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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 07:42 AM
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Tea is un-American -- heck plenty of it comes from China, just like CoC $$$
I suppose they couldn't very well run around with coffee beans on their hats but still...

How much of the world's tea is grown in the USA ? Seems like foreign companies make money on tea -- British and Chinese -- maybe we should boycott tea for about the next 4 weeks.

(I know it is just a symbol, but it's THEIR symbol and it really ties in the foreign money thing.)
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secondwind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 07:51 AM
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1. Oh, no! I better stock up on my Twinings's Earl Grey, then. !!!
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Courtesy Flush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 08:00 AM
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2. Tea is the new alcohol
Well, it is for me, anyway. I miss alcohol.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 08:03 AM
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3. Tea is great, I drink it everyday. I refuse to let those idiotic Morans ruin a good cup of tea.
Is coffee unamerican too? It sure isn't grown here, is it?
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Pathwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 09:07 AM
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4. Sorry, mine is shipped directly from London.
Twinings Everyday, and NO! I will not give it up. It's a gift my son gives me.
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Big Blue Marble Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 09:21 AM
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5. How is tea un-American?
It was taxes on tea that help start the American revolution. During colonial times, most Americans drank tea
every day hence the anger about GB increasing their tea tax. Tea is part of our history. And many of us,
do still drink it every day. So keep your hands off my tea.
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 09:22 AM
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6. You can have my tea when you pry it from my twitchy hands.
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ensho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-12-10 09:38 AM
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7. my long time tea company, Simpson & Vail has tea from a lot of


different countries. none from England. I don't think tea grows in England
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