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Mr. Jones Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 8:54 AM EST
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fog
Applause

I was in the Food Broker business for 25+ years as a salesman, broker, merchandiser,
Store auditor...i.e. "Many hats"

Got to know the ins and outs of almost all the major food chains in the North East areas of the U.S.

The ALDI's Skirt steaks come vacuum pack sealed and usually have a 2-3 week ahead use or freeze by date $5.99-6.99 a pound...
They can be a little tough and a little fatty but the flavor is amazing...

ALDI'S has all types of GREAT DEALS and prices...1/2 & 1/2 quarts $1.69...
8 oz. Clancy kettle cooked chips at $1.29,
Great packaged flavored cheeses, all kinds of German food items (their German sauerkraut in glass jars is spectacular), 10 lb bags of Russet spudes for $1.89 on sale a lot.

It is a very good store if you have one in your area, I just cherry pick the deals and sales about every 2-3 weeks...
They sell AMAROSA ROLLS from philly that are amazing...raisin bread loaf $1.39, great prices on coffee too...
rfenst Online
#2 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 9:08 AM EST
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Yup. Great cheeses too.
shaun341 Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 9:33 AM EST
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How come I can read this post, when most times they look like jumbled words on a screen?

2% organic milk is best deal they have imo ($2.54 half gallon).
DrMaddVibe Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 9:59 AM EST
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Lidl...Aldi kin fired up a new store in the US too!
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 10:31 AM EST
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Interesting fact. When Papa Aldi passed away, he left his grocery stores to his two sons. They had disagreements and split the company. Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. Aldi Sud stores in the US go by the name Aldi. Aldi Nord stores are known as Trader Joes.

David
Buckwheat Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 10:53 AM EST
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Soooo... you're like the Chuck Barris of food brokers? Clever. Beer
DrMaddVibe Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 11:04 AM EST
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Mrs. dpnewell wrote:
Interesting fact. When Papa Aldi passed away, he left his grocery stores to his two sons. They had disagreements and split the company. Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. Aldi Sud stores in the US go by the name Aldi. Aldi Nord stores are known as Trader Joes.

David



We have BOTH stores in Florida
jespear Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 1:37 PM EST
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We have an ALDI about 15 minutes away, a Trader Joe's about 20 minutes away, and they're building a new LIDL which will be about 5 minutes away.
Also, we have all the major supermarkets, (GIANT, SuperFresh, ShopRite, ACME, etc) , all within a 5-20 ride.
We selectively shop the "sales" at all of them and make out like bandits.
delta1 Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 5:52 PM EST
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be careful, jespear...someone may come and separate you from your kids...
frankj1 Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 6:00 PM EST
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shaun341 wrote:
How come I can read this post, when most times they look like jumbled words on a screen?

2% organic milk is best deal they have imo ($2.54 half gallon).

This is a public service announcement, the jumbled stuff is code
Whistlebritches Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 6:34 PM EST
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I live about the same distance from an Aldi as I do an HEB...........y'all obviously have not shopped in an HEB.Comparing the two is like comparing apples and elephants.
bassman45 Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2018, 6:39 PM EST
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Love their coffee cakes! Mmmmm
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 6:34 AM EST
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Mrs. dpnewell wrote:
Interesting fact. When Papa Aldi passed away, he left his grocery stores to his two sons. They had disagreements and split the company. Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. Aldi Sud stores in the US go by the name Aldi. Aldi Nord stores are known as Trader Joes.

David


The Trader Joe's chain was an acquisition. I recall being at the original store in Pasadena back in the 70's and it was a very different operation than it is today, it was basically a liquor store, nuts, dried fruit and weird imported stuff. Even the 80's and early 90's after the buyout were different, still a bit closer to what it was. Much more unique product offerings at better pricing back then. Now, it's just mostly filled with crappy TV dinners and frozen party appetizers.
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#14 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:03 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
The Trader Joe's chain was an acquisition. I recall being at the original store in Pasadena back in the 70's and it was a very different operation than it is today, it was basically a liquor store, nuts, dried fruit and weird imported stuff. Even the 80's and early 90's after the buyout were different, still a bit closer to what it was. Much more unique product offerings at better pricing back then. Now, it's just mostly filled with crappy TV dinners and frozen party appetizers.


Yup, my Father would often stop there when we spent the weekend with him.
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:15 AM EST
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delta1 wrote:
be careful, jespear...someone may come and separate you from your kids...


I love you Al, but you're losing it.

David
DrafterX Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:16 AM EST
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This is my fault... Sad
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:19 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
The Trader Joe's chain was an acquisition. I recall being at the original store in Pasadena back in the 70's and it was a very different operation than it is today, it was basically a liquor store, nuts, dried fruit and weird imported stuff. Even the 80's and early 90's after the buyout were different, still a bit closer to what it was. Much more unique product offerings at better pricing back then. Now, it's just mostly filled with crappy TV dinners and frozen party appetizers.


