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Transformer: ice cream truck in sunshine, shelter/bed in rain.

Transformer: ice cream truck in sunshine, shelter/bed in rain.

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Meat or murder? Do the sharks fins on display attract or repulse?

Meat or murder? Do the sharks fins on display attract or repulse?

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when is the friday in casual friday?

does the “Friday” in “casual Friday” refer to the last day of the working week, or does it refer to that day of week before Saturday? If Friday is a holiday, should people show up on Thursday in casuals?

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Which is the more appetizing bowl of noodles, or are they both delicious/repulsive? Our response to food is socially/culturally shaped, so how are they re-shaped? How do we get past our existing defaults? Is there an age when we stop trying? Can we ever consume most of our protein from bugs…or lab produced meat?

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“Coming soon” instead of “not available”

Reading between the lines.

Labeling an item in an already printed menu as “coming soon” instead of “not available” - is that a Japanese way of saying no politely?

Who is the statement “we do not use pork ingredient at all in Chicken-Ramen” directed at? There is the same statement in Japanese.

Very cool to have a parent-child meal, but how did they decide the age of the child to be 7 and below? How would they verify the age of a child? And why only one child per “table.” What is a “table?”  

How do you balance generating goodwill among customers against protecting against abuse?

Is the future one of long lists of terms and conditions for each offer or Panera Bread’s honor system?

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