I was about to write that it's that time of the month again, but it really isn't. Sorry I'm so late with this guys, I plain forgot! Someone remind me next month!
Voting enabled.
Multiple voting allowed.
Voting is private.
Azzurri7 nominated Geof on Cassano's bust up with Capello
Bianconero nominated me for this
Geof nominated Martin for his explanation of the Engrish translations of the old Juve site
Bozi and I nominated Greg for this interesting and informative post on the Fair Trade label.
I also nominated Bozi for
Bozi nominated JuveAdam's effort to rank the biggest clubs in the world.
SexualChocolate nominated
Burke nominated
Don Bes begged Mark83 to nominate
Voting enabled.
Multiple voting allowed.
Voting is private.
Azzurri7 nominated Geof on Cassano's bust up with Capello
Bianconero nominated me for this
Geof nominated Martin for his explanation of the Engrish translations of the old Juve site
Bozi and I nominated Greg for this interesting and informative post on the Fair Trade label.
It's been a long strange trip. I've been aware of the whole Fair Trade thing for a number of years. Ironically, it was developed as sort of a response to the big business practices of the likes of Nestlé, Sara Lee, Proctor & Gamble, and Kraft Foods -- where they helped the Vietnamese grow and flood the market with C-grade robusta beans at $0.40/pound, putting any quality grower almost out of business with an inability to recoup costs. Fair Trade was also a response to the big retailers like McDonald's and Starbucks who encouraged those cutthroat price practices with mass quantity, questionable-grade beans.
To that extent, Fair Trade has been a success story in that now McDonald's and Starbucks -- two examples that were the whole cause for Fair Trade -- flipped sides and now support the causes. But Fair Trade has really gotten out of hand, IMO, particularly in the past year when all the "stiff-collared,middle-class,eco-conscious blowhards" suddenly got a hold of it and started to demonize anybody who produced or drank coffee that didn't carry the Fair Trade label.
Fair Trade is a completely flawed attempt at a problem. Some argue that it's better than nothing at all, while others disagree. What it's created is a Fair Trade cartel of sorts that works for some farms in a select few countries. But it's punished other farmers and created a lot of abuses too. It's gotten so bad that one of the premiere, high-end roasters in the U.S., Chicago's Intelligentsia, recently discontinued doing any business with Fair Trade. (THey created their own "Direct Trade" labelling in response to how shady Fair Trade has become.)
So what we have now are all these eco-conscious blowhards that are a couple of years behind of where they should be, promoting something now they should have been a couple years ago, but by now they should be questioning its value and recognizing all its flaws ... for which they are blindly not doing at all yet.
To that extent, Fair Trade has been a success story in that now McDonald's and Starbucks -- two examples that were the whole cause for Fair Trade -- flipped sides and now support the causes. But Fair Trade has really gotten out of hand, IMO, particularly in the past year when all the "stiff-collared,middle-class,eco-conscious blowhards" suddenly got a hold of it and started to demonize anybody who produced or drank coffee that didn't carry the Fair Trade label.
Fair Trade is a completely flawed attempt at a problem. Some argue that it's better than nothing at all, while others disagree. What it's created is a Fair Trade cartel of sorts that works for some farms in a select few countries. But it's punished other farmers and created a lot of abuses too. It's gotten so bad that one of the premiere, high-end roasters in the U.S., Chicago's Intelligentsia, recently discontinued doing any business with Fair Trade. (THey created their own "Direct Trade" labelling in response to how shady Fair Trade has become.)
So what we have now are all these eco-conscious blowhards that are a couple of years behind of where they should be, promoting something now they should have been a couple years ago, but by now they should be questioning its value and recognizing all its flaws ... for which they are blindly not doing at all yet.
Bozi nominated JuveAdam's effort to rank the biggest clubs in the world.
SexualChocolate nominated
...
PS. Notice how I came up with a girl's name that uses the exact same letters as the word "Armani" which you hold so dear
arty:
PS. Notice how I came up with a girl's name that uses the exact same letters as the word "Armani" which you hold so dear
arty:
Don Bes begged Mark83 to nominate
after looking at your last 50 posts i came up with these conclussion
1. Inter is responsible from juve getting relegated to global warming and terrorism.
here's a few examples
Buffon? Red Card? that must mean only one thing
do you have nightmares about inter ?
worry/think so much about inter that you see them everywhere
Cute nickname, Binter. however do not make it every other word in your post
Don't even respect the dead.
The only way to make your point is to write these "arguments"
you just prove your point so much more when you call inter, binter
2. The second type of post, even though it isnt as prevalent is the "i hate every other team" type and any player that is, has ever been, or wil ever be connected with them
I mean inter is just sooo pathetic, and so is milan
3. The third category speaks for itself
When Bozi tried,
you responded
he didnt question your ability to "speak" there
these are my $.02
1. Inter is responsible from juve getting relegated to global warming and terrorism.
here's a few examples
Buffon? Red Card? that must mean only one thing
do you have nightmares about inter ?
Badass Devil said:
do i get 1 titled badass devil vs interisti's? so i dont get banned for sticking it to the scums
Cute nickname, Binter. however do not make it every other word in your post
Badass Devil said:
only interisti's can score in their own net in spectacular ways
zaccardo to binter in the summer guys?
zaccardo to binter in the summer guys?
The only way to make your point is to write these "arguments"
you just prove your point so much more when you call inter, binter
2. The second type of post, even though it isnt as prevalent is the "i hate every other team" type and any player that is, has ever been, or wil ever be connected with them
I mean inter is just sooo pathetic, and so is milan
3. The third category speaks for itself
Badass Devil said:
palla palla palla gol gol gol 
common its ur time to shine
common its ur time to shine
Badass Devil said:
palla palla palla - gol gol gol!
When Bozi tried,
you responded
he didnt question your ability to "speak" there
these are my $.02
Buy on AliExpress.com