Yes, I was aware that it was an acquisition, but Aldi Nord acquired it decades ago. Trader Joe's are extremely different according to location. The one here in Jersey is as you describe, but the one I shop at in Winston-Salem NC has a massive wine/beer selection, and tons of fresh organic produce.

David
DrafterX Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:31 AM EST
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The one in Tulsa is all organic crap... No alcohol sales in grocery stores here... Mellow
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:31 AM EST
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jespear wrote:
We have an ALDI about 15 minutes away, a Trader Joe's about 20 minutes away, and they're building a new LIDL which will be about 5 minutes away.
Also, we have all the major supermarkets, (GIANT, SuperFresh, ShopRite, ACME, etc) , all within a 5-20 ride.
We selectively shop the "sales" at all of them and make out like bandits.


About the only thing I'm going to miss about South Jersey is the density and selection of stores. Within 20 minutes of me there are 3 Aldis, 1 Trader Joe's, 5 Lowes, 4 Home Depots, 4 large indoor malls, 4 Sam's Clubs, 2 BJ's, 1 Costco, 2 Total Wines, 4 Targets and over 2 dozen Walmarts.

In NC, I have 2 Lowes, 2 Super Walmarts and a new Aldis within 20 minutes. The closest Sam's Club and Home Depot are 45 minutes away, and I have to travel an hour for Trader Joe's, Total Wine, Target, Costco or a Mall. A guess that's the price for moving to the country.

David
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:39 AM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
This is my fault... Sad


Well that's a given.

David
mikey1597 Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 8:27 AM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
I live about the same distance from an Aldi as I do an HEB...........y'all obviously have not shopped in an HEB.Comparing the two is like comparing apples and elephants.



Yup, HEB is 10 min from our home, I shop at My HEB, that's a commercial.
delta1 Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 3:09 PM EST
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Mrs. dpnewell wrote:
I love you Al, but you're losing it.

David


dang, I thought that was funny, what with jespear confessing to banditry....

and sometimes putting in a j/k takes some subtlety out of an attempt at humor...

I know...wrong forum...guess that was like farting in church...


deep sigh...apologies...
delta1 Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 3:15 PM EST
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but on the bright side, we do have an ALDI that just opened up a few miles from our house. I'll have to go buy there...

Within a five mile radius: Von's, Albertson's, Stater Bros, Ralph's, WalMart, Smart and Final Extra, Target, and Costco; 99 Ranch (Asian); Superior, Cardenas, Gonzales (3 Mexican chains)
MACS Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 3:26 PM EST
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Yeah, we have an Aldi's now, about 7-8 miles away down Rancho California rd, across from the Target.

Within 2 miles of my house: Home Depot, Stater Bros, Albertsons, Ralph's, Island Pacific (asian supermarket), Super Walmart, Sprouts, 2 McDonalds, BK, Five Guys, The Habit, Weinershnitzel, Rubio's, Subway, Submarina, Jimmy Johns, Waba Grill, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Blaze Pizza, Panda Express, Applebees, IHOP, In n Out, Wings and Things... many others.

Convenient? Maybe a little. Irritating? A LOT. What was a 2 lane road with 3 stop lights is now a 6 lane road with about 2 f***ing dozen stop lights and a sh*tload of cars and people.
drnos Offline
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MACS: your area has just gone bonkers. French Valley used to be a shortcut to Hemet. No more. That highway east to Palm Springs used to be a fun cruise. Now it's 2 hours of torture.

Love small town Idaho! We have Albertsons and Wal-Mart and ...Not much else. Oh, Amazon. There's always Amazon.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#26 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 4:23 PM EST
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Mrs. dpnewell wrote:
Yes, I was aware that it was an acquisition, but Aldi Nord acquired it decades ago. Trader Joe's are extremely different according to location. The one here in Jersey is as you describe, but the one I shop at in Winston-Salem NC has a massive wine/beer selection, and tons of fresh organic produce.

David



And those stores are still filled with crappy TV dinners, they just have a larger booze selection and organic carrots. :)

I'm not exactly describing all that well, but the original TJ's back in the 70's was very different. Even in the early 80's after the acquisition it was still a lot like the old operation. You would have to have been there on multiple visits to see how they operated and stocked their stores to really understand what I'm talking about. Imagine a Total Wine crossed with the food section of World Market, but with ever changing inventory, all dropped inside a giant tiki bar that had a "tacky" rating of 11 on a scale of 1-10. It was great, probably half the store maybe even a bit more, would be stuff that you would never see again after it sold out. Somewhere in the 90's that all changed. Now it's basically just a private label grocery store.
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#27 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 4:43 PM EST
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I love Traders Joe's 5 cheese Greek spiral pastry pie. Great stuff. Just $3.99

Almost as good as my grandmothers bourekas
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 6:55 PM EST
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So my wife and I go to Costcos this morning. On the way home, we pull into the Total Wine parking lot, and dang, isn't there another new Aldi. So now we have 4 within 20 minutes.

