SARSbucks sounds like a place I'd boycott too.

Are we sure the Veep wasn't refering to Jamesons as his lubricant of choice? (Social lubricant. SOCIAL, you perv!)

Not sure if this is an Internet Explorer issue (I am at work), but NOM's anti-starbucks website is essentially broken...you can't even navigate it properly. Nice work guys!

So much to comment on this a.m., but L.A. banning words is absurd and unlikely to withstand legal challenge. Don't these jackasses have anything better to do?

That's Davey Oil on the far left! Mad props to him and Bike Works! Hell yes!

Dudes! You forgot the best (and most meaningful) news from yesterday:

The Hew Hampshire State House voted down a bill to repeal that state's marriage equality law. It was expected to be a close vote in the 75% Republican chamber. It was expected that the state's Democratic governor would have to veto it with the hope that the veto wouldn't be overturned, which was questionable.

Instead, the bill loss overwhelmingly, 202 - 133.

This is huge. It's the first time Republicans have decided to leave marriage equality in place. Now, of course, most state's Republicans are not the brand of libertarians that make up the NH GOP, but it is still a very big deal.

Hopefully the bill is dead forever but who knows? We do know that we have a list of house members that need to be removed from office this November.

The Bill Maher sentiment needs to follow the VP joke. Instead of shutting him up, Biden needs a reality TV crew following him around. I think it would really help lighten the mood around here.

Those of you who would like to send a supportive message to Starbucks (or even Sarbucks) can use this url: http://www.starbucks.com/customer-servic…

@3 I'm glad to hear the NOM site is as dysfunctional as the NOM arguments.

@8 Thanks for the link. I sent a message.

George Takei got 41,800 likes on a Facebook post in 2 hours. Dump Starbucks has 2,350 pledges in what, two days? I wish these assholes would find something more productive to do with their money, like seed small business or pay off someone's crushing student debt.

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Wow, 2389 right now....I bet Starbucks is shaking in their shoes about this boycott.

On the other hand I hope they sue NOM for misusing their logo.

That IS Davey Oil on there. Hey Davey!

@3 it's a horrible design. HORRIBLE. I get where they were going but the execution is as absurd as boycotting Starbucks.

@1: Fixed. Thanks.

Those dudes look like they're planning a heist. They're still gonna need a hacker, a wheelman, an inside man, and a hitter, at least.

I hate Starbucks. However, this "A portion of every cup of coffee purchased at a Starbucks anywhere in the world goes to fund this corporate assault on marriage" makes me want to go buy some Starbucks. My poor-ass self be damned about the cost and my coffee loving self be damned about the taste.

@17 - totally right. But more likely, since they're at BikeWorks, is they're trying to figure out how to fix a Huffy that's been getting rained on in someone's back yard for the last decade.

And I mean that in the most loving, pro-Bike Works way.

"Bill Maher has a demand: Stop apologizing."

Sounds appropriate for a career based on talking but not always thinking. That's why you're a fucking idiot who doesn't understand germ theory, Bill.

I believe This American Life has typically been clear when something is fictional or at least non-journalistic in nature as they do occasionally run those types of pieces. I vaguely recall a David Sedaris fable or two and a piece about a weightlifting snowman. It may also depend on the storyteller too. I don't generally believe that all of the Shalom Auslander pieces are without creative license or rigidly fact checked, for example.

This is of course my perception based on no rigorous research or fact checking.

Also, the al-Qaeda terrorist going around shooting Jewish kids in France is dead.