Coffee: Friend or Foe

[Matt]

Simple sort of question and topic. Do you drink coffee? How many cups a day do you drink? Or is there another (non alcoholic) beverage that you favour?

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

I love coffee.

Forced myself to drop it down to the occasional cup every now and again though, due to it becoming to much of a nessecity.
(I figured I had to give up somthing and it wasn't going to be smoking or self-love).

That said, I still can't resist a can of coke every couple of days, if not more.

[Jeff Brady]

I like the smell, but otherwise, "Ew, coffee!" I've worked as a coffee bitch, and I did my job well. I've never tasted a coffee product I liked.

[thik_3rd]

hate coffee. hate the smell. the smell of a starbucks makes me nauseous.

[Paradox]

Love the smell, can't stand the taste, no matter how doctored.

My coffee is yellow:

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[darkkeeperjr]

Ah! Coffee! I love my coffee. I need my coffee! it's the first thing i think of in the morning. It perks me up during the day and helps me stay up late into the night. Ah coffee! how i love you.

[The Fury]

When you say coffee, do you mean actual coffee or Caffeine in general?

Becuase I drink stupid amounts of Tea. But I don't drink coffee.

[Mike Smith]

I used to down coffee, triple shot mochas, lattes and everything else while studying for tests. Playing the role I guess. It's not exactly a healthy habit so Idrink nothing but water and fruit juices now.

[Sentry]

i dont drink any but thats only cause im a tea drinker. i like the stuff but tea has thatrelaxing vibe you just donmt get from coffee.

[FunkyGreenJerusalem]

Love the smell, can't stand the taste, no matter how doctored.

My coffee is yellow:

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So's my piss, and Mountain Dew is exactly how I imagine it would taste.

[Tridge]

I like my wimmins like i like my coffee: COVERED IN BEES! :D

i prefer tea to coffee 700% in reality.

[Typo Lad]

Coffee?

Sure.

Just be sure to notify my next of kin, as it triggers my heart defect something aweful.

[Winslow]

I love coffee.

I was drinking 4-5 cups a day, and the ole mid-life indigestion started going whacky . . so I'm down to one.

And I feel a whole lot better.

[J Dog]

Love the smell, can't stand the taste, no matter how doctored.

My coffee is yellow:

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Hey, that's my coffee!

[Ed Cunard]

I generally drink around five cups of coffee a day.

[ocelotrevs]

Nothing that tastes like coffee will ever past my lips. It's the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted.

[west3man]

I've never been a coffee man. I've tried it once or twice to wake me up, but it didn't work. Now I'm *really* not a coffee man.

My standards are simple: flavor, fun, or function.*





*- Luckily, my girlfriend "lettered" in all three.

[Callie]

On workdays, I drink about 2-3 cups of black coffee in the morning. After lunch, I switch to tea or else it feels like my kidneys are going on strike. I drink about 2 cups of tea a day.

[pennywisdom]

Friend or foe? Coffee is my friend, my lover, my life partner and my mistress all rolled up into one. I'm addicted. It'll probably kill me, but I usually get in around 3 or 4 cups a day. I'm a writer and I keep weird hours. Coffee is part of my job description.

What's up with everyone having a sweet tooth? You don't like coffee because it doesn't taste good? What do you live on, lollipops and Pepsi?

Nothing that tastes like coffee will ever past my lips. It's the most disgusting thing I've ever tasted.
Christ on a crutch, you have weak taste buds. What alcohol do you drink? Are you too young to drink?

[west3man]

What's up with everyone having a sweet tooth? You don't like coffee because it doesn't taste good? What do you live on, lollipops and Pepsi?Nope. Just foods that taste good.

I also tend to only buy comics I like. Go figure.


Christ on a crutch, you have weak taste buds. What alcohol do you drink? Are you too young to drink?I dunno about oce, but my taste buds are just fine.

Also I don't drink alcohol, despite the fact that I am old enough to do so. Among other things, I don't like the way it tastes.

I'm... sensing... a pattern... here. I'm... also... channelling... Shatner!

[nubly]

i like coffee. i drink it almost everyday with sweetner and non-dairy creamer. sometimes i add sugar-free hot chocolate

[Fabian]

Foe.

I can't stand the taste or smell of it. It just overwhelms those senses and does not let me enjoy anything else for awhile

I enjoy tea a lot more and drink it whenever I need a small jolt.

[Valmore]

It's a very rare occassion when I drink a cup of coffee. I just don't drink a lot of hot beverages in general. I do, however, love those iced coffee drinks from Barnie's at the mall.

