McDonald's is taking jabs at Starbucks in new billboards erected close to the gourmet coffee giant's cafes and headquarters in Seattle. Among the accusations the fast food chain is lobbying: "Four bucks is dumb" and "Large is the new grande," the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. "The billboard placement was done because we picked high visibility locations," Alan Finkelstein, who owns four McDonald's in King County, told the paper. "We really wanted to point out that ordering an espresso at McDonald's is quick and simple. Small, medium and large. It's easy." Earlier this year, McDonald's launched a Web site called unsnobbycoffee.com to advertise the addition of espresso to its menu in the Seattle area.

I got to side with McDonald's on this one. 4 bucks is dumb. This is America, we say small, medium and large. Good for you. Like you always have Mickey D, you are looking out for America. It will be you that will guide us into the new millennium. I know Starbucks is all trendy with their Italian lingo for coffee. But come on. I'm in New York. I don't people from Seattle trying to be Italian with me. I'll show you a damn Venti! Also, have you seen more American kids then in a Strabucks? You know, these snot nosed ultra liberal kids with bongos. Meanwhile, their daddy is basically a pirate buying and selling companies. You wouldn't know it from the kids though because they shop at thrift stores. In case you haven't picked up on it yet, I don't dig Starbucks. Like liberty, give me Dunkin Donuts, or give me death.