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Post by ratty on Jan 25, 2024 12:30:15 GMT
Happy Australia Day (to those remaining few who are celebrating) ...  |
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Post by missouriboy on Jan 26, 2024 1:40:14 GMT
Suck it up and admit that you are the problem.
‘You are the carbon they want reduced’: UK study says human breath contributes to greenhouse gases
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Post by ratty on Jan 27, 2024 7:12:30 GMT
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Post by ratty on Jan 29, 2024 23:50:50 GMT
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Post by gridley on Feb 1, 2024 12:08:02 GMT
...I'm not 100% sure this isn't the Babylon Bee in disguise... www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/pepsi-once-had-the-6th-largest-navy-in-the-world.html"Nixon and Russian President Nikita Khrushchev got into a heated debate over the topic of communism versus capitalism and the efficacy of their economic models. In an effort to simmer down the tension, Head of Pepsi International Donald Kendall offered the Soviet leader a Pepsi, which he drank and immensely enjoyed." "...the USSR wished to make a deal with Pepsi to ensure its products would remain in the country permanently. However, as their money wasn’t accepted throughout the world, there was an issue as to the Russian government would pay for the exchange. That’s when the idea came: vodka." "...The Soviets didn’t want to lose Pepsi, so they opted for a rather unorthodox trade with the soda company. In exchange for its product, they would give Pepsi a fleet of ships, including 17 submarines, a frigate, a cruiser, and a destroyer." "...The US government was not happy about the deal Pepsi had made with the USSR and made its feelings known. In response to the uproar, Kendall reminded the Pentagon that he’d managed to reduce the number of vessels at the Russians’ disposal, memorably saying, “I’m dismantling the Soviet Union faster than you are.”" |
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Post by duwayne on Feb 1, 2024 20:00:35 GMT
...I'm not 100% sure this isn't the Babylon Bee in disguise... www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/pepsi-once-had-the-6th-largest-navy-in-the-world.html"Nixon and Russian President Nikita Khrushchev got into a heated debate over the topic of communism versus capitalism and the efficacy of their economic models. In an effort to simmer down the tension, Head of Pepsi International Donald Kendall offered the Soviet leader a Pepsi, which he drank and immensely enjoyed." "...the USSR wished to make a deal with Pepsi to ensure its products would remain in the country permanently. However, as their money wasn’t accepted throughout the world, there was an issue as to the Russian government would pay for the exchange. That’s when the idea came: vodka." "...The Soviets didn’t want to lose Pepsi, so they opted for a rather unorthodox trade with the soda company. In exchange for its product, they would give Pepsi a fleet of ships, including 17 submarines, a frigate, a cruiser, and a destroyer." "...The US government was not happy about the deal Pepsi had made with the USSR and made its feelings known. In response to the uproar, Kendall reminded the Pentagon that he’d managed to reduce the number of vessels at the Russians’ disposal, memorably saying, “I’m dismantling the Soviet Union faster than you are.”" This brought back memories of my negotiations with Donald Kendall. He was much younger at the time than shown in the picture below, but he already had the extreme "handle-bar moustache" eyebrows. But even more noticeable at that time, he combed his hair straight down on one side of his head and the hair then turned up in a "U" shape rising about 3 inches above his ear. He looked pretty weird sitting in his big, fancy office in Purchase, NY.
At that time Pepsi products were all sold in cans and glass bottles. They were looking to use plastic bottles. They were considering the cheap plastic, polyethylene and our more expensive barrier resin which was much better at keeping the CO2 in. I proposed a price which was probably a little lower than we could actually make it for and they still went with the cheaper polyethylene which means your Pepsi in plastic bottles goes flat over time.
Our biggest customer for the resin was Oscar Mayer who used it (and I think still do) for their packaged lunch meats even though it costs more. It doesn't allow oxygen into the package.
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Post by ratty on Feb 2, 2024 11:51:17 GMT
A lawyer, who had a wife and 12 children, needed to move because his rental agreement was terminated by the owner, who wanted to reoccupy the home.
When he said he had 12 children, no one would rent a home to him because they felt that the children would destroy the place. So, he sent his wife for a walk to the cemetery with 11 of their kids.
He took the remaining one with him to see rental homes with the real estate agent. He loved one of the homes and the price was right.
The agent asked: "How many children do you have?" He answered: "Twelve."
The agent asked, "Where are the others?" The lawyer, with his best courtroom sad look, answered, "They're in the cemetery with their mother."
MORAL: It's not necessary to lie, one has only to choose the right words.
Don't forget that most politicians are lawyers.
KEEP THIS IN MIND THE NEXT TIME YOU VOTE.
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Post by blustnmtn on Feb 2, 2024 15:36:36 GMT
A lawyer, who had a wife and 12 children, needed to move because his rental agreement was terminated by the owner, who wanted to reoccupy the home. When he said he had 12 children, no one would rent a home to him because they felt that the children would destroy the place. So, he sent his wife for a walk to the cemetery with 11 of their kids. He took the remaining one with him to see rental homes with the real estate agent. He loved one of the homes and the price was right. The agent asked: "How many children do you have?" He answered: "Twelve." The agent asked, "Where are the others?" The lawyer, with his best courtroom sad look, answered, "They're in the cemetery with their mother." MORAL: It's not necessary to lie, one has only to choose the right words. Don't forget that most politicians are lawyers. KEEP THIS IN MIND THE NEXT TIME YOU VOTE. Most politicians wouldn’t have sent the wife and kids to “visit” the cemetery. 🤔 |
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Post by phydeaux2363 on Feb 2, 2024 16:52:32 GMT
Ratty, is it correct to say they are "in" the cemetery when really they are just "at" the cemetery? I think your lawyer might get caught in that trap when the landlord stops by and sees twelve kids doing what kids do.
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Post by ratty on Feb 3, 2024 0:46:48 GMT
Ratty, is it correct to say they are "in" the cemetery when really they are just "at" the cemetery? I think your lawyer might get caught in that trap when the landlord stops by and sees twelve kids doing what kids do. Will you be sending an invoice?  |
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Post by missouriboy on Feb 3, 2024 13:48:58 GMT
Ratty, is it correct to say they are "in" the cemetery when really they are just "at" the cemetery? I think your lawyer might get caught in that trap when the landlord stops by and sees twelve kids doing what kids do. Prepositional liberties shall not be abridged. |
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Post by ratty on Feb 5, 2024 2:16:06 GMT
What DEI should stand for? Deport Every Illegal |
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Post by gridley on Feb 6, 2024 12:27:00 GMT
What DEI should stand for? Deport Every Illegal I'm a traditionalist. Dutch East Indies. |
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Post by nonentropic on Feb 6, 2024 16:10:16 GMT
VOC I think you mean.
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Post by ratty on Feb 7, 2024 1:51:08 GMT
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