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yardwork

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53. I've watched some of the smashing videos - they're violent.
Mon Nov 13, 2017, 09:56 AM
Nov 2017

The video I saw was carefully produced, including slow-motion close ups of a hammer smashing the little machine over and over. Interestingly, the soundtrack was a rap song that seemed to be about rape. The celebration of violence was palpable.

These people want to hurt people. They want to smash bodies, not machines.

remember all of those who burned their Beatles albums after John's "Jesus" interview? NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #1
It was a radio station in Alabama that started it. Jim Beard Nov 2017 #14
how appropriate! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #15
Here is the You Tube of the Jim Beard Nov 2017 #64
Maybe you can edit you post to add that Hannity is encouraging this Maraya1969 Nov 2017 #69
... CatWoman Nov 2017 #2
i have seen $100 Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #3
Ok..it is clear to me we have chances...if we play our cards right.... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #5
:) Don't bother hoping. This is like bra burning. Hortensis Nov 2017 #38
I don't think these numpties understand what a boycott is. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #4
So funny...Ford boycott dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #9
Or personally drive them into a brick wall Maraya1969 Nov 2017 #72
I wanna smash my Keurig because it makes terrible coffee. Give me a regular coffee pot any day. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #6
I bought one of the aftermarket baskets that let you use your own coffee, trc Nov 2017 #21
I went a step further cannabis_flower Nov 2017 #56
Wow, this is also worth a try. Some great suggestions. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #59
Don't know cannabis_flower Nov 2017 #62
Thanks will give it a try. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #63
I have also used the drip filter system trc Nov 2017 #66
I find the regular Keurig expensive. Will look for the kind of machine you describe. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #58
OK trc, I bought a cute little basket for my Keurig and honest to god coffee. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #73
yes. terrible coffee. i really tried, but nothing helped. then i figured it out. k-cups pansypoo53219 Nov 2017 #35
I remember those. My cousin still uses one. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #61
Early Bloom County TlalocW Nov 2017 #7
I remember that! dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #22
In fact, Steve Dallas is getting Spaceyd... JHB Nov 2017 #36
dear dear Opus.... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #70
Everybody Knows Hannity Fans Are Window Lickers.. Grassy Knoll Nov 2017 #8
It's unreal in't? Glamrock Nov 2017 #16
I am going to go buy a Kuerig tomorrow. 33taw Nov 2017 #10
Keurig Coffee Makers generate millions per day of those plastic NCjack Nov 2017 #11
Yep and that is how they hurt Keurig exboyfil Nov 2017 #13
Empty re-usable containers are now available for Keurigs Zambero Nov 2017 #26
I was unaware. I withdraw my broad brush indictment of Keurig. The re-use container is "green". NCjack Nov 2017 #54
I have had a little single cup brewer tgatbuses regular grounds since before the Keurigs existed Lee-Lee Nov 2017 #39
That's why I would never buy a Keurig - all that waste csziggy Nov 2017 #20
U-Fill-Ums solve that problem Zambero Nov 2017 #27
I looked at that possibility but I like my two machines better csziggy Nov 2017 #29
My Keurig was free crazycatlady Nov 2017 #46
That's hilarious! tosh Nov 2017 #12
I saw them in concert once. n/t GallopingGhost Nov 2017 #50
I just read that Russian propaganda has been pushing the Keurig boycott. Kablooie Nov 2017 #17
They've been pissed for years that Keurig outsells Comrade Coffee. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2017 #40
Can we get the Russians to push a Ford truck smashing? KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #55
They are truly beyond stupid. Animals behave better than this. Initech Nov 2017 #18
So now they're without GallopingGhost Nov 2017 #19
I have had people down here look me right in the face and tell me the dumbest shit dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #23
I believe it. GallopingGhost Nov 2017 #49
Turns Out I've Been Boycotting The Newspaper For Years ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2017 #24
Just think of all those landfills, murielm99 Nov 2017 #28
I drink less coffee than I use to. I would drink a whole pot. rusty quoin Nov 2017 #25
I hope they do start boycotting cars! Thekaspervote Nov 2017 #30
As it happens, Keurig is probably the very most expensive PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #31
I am a coffee fanatic...and the thought of instant makes me queasy haha. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #45
afaic, they can all boycott their brains and drop dead. miyazaki Nov 2017 #32
They are really smart. I'm baffled ! syringis Nov 2017 #33
good for the environment and better coffee. pansypoo53219 Nov 2017 #34
They like having something to get worked up about oberliner Nov 2017 #37
they should D_Master81 Nov 2017 #41
During the "freedom fries" years... Orrex Nov 2017 #42
I'm surprised they bought Keurig in the first place. Sounds kind of foreign. Vinca Nov 2017 #43
LOL! GallopingGhost Nov 2017 #60
They cost over $100.00. I use an espresso machine, but I bought one for my son when Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #44
I preferred Expresso machine but they always died... quickly dembotoz Nov 2017 #47
Oh no! Threw out the Espresso maker...horrible...hehe Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #74
the little stove top thing cost like 30 bucks dembotoz Nov 2017 #75
I have one because if the lights go out I can use the Grill to make coffee... Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #76
Their Moms are going to be PISSED!!! maxrandb Nov 2017 #48
Yank their chains by telling them how great a thing they are doing for the environment! brewens Nov 2017 #51
they will wake up this am having to get their drip coffee maker samnsara Nov 2017 #52
I've watched some of the smashing videos - they're violent. yardwork Nov 2017 #53
What I really want to see is for Walmart to drop Hannity. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #57
Tell them gun manufacturers pulled their ads Motley13 Nov 2017 #65
Now there's a thought dixiegrrrrl Nov 2017 #71
This is some of the funniest shit I have ever watched. VermontKevin Nov 2017 #67
The price has come down but I paid about $130 at Costco Maraya1969 Nov 2017 #68
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