What made you smile today? Part III
Jun 14th 2011, 7:21 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Now if they could just learn how to make coffee, right? 
I went and got my ice cream in the end and I'm very glad I did.
I went and got my ice cream in the end and I'm very glad I did.
Jun 14th 2011, 7:24 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
It's a close one. I don't really drink coffee much anymore though so I rarely have to worry 
Jun 14th 2011, 7:26 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by dakota44
There is a place about 5 blocks from my apartment, called Cafe Verde. They grind their own beans, fresh for each cup of coffee, and make each cup individually. Now THAT is good coffee. Get quite a nice buzz from it too. Same price as Starbucks but at least worth the price. Free wifi too, so it's all good.
I'm more of a tea man myself these days, haven't been much of a coffee drinker at all since my early 20s.
Jun 14th 2011, 7:27 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
It was only a little one.
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Jun 14th 2011, 7:29 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by paranoidandroid
Jun 14th 2011, 7:29 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
Quite frankly if you were unable to get a good cup of coffee in South America I'd be surprised.
I'm more of a tea man myself these days, haven't been much of a coffee drinker at all since my early 20s.
I'm more of a tea man myself these days, haven't been much of a coffee drinker at all since my early 20s.
Jun 14th 2011, 7:34 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by dakota44
Coffee is good here, but it is amazing to see how many people here actually drink the crappy flavored water that Starbucks passes off as coffee. Shocking.
Jun 14th 2011, 7:57 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
I don't mean to be pedantic but isn't even a good cup of coffee still just flavoured water . . .
Jun 14th 2011, 8:02 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by dakota44
Yes, but at Starbucks all I can really taste is the hot water.
Jun 14th 2011, 8:06 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
If that was really made out of ice cream, it wouldn't be the world's largest for long if I were anywhere near it
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
I don't mean to be pedantic but isn't even a good cup of coffee still just flavoured water . . .
Yeah, you did mean to be pedantic, or you wouldn't have made the comment. It was a good one though.
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
I wouldn't mind if it tasted like hot water actually, instead of the horrid, bitter pish I was subjected to the one time I had coffee from Starbucks!
Jun 14th 2011, 8:12 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by paranoidandroid
Oh an ice cream challenge, eh? Wonder who could beat you on that?
Yeah, you did mean to be pedantic, or you wouldn't have made the comment. It was a good one though.
I thought all coffee snobs liked Fourbucks?
Yeah, you did mean to be pedantic, or you wouldn't have made the comment. It was a good one though. I thought all coffee snobs liked Fourbucks?
As I said, I'm much more of a tea man than coffee
Jun 14th 2011, 8:18 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
I don't mean to be pedantic but isn't even a good cup of coffee still just flavoured water . . .
Jun 14th 2011, 8:20 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer
The two of you should form a branch of pedants anonymous.
Jun 14th 2011, 8:23 pm
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Re: What made you smile today? Part III
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
I wouldn't want to run the risk of the group being filled with illiterate nonces
