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Garrette
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 01/28/2002 : 11:33:53 [Permalink]
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You drink mutilated coffee!?
'tis a failing I freely admit, though there can be great satisifaction when one finally discovers a respectable decaf brand. Sanka's not bad.
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2002 : 11:37:05 [Permalink]
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Never. Besides the revenge of the coffee gods on me (aka heartburn) the stuff does nothing for me.
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PhDreamer
SFN Regular
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 11:39:01 [Permalink]
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Decaf is like that non-alcoholic beer.
"All the great taste of coffee without all that stuff you drink coffee for in the first place!"
Yum.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 12:28:13 [Permalink]
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'Decaf'? What is it, this decaf?
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 12:47:31 [Permalink]
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'Decaf'? What is it, this decaf?
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"They will take away my Darwin Fish only when they pry it from my cold, dead bumper!"
Hmm, how to explain de-caf, well see, these evil trolls remove the stuff that makes coffee coffee and leave behind brown flavored water. Or they could be orcs or goblins or maybe even gremlins, we're not really sure yet. This most vile evil should be stopped. Yet there are those that can not drink the full strength of the ambrosia that is coffee.
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Garrette
SFN Regular
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 13:17:05 [Permalink]
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Hah! You're jealous because I've escaped the vile clutches of the demon caffeine while still enjoying the burning bad taste of the coffee bean.
I've been addicted to coffee, Mountain Dew, and Big Red. DT's and all to get away.
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Trish
SFN Addict
USA
2102 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 13:19:52 [Permalink]
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Hah! You're jealous because I've escaped the vile clutches of the demon caffeine while still enjoying the burning bad taste of the coffee bean.
I've been addicted to coffee, Mountain Dew, and Big Red. DT's and all to get away.
My kids still love me.
No really, I do get heartburn from drinking decaf. No jealousy, I just like to save my stomach lining.
Getting away from caffiene - um, I don't like the headaches. Terrible.
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Xev
Skeptic Friend
USA
329 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 13:39:03 [Permalink]
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Lady Caffa told me to drink my coffee with cream and sugar. Lady Caffa is good.
Xev-Come not between the creationist and his pseudoscience-Bellringer |
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Boron10
Religion Moderator
USA
1266 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 17:28:37 [Permalink]
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Hmm.. I've heard of this creature called "decaf." I am afraid I must side with Trish in this case, and advocate the slaughter of all gremlins that remove the sacred caffeine from the juice of life.
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 18:04:42 [Permalink]
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Ah, I see.
"Decaf" is a sort of a drink that, like a nuetered lion, roars out claims to be coffee yet is not. Like a fangless mamba, it bites but is unable to pierce even the thinnest skin.
I feel a great pity, indeed I grieve, for those forced to drink it. I sincerly wish that their fortunes change for the better quickly, so that they might enjoy the soul-uplifting thrill of imbibing the Real Bean, hot and fresh off the stove, Navy-style. Or made extra strong and iced. In this case one might decide to to sweeten it a bit with whiskey and just a little shot of lime.
Ah, coffee! Alas, I fear that this "decaf", this pittiful imposter, this watering down of ambrosia, will never acheave any sort of popularity among those of discerning pallet, with at least a minimum-wage job. It is a sign of the decline of civilization that such a wretched substance even exists.
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Kaneda Kuonji
Skeptic Friend
USA
138 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2002 : 19:54:07 [Permalink]
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I myself partake of a different ambrosia, for Code Red Mountain Dew and on rare occasion, the power of Vivarin have given me strength in the darkest hour.
Take not the Vivarin lest you invoke the ire of the Caffeine Gods, for as they giveth, so too can they taketh away. Be warned that the price of using a Vivarin is steep, as inability to rest doth surely follow.
In moderation, there is strength in knowing when too much is too much.
Rodney Dean, CI Order of the Knights of Jubal
Ivbalis.org
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ktesibios
SFN Regular
USA
505 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2002 : 02:45:44 [Permalink]
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Decaffeinated coffee is like dealcoholized beer is like Christian heavy metal is like kissing your sister.
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Garrette
SFN Regular
USA
562 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2002 : 04:37:11 [Permalink]
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First, the panacea: I admit freely that the unadulterated blend replete with natural stimulants tastes far superior to the bastardized versions. I avoid it (usually) as a personal decision.
Second, the defiance: Decaf! Decaf! Decaf! Pttthhhhhbbbbbtttttt to you all!
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Bradley
Skeptic Friend
USA
147 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2002 : 13:57:57 [Permalink]
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Coffee is definitely the marijuana of the post-Reagan era. The same generation that used pot back in the days of polyester has now turned to caffeine as the drug of choice. Our social interaction and even a great deal of our humor centers on caffeine use, much the same way it centered on pot use in the old days.
My favorite poison is called "red eye" or "shot in the dark." It consists of a single espresso in a mug of French roast, both individually brewed, light and sweet to personal preference.
"Too much doubt is better than too much credulity."
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Espritch
Skeptic Friend
USA
284 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2002 : 00:17:37 [Permalink]
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I love the smell of coffee. I sometime wander into one of those mall coffee bean shops just to bask in the aroma.
Now if they could just find a way to make coffee taste as good as it smells...that would truely be bliss.
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