On Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 12:23:44 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 11:33:12 AM UTC-10,
> wrote:
> > On Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 1:34:41 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 10:08:18 AM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > On 12/4/2019 9:45 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > > > On 12/4/2019 12:56 AM, Bruce wrote:
> > > > >> On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 22:58:35 -0500, Ed Pawlowski >
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> On 12/3/2019 10:44 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>>> Trust Ed to come to the defence of the rich and the big
> > > > >>>> corporations.
> > > > >>>>
> > > > >>> Not if they are cheating. Where is the cheating? It is not a
> > > > >>> case of
> > > > >>> big corporation, it is truth and facts. If he paid for a 12 pound
> > > > >>> turkey and they gave him a chicken leg that is a legitimate
> > > > >>> complaint.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Items were offered for sale. He chose not to buy. He may have
> > > > >>> wanted
> > > > >>> a turkey leg and was disappointed, but he was not cheated.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> In this case, he paid for nothing, he got nothing. There are many
> > > > >>> ways
> > > > >>> to cheat customers, this is not one of them.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Show me the cheating.
> > > > >>> verb
> > > > >>> 1.
> > > > >>> act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage,
> > > > >>> especially in
> > > > >>> a game or examination.
> > > > >>> "she always cheats at cards"
> > > > >>> noun
> > > > >>> a person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.
> > > > >>> "a liar and a cheat"
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> You can trust me to be honest not matter what side is right or
> > > > >>> wrong,
> > > > >>> big corporation or poor person. Your comment merely shows your
> > > > >>> purpose
> > > > >>> here.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I don't know the details of this case nor do I care. I just noticed
> > > > >> a
> > > > >> pattern with you. You're Robin Hood for the rich and the powerful.
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > > Not really. I'm all for personal responsibility. I don't blame
> > > > > others
> > > > > for my problems or shortcomings. People like to blame big business
> > > > > for
> > > > > their own stupidity. Yes, businesses can be sleazy too but it is
> > > > > not
> > > > > automatic to blame all of them.
> > > >
> > > > Rich and powerful people don't have to worry about arriving late to a
> > > > Thanksgiving Buffet and find they've run out of food or have crappy
> > > > food. Constant appetizers and snacky foods would be on hand along
> > > > with
> > > > glasses of bubbly.
> > >
> > > Rich and powerful people don't go to Whole Foods on Thanksgiving to
> > > select from its buffet.
> >
> > I have gone there for lunches before xgiving for years. Maybe this year
> > Bezos couldn't find a decent processed turkey product to use for the
> > buffet?
>
> My guess is that a decent processed turkey product might not exist. I think
> that in the future, we'll have plant based 3D printed turkey substance
> that's superior to the real thing. We won't have to worry about defrosting
> and cooking a turkey! It's something we can all look forward to.
>
> https://d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.ne...ff1c04ff3c.jpg
>
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>
> Hmm well since I don't like turkey anyway ....

My guess is that this whole turkey thing is going down the tubes. People in the future are going to be celebrating Thanksgiving by eating plant-based turkey loaves. That would be fine with me to never have to cook another stinkin' turkey again.