Re: [PJ] Five years on

2010-08-07 Thread Glenda Collins
Thank you. Yes rip the news has not been the same since. 






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On Aug 7, 2010, at 8:34 AM, damonb...@gmail.com wrote:

Per Facebook --

Jake Tapper:
Five years ago today, journalism lost a powerful voice, and many of us
lost a dear friend, colleague and mentor. RIP Peter Jennings.

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Subject: that Coca Cola secret formula? bupkes compared to...

2010-08-07 Thread Steve VanDevender
danny burstein writes:
   compared to...
  
 Nooks and Crannies
  
  Seems the current incarnation of the S.B. Thomas English Muffin
  bakery corporation believes that their super duper secret recipe
  for making their signature product...
  
  ... would be at risk if one of their _seven_ people who
  have the knowledge would move to a competitor.
  
  (note to travel office: separate planes and hotels, please)
  
  Lawsuits and hilarity follows.
  
  NY Times just picked up on it:
  
   A Man With Muffin Secrets, but No Job With Them
  
   http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/business/07muffin.html

I live the hilarious detail that the current owner of the Thomas's
English muffins brand name is Bimbo Bakeries USA, so there are a number
of quotes from Bimbo vice presidents and Bimbo spokesmen, as well as
references to Bimbo employees and Bimbo executives.

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Re: Subject: that Coca Cola secret formula? bupkes compared to...

2010-08-07 Thread Richard de Give
They must sponsor a soccer team in the Mexican League as well. It's not 
uncommon here to see folks wearing jersies with Bimbo across the front ...

Rich


--- On Sat, 8/7/10, Steve VanDevender ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu wrote:

From: Steve VanDevender ste...@hexadecimal.uoregon.edu
Subject: Subject: that Coca Cola secret formula? bupkes compared to...
To: wnndl@googlegroups.com
Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 6:16 PM

danny burstein writes:
   compared to...
  
     Nooks and Crannies
  
  Seems the current incarnation of the S.B. Thomas English Muffin
  bakery corporation believes that their super duper secret recipe
  for making their signature product...
  
  ... would be at risk if one of their _seven_ people who
  have the knowledge would move to a competitor.
  
  (note to travel office: separate planes and hotels, please)
  
  Lawsuits and hilarity follows.
  
  NY Times just picked up on it:
  
       A Man With Muffin Secrets, but No Job With Them
  
       http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/business/07muffin.html

I live the hilarious detail that the current owner of the Thomas's
English muffins brand name is Bimbo Bakeries USA, so there are a number
of quotes from Bimbo vice presidents and Bimbo spokesmen, as well as
references to Bimbo employees and Bimbo executives.


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