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Originally posted by perplexed:
Yep we are...

Mercer has Snow's, it's better than Triggs. The only reason we don't go to Snow's more often is we do all our errands in Minocqua.

Pick my dog up when it's fully baked. Gotta be somewhere up there.

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Pick my dog up when it's fully baked

I'll wait until the silver paint dries first.

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Originally posted by GlenEllynRing:
Wow, small world!
Have you been to Smokey's yet? It's our new favorite. I love the Tempura Blue Gills. Hard to believe it used to be The Oasis!

I have not made it there... I'm sure MRS. Perplexed and the kids have. They go all the good places when I'm not there.

Yea it is a small world. Heck we probably even went to school together here

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Originally posted by Clamato:

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Originally posted by perplexed:
Yep we are...

Mercer has Snow's, it's better than Triggs. The only reason we don't go to Snow's more often is we do all our errands in Minocqua.

Pick my dog up when it's fully baked. Gotta be somewhere up there.

50.5 cents a mile?

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Heck we probably even went to school together here

It's possible. I'll divulge age/graduation years if you will.

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Originally posted by GlenEllynRing:

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Pick my dog up when it's fully baked

I'll wait until the silver paint dries first.

LOL!

Clam, is your new puppy coming from a breeder in Minocqua? I think I've seen ads in the Lakeland Times for Silver Labs.

GBW 82

The SW in Minocqua is slated to open in August of this year.

Love Trigg's. Their deli salads are head and shoulders above the SW in Rhinelander. And their liquor department is fantastic. Try some Spotted Cow Beer. Have you tried the Lake Tomahawk meat market? Killer beef jerky @ $20 per pound.

Perplexed, I'm an '89 Grad of GBW. I think you graduated with my sister though.

Mrs. A...the liquor dept. at Trigg's fantastic! I get the Spotted Cow beer every time I'm up! And yes, Lake Tomahawk's meat market is really good...never tried the jerky.

Has Mr. A taken you to Norwood Pines yet? It's just past the SW off of 70.

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Originally posted by GlenEllynRing:
Perplexed, I'm an '89 Grad of GBW. I think you graduated with my sister though.

Was she cute?

It's my sister, so I wouldn't know!

But really, she was <and still is> quite a looker. When she is out with my 21 y.o. niece, people think they are sisters!

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Originally posted by GlenEllynRing:
It's my sister, so I wouldn't know!

But really, she was <and still is> quite a looker. When she is out with my 21 y.o. niece, people think they are sisters!

Oh then I wouldn't know her... I was probably playing D&D

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Originally posted by GlenEllynRing:
Clam, is your new puppy coming from a breeder in Minocqua? I think I've seen ads in the Lakeland Times for Silver Labs.

Edgar, WI...just west of Wausau.

'89 grad of GW, GER??? I really could be a sugar daddy to you. Uh, any chance you're a chubby-chaser?

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I was probably playing D&D Big Grin

Well, she went for geeks so you never know!

And I shudder when I think that I just found <and promptly threw out> some of my D&D Characters, some with many skill points too!!!

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I really could be a sugar daddy to you. Uh, any chance you're a chubby-chaser?

I've got my own sugar, but I'm running low on flour. If you change it to flour daddy, you've got yourself a deal.

Chubby? You've been eating too many cupcakes from Honey. I've seen you at the window, dark Joan Collins sunglasses on, a flask of milk strapped to your thigh, cream cheese frosting all over your face, the humiliation of being asked to leave after they've made the last-cupcake-call...

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Originally posted by glellyn:
You guys know that Aldi owns Trader Joe's right?

It's set up as the same concept. Just larger scale grocery, rather than "gourmet" specialty store.

I would disagree with this latter statement. Yes, Aldi owns Trader Joes, However, the Trader Joes we know today was started and in business before Aldi bought them. According to the book, The Trader Joe's Adventure, they pretty much run separately from Aldi. Check it out at the GE library.

Aldi's does not own Trader Joe's. There was a recent Business Week article that got that wrong. It is true that one of the Albrecht family members now owns T.J.'s and yet another operates Aldi's, so you could say the owners are related, but not the two business concerns. Totally separate. As far as product sourcing on some items, there might be some connections (almost inevitable in retail grocery), but both retailers and vendors must remain mute on sourcing.

Trader Joe's began as Pronto Markets in California in the late 50's. Original owner Joseph Coulombe changed the name to Trader Joe's and began to add the specialty private label items they are known for today. Adding California wines to his stores was the first of many successful moves. There are now just less than 300 T.J. stores nationwide - 15 of them are in Illinois.

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Originally posted by GlenEllynRing:
Perplexed, I'm an '89 Grad of GBW.

My BIL graduated in '89. Perhaps you know him....he wasn't really an athlete or actor, or burnout or anything. I think he just sort of "did" high school. Nice guy though. I'll try to contact you and give you his name.