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Thu Jun-18-09 01:32 PM
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| -Olive Garden pulling ads from Letterman over Palin joke (owner donates to Republicans) |
Mrs. Overall |
Jun-18-09 12:59 PM |
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Yet another reason not to eat their slop. |
Arugula Latte |
Jun-18-09 01:00 PM |
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It's the most overpriced food of any restaurant chain. |
bulloney |
Jun-18-09 07:58 PM |
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buh-bye Olive Garden... welcome to the Political Arena |
fascisthunter |
Jun-18-09 01:01 PM |
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Yep. Going to miss those endless soup and salads
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Horse with no Name |
Jun-18-09 03:04 PM |
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oh noes |
rcrush |
Jun-18-09 01:01 PM |
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Oh heavens no! |
sniffa |
Jun-18-09 01:01 PM |
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HAHAHA |
unpossibles |
Jun-18-09 01:11 PM |
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well, that is the last time I eat at the olive garden. |
niyad |
Jun-18-09 01:02 PM |
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What happened was |
MineralMan |
Jun-18-09 01:02 PM |
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Assholes |
Symarip |
Jun-18-09 01:03 PM |
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DAMMIT. I was supposed to go the one in Times Square tomorrow for lunch |
no name no slogan |
Jun-18-09 01:03 PM |
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i won't eat there--everyone tivo letterman |
grannie4peace |
Jun-18-09 01:05 PM |
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UGH horrible nasty food |
Mari333 |
Jun-18-09 01:06 PM |
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Two different contribs to Norm Coleman |
lpbk2713 |
Jun-18-09 01:07 PM |
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well, that explains why their food tastes like same old cheap crap they've tried to serve for years |
unpossibles |
Jun-18-09 01:07 PM |
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The only time I ever go there is when I'm in NYC |
AngryAmish |
Jun-18-09 01:07 PM |
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WHAT??!?!? An Olive Garden thread located somewhere other |
bullwinkle428 |
Jun-18-09 01:09 PM |
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Whaddya expect from a company whose breadsticks are phallic symbols? |
jobycom |
Jun-18-09 01:11 PM |
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. |
merh |
Jun-18-09 01:13 PM |
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Time to Boycott Olive Garden and propose others do |
Liberation Angel |
Jun-18-09 01:15 PM |
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Or maybe we can focus our energy and attention on something not so stupid |
rcrush |
Jun-18-09 01:36 PM |
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I see your point, but I do think issues like this have significance. The far right creates moral |
Mrs. Overall |
Jun-18-09 01:40 PM |
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They create this faux-rage over some joke |
rcrush |
Jun-18-09 01:44 PM |
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+1 |
RufusTFirefly |
Jun-18-09 04:03 PM |
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boycotts effect policies |
Liberation Angel |
Jun-18-09 01:53 PM |
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I doubt Dave or anyone at CBS is hurt by this. |
rcrush |
Jun-18-09 02:22 PM |
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Do you think they would lose more business if they boycott or not? |
GoesTo11 |
Jun-18-09 01:46 PM |
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that is my point |
Liberation Angel |
Jun-18-09 01:50 PM |
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That place has gone down hill over the past few years, no need to eat that crap again. |
sarcasmo |
Jun-18-09 01:15 PM |
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I hope Dave eviscerates them. |
flvegan |
Jun-18-09 01:16 PM |
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Where can Haruka and I now take Pacifist Patriot when she comes to NYC |
LostinVA |
Jun-18-09 01:17 PM |
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Just tell her: "I beg your pardon. I never promised you Olive Garden." |
Arugula Latte |
Jun-18-09 02:08 PM |
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And yet this sinner would serve LOBSTER to the masses. Rot in HELL bastard!! |
LynneSin |
Jun-18-09 01:18 PM |
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Why do people like the one in New York so much? There are so many real |
Riley18 |
Jun-18-09 01:20 PM |
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Psst ... It's a joke. |
Arugula Latte |
Jun-18-09 02:04 PM |
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Oh no, now where will i find Tuna Parmigiana Rollatini? |
AlCzervik |
Jun-18-09 01:20 PM |
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You've inspired me to create some new dishes for Olive Garden to add to their menu: |
Arugula Latte |
Jun-18-09 05:37 PM |
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ooohhhhh! Linguine with Spam sauce! |
AlCzervik |
Jun-18-09 05:50 PM |
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Yes! but maybe it should be called "Linguine a la Spamatini" or something. |
Arugula Latte |
Jun-18-09 05:51 PM |
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"Linguine a la Spamatini" FUCK YEAH! |
AlCzervik |
Jun-18-09 05:56 PM |
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Olive Garden management thinks if you add the letters i-n-i to the end of any word, |
bulloney |
Jun-18-09 08:03 PM |
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You've just saved their marketing/entree-naming division lots of work. |
Arugula Latte |
Jun-19-09 12:13 PM |
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Rec'd! Get this news out there like |
Cha |
Jun-18-09 01:21 PM |
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What? Embassy Suites is dropping Letterman, too? |
Mrs. Overall |
Jun-18-09 01:23 PM |
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Yes, that's why we have to |
Cha |
Jun-18-09 01:34 PM |
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We've known Olive Garden sucks for a long time. |
Lex |
Jun-18-09 01:22 PM |
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And that's why I never eat there. |
CanonRay |
Jun-18-09 01:24 PM |
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Who would want to eat at OG anyway? |
Kalyke |
Jun-18-09 01:25 PM |
