he jizzed in the cocoa, i finally figured it out... that was tough but there's always a way to be creepy while appearing not... you just have to think! good job, real man.

Soo basically, I can videotape her and play with her hair so long I get her a blanket and a hot cup of cocoa?

The douche is strong in this one.

Sure makes cocoa skin smell an feel lovely..

Hmm, well in Western Canada we have a different approach. In Calgary they just ignore it, and here in Vancouver we just huddle up in our warm jammies sipping cocoa until it goes away.

blah, mix the powder up in your mouth, and hold it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue as you breathe through your nose...i figured this technique out the SECOND packet of cocoa mix i ate with a spoon while stoned and playing WoW ... after i almost died a chocolatey death

>> ^swedishfriend:

Interesting tidbit: I recently was given a bag of the candy called Rollos bought at a local Target store. It was made in England. It had real sugar, real cocoa, but didn't cost any more per ounce than candy made in the USA that use cheaper ingredients, cheaper labor and doesn't have to be imported from Europe. I am sure Cadbury in England still makes a good profit on these bags that are imported into the USA so why the shitty wages and cheap ingredients here in the USA? I say this points to a difference in morality of corporations here in the US vs those in Europe. It isn't black and white of course but there is obviously some difference on a gradient.
This is the same for Swedish candy I bought at Ikea. Less or the same cost per ounce as Mars or Hershey chocolate even though labor and ingredients are more expensive in Sweden plus the product has to be imported (IKEA also adds 30-50% of profit on these chocolate bars, not sure how much my local Target or grocery store adds to their cost). What is sold as premium candy here is the quality of regular candy in Sweden. Why?
Greed at the cost of your customers is never a good idea for long term health of your company so I guess people at the top of these corporations are more greedy than smart. Not the kind of person that should be in charge of thousands of people's livelihoods.
Also interesting that a culture that is so hot for religion is less moral than a culture where churches are near empty. Makes sense to me. Organizations relying on getting people to stop thinking critically cannot be good for promoting morality after all.


Rolos are made by Nestle, just FYI. A global and far richer company than Cadbury's. But I'm positive your point still stands!

Interesting tidbit: I recently was given a bag of the candy called Rollos bought at a local Target store. It was made in England. It had real sugar, real cocoa, but didn't cost any more per ounce than candy made in the USA that use cheaper ingredients, cheaper labor and doesn't have to be imported from Europe. I am sure Cadbury in England still makes a good profit on these bags that are imported into the USA so why the shitty wages and cheap ingredients here in the USA? I say this points to a difference in morality of corporations here in the US vs those in Europe. It isn't black and white of course but there is obviously some difference on a gradient.

This is the same for Swedish candy I bought at Ikea. Less or the same cost per ounce as Mars or Hershey chocolate even though labor and ingredients are more expensive in Sweden plus the product has to be imported (IKEA also adds 30-50% of profit on these chocolate bars, not sure how much my local Target or grocery store adds to their cost). What is sold as premium candy here is the quality of regular candy in Sweden. Why?

Greed at the cost of your customers is never a good idea for long term health of your company so I guess people at the top of these corporations are more greedy than smart. Not the kind of person that should be in charge of thousands of people's livelihoods.

Also interesting that a culture that is so hot for religion is less moral than a culture where churches are near empty. Makes sense to me. Organizations relying on getting people to stop thinking critically cannot be good for promoting morality after all.

COCOA Butter.

Mom and Dad are so proud.

The commentary and downvotes are well within the spirit of the channel. The description reads....

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"Commercial Sift
by looris

Commercials, advertisements, and everything about someone trying to gain money, to sell crap, to get discounts, to promote things, and so on.

http://mlx.videosift.com/
Style courtesy of mlx, who has done a great job and won a prize for that, because commercials are never without a price

http://maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/
Logo is from Jennifer Government by Max Barry, which is a GREAT modern-cyberpunk book about corporations which all of you should really buy. Really, do yourself this favour."

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I don't get the picture that looris had free ad time for ruthless corporations in mind when he made this channel. If Coca Cola wants comment free advertising on this site, let them pay for it.

Just because you don't see the politics, doesn't mean they aren't there. Outside of all of Coke's unethical business practices and labor abuse, The Coca-Cola Company, itself, spends a lot of money on politics, supporting candidates and political front groups: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Coca-Cola_Company

Beyond this, I think advertising diabetes inducing products to kids, and co-opting the iconography of a beloved cultural holiday is gross. Santa Clause doesn't drink Coke, he drinks hot cocoa and apple cider.

