Mar 19, 2008 03:19
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has gone the way of yesterday morning’s grounds
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But the ardor for Starbucks has gone the way of yesterday morning’s grounds. Critics in the music industry say the company squandered its cachet by mismanaging the effort to broaden its music mix.
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Mar 19, 2008 07:46: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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people are not as enthusiastic about Starbucks as they once were
drawing an analogy to old, used coffee grounds (because Starbucks sells coffee)
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-03-19 04:07:04 GMT)
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Typically the expression is "X has gone the way of Y", where Y is something old and passé (more common formulations are "...has gone the way of the dinosaur" or "...has gone the way of the horse and buggy"). Here they are just saying that the ardor that once existed for Starbucks is now gone.
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-03-19 04:07:04 GMT)
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Typically the expression is "X has gone the way of Y", where Y is something old and passé (more common formulations are "...has gone the way of the dinosaur" or "...has gone the way of the horse and buggy"). Here they are just saying that the ardor that once existed for Starbucks is now gone.
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: it's getting old.
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grounds = ground coffee, yesterdays grounds
grounds = ground coffee, yesterdays grounds means that their coffee is old and stale to the taste of todays coffee drinkers. yesterdays grounds is likened to the mix of yesterdays music, and Starbucks is now regarded as a place where there is an opportunity lost as they didn't keep up with the times.
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this is about Starbucks selling music.