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**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 10:29 AM

*jitter*

sometimes it just jumps up out of nowhere and bites you in the patookus.

like today. by 11 am, i was so grateful to get my cup of mcdonalds coffee that i was jittering in anticipation... and i am currently not even addicted to caffeine!

this afternoon had better be more relaxing.

**Markel** · 09-06-2001, 10:38 AM

McDonalds coffee?? Bleech.

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 10:47 AM

Originally posted by Markel
McDonalds coffee?? Bleech.

i know, that's my point... today was so bad that i was not just tweeking for coffee, but MCDONALDS crap'n'water... what do they do to make that crap, anyway??? go out back and shake the beans off'n a kentucky coffee tree?

**Jihforce** · 09-06-2001, 11:01 AM

I still opt for Starbucks if I am too lazy to brew my own cup of Gevalia at home

**Markel** · 09-06-2001, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by welfareloser
what do they do to make that crap, anyway??? go out back and shake the beans off'n a kentucky coffee tree?

I wasn't familiar with the Kentucky Coffee Tree. I was going to ask you about it, but instead I let google tell me all about it.

re: Starbucks. At least they are consistent (strong burnt coffee).

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by Markel

I wasn't familiar with the Kentucky Coffee Tree. I was going to ask you about it, but instead I let google tell me all about it.

re: Starbucks. At least they are consistent (strong burnt coffee).

i'll bet google dint tell you how to extract the hallucinogen from it.

and i kill for starbucks. my only complaint is that the caramel frappuccino *drool* is actually too sweet for me, which is one hell of an accomplishment.

**attgig** · 09-06-2001, 11:16 AM

here's the i'm feeling lucky result of 'Kentucky Coffe Tree'
http://gateway.library.uiuc.edu/vex/...ky/Kntcky0.htm
as for the i'm feeling lucky result of 'Kentucky Coffee Tree hallucinogen '
http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/gen003.htm
nope, doesn't tell you how

**hoey222** · 09-06-2001, 11:19 AM

i dig the funkin gonuts coffe myself

OC · 09-06-2001, 11:19 AM

What McDonalds does to coffee shouldn't happen to a dog... and I don't like dogs.

-OC

**Jihforce** · 09-06-2001, 11:23 AM

Originally posted by welfareloser

i'll bet google dint tell you how to extract the hallucinogen from it.

and i kill for starbucks. my only complaint is that the caramel frappuccino *drool* is actually too sweet for me, which is one hell of an accomplishment.

Actually, I think all frapps are super sweet. The only one I've found half decent has been the Sugar-free Vanilla Mocha Frappuccino.
Try saying that when you're ordering, oh and don't forget the "SIZE".

**Markel** · 09-06-2001, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by welfareloser
i'll bet google dint tell you how to extract the hallucinogen from it.

When I first read this, my mind was still running in "Starbucks" mode, and I wondered if there was something about their coffee I hadn't discovered yet.

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 11:34 AM

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/for/for8/for8.htm

in a nutshell, active ingredient is cytisine, which is similar to nicotine. roast (to kill toxins that would kill you), grind and brew. makes you feel funny. they grow all over campus here. it even kinda tastes remotely like coffee.

if i remember correctly, it only grows in the southern mixed mesophytic (translation - lower midwest, you not gonna find it in california.)

**Markel** · 09-06-2001, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by welfareloser
they grow all over campus here.

Is "chambana" the combination of the two cities related to your campus, or have I mistakenly placed you in Illinois?

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by Markel

Is "chambana" the combination of the two cities related to your campus, or have I mistakenly placed you in Illinois?

yup. champaign-urbana, uiuc. south quad is conveniently lined with gymnocladus dioicus.

**oblongmelon** · 09-06-2001, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by welfareloser
*jitter*

sometimes it just jumps up out of nowhere and bites you in the patookus.

like today. by 11 am, i was so grateful to get my cup of mcdonalds coffee that i was jittering in anticipation... and i am currently not even addicted to caffeine!

this afternoon had better be more relaxing.

I know the feeling..believe it or not my drug of choice is HOT HOT SALSA..isnt that wierd? I have some EVERY MORNING on crusty toast and then if I don't have more by lunch time I'm ready to slay someone. Thank god for bad habits and Price Chopper-otherwise I'd be in jail for murder.

