Thursday, August 27, 2009

THE WILD GOOSE: The WaPo reports on Wawa's gradual invasion of the Beltway, while some other chain marches in from the west. "The Philadelphians and Jerseyans all have that unshakably loyal Wawa jones ('youse goin' to Wawa's?'), swearing allegiance to the convenience chain's coffee and its made-to-order hoagies, singing its old jingles ("They do it just a little bit better . . . ") They are Eagles fans and Princeton grads; Amish teenagers on their rumspringa year, schizzed out on doughnuts and Camel Lights. They are those soldiers in Iraq who get packs of Wawa coffee shipped from home..."

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