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Starbucks Bans Blonde Jokes

First Posted: 01/13/12 11:05 AM ET Updated: 01/13/12 11:17 AM ET

Newser.com:

Starbucks launched its new, mellower "Blonde" roast this week, and it doesn't want to hear any baristas sniggering about the name.

"We were told at a regional rally there are absolutely no Blonde jokes to be told around the coffee whatsoever. It will be a written offense if so," a worker writes at Starbucks Gossip.

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Starbucks launched its new, mellower "Blonde" roast this week, and it doesn't want to hear any baristas sniggering about the name. "We were told at a regional rally there are absolutely no Blonde j...
Starbucks launched its new, mellower "Blonde" roast this week, and it doesn't want to hear any baristas sniggering about the name. "We were told at a regional rally there are absolutely no Blonde j...
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stjoshy
"C is for COOKIEEEEE. thats good enough for me"
05:46 PM on 01/16/2012
sniggering?? is that a word? ..snickering maybe. also who cares if they make jokes about blondes.. its all usually true anywayz
01:08 AM on 01/16/2012
Polacy dziękować Bogu za kawały o blondynkach.
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Bickidan
It's all relative, isn't it?
06:50 AM on 01/15/2012
Blonde is a choice. So is Caribou (yummy!), Dunn Brothers, Dunkin Donuts...
02:51 AM on 01/15/2012
So, if you order a blonde to go, will it have a lot of bubbles coming out, meaning it's releasing air?
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Phalanxman
Everything in Moderation
12:01 AM on 01/15/2012
Those were all jokes???? No way. All those sayings about blondes is true. Isn't it???
04:42 PM on 01/14/2012
Man,so many rules
Id tell that job to kiss my &ss

You know why no one tells blonde jokes to groups of blondes?
They dont want to spend all night explaining the joke
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02:32 PM on 01/14/2012
This is stupid. If you don't want your coffee strong, then use less grounds when you brew it.
10:13 PM on 01/13/2012
What about "we've gone blonde?"
07:55 PM on 01/13/2012
Starbuck's barristas don't make fun of just blondes, they make fun of ALL customers.
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the taoist
when memory and desire collide memory yields
04:09 PM on 01/13/2012
ok.......WHY DID THE BLONDE GET HER HEAD STUCK TO THE STEERING WHEEL????
she was trying to blow the horn...............
03:03 PM on 01/13/2012
baristas sniggering .... say it ain't So....
03:01 PM on 01/13/2012
I ask a Blonde who was painting why she had on a winter coat and a Fur coat on when it was like 95 degree in the shade...She said Daaah......read the paint can...For Best Results Use 2 Coats...
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lpx919
Save the World with Whatever is Saved in it...
11:42 AM on 01/13/2012
Q: What goes vrrrum...screech, vrrrum...screech?
A: A blonde through a flashing light.
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lpx919
Save the World with Whatever is Saved in it...
11:39 AM on 01/13/2012
Two blonds walked into a Starbuck...and you'd think that one of them would have seen it!