Comments on: Edwards rally in Chapel Hill: Where is the America We All Believe in? http://www.carrborocitizen.com/mill/2006/12/edwards-rally-in-chapel-hill-where-is-the-america-we-all-believe-in/ Warp & Woof in Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough & Pittsboro Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:18:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Exile on Jones Street / Morning Post: Whatya having edition http://www.carrborocitizen.com/mill/2006/12/edwards-rally-in-chapel-hill-where-is-the-america-we-all-believe-in/#comment-14 Exile on Jones Street / Morning Post: Whatya having edition Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:19:19 +0000 http://www.carrborocitizen.com/mill/2006/12/30/edwards-rally-in-chapel-hill-where-is-the-america-we-all-believe-in/#comment-14 [...] Interesting look at the revenue implications—seriously fudged as they are—of the decline of the minibottle in South Carolina. The switch to free pour 1.5 ounce shots rather than the 1.7 ounce bottle may—may—be leading to a drop in revenue. It’s also making bar owners happy and causing patrons to speculate about the strength of their drinks. Dude, if you can taste the difference between 1.5 ounces of Jack in your Jack and Coke and 1.7 ounces then you are some pro barfly. I once wrote an essay about the implications of the 10-ounce beer, which was test marketed in New Orleans when I was living there in the mid-80s. The can was slightly smaller—kinda like playing a 3/4 scale guitar. It really did feel unnatural when you went to pick it up. The main point of my irritation, though, was that the reduction in beer turned a six-pack into a five-pack, which I declared un-American. We won that battle, by golly. (clears throat) In other news; • Capital Beat takes a look ahead • Black watch: Greg Flynn has a take on the speaker race and the capital rumor mill • New lobby laws kick in. Can’t wait to start publishing those reports. • NC’s Minumum Wage rises to $6.15 an hour. • Don’t know ’bout y’all, but I heard the phrase McCain Doctrine on Saturday in Chapel Hill • Speaking of the rally, I have to say the Edwards folks didn’t do the fastest job of cleaning up after themselves. The new neighbors sure bring a lot of excitement, but they need to sweep up the confetti. [...] [...] Interesting look at the revenue implications—seriously fudged as they are—of the decline of the minibottle in South Carolina. The switch to free pour 1.5 ounce shots rather than the 1.7 ounce bottle may—may—be leading to a drop in revenue. It’s also making bar owners happy and causing patrons to speculate about the strength of their drinks. Dude, if you can taste the difference between 1.5 ounces of Jack in your Jack and Coke and 1.7 ounces then you are some pro barfly. I once wrote an essay about the implications of the 10-ounce beer, which was test marketed in New Orleans when I was living there in the mid-80s. The can was slightly smaller—kinda like playing a 3/4 scale guitar. It really did feel unnatural when you went to pick it up. The main point of my irritation, though, was that the reduction in beer turned a six-pack into a five-pack, which I declared un-American. We won that battle, by golly. (clears throat) In other news; • Capital Beat takes a look ahead • Black watch: Greg Flynn has a take on the speaker race and the capital rumor mill • New lobby laws kick in. Can’t wait to start publishing those reports. • NC’s Minumum Wage rises to $6.15 an hour. • Don’t know ’bout y’all, but I heard the phrase McCain Doctrine on Saturday in Chapel Hill • Speaking of the rally, I have to say the Edwards folks didn’t do the fastest job of cleaning up after themselves. The new neighbors sure bring a lot of excitement, but they need to sweep up the confetti. [...]

]]> By: Anglico http://www.carrborocitizen.com/mill/2006/12/edwards-rally-in-chapel-hill-where-is-the-america-we-all-believe-in/#comment-13 Anglico Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:34:41 +0000 http://www.carrborocitizen.com/mill/2006/12/30/edwards-rally-in-chapel-hill-where-is-the-america-we-all-believe-in/#comment-13 Thanks for posting this, Kirk! Good to see your latest project taking shape. J Thanks for posting this, Kirk! Good to see your latest project taking shape.

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