Comments on: Interesting meaning of the word “makes” http://timworstall.com/2009/07/09/interesting-meaning-of-the-word-makes/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neil http://timworstall.com/2009/07/09/interesting-meaning-of-the-word-makes/comment-page-1/#comment-31839 Neil Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:23:42 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8438#comment-31839 Wow, you mean Diageo's business has overheads? I never knew! You could get in the papers with that kind of insightful writing, you know. Tim adds: I do..... Wow, you mean Diageo’s business has overheads? I never knew!

You could get in the papers with that kind of insightful writing, you know.

Tim adds: I do…..

]]> By: john b http://timworstall.com/2009/07/09/interesting-meaning-of-the-word-makes/comment-page-1/#comment-31807 john b Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:53:02 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8438#comment-31807 In Wetherspoons, Black Label costs about 50p more for a shot than Glenmorangie, Laphroaig or Glenlivet. I've never had the slightest interest in buying JWBL in an offy, but I'm happy to take David's word for it... In Wetherspoons, Black Label costs about 50p more for a shot than Glenmorangie, Laphroaig or Glenlivet. I’ve never had the slightest interest in buying JWBL in an offy, but I’m happy to take David’s word for it…

]]> By: David Gillies http://timworstall.com/2009/07/09/interesting-meaning-of-the-word-makes/comment-page-1/#comment-31804 David Gillies Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22:06 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8438#comment-31804 It's shite whiskey, too (for the price they charge, anyway. You can get a bottle of good single malt for the price of a bottle of Black Label). It’s shite whiskey, too (for the price they charge, anyway. You can get a bottle of good single malt for the price of a bottle of Black Label).

]]> By: FlyingRodent http://timworstall.com/2009/07/09/interesting-meaning-of-the-word-makes/comment-page-1/#comment-31792 FlyingRodent Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:40:29 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=8438#comment-31792 "Makes" as in "sells that amount worth of booze", from here. http://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/1bn-Johnnie-Walker--helps.4439132.jp If there's a consensus that this is seriously misleading - or, critically, that it makes Diageo's conduct look any less shitty than it currently does - I'll update this later. “Makes” as in “sells that amount worth of booze”, from here.

http://business.scotsman.com/fooddrinkagriculture/1bn-Johnnie-Walker–helps.4439132.jp

If there’s a consensus that this is seriously misleading – or, critically, that it makes Diageo’s conduct look any less shitty than it currently does – I’ll update this later.

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