Sayings I'd put on your Starbucks coffee cup

By MARK PATINKIN

I was having a cup of Starbucks coffee the other day when it informed me that nobody in a family is ever happier than its least happy member. That was the quotation on the side of the cup.

Coffee is seen as a way to take break from the day, but the quote left me steeped in angst.

Apparently, Starbucks thinks that's a good thing. It has been putting quotes on cups now for a year or so.

...The quotes are mostly serious.

...As a newspaper columnist, I've found that one of the greatest honors is not winning an award, but being put on a refrigerator for a few days. If I could get onto a coffee cup, I'd feel just as good.

So if Starbucks is looking, I've spent the day coming up with some quotes of my own for their consideration:

-"When people say it's not about the money, it's about the money."

-"By definition, a 'holy war' isn't."

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