Trivia Question - Why did we choose Starbucks cards for our promotion?

[john]

Read our blog post and answer the following question to win your $50 Starbucks card:



Why did we choose Starbucks for our promotion?


Note:


The winning users must be signed up for the following to win the prize:

[*]Forum Sign-Up Page

[*]News Discoverer Sign-Up Page
[*]gCaptain's Newsletter (place username next to your company)

[ds]

Since you drink it by the gallon to stay awake on the 00-04 watch?

[wb6nah]

<font face="georgia,palatino" size="3]Starbucks was chosen because of it's nautical origins. </font>





<font face="georgia,palatino" size="3]</font><font face="Georgia, serif" color="#000000]<font size="3]Starbuck is the character in
the 1851 novel Moby-Dick
by author Herman
Melville. Strong and steady, Starbuck serves as first mate on the
whaling ship Pequod under the command of the mad Captain Ahab.</font></font>


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[MaritimeLinks]

I would have gone for the Moby Dick reference, but it looks like that is already taken- so I will go for the mermaid on the logo. Mermaids*are the tricksters that lure desparate mariners into the deep cold sea*to meet thier doom.


And Starbucks is everywhere! So even when your ship stops in port overseas you can get a cup of joe.

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[cak212]

I have to guess the Moby Dick refernce too and add that whose cooler than a chief mate? [img]http://gcaptain.com/maritime/forum/js/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-wink.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />

[john]

$50 starbucks card goes to wb6nah


I still have a few $10 cards left so be sure to register!*

[john]

For all curious I'll announce the winners of the $10 Starbucks cards shortly. Thanks to all who registered!





Why the delay?? Here's one reason:


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More Demotivation posters at Despair.com*

[john]

Ok I have mailed the last of the winning and consolation prizes. If you think you should have, but didn't recieve one by next week contact us and we'll figure something out.* Thanks everyone for applying!!!* -John