And only 12 grams of fat per!! JHarmon Cleveland
>From: Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Mpls] Krispy Kreme? >Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:49:04 -0500 > >The same might be said of the Vikings, the Twins, etc. Icons are big stuff >in our culture these days. Diversion is the deal. Anything to distract us >from challenging questions like what the Kondirator is doing to our air, >eight lanes on Lake Street, using money woes to revert back to neighborhood >school to avoid the de-segregation issues. > >No. Krispy Kreme donuts look good on television and the national icon for >big bellied Americans is coming to a Minneapolis north suburb. Let's spend >10 minutes of a 15-minute prime time newscast during sweeps week watching >children planting themselves for 24 hours outside the door for the imminent >opening of a drive-through bakery. > >Our "news" has become a series of front-page and dominant stories about the >comings and goings of celebrity, sports and cultural icons. > >Ever get the idea no one wants to think any more? > >Andy Driscoll >Saint Paul >------ >"I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied >corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of >strength, and bid defiance to the laws of the country." > --- Thomas Jefferson,1816 > > > From: Conor Donnelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:28:36 -0500 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [Mpls] Krispy Kreme? > > > > Please excuse the softness of this fatty topic, but seriously, what's up >with > > Krispy Kreme? I > > mean, since when is the opening of a donut shop in Maple Grove such a >hot > > scoop? I swear I've > > seen nearly a baker's dozen of theses stories in the Strib over the last > > several months. Can > > some knowledgeable person with years of experience purchasing baked >goods > > explain to me why > > this is being covered so rigorously? Judging by the popularity of this >joint, > > should we be > > anticipating the opening of one in Mpls soon? > > > > http://www.startribune.com/stories/456/2250474.html > > > > conor donnelly > > Waitepark W1 > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn >E-Democracy > > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > >_______________________________________ >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: >http://e-democracy.org/mpls _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