[pennywisdom]

I just don't drink a lot of hot beverages in general.
Well, you're not going to be able to sue McDonald's for scalding you if you only drink cold beverages. How do you expect to win a sweet lawsuit by spilling Coke on your lap?

[Zissou]

I like the taste of coffee, but I shake so badly when I drink it that I simply steer clear these days. Bad shake inducing stuff.

I think that I had a coffee hangover one time after drinking coffee all damned day. I was up all night and peed about a 100 times that day. The next morning I had a headache and felt like ass.

[mattbib]

I've never been a coffee drinker. I'd only drink coffee late, late night if we ever went out to a diner, or when I was camping and it was cold in the morning.

However, since I started working at my new job I've had one cup of coffee (well, a mug of 1/2 coffee and 1/2 milk) every morning I've worked.

[nubly]

I think that I had a coffee hangover one time after drinking coffee all damned day. I was up all night and peed about a 100 times that day. The next morning I had a headache and felt like ass.
you were dehydrated

[Puma]

2-3 cups a day but when I factor in the caffeine from diet pepsi I said four.

I really should limit myself to one cup but I enjoy the process of having a cup of coffee while reading the paper

[Dreadstar]

2. But I'm making an effort to make the second one a decaf. Or both of them half-decaf.

[Sir Tim Drake]

I should have said two or three, because I drink soda as well as coffee.

Without caffeine, I have trouble staying awaaa *zzzz*

[HomerJay]

Definitely a friend.
I have at least one cup a day during the work week. It's ridiculous how much better it makes me feel. I've always had bad sinuses, so the heat helps open me up in addition to the caffeine.

[Patient Boy]

I drink coffee when I'm out and tea (mostly for my throat, I drink it with honey and lemon) when I'm at home. I'm not the kind of person who has to have caffeine everyday though, I operate just fine without it.

[Slam_Bradley]

I make a 12 cup pot in the morning which I usually finish by 11-12 depending on my court schedule. I'll frequently make another in the afternoon.

[gary bolt]

Coffee is my friend. I drink three or four "Americanos" a day (two shots of espresso with hot water). I like the taste of any coffee straight up without cream or sugar. There is a cafe here in Victoria that has these beautiful antique Italian brass espresso makers with angels perched on top and they roast their own beans. The place smells fantastic and if I have the time I love to go there and enjoy an espresso while I read the paper. I make coffee as soon as I get out of bed and for years I called it "giver of life".

[Rae Rodriguez]

Simple sort of question and topic. Do you drink coffee? How many cups a day do you drink? Or is there another (non alcoholic) beverage that you favour?
I love coffee. My grandparents had me drinking it since I was about four. I don't drink it as often as I'd like, but if I could I'd drink it daily.
Sweet tea is pretty up there though.

[Conn Seanery]

I can count on one hand how many cups i've had in my life (3 of them in one go, driving back from Spring Break in Daytona). I wake up every day and see the coffee zombies shambling around all over, eyes half-closed, breath reeking, muttering "coffee...coffee...", trying to suck the life out of the few of us who can still wake up all natural and still function.

That's not gonna be me, man. Not me.

[ocelotrevs]

pennywisdom doubts my sense

Christ on a crutch, you have weak taste buds. What alcohol do you drink? Are you too young to drink?

No. I'm 18 actually. But I don't drink. Pointless to me, and beer/ lager tastes disgusting. I had to suck a lemon to get rid of the taste. It was just horrific.
My taste buds are quite strong actually.
But more to the point, what's alcohol gotta do with coffee.
Even thinking about it makes me feel nasty.

[Forefinger]

Coffee is my friend. I love drinking coffee in the mornings while watching some TV or when sitting in front of the computer. I've cut back a lot, I don't drink it every day. But I still average probably about 3 cups a day. I drink it black most of the time. Sometimes, I put the fat-free vanilla creamer in it that my wife uses.

[StoneGold]

I can drink coffee black, put I prefer it with some sugar in there. Or even better, Splenda. It's weird, one packet of Splenda will sweeten a cup much better than two packs of sugar. I can't explain it.

Don't need milk or creamer though. I'll take it occasionally, if I'm feeling like a pussy that day. Or if the coffee is just really, really bad. Like two days old reheated, and it's melting the spoon.

[wader0069]

I love coffee, I have about three cups a day, and I drown it in some yummy creamers. They have some really good one's out there. Did you know they have an eggnog creamer. It's so freakin good.... :D

[K'Nort]

Coffee is like alcohol. It takes most people a while to develop a taste for it. It seems like your tastebuds have to be past a certain age or something.

