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SCHOOL DRINK STINK (School officials Say: Buy your drinks from us or go thirsty)
New York Post ^
| December 24, 2004
| DAVID ANDREATTA
Posted on 12/24/2004 12:14:41 AM PST by nickcarraway
School officials in south Brooklyn have issued an ultimatum to parched students: Buy your drinks from us or go thirsty.
The directive came down this month from the superintendent for Region 6, Gloria Buckery, who ordered district officials to ban students from bringing drinks to school.
SNIP
Some went so far as to suggest the ban is a ploy to encourage kids to drink Snapple — the official drink of city schools since last year.
Under the $40 million deal, which gave Snapple exclusive rights to place vending machines in public schools for five years, schools are to get a 30 percent commission on drinks sold in their buildings.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: brooklyn; moneygrubbing; newyorkcity; schools; snapple
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To: nickcarraway
Work on my farm, buy from my store. Get 'em used to it while they're young.
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posted on
12/24/2004 12:16:14 AM PST
by
agitator
(...And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark)
To: nickcarraway
Just Damn!
I'm sure this goobermint skrewl bureaucrat has NOTHING better to do...
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posted on
12/24/2004 12:17:59 AM PST
by
clee1
(Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
To: nickcarraway
4
posted on
12/24/2004 12:30:03 AM PST
by
uglybiker
(In GOD We Trust. All others pay cash)
To: uglybiker
ROTFLOL
5
posted on
12/24/2004 12:32:26 AM PST
by
Libertina
(Dino Rossi WON the election TWICE!)
To: clee1; mhking
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posted on
12/24/2004 12:32:27 AM PST
by
Crazieman
(Islam. Religion of peace, and they'll kill you to prove it.)
To: uglybiker
Man!
Why didn't I know this when I was in school?
7
posted on
12/24/2004 1:26:41 AM PST
by
clee1
(Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
To: agitator
Back in the dark ages of the early 80's, my school didn't even have vending machines. You drank water from the fountain. At lunch, milk.
8
posted on
12/24/2004 1:41:08 AM PST
by
SoDak
(home of Senator John Thune)
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
12/24/2004 2:43:24 AM PST
by
mhking
To: nickcarraway
Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.
10
posted on
12/24/2004 2:51:34 AM PST
by
Ruth A.
To: SoDak
Same here. I somehow got through 12 years of public school without having to rely on vending machines and cafeterias. I usually brought a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to school and drank from the fountain if I was thirsty.
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posted on
12/24/2004 2:53:31 AM PST
by
SamAdams76
(No intolerant liberal is going to take my Christmas away from me)
To: SoDak
You drank water from the fountain. At lunch, milk.That was water too....with chalk in it.
To: SamAdams76
When we were seniors, we got 'open campus' and could go down to the three block main street and get a pop from Griffs Service Station, and it seemed like an incredible treat. Also, maybe a Skoal Bandit or a cigarette in the car, to feed our rebellious sides.
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posted on
12/24/2004 3:07:52 AM PST
by
SoDak
(home of Senator John Thune)
To: this_ol_patriot
The little gray haired ladies that served it wouldn't do that to us, would they?
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posted on
12/24/2004 3:12:16 AM PST
by
SoDak
(home of Senator John Thune)
To: nickcarraway
Oh, Is this Stalin's Russia?
15
posted on
12/24/2004 4:36:48 AM PST
by
JOE43270
(JOE43270 America voted and said we are One Nation Under God with Liberty and Justice for All.)
To: this_ol_patriot
Warm chalky water. I might be two inches taller if it weren't for that d@mn school milk that I couldn't stand to drink.
To: nickcarraway
The current owners of Snapple are apparently quite different than those started Snapple and used to advertise on Rush over a decade ago.
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posted on
12/24/2004 5:41:34 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(Rummy Phobia is the new mental disorder of the left. It is similiar to Hate GW Syndrome!)
To: this_ol_patriot
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posted on
12/24/2004 8:36:45 AM PST
by
IGOTMINE
(Say a prayer for the common foot soldier...)
To: nickcarraway
hey, why haven't we heard anything from the "obey authority at all costs" freepers?
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posted on
12/24/2004 9:11:40 AM PST
by
Awestruck
(The artist formerly known as Goodie D)
To: nickcarraway
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