My Own Damn Coffee Thread....

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:45 am

The judgment about how someone drinks coffee is ridiculous and childish. Drink what you like and who gives a crap what anyone thinks. I'm certainly not changing my preferences.

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:27 pm

Yep, that's about the size of it. Personally I love strong, black coffee, but will occasionally drink a latte--I never use a sugar or sweetener, I swore off that years ago. My parents both liked milk/cream and sugar in their coffee (my grandparents as well), and when I started drinking it (at around 6 or 7) is was pretty light and sweet, which changed over the years.

and BB, I forgot about Chase and Sanborn, but my parents drank either that or Chock Full of Nuts, except when they went to A&P and bought Red Circle Coffee (fresh ground at the store), but that was more of a luxury. Actually, as I recall, A&P had 3 types of bean coffee in varying roasts--8 o'clock was the lightest, red circle was a medium roast, and bokar was the darkest roast (I presume they were all from the same company). You could have it ground to whatever you chose, but my parents always used a percolator (a coarser grind) and may grandmother used drip (a finer grind)--I recall the grinder could even produce a Turkish grind (which I found out in my later years was for an espresso type coffee where you drink the grounds--usually served as Turkish or Greek coffee depending on the restaurant or ethnicity of the household). So you can see, "gourmet" coffee is not all that new.

BoSoxGal · Post by **BoSoxGal** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:35 pm

Chock Full 'O Nuts is about the only coffee in a can that I think is actually really decent - but it still has to be brewed strong.

When I first drank coffee I used cream and sugar because the coffee was shit - that's still the case at most greasy spoon diners, the coffee is only tolerable adulterated. But I agree that really good coffee or espresso is perfect unadulterated, although every now and then I enjoyed the addition of flavor shots - but I always had to request half or even less of the usual amount, as the usual results in a cloyingly sweet drink that masks all of the coffee's robust goodness.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:36 pm

A single shot of espresso is the perfect finish to a good lunch. It leaves a good aftertaste and the bit of caffeine counteracts the after-lunch drowsyness.

yrs,
rubato

dales · Post by **dales** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 5:06 am

Have another cup, rube.

It's drowsiness, I believe.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 6:44 pm

dales wrote:Have another cup, rube.

It's drowsiness, I believe.

en francaise y = "greek i"

so go fuck yourself monoglot.

yrs,
rubato

dales · Post by **dales** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:08 pm

Another psychotic response from the Sta. Cruz misanthrope.

You never fail to disappoint .

I love you too, rube!

Joe Guy · Post by **Joe Guy** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:32 pm

The rubester doesn't possess an iota of understanding of some of the simplest things...

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:07 pm

Chock Full 'O Nuts is about the only coffee in a can that I think is actually really decent

That's the one my parent's always used to drink...and I still remember the 60s jingle...

Chock Full 'O Nuts is that heavenly coffee...

Heavenly coffee...Heavenly coffee...heavenly coffee...

Chock Full 'O Nuts is that heavenly coffee...

A better coffee millionaire's money can't buy...

When you remember everything, it's kind of like reverse Alzheimers...

It's both a blessing and a curse...

(Though that's not a fair analogy, because there's obviously no "blessing" involved with Alzheimer's... )

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:02 am

Lord Jim wrote:... When you remember everything, it's kind of like reverse Alzheimer's...
It's both a blessing and a curse...

You're a regular hyperthymesiac.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:13 am

Coffee is vile, get yourself some of this De gustibus non est disputandum, remember rubato?..

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:13 am

RayThom wrote:
Lord Jim wrote:... When you remember everything, it's kind of like reverse Alzheimer's...

It's both a blessing and a curse...

You're a regular hyperthymesiac.

Yes, I seem to be suffering from that...

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:31 pm

I'm a fellow sufferer, the more trivial or non-consequential, the more it sticks with me. "The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup"

but incest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZnqBL6iYjA

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:30 pm

Big RR wrote:... "The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup" ... but incest?

That creeps me out. Even worse the box contains the special holiday assortment of Durex.

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:36 pm

Big RR wrote:I'm a fellow sufferer, the more trivial or non-consequential, the more it sticks with me. "The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup"

but incest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZnqBL6iYjA

I see no more 'incest' in that commercial than I see Satanism in the 'Harry Potter' books.
It's good to see that you've got such a vivid imagination — or such a filthy mind.

-"BB"-

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:38 pm

I saw a while back a spoof on this ad where the parents confronted the kids and were throwing the brother out --"We sent you to Africa for a reason!" ... "No, he's my present this year!", etc. I'm sure it's still available online but I haven't looked for it.

Durex could use this. "Durex condoms. When you absolutely, positively cannot afford to get pregnant."

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 1:40 pm

Bicycle Bill wrote:
Big RR wrote:I'm a fellow sufferer, the more trivial or non-consequential, the more it sticks with me. "The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup"

but incest?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZnqBL6iYjA
I see no more 'incest' in that commercial than I see Satanism in the 'Harry Potter' books.
It's good to see that you've got such a vivid imagination — or such a filthy mind.

-"BB"-

Thanks for that complement. Actually, I never thought twice about that ad until I read something in the paper that people were condemning it for depicting incest; and if you look at it with that in mind, it can be pretty entertaining.

Bicycle Bill · Post by **Bicycle Bill** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 2:50 pm

For when you've only got time for one cup —

NOTE: This is actually the water tower located in Stanton Iowa, the birthplace and hometown of Virginia Christine, who is best remembered as Folger's Coffee spokesperson 'Mrs. Olson'. Erected in 2000, it was intended to replace the original water tower (see below) built in 1921 and redecorated in 1970 as part of the town's centennial celebration; the old tower was decommissioned but was left standing as a tourist attraction. When it became apparent that it was too costly to leave it standing empty some 90 feet in the air, however, the original (and now non-working) tower was brought down to ground level in 2015 and now stands on the grounds of the Stanton Historical Society.
Incidentally — the cup, which is capable of storing 150,000 gallons of water, dwarfs the pot, which had a capacity of 'only' 50,000 gallons of H2O (or 800,000 cups of coffee).

-"BB"-

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:12 pm

Folgers Homecoming: Director's Extended Cut...

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:40 pm

thanks Ray, that's it.

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