ATTN PEEDEE PLEASE HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also I can do pretty much whatever I want, because everyone else in it is incredibly stupid. The fact that I can follow directions and write complete sentences really puts me at an advantage.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I am of no help.  I don't watch tv either.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

So the assignment is supposed to be to label the explicit message, the implicit message, and state whether I agree with the messages, and why.

Here's what I did for this one:

Explicit message: New Englanders should drink coffee from Honeydew Donuts, because it's better.

Implicit messages: Honeydew Donuts is better than Dunking Donuts coffee, and Honeydew Donuts is for white middle-class New Englanders. Or, perhaps, that by drinking Honeydew Donuts coffee, the consumer can become whiter and more middle-class.

I can't agree or disagree with the explicit message, because I don't drink coffee. I do, however, know that New Englanders have a fairly unique cultural relationship with donut-shop coffee.

As for the implicit message, I can't vouch for the quality of any donut shop coffee, but I do like donuts, and not being white or middle class, I am put off by the message that their donuts are not for me, or might inexplicably turn me white.

I think that Bren might actually get a kick out of that.

Twid,
Never seen Bren drink anything but Dunks, or that one time, Starbucks, but to be fair he and I haven't had coffee together in ages.

[Suu]

Honeydew is so meh. It always tastes burnt, not as bad as Starbucks burnt, but more of a tolerable burnt. I only drink it when there's no Dunkin, like Boston South Station. Fuck you, South Station.

I didn't even think they could afford to have commercials, considering I know of...one...in all the Providence.

-Suu
Rhode Island New Hampshire runs on Dunkin. My bus stop is a Dunkin, and there's one in the Wallyworld up the road.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also you're not a New Englander, so that makes the implicit message even funnier.

Do you even have either Dunks or Honeydew in Portland? I expect that it's definitely Starbucks territory, but I actually don't know what makes Honeydew specifically New Englander (the original Dunkin Donuts is in a 5 min driving distance from Villager's by comparison).

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Honeydew is so meh. It always tastes burnt, not as bad as Starbucks burnt, but more of a tolerable burnt. I only drink it when there's no Dunkin, like Boston South Station. Fuck you, South Station.

I didn't even think they could afford to have commercials, considering I know of...one...in all the Providence.

-Suu
Rhode Island New Hampshire runs on Dunkin. My bus stop is a Dunkin, and there's one in the Wallyworld up the road.

You know, I don't even recall having Honeydew. Only that it exists. And holy shit, what happened to the Dunks at South Station? It's South fucking Station.

[Suu]

Also you're not a New Englander, so that makes the implicit message even funnier.

Do you even have either Dunks or Honeydew in Portland? I expect that it's definitely Starbucks territory, but I actually don't know what makes Honeydew specifically New Englander (the original Dunkin Donuts is in a 5 min driving distance from Villager's by comparison).

Remember that one time the Canadians came in and tried to take over.

That was a hoot...except that part when they gave all their stores 12 hours notice to close. That wasn't funny.

Fuck you, Tim Horton's, you bunch of slutmuffins. I will go coffee-less this summer in Montreal if I have to.

[Suu]

Honeydew is so meh. It always tastes burnt, not as bad as Starbucks burnt, but more of a tolerable burnt. I only drink it when there's no Dunkin, like Boston South Station. Fuck you, South Station.

I didn't even think they could afford to have commercials, considering I know of...one...in all the Providence.

-Suu
Rhode Island New Hampshire runs on Dunkin. My bus stop is a Dunkin, and there's one in the Wallyworld up the road.

You know, I don't even recall having Honeydew. Only that it exists. And holy shit, what happened to the Dunks at South Station? It's South fucking Station.

There has not been a DD in South Station since at least 2006. I would have to walk to Summer Street when I worked on Atlantic. Most of the time, Richter and I got McDonald's iced coffee if we were lazy and didn't want to walk the 3 extra blocks, because it was guaranteed to be better than Honeydew. That says something.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Well, I'm sure this is all a big help.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Also you're not a New Englander, so that makes the implicit message even funnier.

Do you even have either Dunks or Honeydew in Portland? I expect that it's definitely Starbucks territory, but I actually don't know what makes Honeydew specifically New Englander (the original Dunkin Donuts is in a 5 min driving distance from Villager's by comparison).

Remember that one time the Canadians came in and tried to take over.

That was a hoot...except that part when they gave all their stores 12 hours notice to close. That wasn't funny.

Fuck you, Tim Horton's, you bunch of slutmuffins. I will go coffee-less this summer in Montreal if I have to.

Yup!

Actually, Nigel, beware. It might not turn you white, but it will turn you New Englander. Remember that Suu is a Floridian by nature. Don't drink the coffee. You'll start dropping your r's and driving badly.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Well, I'm sure this is all a big help.

Point.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I am of no help.  I don't watch tv either.

I always feel weird, like I'm making some kind of social statement or something. I'm not, though, I'm just really poor, single, and have no free time, and I don't like watching it by myself.

[Salty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC62AIct9EM

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So the assignment is supposed to be to label the explicit message, the implicit message, and state whether I agree with the messages, and why.

Here's what I did for this one:

Explicit message: New Englanders should drink coffee from Honeydew Donuts, because it's better.

Implicit messages: Honeydew Donuts is better than Dunking Donuts coffee, and Honeydew Donuts is for white middle-class New Englanders. Or, perhaps, that by drinking Honeydew Donuts coffee, the consumer can become whiter and more middle-class.

I can't agree or disagree with the explicit message, because I don't drink coffee. I do, however, know that New Englanders have a fairly unique cultural relationship with donut-shop coffee.

As for the implicit message, I can't vouch for the quality of any donut shop coffee, but I do like donuts, and not being white or middle class, I am put off by the message that their donuts are not for me, or might inexplicably turn me white.

I think that Bren might actually get a kick out of that.

Twid,
Never seen Bren drink anything but Dunks, or that one time, Starbucks, but to be fair he and I haven't had coffee together in ages.

Good!

I seriously do not understand the New England donut-shop coffee thing. It's like the California hamburger chinese food donut thing. WTF.

[Salty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICppcKiwrPw