NationStates Jolt Archive

"Bonney Lake residents protest bikini baristas (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24809510/)"

This is an issue? Seems more like some free publicity . . .

Bonney Lake is about 20 miles ESE of Tacoma (itself some 30 miles south of Seattle). Once you get past Puyallup (a mere 10 miles ESE), you get into "red" (or much more conservative) country rather quickly.

This is why the notion of "red" and "blue" applying to whole states is rather ridiculous. There may be whole counties that might fall virtually on the whole into conservative or liberal molds, and then only vaguely. East of Puyallup, there's little difference in the likelihood of running into a staunch social conservative than if you were in suburban Dallas, Atlanta or anywhere else south of the Manson-Nixon line.

In reference to the OP's question, I wonder what contrived Starbucks jargon would be invented for patrons to order a breast milk latte?

"Gimme a grande baby-food latte"?
"I'd like a squeeze-a-boobie latte"?

Or just...

"One venti latte, please, and put some mom in it."

Small minds boggle. Like mine.

I approve, but only if they stop calling themselves 'baristas'.

Now that's offensive.

"Mainly the location, because school buses go down 410 and children see this and there is a stop light here," she said.

Huh? Children see what? Women in bikinis. If they find that a problem I just hope that they never come to Brazil :)