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Turkish man opens fire on teahouse for 'overpriced tea
France24 ^
| 18 January 2016
| AFP
Posted on 01/18/2016 9:34:25 AM PST by csvset
Edited on 01/18/2016 11:44:51 AM PST by Admin Moderator.
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Turkish police were Monday hunting a man who sprayed a teahouse in the northwest of the country with bullets after he took umbrage for being charged "double" for a glass of traditional tea.
A fight erupted between the man and the owner of the teahouse in Kocaeli province near Istanbul when he was asked to pay two Turkish liras (about 65 US cents) for a glass of tea -- usually sold for half that price at teahouses across the country.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: price; tea; turkey
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:34:25 AM PST
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csvset
To: csvset
Sure this didn’t happen in Port St. Lucie Turkey?
To: csvset
I Yam duh Walrus.... Goo Goo Ga Joob!!
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:38:21 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><> GO CRUZ!!!!)
To: csvset
The Teahouse had to add a surcharge for obamacare and the raising of the minimum wage...
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:38:44 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: csvset
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:38:48 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: csvset
what is it about tea that inspires people to pull out guns and start shooting??
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:39:11 AM PST
by
sten
(fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
To: csvset
To: csvset
Turkler cayi cok seviyorum.
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:42:33 AM PST
by
demshateGod
(Trump: We will have to leave borders behind a go for global unity)
To: csvset
Perhaps they need to reevaluate the price of tea.
To: csvset
They have Starbucks in Turkey?
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:44:26 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:46:28 AM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: csvset
Obviously the Tea Party is behind the discriminatory pricing.
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:47:46 AM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: csvset
one little rotisserie chicken has gone up from $5 to $8.99 here
and the ‘best $5 burger in America’ is now $9.70 with tax
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:50:59 AM PST
by
faithhopecharity
(Diff tween D's and R's is that the thatD's allow the poor to be corrupt, too. (O. Levant)
To: csvset
But what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?
To: cripplecreek
To: 2banana
It’s also a surcharge for new windows.
To: demshateGod
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:53:55 AM PST
by
Tailback
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/18/2016 9:56:22 AM PST
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freedumb2003
(Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
01/18/2016 10:03:55 AM PST
by
csvset
( Illegitimi non carborundum)
To: csvset
The only thing I see in your chart is an Egyptian grain silo.
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