Coffee: Good or Evil? - Page 4

lookout123 · 07-26-2004, 05:11 PM

best coffee i ever had in my life was in riyadh, ksa. at the british embassy. i don't know what kind it was, as the pakistani steward who always magically appeared to place a cup in my hand only smiled and never spoke. but it was awesome, so awesome that i may volunteer for another tour to go back.

i think starbucks is just overpriced sewer water, but nothing is bad as the turkish coffee. talk about making your toes curl and body parts fall off... yuck.

ladysycamore · 07-26-2004, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar

Starbucks is the spawn of satan. They still get firebombed and vandalised over here on occasion, good.

Whoa, you mean you are in favor of businesses getting firebombed and people possibly getting hurt/killed?????

Carbonated_Brains · 07-26-2004, 03:47 PM

And those are demitasse cups, you uncultured swine! ;-)

Kitsune · 07-26-2004, 03:54 PM

I've had someone push "real" coffee on me before: I was handed a styrofoam cup full of what appear to be decade-old 30W motor oil that had been heated.

"It's Cuban coffee. You'll like it."
"Cuban, huh? Let me get some crea--"
"No, no! Cubans do not drink it with cream or sugar. Drink up, my friend."

And so I downed the thick brew moments before the cup disintegrated from the caustic liquid. It quickly found my stomach and ate a hole straight through the lining. Holy hell, that stuff was lethal.

Those poor cubans -- we need to air-lift them some half-n-half right away!

Carbonated_Brains · 07-26-2004, 03:56 PM

If you can't stick a fork in and half it stand straight up, it isn't coffee.

jaguar · 07-26-2004, 03:59 PM

Go to Italy, find a good cafe, there are many staffed by people that train for literally years on how to make a good cup of coffee, gague the quality of beans, roast them perfectly, grinding consistancy, water tempreature....I'm not kidding, it's a goddamn art. As for the dainty cups, a real expresso has the same caffeine content as a full mug of coffee in 1/10th of the volume, two of those and you're wired for hours. I prefer a full mug, black and sugarless myself - mostly just you can sip on it for longer but when you're in a hurry it's a great hit.

ladysyc - the only reason someone would be there at 3 in the morning is robbing the place. mostly it's just graffiti or broken windows.

Kitsune · 07-26-2004, 04:04 PM

the same caffine content as a full mug of coffee in 1/10th of the volume

Now that is something I could get used to. Hook it to my veins!

jinx · 07-26-2004, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaguar

As for the dainty cups, a real expresso has the same caffeine content as a full mug of coffee in 1/10th of the volume, two of those and you're wired for hours.

No, actually espresso has less caffeine because it brews so much faster. That's a common myth though.

jaguar · 07-26-2004, 04:40 PM

Ye gods I'm tired, I'm starting to spell phonetically.

But an espresso has a much smaller volume than drip brew.

jaguar · 07-26-2004, 05:22 PM

Yea that turkish stuff is......unique. Hookah pipes and that apple flavoured stuff though...oh man that stuff rocks, that and a triple single malt on the rocks and I'm a happy man for the evening.

DanaC · 07-27-2004, 02:56 PM

Of course there is a cost to our morning cup of coffee

Child Labour

jaguar · 07-27-2004, 03:03 PM

That's why I buy Fair Trade.

DanaC · 07-27-2004, 03:18 PM

Good man. I'd like to say i always buy fair trade but I dont. There are occassions when I just buy the supermarkets own brand

cowhead · 08-09-2004, 12:30 PM

ahh.. coffee...

love the stuff! although I have the kinda bass-ackwards metabolism that if I drink 1-3 cups it wakes me up, more than that the hyperactivity (aka. adhd.. whatever!) reverses the effect and it starts making me tired. used to piss off my roomates, I'd wake up @ 10:00 watch 'The Price is Right' and 'Days of our lives' (yeah I know.. but it's sooooo addictive!) drink a 1/2 pot of coffee and then take a nap before work..

although a body ought to drink quite a bit of water if you also drink alot of coffee, it can lead to dehydration and kidney stones (yuck) and also on a side note (especially to those who have asthma or allergies) it's a great bronchio-dialator (sp?) if you start getting all wheezy

and fair trade coffee is the only way to go (a local fellow roasts his own coffees and buys fair trade beans.. so.. I buy from him, he's also a.) really good at it and b.) a really nice guy

wolf · 07-28-2004, 02:16 AM

You'd rather the kids not have jobs to support their families?

