You can print more money and hand it out to influence purchases also, but it is going to lead to dramatic inflation.

I had my wife watch this video, because she makes around 18 dollars an hour working in a skilled profession for a college. Her first comment was, "If they raise food workers to 15 dollars an hour, I'm going back to work at Dairy Queen because it was much easier than what I do now."

But that is where the slippery slope comes in, because the corporation is going to make that money back somewhere and it isn't going to be just 15 cents more per item. Why, you ask? Because the minimum wage rise means that skilled workers, like my wife, are going to expect a commensurate raise in their salary or they will look for easier jobs. You don't just raise the minimum wage without ALL wages eventually rising. But that's a good thing, you say, just like printing money and handing it out for free would be good.

It might take a year or two, but consumer costs will rise from inflation to make the new minimum wage just as low in buying power as it is now. Then we can repeat the entire process all over again in a couple of years. Corporations are designed to make the absolute maximum profit they can, so forcing them to pay more to employees is going to make them charge more for goods and services. As I said earlier, it will eat up the exact purpose of the raise, customer purchasing power.

Now, let's say that I am wrong completely. The one thing I DO know, having went through this before in 1996 when the minimum wage went up, is that companies will begin outsourcing even more. If you force them to pay wages above what they want to pay or what the market will bear, they will open factories and call centers overseas. I worked for Dell at the time and in 3 years, half of their support was outsourced to India. It wasn't just them, multiple companies did it, and the evidence points to rising costs due to government interference in the free market system.

I feel for the people who make minimum wage; I made it as well from the time I was 16 until I was 22. It sucked and I had a lot of debt, but after that time I no longer worked minimum wage. If you continue to work a minimum wage job into your 30's and up, there is something wrong with you.

What does this song say about Dairy Queen's Dilly Bar?

I love me a good milkshake, but not when it's "warmed up".

Ugh. Kelis obviously never worked at a Dairy Queen.

>> ^ponceleon:

They are just trying way too hard to be the Old Spice commercials.


I agree they are trying to emulate the Old Spice feel. Many others are doing the same. I think these DQ ads though are the first to make the emulation work.

>> ^ponceleon:

DQ's commercials are just trying too hard to by the Old Spice guy...


I agree they are trying to emulate the Old Spice feel. Many others are doing the same. I think these DQ ads though are the first to make the emulation work.

I agree with the intent of this video.

Like everyone, I don't want my food prices to go up BUT if they go up, I see the difference and adjust my grocery accordingly. Most people would never notice the package size difference, especially if the package shape is designed to actually look bigger. The fact is, they don't want the consumer to notice so they hide/disguise the idea of the package decrease. Completely dishonest in my opinion. If the commodity price goes up, reflect the price in the product so the consumer can be aware and make purposeful decisions on their product shopping.

I have been very aware of this lately. Here are some examples:

1). Chocolate bars - The new trend is to offer "Slim" chocolate bars (you know, for people who want a more controlled portion size). These chocolate bars sell at the same price as a normal bar but is half the bar.

2). Chocolate Bars again - The other day, I went out to buy a 4-pack of bars (4 family members) at Wal-mart, they were $2.50 for a bag/package. but when I looked at the weights. some brands of bars drastically less. Snickers won the heaviest at about 4.2 while some packs weighed as little as 1.8 - Less product, same price. http://videosift.com/video/Mars-Bar-11-6-Downsize AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30wsqtiBrVw

3) Restaurants - The Big Mac is roughly half the size it used to be, McDonalds has taken it's "BIG" burger and transformed it into the Lil' Mac - http://videosift.com/video/I-Want-My-BIG-MAC-Back-Super-Shrink-Me

4). Have you been for a Banana Split lately at Dairy Queen? What used to be the headliner treat and the biggest Sunday around has become a joke! The banana split still has three blobs of ice-cream ice-milk with a banana but the toppings have been drastically reduced to a table-spoon of topping on each blob, not even enough to cover the Ice cream.Slightly enemic on the toppings - if you ask for a little extra, be prepared to ad a couple more dollars to the already to high of a price $4.50

Of course, this is in every product - since I do the shopping for my family, I always look at size and weight. Normally, the "Brand Name" always has the smaller package/higher price, while generic and store brands almost always end up the better deal.

>> ^lampishthing:

Wikipedia says owls and foxes. I wonder would cats go for them too?>> ^rougy:
I guess that's how a lot of the little guys die: they get their heads stuck in something like that and can't get it out.



Most likely.

I was doing research for a hedgehog character in a story I was writing, and I read that a lot of them got their heads stuck in Dairy Queen Blizzard tops and died as a result. It happened so often that DQ finally adjusted the size of the lid so that it would happen less often.

Can't find the link.

I also noticed in this video that when it tried to lift its front legs, they couldn't touch the toilet paper tube.

(yes...I'm having a busy day....)

i dont think youd catch too much flack for going around grabbing dicks all day.
its not exactly the same equivalent though.
maybe you should just grab asses.

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
what??
Wtf... who do these people think they are? we dont go around grabbing dicks all day... jeebus.

.. does this mean I CAN go around grabbing dicks all day?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
laptops are glorious inventions sweetheart.
oh so before i left braums a bunch of working dudes came in for lunch, i went to refill my drink at the fountain and one came up beside me to also fill his drink, winked at me i turned a bit and totally got my fucking ass grabbed! bwhwhahaha!
getting groped at braums is the funny.

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
ah yes.. the Braums crowd. Hardly anything compared to the "McDonalds Crowd" or the "Dairy Queen Crowd".

