B/c they are are every other street corner (not joking) and they purposely set up new shops near other smaller, locally owned coffee shops that have been there for years. And they over roast their beans.

all true. but people still go there in masses. so yeah. i wish i came up with something that brilliant!

I'm sure they're evil for more reasons than what I listed.

anyone that makes money is evil. everyone bitches that they are being held back from being rich but when people like Sam Walton and whom ever owns Starbucks gets rich, all of a sudden they are evil. Pfft. More power to them. No one is forcing me to use their product.

Spicy'll talk herself into libertarianism yet. ;)

Re: Where do YOU live?
 

^^^ Both of these are so true!!!!!! Except, we own the benz, and neither of us drive to work!!!!

:D

ETA:


YOU'RE FROM WISCONSIN IF:


"Vacation" means playing miniature golf at the Dells.

You've seen all the biggest bands 10 years after they were popular.

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.

You ask for a "bubbler" when you're thirsty.

A clean bowling shirt is appropriate attire for a wedding.

You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain or animal.

You install security lights on your house and garage and then leave both unlocked.

You think of the major four food groups as cheese, beer, brats and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

You carry jumper cables in your car.

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly."

You know all four seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Construction.

If Bucky the Badger hangs on your Christmas tree even if you didn't go to University of Wisconsin Madison.

If you refer to U-W Madison as Madison.

If you go to school even if there was a blizzard that morning because the buses can still go on the roads.

If you are a member of the Polar Bear Club and proud of it.

If you know the word spelt b-r-a-t does not describe a child

If you’ve considered voting Brett Favre for president

If you can use the word “ya der hey” easily in a sentence

If you've ever used a CD-ROM as a coaster to set your beer on.

You can gauge the depth of your relationship by the number of fingers your friends use to wave to you as you pass by on the road.

You measure distance in minutes.

The corner bar is decorated with neon Pabst signs instead of hanging ferns.

You know several people who have hit a deer.

Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."

Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

Your whole family wears green & gold to church every Sunday during the winter.

You hear someone use the word "oof-dah" and you don't immediately break into uncontrollable laughter.

You "borrow" your neighbor you snow blower and hope he returns it before the next storm. (And you don't know why there are quotation marks around the word borrow in that sentence.)

You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.

You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires six pages for sports.

You consider opening day of deer season a holiday.

You refer to the Green Bay Packers as "we".

and you usta hafta go down by Gimble-Shusters to shop, to get tootsed up for a date.

Gimble-Shusters, hey.

You know you are from Niagara when:

-You say "over the river" and everyone knows you mean USA.

-You listen to Canadian news for the news, and Buffalo news for the weather.

-You use Celcius in the winter and Farenheit in the summer.

-You use winter windshield fluid year round.

-Your dog has his border crossing papers.

-There is a Tim Hortons within a 10 minute drive from anywhere.

-The senior population launches a yearly migration to Florida in November.

-You use "eh" as a way of changing any statement into a question.

-You have a separate place for your American money.

-You know what "the escarpment" is.

-You always know a faster bridge over the Welland Canal when a ship is going by.

-You know at least two people who work at the Casino.

-You carry a winter kit in your trunk (Blanket, candle, garbage bag, snack, and water)

-You put the fans and lawn furniture away in October and pull out the humidifier, and winter clothes at the same time.

-You have set your alarm to wake you up early enough to shovel your car out.

-You know that the weather on the QEW can go from clear skies and dry pavement, to two feet of snow and white-out conditions, within a 20km drive.

-You know that snow days are not just for children.

-You know the season by the smell: Autumn leaves, Winter wood, Spring blossoms, Summer barbeque.

-you can count on your neighbours.

what do you mean 'people' I do this!!!

GIMBELS!!!!!!!!!!! YA HEY DER BAYBEE!!!!!

I thought of another one:

You can't watch a Packer game w/o screaming at least once.

You know what the "Lambeau Leap" is.



I might get to go to a game next weekend!!!!!

*dances*

You Might Be a Cajun If...

...you sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says
"don't eat the dead ones" and you know what he means.

...you keep newspapers not for recycling but for tablecloths.

...you are not alarmed at finding tiny plastic dolls in your cake.

...you bring your Community Coffee and coffee maker with you when you travel.

...every so often, you have waterfront property.

...when tailgating, you holler "Tiger Bait" at the other team's fans as they pass by.

...you don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.

...when you're in BR, you know the difference between the old bridge & the new bridge.

...you offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what kind: Coke, orange, rootbeer, etc.

...you were in high school before you realized that Catholic and Public were not the two Louisiana religions.

...you know there are eight seasons: duck, rabbit, deer, squirrel, football, basketball, baseball, and festival, and that 7 are during the "hot spell".

...you plan your wedding around hunting season & LSU football.

...you pass up a trip abroad to go to the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge.

...you take a bite of 5-alarm Texas chili and reach for the Tabasco.

...you know the difference between Zatarains, Zeringue, and Zydeco.

...you know that the best doughnuts are square and have no holes!

..you put "Tony's" on everything, including popcorn.

...your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

...no matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.

...you understand when someone describes their favorite colors as K & B Purple and LSU Gold.

My God; I'm a Cajun!

(Actually, I just knew a lot of Louisiana folks when I lived in Houston. )

sad thing is, everything on that list makes perfect sense to me. guess i can't go back to deliveranceland anymore and have it be home....

If I had to live down that direction again, I would happily live in Louisiana, hot weather and all. They can keep the rest of it, but Louisiana is like a separate place.

I MIGHT live in San Antonio, TX. But that's about it.