Carlyle Group buys Dunkin Donuts, Fred the Baker dies....

jackstraw45

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:16 AM
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Carlyle Group buys Dunkin Donuts, Fred the Baker dies....

12/12/05 Carlyle becomes part owner of Dunkin Donuts

12/27/05 Dunkin Donuts icon dies

RIP Michael Val aka "Fred the Baker"

Thanks, BFEE.

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Javaman

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:20 AM
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1. time to make the donuts...

Probably one of the more amusing series of commercials that ever ran. The funniest was when he left early and met himself at the door. LOL

I'm glad that the fucks over at carlyle can't exploit him now.

I haven't eaten a duncan donut in years but now under the new ownership, I will make sure, even when desperate, stranded in some one horse town and the only food is their donuts, not to eat one on principle.

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jackstraw45

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:39 AM
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4. They were great...wonder if any of them are archived online?

RIP Dunkin Donuts

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sasha031

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:22 AM
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2. i use to go there for a coffee on the road

haven't for years, now more than ever I would not frequent that joint. Green Mountain and Starbucks is where I would choose to do business. I try to follow the pattern of buying blue all the time, although it's difficult to find blue at times.

http://www.buyblue.org/

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glitch

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Wed Dec-28-05 11:29 AM
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3. They're after our cops! Bet they put tvs playing fox in every shop.

only half-kidding, we are talking carlyle.

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jackstraw45

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Thu Dec-29-05 04:32 PM
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5. kick

:kick:

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