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AL wrote:
> Rudy Canoza wrote:
> 
>> Don wrote:
>>
>>> "Melanie RockyFord" <spoofeddatnospam@RockyFord.not> wrote in message 
>>> news:Xns98DDA6D542FF5spoofedatnospamRocki@216.196.97.142...
>>>
>>>> "Don" <one-if-by-land@concord.com>  wrote :
>>>>
>>>>> "Rudy Canoza" <rudy-canoza@excite.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:X8dAh.1558$Jl.1414@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>> jls wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Feb 12, 6:47 pm, Melanie Rocky Ford
>>>>>>> <spoofeddatnos...@RockyForda.nat> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BDK <B...@twilight-express.com>  wrote :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  [...]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is everything that happens to us, someone else's fault, that they
>>>>>>>> should be sued for?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Behold.  A wacky strawman argument from a loonytarian.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Spot on analysis.  It *is* a straw man.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The unfortunate thing is, Melody is doing a piss-poor job of
>>>>>> presenting a libertarian perspective.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is THAT what she was trying to do?
>>>>> Sure seemed leftist to me.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Thinking that people should be reponsible for their own stupidity?
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there a particular reason that you think McDonalds should NOT be 
>>> responsible for their behavior?
>>> They *knowingly* gave this woman and at least 700 other burn victims 
>>> scalding hot coffee.
>>> Read that again.
>>> SCALDING hot.
>>> As in 3rd degree burns.
>>> That means its undrinkable.
>>> Why would they do such a thing? 
>>
>>
>> I haven't drunk McD's coffee in years, and one of the reasons is that 
>> in addition to being truly wretched coffee - all but tasteless - the 
>> stuff is just TOO FUCKING HOT.  One time about 25 years ago I was 
>> helping a friend move, and we stopped at McD's for some breakfast 
>> stuff.  I tried sipping a little of the coffee in the truck, but the 
>> vehicle bounced so much that it was impossible to drink without 
>> burning my lips.  I stuck the cup out the window to try to empty a 
>> little bit out, and even with the wind blowing and just small amounts 
>> coming out of the cup, it burned my hand like an em-effer.
> 
> 
> Well, if its been 25 yrs since you tried their coffee you should try 
> what they call their richer, bolder dark roast that they claim beats 
> Starbucks hands down. It tastes like cheap burnt coffee to me. But then 
> I can't go Starbucks without a lot of flavor enhancements like ice, 
> caramel, whipped cream & sprinkles - only burn there is the price...

There are a lot of coffee places I like better than 
Starbucks, but they serve a decent and generous cup of 
coffee at what I consider a fair price for premium 
coffee.  More than that, though, I give Starbucks a lot 
of credit for elevating the American perception of what 
a cup of coffee can be far above the former Denny's 
industrial swill levels at which most Americans 
formerly drank coffee.  Hell, even Denny's coffee has 
got better than it was.