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This is called "dropping years," like dropping names, and nobody likes a yeardropper, just like nobody likes a namedropper.
Though both the McMullens adopt a folksy demeanor, they very clearly know their business, dropping names of obscure Ethiopian and Guatemalan beans known only by coffee cognoscenti and undergoing triple-digit revenue growth each year.
Although, at times, Simmons comes across like he's at a celebrity mixer, dropping names and titles like rapper Ludacris throws bows.
 
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