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If I had a bunch of wrenches (circle wrenches, pointy-circle wrenches, ADJUSTABLE-wrenches), I could understand the distinction. I just have the one, though, so I call it 'the wrench.'Rip wrote: A wrench lacks the size-changing wheel. What you are referring to is an ADJUSTABLE-wrench. Also referred to in certain circles where I frequent as a "Crescent-Hammer"
Brings to mind an old Irish joke: What do you call an Irish screwdriver? A hammer.Rip wrote:A wrench lacks the size-changing wheel. What you are referring to is an ADJUSTABLE-wrench. Also referred to in certain circles where I frequent as a "Crescent-Hammer"
Back on the farm it used to drive my grandfather nuts when I used a Crescent WrenchAnonymous Bosch wrote:Brings to mind an old Irish joke: What do you call an Irish screwdriver? A hammer.Rip wrote:A wrench lacks the size-changing wheel. What you are referring to is an ADJUSTABLE-wrench. Also referred to in certain circles where I frequent as a "Crescent-Hammer"
Priced at roughly $1 a can in discount retail outlets, Rip It uses 25g of sugar to shuttle roughly 100 mg of caffeine and caffeine-infused Guarana Seed Extract into the bloodstream for a cheap, easy fix.
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In 2004, the company reached an agreement with defense contractors to offer the cans downrange in Iraq and Afghanistan following the war on terror outbreak. Though the terms of the deal are unknown — National Beverage did not respond to multiple requests for comment — the arrangement made the brand easily accessible to soldiers seeking a boost for long hours on duty, or when drowsiness might prove fatal.
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Some sergeants might limit the number of cans per soldier to just two a day, although it wouldn’t be uncommon for someone to ingest five or six over the course of a shift. Those with an extreme tolerance might down as many as 18, creating the kind of hyper-vigilance found in cartoons. One soldier told National Public Radio that it was Rip Its and tobacco that kept him up late into the night while on patrol. “Patriotism,” the company ad slogan reads. “…If only we could bottle it!”
Oh hell no, I'm thinking I should sue right away.Isgrimnur wrote:Forget Red bull and Monster. The military runs on Rip Its:
Priced at roughly $1 a can in discount retail outlets, Rip It uses 25g of sugar to shuttle roughly 100 mg of caffeine and caffeine-infused Guarana Seed Extract into the bloodstream for a cheap, easy fix.
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In 2004, the company reached an agreement with defense contractors to offer the cans downrange in Iraq and Afghanistan following the war on terror outbreak. Though the terms of the deal are unknown — National Beverage did not respond to multiple requests for comment — the arrangement made the brand easily accessible to soldiers seeking a boost for long hours on duty, or when drowsiness might prove fatal.
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Some sergeants might limit the number of cans per soldier to just two a day, although it wouldn’t be uncommon for someone to ingest five or six over the course of a shift. Those with an extreme tolerance might down as many as 18, creating the kind of hyper-vigilance found in cartoons. One soldier told National Public Radio that it was Rip Its and tobacco that kept him up late into the night while on patrol. “Patriotism,” the company ad slogan reads. “…If only we could bottle it!”
Our work phones switched to VOIP last year. If you dial 9-1 and wait, it finishes the last 1 completes the call. What could go wrong when you have to dial 9-1 to call long distance?Blackhawk wrote:Since I can't raise my left arm above my shoulder anymore, I needed height. I shall proceed by balancing on a $20 Wal-Mart desk chair that tilts, swivels, and has wheels.
What could go wrong?
Just to be safe, I think I'll pre-dial 911, then set my phone on the floor so that I land on the 'dial' portion of the screen when I fall.
there really is a goofy coffee cult in the workplace. it's funny listening to people justify their LEGAL DRUG! addictions.LawBeefaroni wrote:My morning pick-me-up is water. I love being in an AM meeting watching everyone freak out when there is no coffee.
Devil man!LawBeefaroni wrote:I love being in an AM meeting watching everyone freak out when there is no coffee.
I suppose you think WATER is an addiction! Or OXYGEN! Or BOOZE!hitbyambulance wrote:there really is a goofy coffee cult in the workplace. it's funny listening to people justify their LEGAL DRUG! addictions.LawBeefaroni wrote:My morning pick-me-up is water. I love being in an AM meeting watching everyone freak out when there is no coffee.
okaaay ...Holman wrote:I suppose you think WATER is an addiction! Or OXYGEN! Or BOOZE!hitbyambulance wrote:there really is a goofy coffee cult in the workplace. it's funny listening to people justify their LEGAL DRUG! addictions.LawBeefaroni wrote:My morning pick-me-up is water. I love being in an AM meeting watching everyone freak out when there is no coffee.
i see. no, that wasn't the point i was trying to make, and regret it was interpreted as such. more like, the people who wouldn't touch any federally-illegal mood-altering chemical gush about this one with the enthusiasm of people who do. thus 'goofy coffee cult'.Daehawk wrote:Dihydrogen Monoxide can kill you!!
Or, at the very least, don't go to the places that post that stuff.pr0ner wrote:Just spend less time on the internet and you won't read about that shit.
I said: "Doctor, it hurts when I do that.:" (patient moves his arm)
Doctor: "Then don't do that."
More like:Blackhawk wrote:Or, at the very least, don't go to the places that post that stuff.pr0ner wrote:Just spend less time on the internet and you won't read about that shit.
I said: "Doctor, it hurts when I do that.:" (patient moves his arm)
Doctor: "Then don't do that."
I said: "Doctor, it hurts when I do that.:" (patient bangs head on countertop)
Doctor: "Then don't do that."
Apparently Amazon thinks you're into snuff...LawBeefaroni wrote:Is this for cocaine? Also, why did Amazon recommend it to me? WHY WHY WHY?!!?!?!?!?!!? AMAZON!!!!! F YOU ALEXA AMAZONNNNNN!!!?1!?!
Not for cocaine, for spice..........LawBeefaroni wrote:Is this for cocaine? Also, why did Amazon recommend it to me? WHY WHY WHY?!!?!?!?!?!!? AMAZON!!!!! F YOU ALEXA AMAZONNNNNN!!!?1!?!
Your own skull or one of the ones from the mantle?dbt1949 wrote:Anybody else's skull getting soft?
A whole box full, why?dbt1949 wrote:Do you have more than one skull?
When I was younger, my dad liked to press on the top of my head if I were watching junky TV and tell me my skull was getting soft from the crap I was watching.dbt1949 wrote:Anybody else's skull getting soft?
Rip wrote:Your own skull or one of the ones from the mantle?dbt1949 wrote:Anybody else's skull getting soft?
A new federal lawsuit against Starbucks claims the company is deceiving its customers when it comes to their iced beverages.
Chicago resident Stacy Pincus filed the proposed class action suit on Wednesday in Illinois, according to court documents.
The suit alleges the brand "unlawfully underfills iced coffee, iced tea, and iced-blended specialty drinks crafted by Starbucks employees." The lawsuit alleges the drinks are underfilled "compared to how they are advertised, misleading and injuring consumers in the process.”
The lawsuit claims a Starbucks customer ordering a "cold drink" receives "much less than advertised, often nearly half as many fluid ounces."
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Steven A. Hart, an attorney for Pincus, told ABC News that his client simply wants Starbucks to “stop this practice” and to “stop deceiving their customers."
The lawsuit is asking the mega-coffee chain to pay upwards of $5 million to customers who have purchased an iced beverage in the last 10 years.