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The Caribbean is Running out of Coconuts; Or, taboo shifts in society's lexicon
Topic Started: Sep 13 2016, 08:26 AM (177 Views)
Aqua Letifer
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So okay, this is interesting enough I guess: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-09/just-when-the-world-craves-coconuts-the-caribbean-s-running-out

But get a load of this part of the lede:

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Rich-world consumers have never been keener on the coconut.


Rich-world? Really? First- and third-world were deemed out-of-bounds because they aren't P.C. (even though, somehow, most folks still don't understand that they're cold war terms and weren't meant to be derogatory), but rich-world gets a pass? That's okay when placed under the same scrutiny?

Fcuk political correctness, it's stupid.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
I'm not too worried about my coconut supply. I've got them literally falling out of the trees behind my house in the Philippines....... lol
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We have no bananas today
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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John D'Oh
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Aqua Letifer
Sep 13 2016, 08:26 AM
Rich-world? Really? First- and third-world were deemed out-of-bounds because they aren't P.C. (even though, somehow, most folks still don't understand that they're cold war terms and weren't meant to be derogatory), but rich-world gets a pass? That's okay when placed under the same scrutiny?

Fcuk political correctness, it's stupid.
You're only upset because you don't have any money.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Aqua Letifer
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John D'Oh
Sep 13 2016, 09:29 AM
Aqua Letifer
Sep 13 2016, 08:26 AM
Rich-world? Really? First- and third-world were deemed out-of-bounds because they aren't P.C. (even though, somehow, most folks still don't understand that they're cold war terms and weren't meant to be derogatory), but rich-world gets a pass? That's okay when placed under the same scrutiny?

Fcuk political correctness, it's stupid.
You're only upset because you don't have any money.
Man, you trippin'. I buy coconut water all the fucking time.

I put that shit on erraythang.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Mikhailoh
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Larry
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Aqua Letifer
Sep 13 2016, 09:33 AM
John D'Oh
Sep 13 2016, 09:29 AM
Aqua Letifer
Sep 13 2016, 08:26 AM
Rich-world? Really? First- and third-world were deemed out-of-bounds because they aren't P.C. (even though, somehow, most folks still don't understand that they're cold war terms and weren't meant to be derogatory), but rich-world gets a pass? That's okay when placed under the same scrutiny?

Fcuk political correctness, it's stupid.
You're only upset because you don't have any money.
Man, you trippin'. I buy coconut water all the ****ing time.

I put that **** on erraythang.
Which is why you have no money.
The problem with having an open mind is that people keep trying to put things in it.
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Catseye
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Aqua Letifer
Sep 13 2016, 09:33 AM
John D'Oh
Sep 13 2016, 09:29 AM
Aqua Letifer
Sep 13 2016, 08:26 AM
Rich-world? Really? First- and third-world were deemed out-of-bounds because they aren't P.C. (even though, somehow, most folks still don't understand that they're cold war terms and weren't meant to be derogatory), but rich-world gets a pass? That's okay when placed under the same scrutiny?

Fcuk political correctness, it's stupid.
You're only upset because you don't have any money.
Man, you trippin'. I buy coconut water all the ****ing time.

I put that **** on erraythang.

And here you are, talkin street, which everyone knows is a consequence of too much coconut water.

I use a lot of coconut oil.
"How awful a knowledge of the truth can be." -- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex
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Aqua Letifer
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Catseye
Sep 13 2016, 10:36 AM
And here you are, talkin street, which everyone knows is a consequence of too much coconut water.

I use a lot of coconut oil.
I actually do love coconut water. I love how variable it is—could be sugary-sweet, could have a sour, bitter tang; could be clear, a bit cloudy, real pink or any combination thereof. Like a box of chocolates only no HFCS, and good potassium!
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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It may be that coconut water will become more plentiful and so cheaper (???). I just now redd that since peat (for gardening) takes a zillion years to form, they are developing a substitute material made from coconut shells. Gonna have to do something with all that water!
"How awful a knowledge of the truth can be." -- Sophocles, Oedipus Rex
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John D'Oh
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You mustn't use peat for gardening. It needs to be saved for where it's really needed, in Scotland. You can keep your coconut water, and I'll keep mine.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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