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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:32 PM Original message |
Occupy San Diego flash mobs two Walmarts today! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. And me still nursing this dang cold or would have been |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I wish you woulda been there!! |
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Remember Me (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
47. here's something for that cold |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
100. Well, hurry up and get better so you can be part of the next one! |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Wow, and shoppers are repeating along! nt |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. K&R |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. I love this!!! nt |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. I would do this! nt |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I have to say... |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I'm sure none. I went to Walmart around 7 p.m. yesterday to 'walk' my mom. :) |
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SalviaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. K&R |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. LOVE it!!! |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. Fantastic |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. Kick |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. I knew OWS would use flash mobs! |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. Yes!!!!! "You are the 99%"!!! :) n/t |
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Huey P. Long (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
14. Mother Fin OCCUPY. |
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pennylane100 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. So how does one sign up for a flash mob. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. Attend your local Occupy!! |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. Hilarious comment on youtube |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Wonderful. Thanks for posting - n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
36. That's kinda backhanded in a way, eh? |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. The only way we can control is how we choose to spend our dollar. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. The "inform and educate" is fine. The action only fucked over the wage slaves. |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. I agree. They should have wandered the store with EMPTY carts, then met at the |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Very clever idea--the symbolism is apparent, too, and is accomplished without |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:45 PM Response to Reply #60 |
82. That wasn't our point. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:01 PM Response to Reply #82 |
90. I can't believe you are suggesting that making more work is "helping" the workers. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Whatever |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. So now, being pro-worker is "projecting negativity?" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
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WillowTree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'll bet those overworked, underpaid employees... |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 11:23 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I bet they appreciated being defended and respected by the flash mob much more |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. The work? Who gives a shit.....Oh, really? What, they're there as a hobby? |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 03:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. There ALWAYS has to be at least one |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:47 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Agreed entirely |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. A Pain... |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Sorry, but it was simply childish and accomplished nothing |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Childish or just not the norm? |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Again, what exactly did it add to the statement you were trying to make? |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. It affected Walmarts bottom line. nt |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
62. How? Because a group of workers on one shift had to work twice as hard for the SAME PAY? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 10:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. +1. nt |
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Remember Me (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. You have no way of knowing what it did or didn't accomplish -- NONE! |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. I never said nor implied that the entire action was a mistake |
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Remember Me (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
97. I apologize -- I clearly didn't read enough of the thread |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. I agree with you. Someone either had to work twice as fast, or LATE, to clean that mess up. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. The bottom line... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
37. I think that's shitty, too. We're opposed to the corporation, so screw the workers!!! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 10:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. You're opposed to any sort of viral activism, aren't you? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. No, just viral activism that victimizes the people that are purportedly the object of support. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. "Why not demonstrate a little real brass, and do that shit at Tiffany's?" |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. I'm so very sorry the employees now have to restock a whole big pile of stuff... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #50 |
67. Horrors! A pile of work! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. No, they aren't. In fact, I'm getting agreement from workers. Look again. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:54 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. . |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Yeah, sure, because you ignored the detailed response to that rather generic assertion. |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #50 |
71. From my training when I |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. The flash mob business with the chanting I thought was fine. The fucking with the "stuff" |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. I totally agree |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #50 |
84. Wowsers! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #84 |
94. I wasn't the one who crapped on a whole store of minimum wage workers. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
45. You'd be surprised. |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
88. That's my experience |
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MS68 (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. I worked at a Walgreens for years |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. +1. nt |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
81. Aww, would you like a tissue? A pearl necklace to clutch? An extra pillow for your fainting couch? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #81 |
95. Why would "the bastards" make concessions? How would they be hurt? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
102. Well that's sort of... |
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WiffenPoof (676 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-25-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. I Don't Shop At Walmart....n/t |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. OMG it was my 1st time since 2000... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
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Huey P. Long (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
20. Video description- |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
21. Awesome! |
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Revlon10 (139 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:17 AM Response to Original message |
24. love this |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:30 AM Response to Original message |
25. Socialists! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. It should spread to Nordstrom's or Neiman Marcus, where rich people actually shop. nt |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #39 |
57. Wal-Mart is a bit more symbolic. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. Symbolic of what? It's where the poor people shop. |
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greytdemocrat (614 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
31. Great Job! |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. How very cool! K and R nt |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
58. Why hassle the workers? |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
59. Lesson #324 in how incredibly tone deaf the left is. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
66. Damn right! nt |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
64. They really showed all those 1% employees and shoppers at Walmart... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
74. There are some angry responses posted to that video. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #74 |
86. The employees, maybe? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #86 |
92. My ass. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. Gee, that's funny |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:22 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. Gee, thats also funny |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:26 PM Response to Reply #98 |
104. I hate to point this out |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. ¿Es posible que tambien los trabajadores pueden hablar ingles? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #105 |
106. I can tell you that yes, people speak English |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
75. Whoever took the video was awful, but the idea and execution were FANTASTIC!!! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. It's really easy to point fingers |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
77. You do realize that the hourly workers can't go home until the abandoned merchandise |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #77 |
85. Hourly workers here in California |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
78. Anything that jams up the works is fine with me |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
101. + Brazillion |
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joanbarnes (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
79. I for one am beginning to LOVE the words "mic check!" |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
87. Yay!!! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
89. Love it, love it, love it! nt |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
93. Wonderful! Good, no GREAT job!!! |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-26-11 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
99. K & R - Love it!!! |
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luv_mykatz (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-27-11 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
107. I'm lovin' it!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Juneboarder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-30-11 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
108. A better video (without the shaking) |
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