I drink two cups in the morning and then stop. With skim milk. Just the free stuff at the office. Lattes and such aren't worth it to me. One pot on the weekend with the paper; also just milk.

About half the time in the afternoon I need more caffeine. Then it's either Diet Coke or Diet Dr Pepper.

Oh and I'll frequently have coffee (usually decaf) with dessert in a restaurant.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I never drank coffee until law school. I quickly became a coffe achiever. I do try to limit myself to 1 or 2 cups a day.


My roommate preferred 'Dox's version, however. He'd buy the 2 liter bottles of MD and shake them up and slowly open and close them to let all the carbonation out. Then he'd drink it -- warm and flat. It still sends shivers up my spine to think of it.

[HomerJay]

I load mine up at work with cream, sugar, and about a third of a package of hot cocoa. Cafe mocha. Delish.
I have no problem with black, but given a choice, I'll put a buncha crap in it to take away the bitterness.

A word of advice though...do NOT put the cocoa mix directly in the filter. The fine powder coats the filter and clogs it up, causing the coffee maker to overflow.

[Slam_Bradley]

I never drank coffee until law school. I quickly became a coffe achiever. I do try to limit myself to 1 or 2 cups a day.



When I was a 3-L four of us had back to back "Condos" (very large desks/carrells) on the third floor of the law school. We had two coffee pots going constantly from about 7 am to at least midnight. Of course as 3-L's the focus of the day was less on studying and more on job search and fantasy football and basketball with a bit of bar prep thrown in.

[HomerJay]

I never drank coffee until law school. I quickly became a coffe achiever. I do try to limit myself to 1 or 2 cups a day.

I wasn't a coffee drinker either until I became a Dad. I don't eat breakfast (I sleep as late as I can) so I need something to kick me in the ass in the morning.

[wader0069]

A word of advice though...do NOT put the cocoa mix directly in the filter. The fine powder coats the filter and clogs it up, causing the coffee maker to overflow.

I learned that the hard way, a couple of times. Damn my no common sense ass..... :evilsmile

[i_mmmchocolate]

0-1 cups a day.

Actually, not even a full cup. Literally less than half a cup.

[Valmore]

Well, you're not going to be able to sue McDonald's for scalding you if you only drink cold beverages. How do you expect to win a sweet lawsuit by spilling Coke on your lap?

I'm going the other direction.

Think 7-11. Think Slurpee. Think Brain Freeze.

MY SLURPEE WAS TOO COLD!!!

[Smell]

My names Dominic, and I'm a caffine addict.


I thought there was soemthing wrong with this poll, as the numbers only went up to nine.

I make an 8 cup cafetiere in the morning, another at lunch and a third in the evening - I then have two or three mugs of coffee at work.

I now have my coffee black with no sugar - my Tai Chi instructer asked me to go dairy free last year - it lasted for a month - but I now no longer take milk with anything.

Dom

smells of wensleydale

[Slam_Bradley]

My names Dominic, and I'm a caffine addict.



Nice to have some company in the upper reaches of coffeedom.

[Smell]

Nice to have some company in the upper reaches of coffeedom.


*hugs slam*

Dom

smells good to share

[Bloopinator]

I hate coffee! I asked my mom when I was little if I could have some coffee and I hated the crap and it can stunt your growth! I'm glad I didn't like coffee cause some kids my age drink coffee and they're really short! I would've been a short kid, but instead I'm really tall for my age. :D

[Nightcrawler]

I don't drink coffee. I just don't like the taste.

[wader0069]

I like gay coffee.......... :confused:

[Johnny_Storm]

I never drank coffee but I am a cappuccino fan , I like Irish Cream and vanillia flavors. I used to drink one cappuccino every week Wed. night before class, siting in Geology for 3 hours made it esseintial or I would end up knocked out after the 1st hour. I have another night class this semester so I may reaquaint myself with some.

[OzBat!]

I love coffee.

I was drinking 4-5 cups a day, and the ole mid-life indigestion started going whacky . . so I'm down to one.

And I feel a whole lot better.I hear ya. Used to be 2-3 cups a day, and then suddenly something internally didn't agree with this anymore, and the results weren't pleasant. I had to cut it out altogether, although damn if I don't love the smell.

These days, I'll have a cup of tea first thing in the morning, and a couple of cans of coke during the day.

Caffeine! Glorious Caffeine! An ode to your mellow buzz-ness, if only I could spell and type straight when I've had too much!!

[Chevan]

Coffee's my best friend, and were it to have a physical manifestation beyond that of a steaming cup of god and win, I'd skip through a field with it.

