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When Caribou Coffee went public last year, sharp-eyed investors noticed some unusual promises in its prospectus. Caribou, the nation's second-largest coffeehouse chain, said it would never sell pork or porn.

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lezdudeski
Oct. 14, 2006, 3:23 p.m.
why would a muslim invest in shares of a company run by infidels? I suppose that caribou mission statement says it's now ok to stone women who commit adultery, don't keep dogs - they're unclean, and if you think that islam is a bit confining and decide to change religion to one that allows free investment, the guy who kils you goes to heaven waited on by virgins. this is the 21st century isn't it?
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SouthernBoy
Oct. 14, 2006, 7:38 p.m.
Hmmm. I've got no problem with the ban on porn. I wish more places would do that. But pork? I've got a real weak spot there. Bacon, sausage, pepperoni, yummm... I guess I'm not very kosher.
(Yes, I know 'kosher' is Jewish, not Muslim.)