I need both a massage and to be exfoliated.
How are you internetting?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
no i got some chickens instead
so lets prepare for the second wave of shits during my meeting with thr this afternoon
so the people at braums .... im fighting every urge to exfoliate them, and put them on a tredmill and make them do yoga because their muscles are short and tight and then massage them. then i want someone to cut their very very unhealthy hair.
i would make them drink gallons of water a day with me. i would take away their soda.
and they would not longer eat braums once a day. and looking at them wouldnt make me sad anymore.

</elitist>

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
yes then get biscuits and gravy and a dr pepper


In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
yes.
this is fucking terrible.
im right behind braums.
should i go shit in braums?
i think i have to.


In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
are you saying you want me to be your knight in shining armor?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
cari. i am stuck at the car shop getting my converter fixedid. i have to take the hugest poo ever.
my tummy hurts. come get me and take me home.

what??
Wtf... who do these people think they are? we dont go around grabbing dicks all day... jeebus.

.. does this mean I CAN go around grabbing dicks all day?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
laptops are glorious inventions sweetheart.
oh so before i left braums a bunch of working dudes came in for lunch, i went to refill my drink at the fountain and one came up beside me to also fill his drink, winked at me i turned a bit and totally got my fucking ass grabbed! bwhwhahaha!
getting groped at braums is the funny.

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
ah yes.. the Braums crowd. Hardly anything compared to the "McDonalds Crowd" or the "Dairy Queen Crowd".

I need both a massage and to be exfoliated.
How are you internetting?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
no i got some chickens instead
so lets prepare for the second wave of shits during my meeting with thr this afternoon
so the people at braums .... im fighting every urge to exfoliate them, and put them on a tredmill and make them do yoga because their muscles are short and tight and then massage them. then i want someone to cut their very very unhealthy hair.
i would make them drink gallons of water a day with me. i would take away their soda.
and they would not longer eat braums once a day. and looking at them wouldnt make me sad anymore.

</elitist>

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
yes then get biscuits and gravy and a dr pepper


In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
yes.
this is fucking terrible.
im right behind braums.
should i go shit in braums?
i think i have to.


In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
are you saying you want me to be your knight in shining armor?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
cari. i am stuck at the car shop getting my converter fixedid. i have to take the hugest poo ever.
my tummy hurts. come get me and take me home.

laptops are glorious inventions sweetheart.
oh so before i left braums a bunch of working dudes came in for lunch, i went to refill my drink at the fountain and one came up beside me to also fill his drink, winked at me i turned a bit and totally got my fucking ass grabbed! bwhwhahaha!
getting groped at braums is the funny.

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
ah yes.. the Braums crowd. Hardly anything compared to the "McDonalds Crowd" or the "Dairy Queen Crowd".

I need both a massage and to be exfoliated.
How are you internetting?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
no i got some chickens instead
so lets prepare for the second wave of shits during my meeting with thr this afternoon
so the people at braums .... im fighting every urge to exfoliate them, and put them on a tredmill and make them do yoga because their muscles are short and tight and then massage them. then i want someone to cut their very very unhealthy hair.
i would make them drink gallons of water a day with me. i would take away their soda.
and they would not longer eat braums once a day. and looking at them wouldnt make me sad anymore.

</elitist>

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
yes then get biscuits and gravy and a dr pepper


In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
yes.
this is fucking terrible.
im right behind braums.
should i go shit in braums?
i think i have to.


In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
are you saying you want me to be your knight in shining armor?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
cari. i am stuck at the car shop getting my converter fixedid. i have to take the hugest poo ever.
my tummy hurts. come get me and take me home.

ah yes.. the Braums crowd. Hardly anything compared to the "McDonalds Crowd" or the "Dairy Queen Crowd".

I need both a massage and to be exfoliated.
How are you internetting?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
no i got some chickens instead
so lets prepare for the second wave of shits during my meeting with thr this afternoon
so the people at braums .... im fighting every urge to exfoliate them, and put them on a tredmill and make them do yoga because their muscles are short and tight and then massage them. then i want someone to cut their very very unhealthy hair.
i would make them drink gallons of water a day with me. i would take away their soda.
and they would not longer eat braums once a day. and looking at them wouldnt make me sad anymore.

</elitist>

In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
yes then get biscuits and gravy and a dr pepper


In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
yes.
this is fucking terrible.
im right behind braums.
should i go shit in braums?
i think i have to.


In reply to this comment by inflatablevagina:
are you saying you want me to be your knight in shining armor?

In reply to this comment by peggedbea:
cari. i am stuck at the car shop getting my converter fixedid. i have to take the hugest poo ever.
my tummy hurts. come get me and take me home.

>> ^oinkinstein:
all ice cream parlors including Oberweis, dairy queen and baskin robbins do the same exact things for their scoop holders



Yeah. It is difficult to comply with certain health and safety laws while being environmentally friendly. They could use a different spoon each time, but that would dramatically increase the time they're running a dishwasher. Which means they're using a lot more electricity and water while putting detergent into the sewer system. Or they could use disposable spoons, which has obvious drawbacks.

all ice cream parlors including Oberweis, dairy queen and baskin robbins do the same exact things for their scoop holders

my ears, they bleed.
These days, "Stacy" aka Jimmie Sue, is helper to the assistant night manager at the local Mount Juliet TN Dairy Queen.

I don't really care one way or the other on Mars Volta, but I would object to ANY band's music being dubbed over a video of Led Zeppelin.

In reply to this comment by bamdrew:
we obviously need to fight... immediately... in a parking lot... preferably a dairy queen parking lot

a friend of mine told me mars volta's singer had his hair all crazy like robert plant, and up until then I hadn't even thought about how their voices aren't terribly dissimilar.


In reply to this comment by JAPR:
Why the fuck would anybody dub over Zep with inferior music?