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Apparently, the Code Pink wackos invaded and tried to close several Quik Trip stores in Kansas City, Missouri (all hail Quik Trip, best convenience store in the known world!!!). And I missed it.  Aw, shucks! That's what I get for living in the evil urban-sprawl suburbs.

But, Gateway Pundit comes to the rescue by linking to the Pitch article (references to "Cheney" refer to a Quick Trip customer who to the article's author looked a bit like our beloved (heh!) Vice-President). In this episode, Code Pinkos encounter real live Midwesterners who have better things to do at a Quik Trip than sit around and let a bunch of bicycle-riding holier-than-thou harpies close down Our Beloved Quik-Trip:

Law student Badgerow chose not to confront the rampaging Cheney, though he has mulled pressing charges. As the protesters cleared out en route to the Broadway BP station, Cheney and a trio of other QT customers shouted after them, relishing the fact that some had climbed into a car.

"That got gasoline in it?" a customer called.

Midtown resident Ben Bryan saw no sense in the protest. "They come here in cars to tell us that every tank of gas counts. Every single thing that they own or have on or groom themselves with comes from gas. They're hypocrites."

Cheney was less expansive. "It's harassment. It's crap. This is private property," he fumed. "What a waste of everybody's time."

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Next morning, out on $500 bail, (protest organizer Sarah) Finken admitted that the protest hadn't gone as she'd hoped. "The message wasn't communicated effectively," she said.

Comedy is, above everything else, all about timing. Oh, and pictures. Click on either the Gateway Pundit or the Pitch links for a (same picture, two links) slice of Cops-Busting-Code-Pinkos photo goodness.

Lastly, did I mention we love Quik Trip? If they ever go public, we're buying a lot of stock!

A Convenience Store with a Commitment to Quality.
When walking into QuikTrip convenience stores, you know this store is different. The convenience store people are friendly and helpful. The convenience stores are clean and well-lit. Merchandise is fresh and easy to find. Most important, you can sense the overall attitude of a convenience store company doing the job right. Every time you visit our convenience stores, you'll know why they have an enviable national reputation for quality and customer service. You can see the difference in our convenience stores.

A Convenience Store with a Commitment to Do Things Right.
We've been doing things right in our convenience stores over the years, and it's paid off.

We have over 460 convenience stores, all open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and no store is franchised. Each QuikTrip convenience store meets our standards for variety, fairness, and service. Every convenience store is compulsive about getting things right. That's why we enjoy over 5 billion dollars in sales annually, and why our convenience stores ranked 32th on the Forbes List of Privately Held Companies.

Quality In Everything We Do. We Guarantee It.
Our promise to our convenience store customers is simple: everything we do or sell is guaranteed. If you're not completely satisfied, we'll refund your money. Our convenience store gasoline guarantee is even stronger: if your car has a fuel-related problem, bring us the receipt and a statement from your mechanic and we'll pay for the repair. Our convenience stores make this promise because it's the right thing to do. For a company so dedicated to quality, how could we NOT have a guarantee so strong?