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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:20 PM Original message |
"M&M/Mars Company owners are contributing to child slave labor practices today in Africa" |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. Should be interesting to see if DUers will support these labor practices. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. And why would you think we'd approve of this? n/t |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Bluebear knows what I'm talking about. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. A bunch of the posts in that thread are from a person or people on my ignore list. |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
38. I think many of us have a sneaky suspicion who you are talking about. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. See ad apologists at: |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. I didn't see anyone there supporting |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Is that a joke? |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You were asked about people supporting such |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. I was answering a question that IanDB1 posted, thanks. nt |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. No, you answered a question IanDB1 didn't ask, instead. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Oh OK, thank you for pointing that out. |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. If that Snickers, I won't bite nt |
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verdalaven (495 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. This one is going to hurt |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. It doesn't have to hurt. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. Not with caramel and nuts and whipped nougat they don't. I just loves me that whipped nougat |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 08:24 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. 'I don't even know what the heck nougat is.' |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. We need to inform everyone of ALL their products... |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Dove, M&M's and Three Musketeers are the things I'll be omitting |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. M& Ms and snickers-- used to be among my occasional |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 07:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Dove dark is the only thing I've purchased recently, but I USED to buy |
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femmedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. My local Fair Trade store sells great chocolate. |
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Kire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. I can smell the chocolate from my house |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. How many of these ads were there? I only saw one, |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I am so sorry, you keep asking about the ad where all the men slap each other |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well, more reason to buy other chocolate |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. No more M&M's. Fuck 'em. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. ...and a RECOMMEND for the uppity gay boy, Bluebear. |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. have you ever seen the M & M commercial with the slave ship? |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. No more M&Ms and Snickers for me. tn |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. Kick,(nt) |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. Thank you. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. Kick. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
29. Must read for DUers who believe megacorps are benign entities that 'give away' billions |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. Endangered Species Chocolate Bars... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Organic Milk Chocolate with Key Lime |
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bear425 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Good stuff! This is my favorite: |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 08:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. My favorite is the Panda Bar - dark on white choc! :-) (n/t) |
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bear425 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 08:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Yummy! And what could be bad about this company's credo |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. Just placed an order, thank you for making us aware! nt |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 11:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. Those are really good. |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
37. K&R |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. K&R |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
40. K&R.nt |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
41. kick |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
42. Deleted sub-thread |
Reterr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
43. K&R/NT |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
44. *Sigh* I guess my Snickers boycott is back on |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Aren't "Turtles" basically the same as a Snickers? |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 12:25 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. Turtles don't have nougat. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 01:21 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. And you are correct! |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-05-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. We aim to please LOL nt |
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dennisnyc (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
53. and they own Seeds of Change (organic seed provider) |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-06-07 02:39 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Sure enough, they are owned by Mars. (nt) |
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