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 12:25 PM

Originally posted by oblongmelon
I know the feeling..believe it or not my drug of choice is HOT HOT SALSA..isnt that wierd? I have some EVERY MORNING on crusty toast and then if I don't have more by lunch time I'm ready to slay someone. Thank god for bad habits and Price Chopper-otherwise I'd be in jail for murder.

not wierd at all; it is a legitimate way of drugging yourself. "hot" substances increase your brain's production of serotonin, which is best described as a neurological happy-juice. add in the fact that the red chemical in tomato skins is really good for you, and hot salsa is about the healthiest chemical means of inducing happiness.

**g222leav** · 09-06-2001, 12:32 PM

i used to work at mcdonalds (first job), i wouldn't drink their coffee...let alone anything else there. as for me...mocha frappuccino gets me goin in the morning, that's if i even buy coffee. usually caffiene + ME do not mix. i usually get by with some good ole sugar from my sprite

**Kim** · 09-06-2001, 05:49 PM

Hope your day got better Welfare....

**Sir_Froggy** · 09-06-2001, 06:45 PM

ya

heh ur thread reminded me of the commercial of arid

i'm such a dork i just sit on my butt all day and watch TV so i know so many commercials

for those that don't know it's "stress stinx arid works!"
and it goes on like that for 20 seconds...heh

**maggiebirdie** · 09-06-2001, 07:05 PM

Originally posted by Markel

re: Starbucks. At least they are consistent (strong burnt coffee).

Starbucks white chocolate mocha is my personal fav

**Kim** · 09-06-2001, 07:09 PM

I can't even get a decent cup of coffee in the whole state of Utah.

**Sir_Froggy** · 09-06-2001, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by Kim
I can't even get a decent cup of coffee in the whole state of Utah.

there's no starbux there??
hmm...i thought starbux was everywhere...

oh y not make it urself than?

see wut u should do is warm up some milk in the microwave

than put some coffe stuff in it than add some Hazelnut flavored cream stuff...it's actually pretty good that way

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 08:00 PM

Originally posted by Sir_Froggy

there's no starbux there??
hmm...i thought starbux was everywhere...

hehehe... utah = mormons = "no strong drink" as decreed by joe smith (or somebody...).

that means no alcohol and no coffee (tho they can drink mountain dew like it's their job, so it's all good...)

not saying that starbucks is illegal, just that there probly isn't a big demand for it there.

and what are you doin drinkin coffee, frog-boy? aren't you still in high school? don't you know it'll stunt your growth? stop that!!!!

OC · 09-06-2001, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by Kim
I can't even get a decent cup of coffee in the whole state of Utah.

I've spent a little time in Salt Lake City - my office out there (at the time) actually mail-ordered coffee from Santa Cruz...

-OC

**Sir_Froggy** · 09-06-2001, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by welfareloser

and what are you doin drinkin coffee, frog-boy? aren't you still in high school? don't you know it'll stunt your growth? stop that!!!!

ya know...frogy-boy isn't too nice sometimes...i'd prefer something more along the lines of wayne or boy or little boy but froggy boy??

no thanks....and i don't drink coffee...only a lil bit...

**welfareloser** · 09-06-2001, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by Sir_Froggy

ya know...frogy-boy isn't too nice sometimes...i'd prefer something more along the lines of wayne or boy or little boy but froggy boy??

no thanks....and i don't drink coffee...only a lil bit...

my bad. no offense intended, just trying to abbreviate the "young person" and "sir froggy" into somethin catchy...

and i'm suspicious... is it actually possible to drink only a lil bit of coffee?!?!? how, exactly, might one go about that?

**Sir_Froggy** · 09-06-2001, 08:56 PM

that's ok

u drink a lil coffee when ur mom is turned around see..

u say "look there!"
then when she turns around u drink some of her coffee

then u say again "Wow wut is that?"
and u take another sip
finally u say "oh my goodness a line of ants!"
this time she doesn't turn around and she catches u....

that's what happens when u have the mind of a genius

**brain** · 09-06-2001, 09:06 PM

Geez... I guess you guys have never had the pleasure of having The Coffee Bean. Think they are DEFINITELY superior over Starbucks.

**Cheesypuff** · 09-06-2001, 09:17 PM

Let me tell you....the coffee at 7/11 is good stuff...but I still think that starbucks tastes great.

**g222leav** · 09-06-2001, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by Cheesypuff
Let me tell you....the coffee at 7/11 is good stuff...but I still think that starbucks tastes great.

that reminds me of the first night i drove into the city to "cruise"

around 4:30 in the morn we stopped by a 7/11 and got huge @ss cups of coffee. i seriously put like 30 packets of sugar in that cup. i made a mess, but it was awesome!