Venti Snooty Latte


	Venti Snooty Latte

ratilfar

6-9-2008 4:27 PM

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starbucks, coffe, latte, elite, elitism, stupidity, no, way, jose

ratilfar says:

Yes, I do go to Starbucks for the "ambiance" (which I pay for with my Latte, or coffee with milk for everybody else) and the free WiFi is nice, but this, damn to much.

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