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Police Shut Down Kids' Lemonade Stand [Sausage vendor complained]
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| Aug 3 2005
Posted on 08/03/2005 9:51:34 AM PDT by george wythe
SALEM, Mass. -- A sausage vendor has given two Salem boys trying to make a buck selling lemonade a lesson in cutthroat business techniques.
Police shut down the lemonade stand on Salem Common after the sausage man complained that the boys didn't have a permit and were taking customers away from him.
Lt. Scott Englehart said police had no choice but to enforce the rules. But he said it's "ridiculous that little kids can't sell lemonade."
Jarrod Clowery is the sausage man. He said he regrets ever calling police because now all he gets are icy stares from people around town who heard about the story.
Dominic Serino, 9, said after he and Ryan Decker, 11, were thrown off the Common, they relocated to a spot near Serino's home. But their business dropped off
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: donutwatch; lemonadestand; tightwads
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Dominic Serino (left), 9, and Ryan Decker, 11, were forced to pack up their lemonade stand at Salem Common on Saturday
To: george wythe
That sausage dude is such a wienie.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:54:14 AM PDT
by
Lekker 1
("Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros., 1927)
To: george wythe
Jarrod Clowery is the sausage man. He said he regrets ever calling police because now all he gets are icy stares from people around town who heard about the story.A free-market victory! The Sausage Jerk gets his comeuppance. I love it. I hope most of his customers decide to have a burger instead.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:55:15 AM PDT
by
Shalom Israel
(Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.)
To: george wythe
Any "businessman" with half a brain would have worked a deal with the kids - by a lemonade from them, and get $0.25 off the sausage sandwich.
What a dolt.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:55:17 AM PDT
by
xcamel
(Deep Red, stuck in a "bleu" state.)
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
The sausage vendor is a wuss....
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:55:19 AM PDT
by
mhking
(The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
To: george wythe
Hey, where's the sausage king's store in this picture ?
The sausage king could have partnered with the kids...got good publicity and sold more of both products.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:55:22 AM PDT
by
stylin19a
(In golf, some are long, I'm "Lama Long")
To: Lekker 1
Where's the US Dept. of Commerce when they're most needed???
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:55:32 AM PDT
by
ExcursionGuy84
("I will Declare the Beauty of The LORD.")
To: george wythe
Is there the business equivalent of the Darwin Award?
Maybe the "Edsels"?
If so, this nitwit should get one--quick, before he moves to start his new business....
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:56:34 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(God save us from the fury of the do-gooders!)
To: Shalom Israel
I still love an old fashion "shunning."
To: Lekker 1
Gee, unintended consequences? He'll loose even more business now, the weini prick.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:57:29 AM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haghai Sophia! Crusade!)
To: ExcursionGuy84
Processing section 1, chapter 23, subform AlphaUniform-12b in triplicate before they investigate.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:58:22 AM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haghai Sophia! Crusade!)
To: xcamel
Exactly, to stupid to think outside the bun.
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posted on
08/03/2005 9:59:29 AM PDT
by
jb6
( Free Haghai Sophia! Crusade!)
To: Smokin' Joe
Maybe the "Edsels"?Don't forget New Coke and anything related to Iomega data storage!
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:00:08 AM PDT
by
Lekker 1
("Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros., 1927)
To: george wythe
Big man, calling the cops in an effort to bully a pair of kids not old enough to shave. What a braying jackass.
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:00:55 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Bacon Man; Lazamataz; humblegunner; TheBigB; Hegewisch Dupa
I read the words "sausage vendor" and giggled like a schoolgirl.
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:01:31 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.)
To: george wythe
Yeah, that's it.
Arrest the kids, toss Kennedy out on the streets.
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:01:33 AM PDT
by
bill1952
("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
To: george wythe
When you can't compete, whine and call the cops to get rid of the competition. Nice lesson for the kids.
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:01:58 AM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
("The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they'll be when you kill them."-Wm. Clayton)
To: stylin19a; Abe Froman
If you're gonna talk about the Sausage King, you should at least ping him, yo. ;)
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:02:26 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.)
To: stylin19a
The sausage king could have partnered with the kids...got good publicity and sold more of both products.And risk being prosecuted for violation of anti-trust laws? Don't worry, WalMart will open up a Super-Duper Sausage-and-Lemonade Only Mega Complex next door and put them both out of business.
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posted on
08/03/2005 10:02:32 AM PDT
by
Lekker 1
("Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?"- Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros., 1927)
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