Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Okay, 103... I could go on for hours, seemingly unopposed...

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

I always knew there were some kindred spirits out there about oatmeal raisin cookies. Most of my objection is on the cooked raisin side of things, but they make some good points about oatmeal too.

" Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room. " President Muffley

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
I never took John for a coffee snob......I thought that was what Seattle pukes were.

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

T are you suddenly on a crusade to make 37K?

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ORIGINAL: JWE

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
I never took John for a coffee snob......I thought that was what Seattle pukes were.

Oh, no, I didn't mean that really; well maybe I did, a little. I mean, like the Coast is pretty well set up.

There's SoCal where you get your tan, do some surfing, do some boat racing where the weather's sweet, and get the best Thai food and Carnitas. Then there's NoCal where you lose your tan, can't surf, but the boat racing is a skoosh more intense; the sushi's good, but SoCal has better tuna, NoCal has better crab; but the wine is what makes it. If it weren't for Napa/Sonoma, we would have booted NoCal out of the Union ages ago.

Then there's this strip of trees and flowers and chirping birds, and it's great to visit and hike in; very pretty. Part of this is called Oregon, and that's where a lot of the old-timey High Times hippies moved to, so it's a big time canabis producer. Unfortunately, them old-timey hippies were too drugged out to pay attention to simple things like growth cycles and optimal climactic conditions, so while Oregon may grow the most dope, it is really pathetic stuff (compare, cf., one toke off a Michuacan bud splif; ok, ok, I prefer Oaxacan, but WTH). Nice place, but pretty sub-par smoke.

And just above that strip is another one called Washington. Don't really know why it's there, except perhaps as an appendage to the People's Republic of British Columbia. Can't get a tan, no surf; sailing is pretty good, except when you hit a submerged tree trunk. Town is kinda jumping, but it jumps with things like "Puppetry of The Penis" (trust me, this is real. I actually lost a bet with my she-unit and took her and her friend to the show - gave them thier tickest and took them right to the door - then I went walkies to a bar - Hey, I know my English).

So to my simple mind, these Washingtonians need to do something that differentiates them from the Socialists next door, so ... Hey! . What if we make coffee (of which the closest bean is perhaps 7,000 km away) and do it in a fake French/demi-espresso style and advertise the crap out of it? Doesn't matter if it tastes like burnt, fermented, owl dung, it's an "American Regional" thing and if you don't like it you are probably a rascist (or a sexist, or a homophobe, or someone who doesn't like trees), and so the steaming pile of burnt bat fewmets became an American icon ... go figure..

Now I ain't no coffee snob, but a well roasted Guatamala peaberry tastes pretty good. Likewise, there's some pretty serious Turkish roasts of Ethiopian Highlands. When the Saudis wish to impress, they do a slow roast of an Ethiop Yirgacheffe. Strength is in the concentration of the flavor, not how badly burnt the beans are. There is an art to roasting coffee beans. Some cultures , who appreciate the thing, get it right. Other cultures, just suck up to their local advertiising pukes and drink piss because they are told they are supposed to like it.

Does that make me a coffee snob ??

Kirk Lazarus: I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
Ron Swanson: Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets.

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ORIGINAL: Aces8

How's it going guys? I took a break from the internet for a little while. I picked up Fallout New Vegas today after beating Fallout 3. Thinking about trying out the hardcore mode or is that just plumb crazy?

Kirk Lazarus: I know who I am. I'm the dude playin' the dude, disguised as another dude!
Ron Swanson: Clear alcohols are for rich women on diets.

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Being that he's a huge mountain of blubber...

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ORIGINAL: JWE

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ORIGINAL: Nikademus
I never took John for a coffee snob......I thought that was what Seattle pukes were.

Oh, no, I didn't mean that really; well maybe I did, a little. I mean, like the Coast is pretty well set up.

There's SoCal where you get your tan, do some surfing, do some boat racing where the weather's sweet, and get the best Thai food and Carnitas. Then there's NoCal where you lose your tan, can't surf, but the boat racing is a skoosh more intense; the sushi's good, but SoCal has better tuna, NoCal has better crab; but the wine is what makes it. If it weren't for Napa/Sonoma, we would have booted NoCal out of the Union ages ago.

Then there's this strip of trees and flowers and chirping birds, and it's great to visit and hike in; very pretty. Part of this is called Oregon, and that's where a lot of the old-timey High Times hippies moved to, so it's a big time canabis producer. Unfortunately, them old-timey hippies were too drugged out to pay attention to simple things like growth cycles and optimal climactic conditions, so while Oregon may grow the most dope, it is really pathetic stuff (compare, cf., one toke off a Michuacan bud splif; ok, ok, I prefer Oaxacan, but WTH). Nice place, but pretty sub-par smoke.

And just above that strip is another one called Washington. Don't really know why it's there, except perhaps as an appendage to the People's Republic of British Columbia. Can't get a tan, no surf; sailing is pretty good, except when you hit a submerged tree trunk. Town is kinda jumping, but it jumps with things like "Puppetry of The Penis" (trust me, this is real. I actually lost a bet with my she-unit and took her and her friend to the show - gave them thier tickest and took them right to the door - then I went walkies to a bar - Hey, I know my English).

So to my simple mind, these Washingtonians need to do something that differentiates them from the Socialists next door, so ... Hey! . What if we make coffee (of which the closest bean is perhaps 7,000 km away) and do it in a fake French/demi-espresso style and advertise the crap out of it? Doesn't matter if it tastes like burnt, fermented, owl dung, it's an "American Regional" thing and if you don't like it you are probably a rascist (or a sexist, or a homophobe, or someone who doesn't like trees), and so the steaming pile of burnt bat fewmets became an American icon ... go figure..

Now I ain't no coffee snob, but a well roasted Guatamala peaberry tastes pretty good. Likewise, there's some pretty serious Turkish roasts of Ethiopian Highlands. When the Saudis wish to impress, they do a slow roast of an Ethiop Yirgacheffe. Strength is in the concentration of the flavor, not how badly burnt the beans are. There is an art to roasting coffee beans. Some cultures , who appreciate the thing, get it right. Other cultures, just suck up to their local advertiising pukes and drink piss because they are told they are supposed to like it.

Does that make me a coffee snob ??

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
No. Starbuck's coffee stinks.

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ORIGINAL: anarchyintheuk

Congrats on the 10k Mike (I think), I didn't even notice.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Don't mind me, I'm just picking up after my Argletonian colleague...

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ORIGINAL: witpqs
As I recall Pete's Coffee is a decent full-bodied brew. Starbuck's won't even do in a pinch, unless you're trying to kill a houseplant or something.