David
delta1 Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 6:56 PM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
And those stores are still filled with crappy TV dinners, they just have a larger booze selection and organic carrots. :)

I'm not exactly describing all that well, but the original TJ's back in the 70's was very different. Even in the early 80's after the acquisition it was still a lot like the old operation. You would have to have been there on multiple visits to see how they operated and stocked their stores to really understand what I'm talking about. Imagine a Total Wine crossed with the food section of World Market, but with ever changing inventory, all dropped inside a giant tiki bar that had a "tacky" rating of 11 on a scale of 1-10. It was great, probably half the store maybe even a bit more, would be stuff that you would never see again after it sold out. Somewhere in the 90's that all changed. Now it's basically just a private label grocery store.




I remember that FEEL of Trader Joe's....employees were always entertaining, too...never went often, because there wasn't one close enough...I'd only go, since the 90's-2000's to buy taro chips, once my wife got hooked on them in Hawaii...then they stopped carrying them about 15 years ago, so I haven't seen the shift to what it's like currently...


if ALDI's isn't like what Trader Joes was, meh....
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#30 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 6:58 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
I live about the same distance from an Aldi as I do an HEB...........y'all obviously have not shopped in an HEB.Comparing the two is like comparing apples and elephants.


My only question is, does Frank find these HEB stores offensive?

David
Whistlebritches Offline
#31 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 7:03 PM EST
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Mrs. dpnewell wrote:
My only question is, does Frank find these HEB stores offensive?

David


Nahhhhh.........he wishes they had them in Mass,but sadly HEB is a Texas thang.
JGKAMIN Offline
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Have had an Aldis nearby me for years but never shopped because it seemed like low-quality generic products. Now they’ve renovated most of their stores and have expanded their products to a lot of nicer quality product you’d see in a higher quality chain. Now I stop whenever in the area. And this Amaroso rolls are nice, but they definitely seem like they’re seconds to me.
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#33 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 8:19 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
Nahhhhh.........he wishes they had them in Mass,but sadly HEB is a Texas thang.

Ron, David asks a legit question...

now if the stores were called Heeb, then I may take offense. Kike would be worse.
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#34 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 8:27 PM EST
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Howard Edward Butt. Founder. HEB
MACS Offline
#35 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 9:24 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
Ron, David asks a legit question...

now if the stores were called Heeb, then I may take offense. Kike would be worse.


Remember back in the day? Sticks and stones, and such?

How the hell did everyone become so sensitive to names?

I've been called everything you can think of by ticked off inmates. Doesn't phase me. IDGAF.
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#36 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 9:41 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Remember back in the day? Sticks and stones, and such?

How the hell did everyone become so sensitive to names?

I've been called everything you can think of by ticked off inmates. Doesn't phase me. IDGAF.

it wouldn't really bother me...I know dpnewell's sense of humor.
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#37 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2018, 10:57 PM EST
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Me? I have no sense of humor and take everything to heart. You should know that by now.

BTW, the proper spelling of that particular grocery store is H-E-B, not Heb. Clearly someone's initials as dkeage already stated.

David
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#38 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 1:49 AM EST
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Organic food is a sin. Organic farmers can rot in hell for their insurance crops. Just welfare for loser farmers. Real farmers don't farm organic, it's less safe than GMO crops and yields are way more consistent from year to year. There are only really 5-6 true GMO lab crops to begin with.
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HEB stands for Howard E. Butt btw. I have to say, I never by fresh meat from Aldi but their deli. Good lord it's cheap.
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#40 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 6:44 AM EST
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jjanecka wrote:
Organic food is a sin. Organic farmers can rot in hell for their insurance crops. Just welfare for loser farmers. Real farmers don't farm organic, it's less safe than GMO crops and yields are way more consistent from year to year. There are only really 5-6 true GMO lab crops to begin with.



Let me ask you a question. The neighbor who owns the fields next to my NC home alternates between corn and soy. His fields are covered with weeds in the spring. He sprays the entire field with Roundup, which kills everything, before he plants. Then halfway through the growing season, he sprays his entire crops again with Roundup. How is that healthy? Unless you can convice me otherswise, I'll stick with non-GMO and organic.