07-26-2004, 05:11 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	best coffee i ever had in my life was in riyadh, ksa. at the british embassy. i don't know what kind it was, as the pakistani steward who always magically appeared to place a cup in my hand only smiled and never spoke. but it was awesome, so awesome that i may volunteer for another tour to go back. i think starbucks is just overpriced sewer water, but nothing is bad as the turkish coffee. talk about making your toes curl and body parts fall off... yuck. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-26-2004, 03:59 PM	#6
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Go to Italy, find a good cafe, there are many staffed by people that train for literally years on how to make a good cup of coffee, gague the quality of beans, roast them perfectly, grinding consistancy, water tempreature....I'm not kidding, it's a goddamn art. As for the dainty cups, a real expresso has the same caffeine content as a full mug of coffee in 1/10th of the volume, two of those and you're wired for hours. I prefer a full mug, black and sugarless myself - mostly just you can sip on it for longer but when you're in a hurry it's a great hit. ladysyc - the only reason someone would be there at 3 in the morning is robbing the place. mostly it's just graffiti or broken windows. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain Last edited by jaguar; 07-26-2004 at 04:21 PM.

07-26-2004, 04:40 PM	#9
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Ye gods I'm tired, I'm starting to spell phonetically. But an espresso has a much smaller volume than drip brew. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-26-2004, 05:22 PM	#10
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Yea that turkish stuff is......unique. Hookah pipes and that apple flavoured stuff though...oh man that stuff rocks, that and a triple single malt on the rocks and I'm a happy man for the evening. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-27-2004, 03:03 PM	#12
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	That's why I buy Fair Trade. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-26-2004, 03:47 PM	#3
Carbonated_Brains Does it show up here when I type? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Between the smoky layers of a prosciutto sandwich! Posts: 355	And those are demitasse cups, you uncultured swine! ;-)

07-26-2004, 03:54 PM	#4
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I've had someone push "real" coffee on me before: I was handed a styrofoam cup full of what appear to be decade-old 30W motor oil that had been heated. "It's Cuban coffee. You'll like it." "Cuban, huh? Let me get some crea--" "No, no! Cubans do not drink it with cream or sugar. Drink up, my friend." And so I downed the thick brew moments before the cup disintegrated from the caustic liquid. It quickly found my stomach and ate a hole straight through the lining. Holy hell, that stuff was lethal. Those poor cubans -- we need to air-lift them some half-n-half right away!

07-26-2004, 03:56 PM	#5
Carbonated_Brains Does it show up here when I type? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Between the smoky layers of a prosciutto sandwich! Posts: 355	If you can't stick a fork in and half it stand straight up, it isn't coffee.

07-26-2004, 04:04 PM	#7
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	the same caffine content as a full mug of coffee in 1/10th of the volume Now that is something I could get used to. Hook it to my veins!

07-27-2004, 02:56 PM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Of course there is a cost to our morning cup of coffee Child Labour

07-27-2004, 03:18 PM	#13
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Good man. I'd like to say i always buy fair trade but I dont. There are occassions when I just buy the supermarkets own brand

08-09-2004, 12:30 PM	#14
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	ahh.. coffee... love the stuff! although I have the kinda bass-ackwards metabolism that if I drink 1-3 cups it wakes me up, more than that the hyperactivity (aka. adhd.. whatever!) reverses the effect and it starts making me tired. used to piss off my roomates, I'd wake up @ 10:00 watch 'The Price is Right' and 'Days of our lives' (yeah I know.. but it's sooooo addictive!) drink a 1/2 pot of coffee and then take a nap before work.. although a body ought to drink quite a bit of water if you also drink alot of coffee, it can lead to dehydration and kidney stones (yuck) and also on a side note (especially to those who have asthma or allergies) it's a great bronchio-dialator (sp?) if you start getting all wheezy and fair trade coffee is the only way to go (a local fellow roasts his own coffees and buys fair trade beans.. so.. I buy from him, he's also a.) really good at it and b.) a really nice guy __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

07-28-2004, 02:16 AM	#15
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You'd rather the kids not have jobs to support their families? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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