Thursday, July the 8th, 2004
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Queequeg was a member of the crew of the Pequod, in Moby-Dick, or; The Whale by Herman Melville (Harper & Brothers, New York, 1851). One of Queequeg's shipmates was, of course, Starbuck. It may be a tiny & futile way of joining the anti-globalisation protest, but here at Hooting Yard we always refer to the hydra-headed coffee bar chain as Queequeg's. (We do not neglect the apostrophe.) Another amusement is to wrench as many anagrams as possible from the word Starbucks. Burst sack and back truss are pleasing, although for lovers of medieval musical instruments, and by cheating a little (adding the national designation US) it is possible to slurp your coffee at Sackbuts R Us.