For the type: Strong and black. I'll only ever put other stuff in it if I need to drink it just then. Otherwise, I let it sit for about forty minutes in the mug in the car, and by the time I'm wherever I need to be it's at the perfect drinking temperature.

2 cups is the norm for me, though if I'm pulling an all-nighter it can be as high as six. I tend to prefer Dark Roast, too, but the people I share the pot with couldn't handle the taste.

[OzBat!]

I tend to prefer Dark Roast, too, but the people I share the pot with couldn't handle the taste.Wouldn't pot and coffee at the same time tend to cancel each other out?

[wader0069]

COFFEE, need some ..right...now...not..going...to...make....arghhhh. .....................beep......beep....beep

[Jayna]

I was one of the 9 cup people... If I get too much blood in my caffeine stream I'm totally useless. Coffee, tea, diet Coke - it's all good!

[ragnarok_2012]

I've had a pretty nasty soda habit (currently on the wagon). I like the smell of coffee, but I don't like the taste. Well, Frappacino's are nice, but that's a frickin' coffee milkshake.

Tea rocks.

[Chevan]

Wouldn't pot and coffee at the same time tend to cancel each other out?

Yeah, you'd think so.

[Shellhead]

Coffee is my reliable co-worker. I always liked the smell of coffee but not the taste, but it was a necessary evil during my first tax season, as well pretty much my whole accounting career so far. Every weekend, I abstained from coffee. I wrote this back when I was still drinking about 7-8 cups a day at work, but now I'm down to 2-3 cups a day:


MAN versus COFFEE

Twitching and muttering, in sleep as in life,
My temples pulsed to a primitive beat.
I craved coffee, black coffee, for its caffeine,
Without which, morning was so incomplete.

Yawning, I fumbled with filters and scoops,
As that vicious machine gurgled with strife.
Then WHAM! The brown powder lifted me so high,
Up to the pace of this modern life.

Give me the strong stuff from the bottom of the pot.
No sugar, no cream, no funny flavors.
Though I know I should stop before my nerves rot,
Give me a cup while my will still wavers.

I’m a zombie at dawn, an edgy fiend by dark.
The coffee bean worked black magic on me.
Oh, that bitter brew left its stain, its mark.
My liquid alertness did not come tax-free.

After how many cups (nobody knows),
The day came when I knew I had to quit.
Coffee, the M.C. of my late, late shows
Had sabotaged my keen, ready wit.


Such weary craving, I will never forget…
By the way, man, can I bum a cigarette?

--Mike Miller
10/18/95

[Cotton]

I drink a lot of coffee when I work.

[Rachel Grey]

mmmmmmmm.... coffee... sweet mocha-y goodness! Drool.

[Paradox]

Conn Seanery is one of THOSE:

I can count on one hand how many cups i've had in my life (3 of them in one go, driving back from Spring Break in Daytona). I wake up every day and see the coffee zombies shambling around all over, eyes half-closed, breath reeking, muttering "coffee...coffee...", trying to suck the life out of the few of us who can still wake up all natural and still function.

That's not gonna be me, man. Not me.

......

Everyone hates you , you know.

Damned people...waking up feeling...GOOD! It's just not natural, I tells ya!!

[Rachel Grey]

......

Everyone hates you , you know.

Damned people...waking up feeling...GOOD! It's just not natural, I tells ya!!

It's an abomination before the Phoenix! Cheerfull little cookieswipers zipping around before you've had your first coffee... Burn, all of you buuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrn!!

[Dan Apodaca]

I just don't like the taste of it.

[Forefinger]

A word of advice though...do NOT put the cocoa mix directly in the filter. The fine powder coats the filter and clogs it up, causing the coffee maker to overflow.
I've done this. It works well sometimes, and other times it's a big mess.

[Mysterio]

Friend... DEFINITELY! I got 3 hours of sleep last night and my sweet, sweet coffee will get me through the day. I'm on cup #1 and have my trusty thermos at my side.

[Forefinger]

I can count on one hand how many cups i've had in my life (3 of them in one go, driving back from Spring Break in Daytona). I wake up every day and see the coffee zombies shambling around all over, eyes half-closed, breath reeking, muttering "coffee...coffee...", trying to suck the life out of the few of us who can still wake up all natural and still function.

That's not gonna be me, man. Not me.
Ya un-natural bastich.

[pennywisdom]

I'm going the other direction.

Think 7-11. Think Slurpee. Think Brain Freeze.

MY SLURPEE WAS TOO COLD!!!
Ah. Good idea.