David
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#41 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 7:14 AM EST
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For one glyphosate is far safer than organic herb/pesticides. It's engineered to be safer. I mean some organic farmers use spent blood from hospitals and crap like that to raise their crops. Sorry, not gonna be eating food grown in blood.

Secondly, we're at the multi-trillion mark for GMO feedings worldwide. The majority of consumption comes from livestock. All indicators regarding GMO food are coming back from feed lots and slaughterhouses that GMO fed animals are not only yielding higher quality meat but also are living healthier than non-gmo livestock.

Additionally organic foods tend to be more succeptable to contamination in the supply chain. Why do you think Chipotle and other organic only food companies always have major outbreaks of cyclospora and other issues? It's very difficult to manage the organic supply chain without constantly eradicating foodstuff that could have otherwise been grown with much more safety and consistency.

Additionally, supporting GMO's ensures the viability of an expanding populace for years to come. GMO crops can be made to adapt, in the future, rice and corn may be able to manage water more like succulents and require much less water. We're already seeing the effects of water shortages worldwide. Anything we can do to allieviate these issues will help humanity in the longrun.
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#42 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 11:11 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
Ron, David asks a legit question...

now if the stores were called Heeb, then I may take offense. Kike would be worse.



Heebmagazine.com is actually a website aimed at young Jews.
Young Jews are proud of the moniker.
Heeb is a variation of the ethnic slur "hebe", an abbreviation of Hebrew.

According to Urban Dictionary Heeb was, but no longer is offensive.
While the label Hebe is.

Looked, but cant find the origin of the slur 'kike'. Might be unknown.

Amazing, right?, how hurtful some words can be. Simple sounds....not much more than air
Mrs. dpnewell Offline
#43 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 12:21 PM EST
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^I'm offended by both spellings, but what do I know? My ancestors where a bunch of bog-trotters, micks, prods, snouts, krauts, huns and jerrys. Donna's ancestors where bog-trotters, micks, paddys, and taigs. How a prod and a taig ended up married to each other is beyond me.

David
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#44 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 12:23 PM EST
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HuckFinn wrote:
Heebmagazine.com is actually a website aimed at young Jews.
Young Jews are proud of the moniker.
Heeb is a variation of the ethnic slur "hebe", an abbreviation of Hebrew.

According to Urban Dictionary Heeb was, but no longer is offensive.
While the label Hebe is.

Looked, but cant find the origin of the slur 'kike'. Might be unknown.

Amazing, right?, how hurtful some words can be. Simple sounds....not much more than air




"(Chiefly U.S.) Ashkenazi Jews. Possibly from kikel, Yiddish for "circle". Immigrant Jews who couldn't read English often signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X", to which Jews objected because "X" also symbolizes a cross)."

David
HuckFinn Offline
#45 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 2:38 PM EST
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Mrs. dpnewell wrote:
"(Chiefly U.S.) Ashkenazi Jews. Possibly from kikel, Yiddish for "circle". Immigrant Jews who couldn't read English often signed legal documents with an "O" (similar to an "X", to which Jews objected because "X" also symbolizes a cross)."

David

Search around and you'll see other theories as to its origin.
But the one you cited does seem the most likely ...I'm not THAT curious.
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#46 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2018, 11:32 PM EST
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first...Heeb and kike make me laugh, they do not offend me.

Long ago I heard that the circled K for kosher on foods led to the word kike. It's pretty much died out, like saying negro.
Mr. Jones Offline
#47 Posted: Fri, Jul 6 2018, 2:50 PM EST
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#46 frankj1

U
MudderF**ker Y.O.U.!!!

I JUST SPIT BEER THROUGH MY NOSE!!!

LMMFAO!!!

wait a minute....I misread that last part...

Oooops....
I read it as...

"I like saying negro..."

Roseanne...Rosanna Dana...
Nevermind...
frankj1 Offline
#48 Posted: Fri, Jul 6 2018, 4:44 PM EST
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Mr. Jones wrote:
#46 frankj1

U
MudderF**ker Y.O.U.!!!

I JUST SPIT BEER THROUGH MY NOSE!!!

LMMFAO!!!

wait a minute....I misread that last part...

Oooops....
I read it as...

"I like saying negro..."

Roseanne...Rosanna Dana...
Nevermind...

well, I do say it alot, cuz I find it very funny.
HuckFinn Offline
#49 Posted: Fri, Jul 6 2018, 7:59 PM EST
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Had skirt steak last night. Damn that there stuff be good!
banderl Offline
#50 Posted: Fri, Jul 6 2018, 8:47 PM EST
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Thank you Mr. Jones.
Bought 4 packs of their skirt steak on Thursday, made a bunch of delicious fajitas with them. I hope that I won't get deported.
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