Posted on 05/20/2005 1:21:27 AM PDT by An American Patriot
The remarks by Indra Nooyi, an India-born woman who also serves as PepsiCo's chief financial officer, came during a speech Sunday to graduates at Columbia Business School. Nooyi then went on to say the five major continents in the world can each be represented by a finger on the hand. She said Africa was the pinkie; She said our thumb is Asia; Europe was compared to the index finger; South America, including Latin America, was likened to the ring finger; She said her analogy "leaves the long, middle finger for North America, and in particular, the United States.
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Well, she can shut down her d@mn Pepsi plants here and stop selling the stuff.
Then she can pack her butt back to India and get out of my country.
Scumbag.
My father, 80 years old and counting, still grabs a Moon Pie and an RC when we stop at Frizby's (our local 7/11). He contends that it is the only food suitable for a working man's lunch.
Well until miss nooyi is gone and Pepsico apologizes, not one more can of their filth will enter my house.
Semper Fi
Same here.
Pepsi is for Phillistines......
:-)
oookaaaay, you made me laugh!
don't have time to check all posts to see if this has already been posted:
PepsiCo Board
1-866-626-0633
Exactly. She revealed her true feelings about America. She is now worried about losing her "cushy" job. She probably hates the people that are offended. Too bad. She gave the finger to America and all it stands for. I will give the finger to all Pepsi products.
Lets avoid all of Pepsico's products. Does anyone have a list of products and companies owned by Pepsico?
Good for him! I wish you could still get RC in the glass bottles. I occasionally find Coke in a bottle at out of the way county stores. They also have the best Moon Pies.
Sodas these days just don't have the flavor like back when. Pepsi is for.... Well I better now say it.. LOL
Here is a list:
Frito-Lay Brands
Was she trying to be funny?
Doesn't she remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks?
Avoid Pepsi products and you'll probably lose 20 pounds by Christmastime!
Taco Bell is ok. Sold to some other group a couple of years ago.
What she said came from the heart! Her apology came from the PR dept.
Another phone #:
1-800-433-2652
This is their (PepsiCo) Public Relations number.
I spoke with Sharon.
Nice lady but she tried to tell me that if I had not seen the full remarks of Ms. Nooyi then I was taking things out of context. That no offense was meant by Ms. Nooyi.
I responded that her imagery of the U.S. as the "middle finger" of the world and her suggestion that that middle finger is being rubbed up and down the side of a nose would be impossible to misconstrue. The meaning is loud and clear.
She said they are taking comments and zip codes to pass along to the executives, etc.
It seems they are hearing from quite a few people. I hope they will hear for many more...
By "aristocracy", I presume you mean the modern aristocracy of Hollywood, The Media, and "The Educators".
I believe religion played a far greater role in shaping America than your anti-monarchy spew.
I believe you've watched too much "The Patriot" and not enough 911.
Hmm, I knew there was a reason I didn't like Pepsi.
play on the old SNL skit:
"Coke, Coke--NO PEPSI!"
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