AndurilFlameoftheWest Posted September 14, 2004 Report Posted September 14, 2004 Ok im here at school and i went to go get a chocolate shake. I had already spent money on a nice cheeseburger, and i had 3 dollars and 50 cents left. I was figuring that the shake would be about 2.50 - 3 dollars, so i had enough i thought. Turns out that the shake was 4.50 for a small. So right now im sittin here pissed and bored in computer lab, im having milkshake withdrawels. What id like to know what was in that shake to make it so high.....maybe ill grow some chest hair Quote
NBVegita Posted September 14, 2004 Report Posted September 14, 2004 WTF? YOU'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PRICE OF MILKSHAKES IN YOUR SCHOOl! When I was in high school closest thing we got to milkshakes was if the milk got too cold and froze...-*BAD WORD*- guy complaining about millkshakes! Quote
X`terrania Posted September 14, 2004 Report Posted September 14, 2004 Steal some money, kill someone! Quote
AndurilFlameoftheWest Posted September 14, 2004 Author Report Posted September 14, 2004 Im in college. Its just that usually milkshakes cost around 2 dollars, or at least the ones at mcdonalds do, so im trying to figure what would be in the extra two dollars. Quote
ZKewl Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 I can tell you why milk shakes(and everything else) is higher at college .... it's cuase the college/university is trying to milk every student for everything he and she has. The college/university tries to get more of your money even after graduate. Mine calles me about every other year(sometimes every) for me to "donate" some money for something and it's been 10 since I graduated. Quote
GhettoSmurf Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 i'm so glad there's a dunkin' donuts on my campus. and even more glad that my dining hall has free fruit smoothies Quote
BeWaRe Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 Haha..you guys pay for stuff at college? Sux to be you. fullscholorship2win. :jules: Quote
BeWaRe Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 ...and by full, i mean tuition, room/board, books and spending money. $$ Quote
Jumbone Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 ... Turns out that the shake was 4.50 for a small. ... $4.50 for a shake, -*BAD WORD*- I've bought crack for less. Quote
talion Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 my milkshake brings all the boyz to the yard. Quote
GhettoSmurf Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 wtf they give you free spending money? how much of a budget do you have? Quote
thelordoftheland Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 i dunno about this... so they us beware... who did you sleep with to get that scholarship? Quote
BeWaRe Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 Ghetto: They pay for everything and give me $400 a month to do whatever I want with. Lord: They you? Only if you they me first. Quote
NBVegita Posted September 16, 2004 Report Posted September 16, 2004 Bah that teaches no work ethics! I have a full tuition covered right now, but I work full time so that I don't have to live on campus. Instead I live in a 2 story, 3 bedroom, fully furnished house, with tablet... which mind you is much better than any dorm, even if you have a suite And workin helps make you feel like you've accomplished something, besides sitting on ss all day...erm cough...vile!...cough... /rant So yeah how bout them grapes? Quote
MikeTheNose Posted September 16, 2004 Report Posted September 16, 2004 ... Turns out that the shake was 4.50 for a small. ... $4.50 for a shake, -*BAD WORD*- I've bought crack for less. I've paid for you for less. Quote
AndurilFlameoftheWest Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Posted September 16, 2004 I got a milkshake today, and it was 3.95.....wtf??? Now im figuring, i didnt ask for whipped cream on top of it, so does that mean that a small dab of whipped cream is 55 cents? 3.95 is still a high price anyway. Yes i think i am being bilked for my money at college....them scoundrels. BACK TO MCDONALDS! MAY I GET OBESE and sue their !@#$%^&*es. Quote
The Maurauder Posted September 16, 2004 Report Posted September 16, 2004 The price of all dairy products has recently risen. Quote
Arianax Posted September 16, 2004 Report Posted September 16, 2004 Yeah i heard that...its due to cows, turning...urm, Spherical. yeah. Quote
Greased_Lightning Posted September 17, 2004 Report Posted September 17, 2004 Here Begineth the Lesson: Dairy prices increase due to: increased cost of feeds (mostly the increase in corn prices ((corn was over $3.00 US/bu, soybeans topped $10.00, basically all the grains saw increases this year due to increased demand by foreign sources due to some bad weather for crops in South America...also droughts in areas of the US has cut back supply so that it is less able to meet demand), the aforementioned dry conditions in much of the Western United States have cut back the supply of forage (which is the primary source of nutrition for all ruminant animals ((i.e. cattle, sheep)) due to the rumen microflora capable of digestion of cellulose). Forage used over the winter months is important for peak lactation. Dairy operators are seeing increased necessity and therefore increased prices to purchase forage (hays and silages) to sustain cows during lactation. Alfalfa hay is especially high (over $125.00/ton locally) but luckily, alfalfa should only make up a limited percentage of total forages used due to the threat of bloat (Reason is: alfalfa is too good to feed to cattle too much, sheep, on the other hand, can thrive on a 100% alfalfa diet (almost, some supplemental minerals are required)). The combination of these factors and climate factors have resulted in a drop in average lactation/cow in the prime dairy states (California, Wisconsin, Minnesota yeah its -*BAD WORD*-ed up that California is the #1 milk producing state but Wisconsin is making good progress at regaining the bragging rights, go cheese heads go!). Decreased supply of milk results in increased prices as the demand has risen with the Atkins craze people have greatly increased their consumption of cheese and butter. These prices have risen all across the board for dairy from last years supermarket price of approximately $1./gallon milk to a price this week of $2.97/gallon (subject to regional variation). Best bet for lowering of milk prices are as follows: Better growing conditions throughout the Midwest for grains as well as forages result in lower prices for livestock feeds. Also, should it be shown that the Atkins Diet is causing a significant increase in colesterol due to the increased consumption of high-fat/low-carb foods, we can expect to see a decline in the consumption of cheese and butter to their pre-Atkins levels, therefore reducing demand, increasing ready supplies, and easing of prices of dairy products.Bad scenario: Mild winters across the Great Plains result in less snowfall and cause dry soil conditions. Spring precipitation doesn't make up for the soil conditions and the prevailing notion that the downriver barge industry on the Missouri River is more important than increased use of irrigation on cropland result in poor crop yields with further exacerbate the high grain and forage prices we are seeing today. Also, should the Atkins craze remain popular, we should not expect to see any dropoff in dairy demand and the possibility of an increase in demand is probable causing further increase in dairy prices, an estimated increase to over $3.50/gallon milk prices thereby sending your milkshake (small, no cream) price to approximately $26.47. Worst-case scenario: kent wears a thong in public, m!@#$%^&* blindness results. Want to know more about dairy operations but are afraid to ask? Just send me $39.95 plus S&H and I'll send you a monthly newsletter detailing the current market trends and production practices for US livestock. hehehe agriculture rulz I'm so bored that I actually put thought into this whole thing. If anybody actually reads all of that and understands, I salute you. Stay tuned for more of these kind of posts in the future! Quote
Phantomdragon Posted September 18, 2004 Report Posted September 18, 2004 I got a milkshake today, and it was 3.95.....wtf??? Now im figuring, i didnt ask for whipped cream on top of it, so does that mean that a small dab of whipped cream is 55 cents? 3.95 is still a high price anyway. Yes i think i am being bilked for my money at college....them scoundrels. BACK TO MCDONALDS! MAY I GET OBESE and sue their !@#$%^&*es.Mcdonald's is a rip-off. 3 bucks for three chcken select strips. Go to Carl's Jr. 6 dollar burger.......mmmmmmm Quote
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