This is NOT a true story.
http://www.snopes2.com/rumors/bud.htm
When you hear something like this, ALWAYS go to http://www.snopes.com and
look it up. Took me about five seconds.
At 01:28 AM 4/23/2002 -0500, Fred Schroeder wrote:
> This is great. :) A true story.
>
>Subject: Fw: Bud and Pepsi
>Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 18:14:03 -0500
>
>" Budweiser incident (not a joke!) How Budweiser handled those who laughed at
>those who died on the 11th of September, 2001...
>
>Thought you might like to know what happened in a little town North of
>Bakersfield, California. After you finish reading this, please forward this
>story on to others so that our Nation and people around the world will know
>about those who laughed when they found out about the tragic events in New
>York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon.
>
>On September 11th, a Budweiser employee was making a delivery to a convenience
>store in a California town named McFarland. He knew of the tragedy that had
>occurred in New York when he entered the business to find the two Arabs, who
>owned the business, whooping and hollering to show their approval and support
>of this treacherous attack.
>
>Budweiser employee went to his truck, called his boss and told him of the very
>upsetting event! He didn't feel he could be in that store with those horrible
>people. His boss asked him, "Do you think you could go in there long enough to
>pull every Budweiser product and item our beverage company sells there? We'll
>never deliver to them again."
>
>The employee walked in, proceeded to pull every single product his beverage
>company provided and left with an
>incredible grin on his face. He told them never to bother to call for a
>delivery again. Budweiser happens to be the beer of choice for that community.
>Just letting you know how Kern County handled this situation!!
>
>And now the rest of the story. It seems that the Bud driver and the Pepsi man
>are neighbors. Bud called Pepsi and told him. Pepsi called his boss who told
>him to pull all Pepsi products as well!! That would include Frito Lay, etc.
>Furthermore, word spread and all vendors followed suit!
>
>At last report, the store was closed indefinitely. Good old American
>Passive-Aggressive Butt Whoopin'! Pass this along. America needs to know that
>we're all working together.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Fred Schroeder
>'70 2000
>SRL311-13359
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