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I'm on a quest: I seek the perfect coffee. I've drunk enough coffee to drown a small island, but I can't decide which type I like the most ...
So tell me: how do you like your coffee?

Strong and black. Fresh ground is best IMO.

Like I like my women...

...a lot. I like coffee a lot.

How do I like it?
In prodigious amounts.

I like it brewed as strong as I can get it, black, and preferably cold.
Unless it's something like a cappucino or a latte.

I like my coffee... Crisp.

Sorry, it had to be done. At least it's true in my case.

Poll's up people :)
Coffee and women: both require years of experience to fully appreciate.

Ooh, I also recently came to the conclusion that coffee can be good if you sweeten it with maple syrup.

coffee, sooooooooooooo good :D

Maple syrup? Haven't tried that. I've had Irish creme, hazelnut, vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, cinnamon, toffee ...

Mocha with a shot of butter rum, or caramel...

Mocha with hazelnut :D
See, I love them all! How can I choose? :(

I like my coffee... Crisp.

Sorry, it had to be done. At least it's true in my case.

You beat me to it!

LOL

I like my coffee like I like my women.

Ground up and chilling in a freezer.


Erm, sorry. White and sweet.

I like my coffee... Crisp.

Sorry, it had to be done. At least it's true in my case.

Oh hell yeah... Coffee Crisps are awesome... It's a shame they don't sell em here in nc... so we have canadian friends... and whenever they go back home... we have em bring some boxes of em back... I like all the flavors...

I like my coffee like I like my women.

Ground up and chilling in a freezer.
Remind me not to date you.
:D

I thought I was pretty "Metro" until I read the poll options.

I don't know WTF you're talking about.

Black with some milk.

Coffee is for weaklings. Coffee contains stimulants because coffee drinkers have such ordinarily dead lives and minds that they need to be resuscitated every time they drink coffee. Watching you sheep crowd at the coffee shops is like watching a bunch of pigs gather at the trough. Which I don't do. But I have no choice in the city, it's like living in a barn, only a barn where the pigs think they're more cultured than others because they have a lot of different names for their pig food. If you people need stimulants so badly, why not do cocaine instead? Works for the US President. And it doesn't make your every breath reek of the stale, cooking, rotting urine of a mule that died in the desert of dehydration. Here's one thing, when civilization ends and you can't get your coffee products anymore you'll die pathetically and deprived of your dependency, probably on the way to find coffee or your fellow coffee drinkers, like that'll help you with anything. But it won't. You're dead. Get over it!

I like ranting, I'm gonna do it more often!

I like coffee drink it ever day.

I chose latte because my favourite drink is chai latte, though it is not exactly coffee.

Coffee is for weaklings. Coffee contains stimulants because coffee drinkers have such ordinarily dead lives and minds that they need to be resuscitated every time they drink coffee.
You're a fuckstick of the Nth degree.
I love coffee (and other drugs).

Let's compare lives, without fantasy.

I like my coffee like I like my women.
Ground up and chilling in a freezer. :eek: :eek:
Bad relationship history?
Coffee will never forsake you, my friend. Coffee forgives all, especially staying out until three in the morning and staggering back into the house, tripping over everything between the front door and your bedroom. Coffee will even help you get back on your feet to face the day.
Coffee :fluffle:

Coffee is for weaklings. Coffee contains stimulants because coffee drinkers have such ordinarily dead lives and minds that they need to be resuscitated every time they drink coffee. Watching you sheep crowd at the coffee shops is like watching a bunch of pigs gather at the trough. Which I don't do. But I have no choice in the city, it's like living in a barn, only a barn where the pigs think they're more cultured than others because they have a lot of different names for their pig food. If you people need stimulants so badly, why not do cocaine instead? Works for the US President. And it doesn't make your every breath reek of the stale, cooking, rotting urine of a mule that died in the desert of dehydration. Here's one thing, when civilization ends and you can't get your coffee products anymore you'll die pathetically and deprived of your dependency, probably on the way to find coffee or your fellow coffee drinkers, like that'll help you with anything. But it won't. You're dead. Get over it!

I like ranting, I'm gonna do it more often!

Mmm. You seem a little worked up. Have you thought of switching to decaf?

You're a fuckstick of the Nth degree.
I love coffee (and other drugs).


Yeah. See, you think the former because of the latter. Addicts tend to defend their dependencies, often reacting in a hostile way to others. Maybe if you didn't cave in to physical sensations you wouldn't be a hopeless coffeehead.

Let's compare lives, without fantasy.

Well, why not compare how far we can pee instead? I've got about 5 and a half feet at last time I checked.

