About the The Coffee Shop category

[Yeeper]

@BCtriguy1

@Yeeper

@RandMart

@ironclm

New name.

… same great taste!!!

Bitter, with a sense of poor choice?

Damn it, you beat me to it.

[Yeeper]

@klehner

@zed707

They’re scrubbing history.

The powers-that-be don’t know or don’t care about the history of the Lavender Room. I was just warned that the LR’s time-honored phrase “Why do hate ” was either false or pushing misinformation.

I’ve been here for over a decade and have no clue of this “why do hate” that you speak of.

Que es?

[BLeP]

@slowguy

Of all the lame changes, this is the lamest.

Of all the things that could have happened to this place… this is one that isn’t worth getting worked up about.

It’s still the LR.

Although I have to say… I go on Vacation for one fucking week and you guys completely let this place fall apart.

WTF?

[klehner]

In a discussion, there is often a response (not meant to reflect actual reality, but in fact containing a kernel of truth) like “Why do you hate capitalism?” or “Why do you hate freedom?” Often, this kind of statement is used to point out hypocrisy or inconsistency of a particular position.

[slowguy]

@BLeP

Of all the things that could have happened to this place… this is one that isn’t worth getting worked up about.

WRONG! This is the WORST thing to ever happen in a free capitalist society. Many people are saying it’s worse than all the world’s wars combined, and could lead to WWIII. NUKES!!! TERRORISM!!! COVID!!! Burn it all to the ground!

[mck414]

So are we denizens of the coffee shop now?

[RandMart]

@mck414

So are we denizens of the coffee shop now?

Bill Belichick & Girlfriend Jordon Hudson in Dunkin Donuts Commercial with Ben Affleck

[ironclm]

JFC some of you people would complain about the sky being blue.

[TiDriver]

@ironclm

JFC some of you people would complain about the sky being blue.

Its azure.

[windywave]

@ironclm

JFC some of you people would complain about the sky being blue.

It’s not actually blue it just appears that way

[softrun]

@klehner

In a discussion, there is often a response (not meant to reflect actual reality, but in fact containing a kernel of truth) like “Why do you hate capitalism?” or “Why do you hate freedom?” Often, this kind of statement is used to point out hypocrisy or inconsistency of a particular position.

Hate is just a currently popular word. Many words can be used instead of hate but it is such a strong, aggressive word, full of accusations. If the other side starts to defend itself, its a lost cause already as the accuser won’t accept anything anyway. As soon as somebody accuses you of hating, you can tell that they are not in for a reasonable conversation.

[Helltrack]

Is this the euphemism treadmill in action?

[Yeeper]

@mck414

So are we denizens of the coffee shop now?

Idk. But ::checks coffee news:: there will be a uniform requirement soon for the Lavender Room Coffee Shop.

[Yeeper]

@ironclm

JFC some of you people would complain about the sky being blue.

Some things are a given.

1. Loyal, longtime, and frequent users of X will be frustrated with forced, sudden changes to X.

2. Cathy will lament #1.

3. Taxes

[kiki]

and @DavHamm will not be tipping

[klehner]

Yeah, except that this phrase, when used in the Lavender Room, doesn’t really mean “hate.”

“Why do you hate capitalism?” means “your position is contrary to the definition of capitalism.” “Why do Republicans hate children?” means “Your position is detrimental to the well-being of children.”

Most who have been here a while know this colloquialism. E_dub has not been here long, and doesn’t know it.

[jimatbeyond]

I friggin love to tip. We are staying in one of the summit suites at Harrah’s in Lake Tahoe this week and the butlers are killing it.

We were told that Lisa Vanderpump always stays in #1709. (She has her newest restaurant Wolf across the street at Caesars Republic, previously known as Harvey’s hotel/casino)

[BCtriguy1]

@Yeeper

@ironclm

JFC some of you people would complain about the sky being blue.

Some things are a given.

1. Loyal, longtime, and frequent users of X will be frustrated with forced, sudden changes to X.
2. Cathy will lament #1.
3. Taxes

It’s nice to see Death is no longer in the top 3.

#progress

[slowguy]

@klehner

Yeah, except that this phrase, when used in the Lavender Room, doesn’t really mean “hate.”

“Why do you hate capitalism?” means “your position is contrary to the definition of capitalism.” “Why do Republicans hate children?” means “Your position is detrimental to the well-being of children.”

Most who have been here a while know this colloquialism. E_dub has not been here long, and doesn’t know it.

Sometimes. As many times as not, the “why do you hate…” question in the LR/CS is used “ironically.”

In neither case is it used to indicate actual hate, at least not probably 99% of the time.

[Yeeper]

@BCtriguy1

@Yeeper

@ironclm

JFC some of you people would complain about the sky being blue.

Some things are a given.

1. Loyal, longtime, and frequent users of X will be frustrated with forced, sudden changes to X.
2. Cathy will lament #1.
3. Taxes

It’s nice to see Death is no longer in the top 3.

#progress

Death ain’t got nuthin on the Lav…err…coffee shop