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Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 9, 2011, 12:58:32 PM1/9/11
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http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html

<thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>

Basil Jet

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Jan 9, 2011, 1:12:44 PM1/9/11
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On 2011\01\09 17:58, Dry Gulch Pete wrote:
> http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>

My printer dialog only allows four digits in the "number of copies" field.

Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 9, 2011, 2:23:29 PM1/9/11
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<g> He puts bargains like that on The Mike Powell Listeners Group on
Facebook - 3 FREE Dr, Who gmes are availble from the BBC!

Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 9, 2011, 6:31:24 PM1/9/11
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On Jan 9, 6:12 pm, Basil Jet <jo...@journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote:

Special offer - EIGHT packets of Polo Mints for a pound in PoundLand,
but Mike Powell says they're made in the Far East and folk think they
taste different and the hole size is different but he doesn't believe
about the hole size!

Nick

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Jan 9, 2011, 6:42:49 PM1/9/11
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"Dry Gulch Pete" <anda...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:7f419fca-7ff9-4a79...@i41g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...

On Jan 9, 6:12 pm, Basil Jet <jo...@journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote:
> On 2011\01\09 17:58, Dry Gulch Pete wrote:
>
> >http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> > <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>
> My printer dialog only allows four digits in the "number of copies" field.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/03/07/row-over-poundland-polo-mint-imports-115875-20342568/

Ste...@mailinator.com

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Jan 10, 2011, 2:56:57 AM1/10/11
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On Jan 9, 5:58 pm, Dry Gulch Pete <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>

Most Starbucks offer unlimited free refills of filter coffee. Not a
lot of people know that.

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Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 10, 2011, 3:24:55 AM1/10/11
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On Jan 10, 7:58 am, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 23:42:49 -0000, "Nick" <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
> >"Dry Gulch Pete" <andar...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message

> >news:7f419fca-7ff9-4a79...@i41g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
> >On Jan 9, 6:12 pm, Basil Jet <jo...@journeyflow.spamspam.com> wrote:
> >> On 2011\01\09 17:58, Dry Gulch Pete wrote:
>
> >> >http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> >> > <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>
> >> My printer dialog only allows four digits in the "number of copies" field.
>
> >http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/03/07/row-over-poundlan...

>
> >Special offer - EIGHT packets of Polo Mints for a pound in PoundLand,
> >but Mike Powell says they're made in the Far East and folk think they
> >taste different and the hole size is different but he doesn't believe
> >about the hole size!
>
> He doesn't care about jobs in York either.
> --
>

Wot me or Mike Powell?

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Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 10, 2011, 5:44:35 AM1/10/11
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On Jan 10, 10:28 am, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> Both of you. Since Nestles took over Rowntree's they have been shifting work
> abroad and sacking hundreds of workers in York. Don't encourage the bastards.
> --
>

Email Mike Powell at http://www.bbc.co.uk/solent - quite right!

Truebrit.

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Jan 10, 2011, 7:32:58 AM1/10/11
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>, Dry Gulch Pete <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>
<Ste...@mailinator.com> wrote:
Most Starbucks offer unlimited free refills of filter coffee. Not a
lot of people know that.

At four bucks a shot and given the vile taste of their regular coffee it is
probably the only way they can get rid of it.
Truebrit.


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Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 10, 2011, 9:13:23 PM1/10/11
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On Jan 10, 11:58 pm, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:44:35 -0800 (PST), Dry Gulch Pete <andar...@bigfoot.com>
> You do it. You are nearer :-)
> --
>

OK!

Truebrit.

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Jan 11, 2011, 12:06:02 AM1/11/11
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>>>, Dry Gulch Pete <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>>> http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>>>
>>> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>>>
>><Ste...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>>Most Starbucks offer unlimited free refills of filter coffee. Not a
>>lot of people know that.
>>
>>"Truebrit." <true...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>At four bucks a shot and given the vile taste of their regular coffee it
>>is
>>probably the only way they can get rid of it.
>
>"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> Not to mention their attitude to British Army guys in Afghanistan.
> --

Unlike what Tim Horton's did for the Canadian troops.
As for the free top ups most Canadian and American restaurants give free top
ups as a matter of course.
When I say restaurants I don't mean fast food joints.
Truebrit.


Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 11, 2011, 3:22:39 AM1/11/11
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On Jan 11, 12:00 am, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:32:58 -0500, "Truebrit." <trueb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>, Dry Gulch Pete <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >>http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> >> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>
> ><Step...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> >Most Starbucks offer unlimited free refills of filter coffee. Not a
> >lot of people know that.
>
> >At four bucks a shot and given the vile taste of their regular coffee it is
> >probably the only way they can get rid of it.
>
> Not to mention their attitude to British Army guys in Afghanistan.
> --

What's their attitude? - in England staff would be English, so do you
mean in Holland?

Truebrit.

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Jan 11, 2011, 8:25:27 AM1/11/11
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> >>,Dry Gulch Pete <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >>http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
> >> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>
> ><Step...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> >Most Starbucks offer unlimited free refills of filter coffee. Not a
> >lot of people know that.
>
>>"Truebrit." <trueb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >At four bucks a shot and given the vile taste of their regular coffee it
> >is
> >probably the only way they can get rid of it.
>
>Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> Not to mention their attitude to British Army guys in Afghanistan.
> --

"Dry Gulch Pete" <anda...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
What's their attitude? - in England staff would be English, so do you
mean in Holland?

I believe, Martin was referring to their corporate attitude not their
serving staff.
Truebrit.


Halmyre

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Jan 11, 2011, 9:06:50 AM1/11/11
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On Jan 11, 12:00 am, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:32:58 -0500, "Truebrit." <trueb...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>, Dry Gulch Pete <pacif...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> >>http://wish.starbuckscard.co.uk/filtercoffee/voucher.html
>
> >> <thanks to The Mike Powell Show on Radio Solent>
>
> ><Step...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> >Most Starbucks offer unlimited free refills of filter coffee. Not a
> >lot of people know that.
>
> >At four bucks a shot and given the vile taste of their regular coffee it is
> >probably the only way they can get rid of it.
>
> Not to mention their attitude to British Army guys in Afghanistan.
> --
>
> Martin

What's that then? I googled for it and found there's an urban myth out
there, best summed up by this comment:

http://www.arrse.co.uk/arrse-hole/111862-royal-marines-vs-starbucks.html#post2547927

--
Halmyre

Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 11, 2011, 11:32:34 AM1/11/11
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On Jan 10, 11:58 pm, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:44:35 -0800 (PST), Dry Gulch Pete <andar...@bigfoot.com>
> >Email Mike Powell athttp://www.bbc.co.uk/solent- quite right!
>
> You do it. You are nearer :-)
> --

Hi Mike,

Love the show!

Re. the 8 tubes of Polo for £1.00 in Poundland you mentioned last
Sunday, Martin, on the
usenet newsgroup umtm, says folk should NOT buy the Jakarta import
because it could
put workers jobs in jeopardy at the Polo factory in Bath; 'Don't
encourage the bounders',
he said!

Regards,

Gordon Matrix

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Truebrit

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Jan 11, 2011, 5:52:51 PM1/11/11
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>>>Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
>>> You do it. You are nearer :-)
>>> --
>>Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
>>Hi Mike,
>>
>>Love the show!
>>
>>Re. the 8 tubes of Polo for £1.00 in Poundland you mentioned last
>>Sunday, Martin, on the
>>usenet newsgroup umtm, says folk should NOT buy the Jakarta import
>>because it could
>>put workers jobs in jeopardy at the Polo factory in Bath; 'Don't
>>encourage the bounders',
>>he said!
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Gordon Matrix
>
>"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> ffs another sock puppet.
> --

Nope! Two people quite well known to me actually. ;-)
Truebrit.


Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 11, 2011, 5:54:45 PM1/11/11
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<g> Thanks for that, Truebrit! :-)

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Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 12, 2011, 9:12:37 AM1/12/11
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On Jan 12, 10:15 am, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> ffs you  are a sock puppet too.
> --

http://sockpuppetsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/sockpuppet.jpg

False identity in order to deceive!
Not all that insulting, then! :-)

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Dry Gulch Pete

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Jan 12, 2011, 5:33:33 PM1/12/11
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On Jan 12, 10:29 pm, Martin <m...@address.invalid> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:12:37 -0800 (PST), Dry Gulch Pete <andar...@bigfoot.com>
> who mentioned insult?
> --
>

LOL, well, not knowing what a sock puppet was, it didn't sound a
compliment! :-D

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