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highplainsdem

(59,050 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:58 PM 9 hrs ago

John Scalzi FTW

You mean the company that's currently being struck by its workers and the company that's currently being boycotted because of its terrible DEI policy rollbacks? Why not just call this the Chocolate Mint Racist Scab Frostie?
— John Scalzi (@scalzi.com) 2025-11-17T20:49:23.993Z

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John Scalzi FTW (Original Post) highplainsdem 9 hrs ago OP

F*ck them and their horse they rode in on. NotHardly 7 hrs ago #1

They are their own worst enemy Scalded Nun 7 hrs ago #2

"The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season." OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #3

and stop burning the beans. Conjuay 6 hrs ago #9

That looks like something you'd buy a kid at an ice cream joint Warpy 7 hrs ago #4

I wondered if it was THAT John Scalzi... electric_blue68 6 hrs ago #10

The sequel was an eually good romp Warpy 2 hrs ago #11

No Contract, No Coffee. . . DinahMoeHum 6 hrs ago #5

I just added Fourbucks to my embargo list Aviation Pro 6 hrs ago #6

Never had the "pleasure" of ever crossing the stoop of one of those places. n/t the nelm 6 hrs ago #7

Mmm, it's made with the tears of unfairly treated workers. Buddyzbuddy 6 hrs ago #8

NotHardly

(2,275 posts)

1. F*ck them and their horse they rode in on.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:43 PM

7 hrs ago

Scalded Nun

(1,559 posts)

2. They are their own worst enemy

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:53 PM

7 hrs ago

OldBaldy1701E

(9,550 posts)

3. "The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season."

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:04 PM

7 hrs ago

You want to drum up excitement?

Lower your damned prices and stop kissing th regime's ass.

But, I guess that is too difficult for them.

Conjuay

(2,798 posts)

9. and stop burning the beans.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:32 PM

6 hrs ago

N/T

Warpy

(114,206 posts)

4. That looks like something you'd buy a kid at an ice cream joint

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:13 PM

7 hrs ago

I suppose Starbucks put some of their trademark burnt coffee into the bottom, ruining both the coffee and the confection.

Scalzi has a great way with words and is worth a look, especially if you like your escapist fiction on the preposterous side. My favorites are "Lock In" and "Head On," both read by Will Wheaton, probably because of the medical angle.

electric_blue68

(24,954 posts)

10. I wondered if it was THAT John Scalzi...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:36 PM

6 hrs ago

While too much medical stuff happened to my mom starting when I was 5+, and added in my dad when I was ?30 - making me often shy away from medical related fiction; Lock In was quite an interesting, good read!