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The following is from the book, Uncle John's Great Big Bathroom Reader. The specific couple of pages is called Modern Mythology. I couldn't resist sharing! :D

JUAN VALDEZ. "This is the tale of Juan Valdez / Stubborn man, as the story says / Lives way up on a mountaintop / Growing the finest coffee crop." In the early 1960's, about 25% of all coffee sold in America came from Colombia, but consumers didn't know it. So Colombian coffee-growers hired an ad agency to make Americans aware of their product. The agency hired New York singer Jose Duval and sent him to Colombia with a film crew. Clothed in traditional garb - a "mulera" (shawl), a straw sombrero, white pants and shirt - Jose was fimled picking coffee beans and leading a bean-laden burro down mountain trails. It was a huge success - people in New York greeted Duval with "Hi, Juan" wherever he went. Today, a stylized picture of Juan Valdez is part of the Colombian coffee logo.
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Juan Valdez named his donkey after me. I love that coffee. :)
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good coffee...**in a haze**...Donuts! Doh! Donuts...
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mmmmmmmmmmmm................ columbian
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I have read those books, also. They are enjoyable!
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:lol: I thought this was some sort of complaint thread at first...
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:)
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Post by Damelon »

I didn't know what to make of this thread either when I first saw it. I never knew Juan's story. :)
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Mhoram - I did too!
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I had a feeling others would think that :) Where's old Juan anyway?
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He probably got scared away. hehe, go us! :)
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He liked coffee
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Ah for the good old days, when Juan was the one stirring things up..... ;)

Juan, I miss you, where, oh where have you gone??????? :cry:
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He just posted recently. IIRC, it's in one of the seemingly infinite threads by or dedicated to Zeph, but I don't remember which. :( It was nice to see him again. :)
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Fist and Faith wrote:He just posted recently. IIRC, it's in one of the seemingly infinite threads by or dedicated to Zeph, but I don't remember which. :( It was nice to see him again. :)
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Post by Juan Valdez »

Ah...my dear Bird&Bear...those were the good old day....weren't they.....thank you

Im still here.....


Fist.....hello



And dromond...you are most correct!

Hello




Speak, and I may hear......



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Juan, you've actually joined us?!?!
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Post by Juan Valdez »

"In response to you Fist....."





Due to recent ...events....."Zeph"....*cough*............I was faced with an ultimatum...either...abandon my post...as the guardian of the watch...the shadow of this realm......or register.....and continue my service.............

I choose to honor my personal vow....and uphold truth...here on the watch....and to protect the great people that frequent this place.....from bastrel scoundrelistic burds..of little worth...and..lesser girth.......bastrels like ....oh..................zeph!



I will be no more or less present than I have ever been......I am still here....




Juan "muchos nombres" Valdez
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Post by CovenantJr »

Haha, be welcome Juan, noblest and most verbose of the Watch family. I'm glad to see you return :D

(whoever you may be ;) )
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YAY! Welcome, officially, my friend!! |G |G

About freaking time!! :x :twisted: ;) ;)
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