max1950

@max1950 (2306)

United States • Age 75

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How did Starbucks get its name?

anishkolwalker @anishkolwalker (38) • India 19 Jun 11

In 1971, an English teacher, a history teacher and writer started a coffee roasting business in Seattle. Yep, it was Starbucks! So how did Starbucks get its name? What was it named after?

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max1950 Starbucks in honor of Starbuck, the coffee-loving first mate in Herman Melville's Moby Dic(so company legend has it), and because they thought the name evoked the romance of the high seas and the seafaring tradition of the early coffee traders.

19 Jun 11

EVERY American should do their part?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 17 Jun 11

This is what President Obama tells us. Do your duty, do your part. Obama was summoned for jury duty. I know that a President should not be sequestered for three weeks while the country goes to hell. BUT the White House notified...

americans

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max1950 this could be a good thing as if the defendant was a islamic terrorist obama would aquit and he'd go free

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How long does it take to learn English?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 17 Jun 11

At a Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee hearing in Austin Texas, Antolin Aguirre of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition was using an interpreter to speak out about an immigration bill, Senate Bill 9. During...

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max1950 no sé english, the problem IS there's so many illegals they dont and wont learn english

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Keeping our streets safe from..... Girl Scout Cookies

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 11 Apr 11

Whew! Hazelwood city officials are on the case! Now you will not be subjected to cookie sales on their own private property....

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max1950 Some people are just a pain in the ars, they're kids doing what kids do. the way i see it is every time i eat a cookie i have to walk a mile to get rid of the calories, yes they're devious young ladies for sure.

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The best budget cut yet!

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 15 Feb 11

Representative Womack of Arkansas has filed an amendment to the budget to eliminate funding for Obama's teleprompter. I laughed so hard, I was crying! Representative Neugebauer of Texas proposed stripping...

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max1950 teleprompter, but ah but ah but ah but ah lol

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Are we supposed to be tolerant of this?

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 5 Feb 11

A fourteen year old girl was flogged to death for adultery. How did a 14 year old girl commit adultery? Her 40 year old married cousin raped her. The "village council" ordered 100 lashes for the girl and her father has to pay...

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max1950 morning lags i would like to respond to this but i fear id get kicked off mylot or the fed's would be knocking at my door either way i agree with you, nuff said

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Way to stir it up Abercrombie!

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 22 Jan 11

Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie came swooping in to save the day. He is going to find Obamas birth certificate to prove once and for all that Obama is eligible to be President. Well, he searched, and he...

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max1950 i think obama's election was the biggest con job since bernie madoff

22 Jan 11

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If this isnt Big Brother - I dont know what is

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 18 Jan 11

Utah may install a surveillance system in an unmanned blimp. Spying in the sky? WTF? http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70F1DJ20110116?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=76 Have you noticed all new laptops have a built...

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max1950 my tape has been in place for 4 years. i really dont care if they spy on me now, 20 years ago id be under the bed

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Should women be able to

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 16 Jan 11

serve communion? I attend a Christian Church and this is an issue we are having right now. Some women in the church have decided to step up and help serve. Some people in the church refuse to accept communion from them. First...

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max1950 if im not mistaken eucharistic ministers in the catholic church are permitted to give the host, the church i go to in florida does but it's up to each specific church if its permitted or not. doesnt matter to me who i get the host from

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Constitution

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 31 Dec 10

Turns out the Constitution is too old to understand and doesnt have binding power. This according to Ezra Klein of The Washington...

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max1950 half of congress and the senate is to old to see or even understand it, i say 65 years old and your out, go back to being a lawyer which is 1 step above the scum most of you have become, in with the young out with the old, and before someone says something im...

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Sticky residue from tape left behind: how to remove?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 25 Dec 10

Ok. HOw do you remove sticky tape residue on something LIke you take a sticker of ..and some sticky stays behind.. Or you taking off tape off an item but sticky stays ..what is the easiest and preferably home product to...

cleaning products

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max1950 also vodka or rubbing alcohol

25 Dec 10

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Sticky residue from tape left behind: how to remove?

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 25 Dec 10

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max1950 nail polish remover

25 Dec 10

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What do Art Majors live off of after they graduate?

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 2 Nov 10

Ceramic majors usually end up becoming teachers of some sort. I don't want to be a teacher what else is out there for me? I'm thinking of switching majors now but I'm trying to think ahead. Healthcare proffession or art? Damn,...

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max1950 their parents

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Moral question of the day - stealing

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 29 Oct 10

First reaction would be - stealing is bad, I am no thief. But lets be honest here, have you ever taken an ink pen? how about towels from a hotel? an ashtray? steal /stil/ Show Spelled [steel] Show IPA ,verb, stole,...

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max1950 im one of those people who believe in karma sooner or later it's gonna come back to you 1 way or the other, but i must admit i do glom on a nice pen every now and then but only from banks.

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Countryside or a big city

lemonle @lemonle (32) • Vietnam 23 Oct 10

It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or disagree? Give your own opinion.

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max1950 it's all according what you consider a big city, nyc, los angeles, etc. then i'd say the countryside. but most all ivy league colleges are outside big citys in the suburbs and thats ok too. ive lived in both and would much rather have my children in the...

23 Oct 10

Octopus for food?

damned_dle @damned_dle (3942) • Philippines 22 Oct 10

A few days ago I went to the market with some friends. I was astonished o see an octopus being sold there! It was BIG! But they already chopped it. I asked my friends if we should buy that. They said we can't because there should...

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max1950 i love grilled octopus, to clean a octo, chop of the middle and boil water enough to cover the whole sections of the tentacles and boil according to size about 1 hour until a fork easily pierces the meat,remove all red skin and any slime under running water in...

23 Oct 10

How to change eating habits

saucyriddle @saucyriddle (51) • United States 19 Oct 10

hey guys i need some help. i just started college and put on like 50 pounds. i need some advice on how i can reduce the amount of fatty foods i eat.

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max1950 each " small " order of fries has 11 grams of fat and being in college im sure you eat lots of them, cut back on all fried food, cheese, kfc, all that stuff. it's really up to you and how much will power you have, even if you eat a salad it's the dressing that...

19 Oct 10

So frustrated with my mom's boyfriend!

maezee @maezee (41986) • United States 19 Oct 10

So, he has been unemployed since 2008. He moved in with her in early 2009. At that point, he was getting unemployment - which is not IDEAL but at least it brings a little bit of money to the table. He was cut off from unemployment...

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max1950 i'M A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CRANES, BULLDOZERS ETC. BUT WHEN THE HOUSING MARKET CRASHED I COLLECTED BEFORE THEY SHUT ME OFF AND NOW IM FLIPPIN BURGERS AT A BURGER STAND, AND " THAT " IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN SITTING ON MY ASH LOOKIN AT THE BOOB TUBE ALL...

19 Oct 10

Is "Sexified" a good name for a lingerie store?

claire87 @claire87 (131) • Australia 18 Oct 10

Is sexified a good name for a lingerie store? Is it wise to have a word that doesn't exist as a web address or store name?

lingerie

store

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max1950 sure it is, something new and inovative, but remember 1 thing first, location location location makes the store.

18 Oct 10

Would you have an arranged marriage with someone chosen by parents?

devijay78 @devijay78 (1573) • India 17 Oct 10

Mine is an arranged marriage, as it happens in India. It was a typical arranged match, the guy comes to see the girl along with his family and if it is ok for him and the girl, then the families go ahead with the engagement and...

arranged marriage

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max1950 it's not for me to judge other cultures and their beliefs but i find arranged marriages barbaric

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