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Equal opportunity gps-er here… Coke!!
wheat bread with some coke and perhaps one or two hot dogs in a straight tie having a movie on my mac or looking at some paper
wheat coke bread dog
dcrainmaker and coke
hot dog with wheat bread
Mac
Paper
Boxer Brief
and to finish the day: paper mac
Mac
Coke
Burger..
Mac all the way!!!!!!!!
Pat
Mac all the way!!!!
Boxer briefs. And PC. Definitely PC
Hamburger with Coke or Hot dog with Pepsi.
Hamburger on Wheat with a Coke.
Paper definitely. I can “reuse” that bag as a trash bag at home. And the bag stands up nicely in my car (which is sufficiently old that it doesn’t have those plastic fingers/tabs for holding the handles of plastic bags.
-alan
Wheat, and Mac for that matter too!
Briefs
Hamburgers
Straight tie
Pepsi
PC – keeps me employed!
Paper
Wheat bread
Love me a Mac computer!
Briefs
Hamburger
Just something sexy about a man in bow tie
Drink neither but will pick Coke
Never use a Mac so PC
Paper
White bread
Apple all day!
I’m not afraid to say it…I prefer white bread.
Wheat
Mac – just can’t afford one.
Boxers, everyday.
boxers
I literally can’t exclaim this enough: MAC! and there is no substitute. and thanx fo da giveaway (ebonix style)
Mac most definitely!
Either for me… I’m bipolar…
Coke for sure!!!
Hamburgers, straight ties, coke and Mac. All together.
Cheers
Johnny
Mac
Thanks,
Randy Cantu
Coke is best…
Gotta have a Mac!!!
pc
boxerbriefs. The best of both worlds. And I’m a fan of whole grain wheat, unless it is homemade, then it must be white bread.
Diet Coke, definitely.
PC….and I like my husband in boxers.
jenellechu@hotmail.com
Boxers
Mac
Wheat bread
coke!!
Mac.
Straight tie… Not enough room for anything entertaining on a bowtie.
hi there!
wheat bread. yum!
tx for offering the giveaway, and good luck in boise!!
wheat bread! wheat bread! wheat bread!
white is the same thing as candy in my book.
curtis
Currently on a PC but longing to get a MAC.
(So MAC it is).
Cheers.
plastic, definitely plastic…but sometimes paper…i guess…hmmm….no, i prefer plastic…usually…
stephanie
PC, that’s the one that can be always fixed. If something is not working on Mac, then it will never work.
Hamburgers for me.
Mac, hands down.
I prefer a straight tie. It’s definitely more.. traditional. ;-)
Coke!
breifs
Hot dogs
Bow tie
Coke
Mac and PC
Canvas
no bread
MAC MAC MAC MAC
Boxers – all the way.
Hot Dogs… dress the dog, not the bun!
It has to be wheat bread unless its a homemade turkey leftover sandwich, then I need my white bread just the way mom used to make it.
Just like this comment…I’m a brief kind of guy.
Burgers- i know where the meat came from!!
Mac-most of the time
breifs- no brainer.
white bread always
coke
PC, Boxers, and Wheat Bread
briefs
hamburgers
straight tie
RC
PC
Canvas Bag
Sourdough
Paper always
Boxer briefs of course…or more likely commando or shorts liner.
mmm wheat bread for sure! Delicious and nutritious.
I would chose hamburgers over hot dogs any day
bowtie, of course!
In an ideal world…
comfortably dressed in just Briefs and a Straight Tie, eating an Burger in a Wheat bun with a Coke, in front of a Mac with Parallels installed PC included, and a Paper napkin to clean the mess!
flack
I prefer a hamburger over hot dogs.
Coke!
briefs
Preference is sometimes situational, but here goes:
Boxers except when training,
Hamburgers except at ballgames,
Straight tie except at weddings,
Diet Coke except when diet pepsi is all you got,
Mac except when trading and / or playing games,
Plastic except for raw meat
Swimming except when biking except when running.
Erwin
Briefs
hmmm…hamburgers
Mac without a doubt ( and for the last 12 years btw so not of the new switchers because it’s cool)
Boxer briefs
Coke Zero and no junk food :-)
White bread or wheat bread
Answer: Wheat bread.
much healthier for you and more fiber.
Katy
Straight tie and Coke Zero
Boxers
Hamburgers
None
Coke
PC
Paper
Wheat bread
PC over Mac
Pepsi
definitely mac!
Mac all the way
Wheat bread and Pepsi. Always!!!
Pepsi – Just did the Comrades marathon a week ago, all the water points had Pepsi went down beter than Coke
Coke, definitely!
Mac or PC? Linux, of course :-)
PC and paper :)
/Mattias
I prefer Coke over Pepsi.
Coke or Pepsi?
Coca-Cola … makes good things taste better!
Definately Coke …
As the saying goes – Coca-Cola Is It!!
Mac!!!!!!
Boxers or Briefs? Where’s the thong option! Oh ok …. the briefest of briefs!
Hamburgers, Coke, Mac and Wheat bread are the obvious ones that I’d pick!
Mac or PC: PC. Apple’s product policies scare me
PC and hamburger. Only Mac I really want is Big Mac. :)
Pepsi (Max) – Can’t get enough of it though bad for the teeth so only as a treat;
PC (sadly as I work with them);
Garmin – Got a Garmin 305 having read your review which is what got me started in following this great blog.
-Briefs
-burgers
-straight ties
-mac
-coke
-paper
Good luck with your race!
boxers
Briefs
Hot dogs or hamburgers – Hamburger
Coke or Pepsi – Coke
Mac or PC – PC
Paper or Plastic – Paper
White Bread or wheat bread – wheat bread
Mac, definitely – PC is an example of being technically right, but wrong on so many levels… ;-)
Boxers
Veggie burgers
Straight tie, windsor knot
Diet coke
Still undecided on the great computer debate
Paper
Wheat
I have both Garmin AND Polar (old ones of course)
wheat bread
I highly prefer a good home made Hamburger! With fresh lettuce, some pickles, A juicy burger and ofcourse Ketchup!
But like one of you race reports.. not the best food for a race ;)
Bow tie or straight tie… no tie would be the best!
Paper would be best! For sure. Go Green! :)
Wheat bread.. I like to have some taste on the bread itself… to combine with other food or spreads! :D