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   Linguist said, 5 months ago

   Most astute ! Punditry at its finest ( and truest ) .
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   DylanThomas3.14159 said, 5 months ago

   Yesterday’s flashback shows how far Jeff has fallen from the rampant idealism of his college-days or, rather, college-daze. Rick may still harbor some secret idealism. Joanie has it in abundance as we’ve seen in her support and hard work for now Mass. Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren.
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   DylanThomas3.14159 said, 5 months ago

   Notice Jeff’s canned “fruit juice” is baaaack.
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   marzipANn said, 5 months ago

   This is the first time I’ve noticed what an unTrudeau, ungeometric nose Rick has. And this is the friendliest and unexpectedly familial conversation Rick and Jeff have had.
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   Linguist said, 5 months ago

   @DylanThomas3.14159

   Notice Jeff’s canned “fruit juice” is baaaack.
   >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
   I am willing to bet, knowing what I do about Jeff’s generation, that it is not beer or soda but rather Red Bull or one of the other myriad of “energy” drinks so popular with these kids.
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   DylanThomas3.14159 said, 5 months ago

   @Linguist

   For the caffeine? He already drinks coffee. “Fruit juice” ≠ soda. Maybe this 30-year-old “kid” is addicted to the Bull’s kickless taurine? Or the sucrose (sugar)?
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   Linguist said, 5 months ago

   @DylanThomas3.14159

   I think most of these so-called energy drinks are a scam. It is just like ordering a double espresso, people believe that they are get an extra amount of caffeine. Truth is, there’s more caffeine in a regular cup of coffee.
   It’s all in their heads. They’ve convinced themselves that these drinks or vitamin pills are making them more alert and giving them more energy. f course the advertisers for Red Bull and 5 Hour Energy do nothing to dissuade them. Quite the opposite !
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   Bruno Zeigerts said, 5 months ago

   I’ve also heard that most bottled water is really just tap water.
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   DylanThomas3.14159 said, 5 months ago

   @Linguist

   “The caffeine of a single can of Red Bull is 80 mg/250 ml (32 mg/100 ml).²²²³ This is about the same as a normal coffee ….”
   

   
   Source: “Red Bull” article, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull#Caffeine
   

   
   But Jeff drinks cans ‘n’ cans of this same stuff (note the label) at nite. Can he sleep?
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    DylanThomas3.14159 said, 5 months ago

    Still, “fruit juice” seems to have become this website’s favored euphemism for beer.
    

    
    “That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.” —Jimmy Buffett
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    thebird55 said, 5 months ago

    @DylanThomas3.14159

    I’m drinking strong black coffee right now, and I’m about to go to bed. No problem. (Except maybe an extra nocturnal trip to the bathroom.)
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    gmartin997 said, 5 months ago

    That could apply to a lot of bloggers and commenters (who shall remain nameless).
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    gmartin997 said, 5 months ago

    Wait! I didn’t think he got paid.
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    masterskrain said, 5 months ago

    “Don’t have anything to say, but still say it anyway”!
    Sounds like about 99.5% of what’s on Twitter, from what I’ve heard about it…
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    Doughfoot said, 5 months ago

    “The difference between a professional and an amateur is that the professional does what he does even when he doesn’t feel like it.”
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