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Old 07-06-2005, 08:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Starbucks Coffee

"Recently Marines in Iraq wrote to Starbucks because
they wanted to let them know how much they liked their
coffees and to request that they send some of it to
the troops there.

Starbucks replied, telling the Marines thank you for
their support in their business, but that Starbucks
does not support the war, nor anyone in it , and that
they would not send the troops their brand of coffee.

So as not to offend Starbucks, we should not support
them by buying any of their products. As a war vet
writing to fellow patriots, I feel we should get this
out in the open. I know this war might not be very
popular with some folks, but that doesn't mean we
don't support the boys on the ground fighting
street-to-street and house-to-house for what they and
I believe is right.

If you feel the same as I do then pass this
along, or you can discard it and no one will never
know. Thanks very much for your support of me, and I
know you'll all be there again when I deploy once
more.

Semper Fidelis."
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Old 07-06-2005, 10:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 07-06-2005, 10:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_starbucks_marines.htm

This story has been circulating for months. If you check out this website you will see that this, and many other supposed truths, are fabricated email stories which have been proven to be false.
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Old 07-06-2005, 10:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Playboy Magazine

"Recently Trained Monkeys in the White House wrote to Playboy because
they wanted to let them know how much they liked their
Centerfolds and to request that they send some of them to
the Oval Office.

Playboy replied, telling the Trained Monkey's thank you for
their support in their business, but that Playboy
does not support the Trained Monkeys, nor anyone wanting to be a Trained Monkey , and that
they would not send their magazine to the Oval Office.

So as not to offend Playboy, we should not support
them by buying any of their products. As a Trained Monkey
writing to Trained Monkeys, I feel we should get this
out in the open. I know this magazine might not be very
popular with some folks, but that doesn't mean we
don't support the Trained Monkey in office fighting
intern-to-intern and bribe-to-bribe for what they and
mostly only they believe is right.

If you feel the same as I do then pass this
along, or you can discard it and no one will never
know. Thanks very much for your support of me, and I
know you'll all be there again when I lock the bathroom door once
more.

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Old 07-07-2005, 06:46 AM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Found out through some research...

They have allowed employees to send there free monthly samples to the soldiers, but the company in a whole does not participate in donating free stuff, like coffee.
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If everyone that passes along bogus info/emails/chain letters just took the time to do the research "before" passing it along to everyone they know... the internet would be a better place (and probably even faster). Urbanlegends is a great place to research this crap. How many people received the Hanoi Jane letter about her getting the troops beat, or the classic "don't sip soda cans without washing... it has rat pee on them and some lady died from it.

We need a battle cry for the internet junk mail and spamming...

Polution had "Give a hoot don't pollute" - Woodsy the Owl
Forrest Fires has "Only you can prevent forrest fires" - Smokey the Bear

How about... "Forwarding ignorance at light speed" or... "Make the internet faster, stop wasting band width"

or we could resurrect "Stop the insanity" - Susan Powter

Nothing personal TE... I just have a co-worker that forwards and Cc's the whole company with stupid urband legends... everything from McDonalds to Pepsi to stop supporting certain gasoline stations.
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Old 07-07-2005, 08:09 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I agree, Beachbum. I used to forward everything I got that claimed to be the truth. Then I found urbanlegends.com. Now I always check it out before I send it. Remember the heart warming story of Mel Gibson and his tragic childhood. I forwarded that one for months until someone sent me the link that showed it to be false.
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Old 07-07-2005, 08:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Don't know about what Starbucks you guys are going to, but the one I go to every morning always is " giving away" stuff. But how can you possibly be upset that they, "but the company in a whole does not participate in donating free stuff, like coffee., " don't give away fee stuff, is that not what they are in business for, to MAKE MONEY not give it away?? We cannot complain about customers wanting free stuff from us and then expect stuff for free!
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Pam, let us not forget the heart warming Denzel Washington email about writing a personal check for a rehab home for vets which included a pictorial)... Don't know if you saw that one yet? So much junk, so little time.
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OOh, Beachbum...sounds like a real tear jerker. Sorry I haven't seen it. Actually I am sitting at my computer waiting for something wonderful to happen because I forwarded to 10 people within 10 minutes. Also, I periodically run to my mailbox to see if my free gift cards have come from Red Lobster, Coke or Old Navy
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