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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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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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1 posted on 12/24/2004 12:14:42 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Work on my farm, buy from my store. Get 'em used to it while they're young.


2 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)
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To: nickcarraway

Just Damn!

I'm sure this goobermint skrewl bureaucrat has NOTHING better to do...


3 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.)
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To: nickcarraway
It's worse north o' the border, eh.
4 posted on 12/24/2004 12:30:03 AM PST by uglybiker (In GOD We Trust. All others pay cash)
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To: uglybiker
ROTFLOL


5 posted on 12/24/2004 12:32:26 AM PST by Libertina (Dino Rossi WON the election TWICE!)
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To: clee1; mhking

Just Damn!


6 posted on 12/24/2004 12:32:27 AM PST by Crazieman (Islam. Religion of peace, and they'll kill you to prove it.)
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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.)
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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)
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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...

9 posted on 12/24/2004 2:43:24 AM PST by mhking
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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.


10 posted on 12/24/2004 2:51:34 AM PST by Ruth A.
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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.


11 posted on 12/24/2004 2:53:31 AM PST by SamAdams76 (No intolerant liberal is going to take my Christmas away from me)
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To: SoDak
You drank water from the fountain. At lunch, milk.

That was water too....with chalk in it.

12 posted on 12/24/2004 2:55:49 AM PST by this_ol_patriot
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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.


13 posted on 12/24/2004 3:07:52 AM PST by SoDak (home of Senator John Thune)
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To: this_ol_patriot

The little gray haired ladies that served it wouldn't do that to us, would they?


14 posted on 12/24/2004 3:12:16 AM PST by SoDak (home of Senator John Thune)
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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.)
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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.
16 posted on 12/24/2004 5:40:18 AM PST by Hardastarboard
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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.


17 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!)
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To: this_ol_patriot

AND WE WERE HAPPY!


18 posted on 12/24/2004 8:36:45 AM PST by IGOTMINE (Say a prayer for the common foot soldier...)
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To: nickcarraway

hey, why haven't we heard anything from the "obey authority at all costs" freepers?


19 posted on 12/24/2004 9:11:40 AM PST by Awestruck (The artist formerly known as Goodie D)
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To: nickcarraway

I smell big kickbacks.


20 posted on 12/24/2004 12:42:45 PM PST by JohnCliftn
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