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Good, I needed another reason to not go there besides their poor excuse for italian food. |
cbdo2007 |
Jun-18-09 01:26 PM |
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Is this already posted in the Lounge, too? |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Jun-18-09 01:27 PM |
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Darden has always been far right wing. |
Joanne98 |
Jun-18-09 01:28 PM |
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I suggest we contact Darden Restaurants |
Contrary1 |
Jun-18-09 01:29 PM |
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you know what to do: |
musette_sf |
Jun-18-09 01:29 PM |
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Anyone got a contact for them... time to e-mail bomb them on the losses they |
glowing |
Jun-18-09 01:31 PM |
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Yet another reason not to eat there... |
Rebel Scum |
Jun-18-09 01:32 PM |
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Makes sense . . . If you're stupid enough to believe Olive Garden is "Italian" . . . |
hatrack |
Jun-18-09 01:32 PM |
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
Joanne98 |
Jun-18-09 01:32 PM |
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My email to Darden |
SoCalDem |
Jun-18-09 05:46 PM |
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Pleased to kick to greatest page and avoid all Darden eateries like the plague |
indepat |
Jun-18-09 01:39 PM |
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Awesome, now I don't have to suffer through their terrible ads while I enjoy Letterman. |
grace0418 |
Jun-18-09 01:40 PM |
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Fuck Darden and all of its crappy chain restaurants. |
WorseBeforeBetter |
Jun-18-09 01:41 PM |
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Yeah...THAT'S what left us w/a bad impression of Olive Garden |
Debi |
Jun-18-09 01:43 PM |
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But what's their policy on breastfeeding in their restaurants? |
progressoid |
Jun-18-09 01:44 PM |
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My email to them |
greenbriar |
Jun-18-09 01:45 PM |
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Fuck you, Olive Garden. n/t |
Ian David |
Jun-18-09 01:48 PM |
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Well, thanks for letting me know |
Catherine Vincent |
Jun-18-09 01:52 PM |
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Is Olive Garden still advertising on Conan? How about Leno's new show? |
tridim |
Jun-18-09 01:53 PM |
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we started watching Letterman just for SPITE |
CitizenPatriot |
Jun-18-09 01:53 PM |
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Olive Garden has a Twitter account |
Ian David |
Jun-18-09 01:56 PM |
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Since my divorce |
jdadd |
Jun-18-09 02:00 PM |
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The only major chain more fascist-leaning than Olive Garden is Santorum Steak House. |
Ian David |
Jun-18-09 02:02 PM |
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Handy link to reference this thread... |
Ian David |
Jun-18-09 02:04 PM |
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I thought I saw Olive Garden in Bankruptcy a few months back... |
Grinchie |
Jun-18-09 02:05 PM |
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good. progressive dems boycott Olive Garden! |
robinlynne |
Jun-18-09 02:16 PM |
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Don't eat there anyway, the food is gross and the place is full of screaming toddlers |
diane in sf |
Jun-18-09 02:20 PM |
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I don't understand why anyone eats at any of those places. |
toadzilla |
Jun-18-09 02:23 PM |
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Or not |
blogslut |
Jun-18-09 02:31 PM |
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I wonder if they have decided to backtrack because of negative response to their "outrage" |
Mrs. Overall |
Jun-18-09 02:54 PM |
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did you notice that the report did not actually answer the charge? sidestepping with no |
niyad |
Jun-18-09 03:02 PM |
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The Orlando Sentinal adds this |
blogslut |
Jun-18-09 03:10 PM |
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There goes one vacation option. |
bikebloke |
Jun-18-09 02:41 PM |
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Olive Garden disputes report that ads were pulled from Letterman |
Ian David |
Jun-18-09 02:41 PM |
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Hmmm, did Politico just make up this quote from Olive Garden's spokesperson-- |
Mrs. Overall |
Jun-18-09 02:51 PM |
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Olive Garden is disputing the details, but not the main fact, it appears. n/t |
Ian David |
Jun-18-09 03:54 PM |
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Welcome to corporate-speak! |
RufusTFirefly |
Jun-18-09 04:35 PM |
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Thanks for that..I guess we'll have to wait |
Cha |
Jun-18-09 03:55 PM |
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YES! boycott Olive Garden either way, for being reich-wing douchebags AND for having nasty "food."@ |
populistdriven |
Jun-18-09 05:25 PM |
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I'd like to know why the PUMAs are all up in this thang. |
AtomicKitten |
Jun-18-09 03:03 PM |
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I've only been to an OG once, I was SO not impressed. $56 for two plates of bad spaghetti, |
Maru Kitteh |
Jun-18-09 03:55 PM |
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Maybe we should contact Olive Garden and tell them that we won't eat there if they pull the ads. |
texanwitch |
Jun-18-09 05:33 PM |
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Olive Garden denying it now. They still suck! |
Joanne98 |
Jun-18-09 05:48 PM |
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All this 'controversy' needs is some Carrie Prejean |
rcrush |
Jun-18-09 07:43 PM |
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It figures ... Dead Mobster is a nauseating restaurant. |
TahitiNut |
Jun-18-09 07:53 PM |
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I have a gift certificate from there I need to spend |
cherish44 |
Jun-18-09 07:56 PM |
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Darden Restaurants ARE SH*T FOOD. Figures a Repuke would own those swill shops. n/t |
NoodleyAppendage |
Jun-18-09 08:05 PM |
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