Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Yes, I'm a geek

Dear Starbucks,

Due to the cold spell, I stopped off for some hot caffeine this morning, and noticed you were selling a polar bear cookie.





Technically, I think they're polar bear pi. But that's just me.

The price of $1.25 seemed like a good deal. I figured they'd be $3.14.

Yours truly,

Dr. Grumpy
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38 comments:

  1. MarielaDecember 7, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    I thought it was going to be a diet coke reference - I recognized it as the Coca-Cola bear before I saw pi!

    I must be even more addicted to diet coke than you are.

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  2. OMDGDecember 7, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Dude. You really are a nerd.

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  3. Grumpy, M.D.December 7, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Yes (sigh).

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  4. KateDecember 7, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    I hope they sell those cookies nationwide, otherwise, you live in my city. Because I said the exact same thing last Sunday at a meeting at Starbucks. And everyone looked at me funny.

    Sigh. I fit in here on your blog.

    Thank GOD.

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  5. GlassHospitalDecember 7, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    I had one of those last week at the Starbucks in the Tulsa airport.

    I was disappointed since they looked so good. Tasted a little cardboardy. Bland cardboard at that. Real cardboard tastes a little richer.

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  6. JUNIORDecember 7, 2010 at 2:41 PM

    So did you ever find out what other holidays are polar bear themed? (I just read an old post of yours talking about the bright cashier talking about polar bear cookies)

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  7. Grumpy, M.D.December 7, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    Not yet.

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  8. AlbaDecember 7, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    i hope they are not pi polar.

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  9. Kimbra KaschDecember 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    I mentioned those cookies this morning - well actually two guys behind me mentioned them first...you weren't behind me at SB were you?

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  10. IMQTPIDecember 7, 2010 at 3:31 PM

    My friend sent me one of these for Christmas one year

    http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/whatonearth/Item_The-Pi-Dish_VC4603_ps_srm.html

    My husband (an Electronics Engineer Geek) didn't "get it!"

    (BTW - Good one, Alba!)

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  11. the blonde mdDecember 7, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    Awesome!! I want one... unfortunately 1.25 would be about $5 when I'm done with school and start paying back my loans..

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  12. ValDecember 7, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Unfortunately I live too far out of town from you (Wales, UK) to buy one of those. That doesn't stop me wanting one, though.

    Oh hey - and it could've been worse. It could've been a Bi-Polar Bear.
    ;)

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  13. J-Quell'nDecember 7, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    Starbucks is my new favorite obsession!

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  14. Not HouseDecember 7, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    At least you're not a Gleek.

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  15. SandraDecember 7, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Why all the sighs? Nerd is a compliment!

    I am a nerd, too, and proud of it! :-)

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  16. middle childDecember 7, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    Oh crap! Now I'm hungry.

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  17. AnonymousDecember 7, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    how come the bear has six legs?

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  18. Grumpy, M.D.December 7, 2010 at 5:35 PM

    I think that's the one behind it.

    Either that or it's a Hurkle, from Lirht.

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  19. The MotherDecember 7, 2010 at 5:46 PM

    Does it say anything about my sons that whenever they make pie (with an e) they cut out a pi (no e) and stick it on top for decoration?

    Or maybe that they make pie at all?

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  20. FizzyDecember 7, 2010 at 5:50 PM

    You might be even nerdier than my husband :P

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  21. HelenDecember 7, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    Yep, a nerd.

    Either way, those are cute! Now I'm going to have to eat one.

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  22. BonnieDecember 7, 2010 at 6:27 PM

    Um, does anyone else think the bear got bit by a vampire? That's the first thing *I* thought.

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  23. AnonymousDecember 7, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    I assume that pi represents the value of theta in the polar coordinate system?

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  24. AnonymousDecember 7, 2010 at 8:46 PM

    Stonehenge...

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  25. AnonymousDecember 7, 2010 at 8:53 PM

    Dr. Grumpy you can always get Nexium to treat your N.E.R.D. it might even be tier II by now.

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  26. LDecember 7, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    Ah, I love math. And cookies. It's a win win situation for everyone.

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  27. MorrisDecember 7, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    "Alba said...
    i hope they are not pi polar."

    Ouch! :)

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  28. mcgeeDecember 7, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    I didn't see pi. I saw "throat cut to bleed out after shooting" (it's deer season).

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  29. JustinDecember 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    And here my first thought was, "Wow, I can't believe they are selling cookies depicting a polar bear with it's throat cut".

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  30. AnonymousDecember 8, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    My whole nerdy family indulges in pie on March 14th every year.....

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  31. Grumpy, M.D.December 8, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    Well, March 14 is Einstein's birthday.

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  32. watercolordaisyDecember 8, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    I saw bleeding throat, too. lol. Too many crime shows?? I had to look again to find pi.

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  33. RPDecember 8, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    *pout* sigh...I have yet to see those cookies here in So. Ca.

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  34. AnonymousDecember 8, 2010 at 10:18 PM

    March 14th is 3-14...hence the pie day. Is it really Einstein's birthday or are you just goofin'?

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  35. JacobDecember 8, 2010 at 11:34 PM

    Pi? Oh...got it. That's a nice scarf.
    3.141592653589793238462643383279593993... :) Nerds rule.

    Was there any sort of filling? It looks kind of like a moon pie (which would have been even more ironic).

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  36. terri cDecember 9, 2010 at 2:05 AM

    You may be a nerd but I am boring. I saw a scarf.

    Wv: forpi, no joke.

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  37. Grumpy, M.D.December 9, 2010 at 5:59 AM

    I'm serious. Einstein was born March 14, 1879.

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  38. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    It is better to be a nerd than a geek, or a dweeb.

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So wadda you think?