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Starbucks Holiday Cup Resembles Guy Fawkes, Occupy Wall Street Symbol
The Gothamist ^
| 11/05/11
| Yankee
Posted on 11/05/2011 6:54:44 PM PDT by Yankee
Is it pure coincidence that this year's Starbucks holiday cup features a Nutcracker bearing an uncanny resemblance to the iconic Guy Fawkes mask? Or is this is some radical graphic designer's way of sticking it to the Man. Of course, it could also be Starbucks' way of commodifying some of that Occupy Wall Street magic. Because what could be more punk than drinking coffee from a chain restaurant in a disposable cup referencing a 17th century religious nut!
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Good! I needed a reason to never buy another overpriced, muddy, bitter cup of liquid crap again.
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posted on
11/05/2011 6:54:46 PM PDT
by
Yankee
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
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posted on
11/05/2011 6:57:38 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Yankee
Oh, ffs . . . can we find something more serious to be offended about . . . ?
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posted on
11/05/2011 6:57:51 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Yankee
Actually, I think it is a coincidence. This is a classic “Nutcracker” face, and this cup would have been designed many moons ago.
Also, the OWS folks hate Starbucks. Especially since it won’t give them free lattes. It is a business, after all.
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posted on
11/05/2011 6:58:57 PM PDT
by
livius
To: Yankee
No. I think this should be placed under tinfoil alert. I remember last year during the world cup people claimed that the logo on the soccer balls resemble the 0.
1. The beard is not the same
2. The eyebrows are not the same.
3. The eyes are not the same.
4. the mustashe is not the same.
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posted on
11/05/2011 6:59:44 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Yankee
Looks like every other stupid nutcracker, to me.
I think they’d love to *believe* Starbucks is suicidal enough to support the destruction of multi-billion dollar businesses.
What a delusional mob of tantrum throwing air-wasters.
Lemme know when “Guy Fawkes” shows up on a Taco Bell tortilla.
:)
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:00:56 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(And I laugh to myself at the men and the ladies, who never conceived of us billion dollar babies.)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:01:23 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(And I laugh to myself at the men and the ladies, who never conceived of us billion dollar babies.)
To: Perdogg
But other than all that, it’s ~completely~ identical.
IT’S A SIGN!
;D
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:02:58 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(And I laugh to myself at the men and the ladies, who never conceived of us billion dollar babies.)
To: Perdogg
Wishful thinking on the part of Gothamist.
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:05:52 PM PDT
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: Salamander
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:15:25 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Yankee
Nah, that’s just the face of a Nutcracker. They’re all over the place, this time of year. The ‘Vendetta’ mask is much more sinister looking.
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:16:25 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Yankee
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:23:22 PM PDT
by
bvw
To: Yankee
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:28:10 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(A vote for Amnesty is a vote for a permanent Democrat majority. ..Choose well.)
To: Yankee
It’s the winking Starbucks nutcracker, that’s all.
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:40:22 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Soli Deo Gloria!)
To: Yankee
March of the Toy Soldiers....been around for ages...Christmas tradition.
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posted on
11/05/2011 7:42:23 PM PDT
by
Tainan
(Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
11/05/2011 8:27:37 PM PDT
by
stormer
To: Yankee
You think THATS bad, take a gander at the other side!
"Let's rediscover why we're best friends"? With a picture of a dog in a bondage outfit humping a guy? Look how he's enjoying the perversion! Clearly Starbucks is promoting bestiality! BOYCOTT STARBUCKS!
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posted on
11/05/2011 8:36:24 PM PDT
by
stormer
To: 1rudeboy
OMG!
It's his metrosexual brother!
They're everywhere!
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posted on
11/05/2011 9:08:08 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(And I laugh to myself at the men and the ladies, who never conceived of us billion dollar babies.)
To: SunkenCiv
Because what could be more punk than drinking coffee from a chain restaurant in a disposable cup referencing a 17th century religious nut! ...and if it's a cup of Cappuccino, would it be steam punk?
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posted on
11/05/2011 9:12:24 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
("Public service" does NOT mean servicing the people, like a bull among heifers.)
To: SuziQ
The Vendetta mask is much more sinister looking.When they showed an OWS "person" running around in one, we thought it was a Vlad the Impaler mask at first.
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posted on
11/05/2011 9:16:29 PM PDT
by
ApplegateRanch
("Public service" does NOT mean servicing the people, like a bull among heifers.)
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