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by **Bakestar** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 18:41:19

dajafi wrote:
Drugs Delaney wrote: Not to get into too much detail about what was said, but there was a comparison made to Kobe Bryant's situation from several years back. The implication was that the white guy will surely get off easier than the black guy did.

I guess this could be construed as "reverse-racist," but it's also an easily defensible conclusion based on data. IIRC, black defendants tend to have worse outcomes across the board.

Particularly when the victim is white.

by **ReadingPhilly** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 19:21:16

dajafi wrote:
Drugs Delaney wrote: Not to get into too much detail about what was said, but there was a comparison made to Kobe Bryant's situation from several years back. The implication was that the white guy will surely get off easier than the black guy did.

I guess this could be construed as "reverse-racist," but it's also an easily defensible conclusion based on data. IIRC, black defendants tend to have worse outcomes across the board.

what's getting off easier compared to the nothing that happened to bryant?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 19:29:40

There wasn't much evidence Kobe committed a crime, was there?

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 19:48:08

ReadingPhilly wrote:
dajafi wrote:
Drugs Delaney wrote: Not to get into too much detail about what was said, but there was a comparison made to Kobe Bryant's situation from several years back. The implication was that the white guy will surely get off easier than the black guy did.

I guess this could be construed as "reverse-racist," but it's also an easily defensible conclusion based on data. IIRC, black defendants tend to have worse outcomes across the board.

what's getting off easier compared to the nothing that happened to bryant?

Kobe had to buy his wife a big ring. That's expensive.

by **z ipper** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:18:58

z ipper wrote:i wrote a letter to wawa about why they got rid of the chocolate muffin with cream filling. man did i love that thing. i hope i get a good answer.

Hello Lamar,

Thank you for contacting Wawa Consumer Relations regarding the discontinuation of our Chocolate Muffin. We truly appreciate it when our customers contact us with comments, suggestions or concerns.
Wawa strives to keep our product offer fresh and interesting. This involves a continual search for additions to our product line that will satisfy our customers' high standards as well as the ongoing reassessment of existing items. From time to time, we must discontinue products. We recognize that these decisions will disappoint some customers and we hope that we can fill the gap with new or existing alternatives.
I apologize that the discontinuation of our Chocolate Muffin has disappointed you and I will pass your comments on to the Marketing team. It is our sincere hope that we can offer you an acceptable alternative within our current or future product line.
Thank You,
Christine Pinto

not good enough

by **CrashburnAlley** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:22:20

z ipper wrote:
z ipper wrote:i wrote a letter to wawa about why they got rid of the chocolate muffin with cream filling. man did i love that thing. i hope i get a good answer.

Hello Lamar,

Thank you for contacting Wawa Consumer Relations regarding the discontinuation of our Chocolate Muffin. We truly appreciate it when our customers contact us with comments, suggestions or concerns.
Wawa strives to keep our product offer fresh and interesting. This involves a continual search for additions to our product line that will satisfy our customers' high standards as well as the ongoing reassessment of existing items. From time to time, we must discontinue products. We recognize that these decisions will disappoint some customers and we hope that we can fill the gap with new or existing alternatives.
I apologize that the discontinuation of our Chocolate Muffin has disappointed you and I will pass your comments on to the Marketing team. It is our sincere hope that we can offer you an acceptable alternative within our current or future product line.
Thank You,
Christine Pinto

not good enough

Reminds me of the time I wrote my Congressman. Same thing. What ends up happening is that the secretaries spend two hours a day shredding letters like that.

by **VFB** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:26:41

suprised it didnt say "an Chocolate Muffin"

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:28:20

When you write you congressman, interns open the mail and sort it. Then staffers and/or interns mail you prewritten responses (written by staff of course, not the congressman). Then the member of the staff who has the member's signature down the best has to sign them all. But at least your mail gets a check mark on a pad if it's a big issue and they're keeping track.

by **Bucky** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 21:32:32

I wrote to my congressman, he said, quote.....

by **Scarlett** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 22:25:24

A mosquito bit me on the top of my big toe.
Such a little thing, but it's making me crazy!

Stupid mosquito!

by **swishnicholson** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 22:39:09

z ipper wrote:
z ipper wrote:i wrote a letter to wawa about why they got rid of the chocolate muffin with cream filling. man did i love that thing. i hope i get a good answer.

Hello Lamar,

Thank you for contacting Wawa Consumer Relations regarding the discontinuation of our Chocolate Muffin. We truly appreciate it when our customers contact us with comments, suggestions or concerns.
Wawa strives to keep our product offer fresh and interesting. This involves a continual search for additions to our product line that will satisfy our customers' high standards as well as the ongoing reassessment of existing items. From time to time, we must discontinue products. We recognize that these decisions will disappoint some customers and we hope that we can fill the gap with new or existing alternatives.
I apologize that the discontinuation of our Chocolate Muffin has disappointed you and I will pass your comments on to the Marketing team. It is our sincere hope that we can offer you an acceptable alternative within our current or future product line.
Thank You,
Christine Pinto

not good enough

No,no,no. what she's telling you is... there's a chance!

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 22:41:31

I don't know 1/100th about Bruce compared to Bucky, but I really love playing Springsteen the whole day before I come home.

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 22:58:12

Let's pretend I'm retarded. Shouldn't be much of a reach.

Does the 8/30/07 game thread exist?

by 1 » Wed Jul 22, 2009 23:02:03

jerseyhoya wrote:Let's pretend I'm retarded. Shouldn't be much of a reach.

Does the 8/30/07 game thread exist?

someone deleted it when someone tried to move it. we'll always have out memories.

by **VFB** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 00:07:51

i remember it well. CFP said lots of unfunny things.

by **wogglymaster91** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 00:11:13

VFB wrote:i remember it well. CFP said lots of unfunny things.

So it was like every other thread.

by **The Dude** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 08:24:14

Woody, were you the one that told about the ghosts in his house on pp.com

by **Woody** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 08:31:25

Yeah (but no I don't really believe in ghosts)

One day I was working from home and the boom box radio in my basement turned on somehow. I couldn't figure out how it happened -- it's like a big switch you have to flick to turn on, and at the time no one had touched it in months. It's not like the cat could have accidentally done it (it was also up too high for him to get too).

The weird thing was that most of the afternoon I heard faint music coming from somewhere, but assumed it was coming from my neighbor's townhouse. It was hours before I realized it was coming from the basement

Pretty freaky

My grandparents also owned a really old farm house (like the original part was built in the 1780's) where some crazy shit was always going down

by **BassGuiFloyd** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 08:32:49

i wonder how many random thoughts threads there are now

by **The Dude** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 08:34:59

Ha, ok, I don't know why I thought about it today, but I was driving in to work and it popped into my head.

We had some relatives on my grandmother's side that had an old farmhouse thing, and the woman who lived there (can't remember my relation to her) said that there would be pies baked while she was sleeping and sitting on the table when she woke up.

My cousin said he had a ghost in his room, and he would get weird scratches and messed up shit like that.

I don't believe in ghosts, either, but that stuff is weird

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