Anyway, I know you probably don't care about any of this and just wanted to enjoy a cute commercial. I get that and I'm sorry I've antagonized you. I've paid a visit to your pq, so net gain for you.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^ghark:
@silvercord - your argument about the postal service is invalid - the issue is not with the unions, it is with poor legislation that shouldn't have been passed. I agree with you that the system isn't working, but getting rid of Unions would be about the same as putting a bandaid onto the sinking titanic, I hope you packed a life jacket and some hot cocoa
Oh, and America is a very wealthy country, you seem to suggest that you are running out of money to fund these public services - that is a complete fallacy, the issue is that the money is maldistributed.

That's basically my point, this country has plenty of money, it just does it's that people are greedy as fuck so they're going to say that only THIS slice of the pie is available for you guys to fight over, sorry. It's just not true, public service unions have nothing to do with the crisis, when you look at the fact that we're in two Wars and spend double what the entire world spends on the armed forces.



What I'm suggesting is that we're running out of shells in which the government can move the money around. It just keeps taking from here and paying out over there; the biggest Ponzi scheme on the planet. I reference the Social Security program as one shining example of this dynamic. There should be scads of money there for our retirement. But they took it. They put it somewhere else. That's what they do.

The wars you rightly mentioned and the mismanagement of the people's money has put us, as of this writing, in roughly $15 trillion dollars of debt. There are many people who aren't about to vote one more dime to feed this pig until the pig can find some limits on its own piggery. And they'd better find a way to limit the spending of those they subsidize and bail out, as well. They also need to hurry.

And you're right. This country still has plenty of money. Our average income is only exceeded by Norway and Switzerland. In the eyes of the vast majority of those living on this planet, we are the one percent. So we'd better get it together . . . together.

First, I haven't advocated "getting rid of unions." Those are your words, not mine. I am merely agreeing with FDR that collective bargaining in the public sector is untenable. He made that assertion years ago and looking around today, he was right. But people didn't want to listen, and now we're here in the middle of some horrible mismanagement by the government. Unions aren't going away, but they aren't about to get the benefits outlined in their contracts either. It's pretty much over. Why? Because we've played about as many shell games with the money that we can play.

Second, this, in part, is what I think the government needs to do. Before handing out any more bailouts, it need to pass some good legislation regarding the ratio of pay between corporate officers and the common worker. The jerks we've elected are in collusion in this process, and they stand back acting like 'who struck John' when corporate boards continue to do what corporate boards do. What the hell did they think was going to happen? When you consider the men who are crashing the world, the pathology isn't limited to 'evil' corporations.

Third, therefore, there needs to be an adjustment to the 'bad legislation' as you put it. The government needs to set some limits on its ability to negotiate contracts on behalf of its citizens. Should pensions and benefit packages in the public sector exceed the average pension and benefits of its private citizenry? That kind of self regulation begins in Congress. Those vultures need to get the House in order. They've awarded themselves more perks than Maxwell House Coffee.

Lastly, I think I can help in some small way. Maybe we all can. As for my part, I joined "Create Jobs for USA," which is an effort by Starbucks, et al, to help people who are out of work get back to it. There are lots of opportunity to help people who are hurting. I hope we don't miss that in all the noise.





>> ^ghark:

@silvercord - your argument about the postal service is invalid - the issue is not with the unions, it is with poor legislation that shouldn't have been passed. I agree with you that the system isn't working, but getting rid of Unions would be about the same as putting a bandaid onto the sinking titanic, I hope you packed a life jacket and some hot cocoa
Oh, and America is a very wealthy country, you seem to suggest that you are running out of money to fund these public services - that is a complete fallacy, the issue is that the money is maldistributed.

>> ^ghark:

@silvercord - your argument about the postal service is invalid - the issue is not with the unions, it is with poor legislation that shouldn't have been passed. I agree with you that the system isn't working, but getting rid of Unions would be about the same as putting a bandaid onto the sinking titanic, I hope you packed a life jacket and some hot cocoa
Oh, and America is a very wealthy country, you seem to suggest that you are running out of money to fund these public services - that is a complete fallacy, the issue is that the money is maldistributed.


That's basically my point, this country has plenty of money, it just does it's that people are greedy as fuck so they're going to say that only THIS slice of the pie is available for you guys to fight over, sorry. It's just not true, public service unions have nothing to do with the crisis, when you look at the fact that we're in two Wars and spend double what the entire world spends on the armed forces.

@silvercord - your argument about the postal service is invalid - the issue is not with the unions, it is with poor legislation that shouldn't have been passed. I agree with you that the system isn't working, but getting rid of Unions would be about the same as putting a bandaid onto the sinking titanic, I hope you packed a life jacket and some hot cocoa

Oh, and America is a very wealthy country, you seem to suggest that you are running out of money to fund these public services - that is a complete fallacy, the issue is that the money is maldistributed.

Is this where all the real chocolate went?

Wikipedia: In the United States, some large chocolate manufacturers lobbied the federal government to permit confections containing cheaper hydrogenated vegetable oil in place of cocoa butter to be sold as "chocolate".

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