ketel One.
Lancome.
Chevron Gasoline – for no good reason. The nearest station is out of my way but I still go there.
Canon…not Nikon.
Levi’s.
Motorola Razr – until they stop making them. It’s just a phone, people. A very pretty, very simple phone.
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Everyone can relax now, my WVSR shirt arrived yesterday . . . along with our first 75 degree day.
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Perlier Honey Cream Bath
Le Couvent des Minimes Honey and Shea Butter Body Balm
Pepsi, either regular or Pepsi One (Coke gives me major stomach pain)
L’Oreal Voluminous Mascara
Popcorn from a local farmer
Puffs Tissues
I could go on and on…
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items on my shopping list heinz ketchup, for pickles i go for bell-vue better price and size of jar there jellys and jams are good too silver star hot dogs haines grey socks (miss the colored band rings on top, blue red white very 80s) best car i had was a 97 oldsmoble (replaced this spring with cadalac 05) renolds wrap aluminum foil coke dr pepper jones soda in glass bottle silfloss saur-kraut (bagged) b&l sour cream or turners dairy……marburgers dairy vit d milk and buttermilk…..florida grown produce peppers onions lettuce//// (frequent shopper of pittsburghs strip district)
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