Coffee is for weaklings. Coffee contains stimulants because coffee drinkers have such ordinarily dead lives and minds that they need to be resuscitated every time they drink coffee. Watching you sheep crowd at the coffee shops is like watching a bunch of pigs gather at the trough. Which I don't do. But I have no choice in the city, it's like living in a barn, only a barn where the pigs think they're more cultured than others because they have a lot of different names for their pig food. If you people need stimulants so badly, why not do cocaine instead? Works for the US President. And it doesn't make your every breath reek of the stale, cooking, rotting urine of a mule that died in the desert of dehydration. Here's one thing, when civilization ends and you can't get your coffee products anymore you'll die pathetically and deprived of your dependency, probably on the way to find coffee or your fellow coffee drinkers, like that'll help you with anything. But it won't. You're dead. Get over it!
I like ranting, I'm gonna do it more often!
I'm actually a little offended. Couldn't you have just said "I don't like coffee?"
1. I'm not boring.
2. I study maths. I need the caffeine because I live an hour and
a half away from uni and my lectures start at 8:00 am.
3. I'm not a pig.
4. Erdos: "A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems."

And when civilisation dies, I'll just chew on the coffee beans :)
Mmm. Crunchy.

I'm actually a little offended. Couldn't you have just said "I don't like coffee?"
1. I'm not boring.
2. I study maths.

Point 1 and point 2 are contradictory. :p

I'm actually a little offended. Couldn't you have just said "I don't like coffee?"

Coulda...

I study maths. I need the caffeine because I live an hour and
a half away from uni and my lectures start at 8:00 am.

Go to bed earlier! Or hey, take pills - handier and less stinky. But no! Everyone has to be one of the crowd. The coffee crowd!


And when civilisation dies, I'll just chew on the coffee beans :)
Mmm. Crunchy.

Yeah, but where are you gonna get the coffee beans? You see what I'm saying. Where is most coffee grown? Chances are, not nearby.

Yeah. See, you think the former because of the latter. Addicts tend to defend their dependencies, often reacting in a hostile way to others. Maybe if you didn't cave in to physical sensations you wouldn't be a hopeless coffeehead.



Well, why not compare how far we can pee instead? I've got about 5 and a half feet at last time I checked.
If you live there, you must be the most lonely guy in SB if coffee haunts you.

Anyways, you have no grasp whatsoever concerning drugs or dependancy.
It's strange that you didn't realize this before posting.
Knee-jerk reactionism doesn't count as evidence, btw.

People in SB drink coffee. People in CA drink coffee. People in the USA drink coffee. People everywhere do, but I am not the most lonely guy everywhere just because there are a lot of annoying coffee drinkers. Really, where are you getting that? Trying your moral majority crap with me? "Everyone does it, you must be lonely since you don't do it and no one else doesn't do it." Blah. Go peer pressure someone else into swilling that liquid viagra crap you seem to need so much. I don't.

Yeah. See, you think the former because of the latter. Addicts tend to defend their dependencies, often reacting in a hostile way to others. Maybe if you didn't cave in to physical sensations you wouldn't be a hopeless coffeehead.

Well, why not compare how far we can pee instead? I've got about 5 and a half feet at last time I checked.

That's like saying "next time you're tired, don't cave into the physical sensations - don't go to sleep".
*scratches head* I like coffee. Full stop.
Coffee :fluffle:

Really, where are you getting that? Trying your moral majority crap with me?
:p If you'd been here long enough and paid attention, you'd laugh at yourself.

Huh.
At first, I thought the coffee rant was meant in jest. Now, it seems, some people are taking it rather seriously. I don't know if it's humour or not, but really.
Step back and think a bit:
Either way, wouldn't it be just a little bit of a dissappointment to get a forumban over an argument bout coffee?

I'm treating it as a joke - either they're IC or they're seriously against coffee *shock and horror*
How can you hate coffee? Hel's mind flounders desperately
I think that it'd be ironic to be forumbanned over coffee :P
That said, you're all entitled to dislike coffee if you want to. I'll have yours.

Huh.
At first, I thought the coffee rant was meant in jest. Now, it seems, some people are taking it rather seriously. I don't know if it's humour or not, but really.
Step back and think a bit:
Either way, wouldn't it be just a little bit of a dissappointment to get a forumban over an argument bout coffee?
Can you belive it's not the drugz thread, but one about coffee? :p

You didn't tell us how u like it:
Dark and smooth.
Lighter but full. :D

Well...? I like the second, but the first is always welcome.

The way I like my women.

Cold and bitter.

Point 1 and point 2 are contradictory. :p
Proof by contradiction ...

Can you belive it's not the drugz thread, but one about coffee? :p
You didn't tell us how u like it:
Dark and smooth.
Lighter but full. :D
Well...? I like the second, but the first is always welcome.
If it's a really hot day, I go for a glass of water with either espresso or flavoured long black.
Other times I prefer variations on the "latte with flavour" theme.

I like my coffee like I like my women.

Ground up and chilling in a freezer.


Erm, sorry. White and sweet.

Hmmmm...... :eek:

I prefer my coffee with more sugar and cream then actual coffee, "Coffee Milk", but I don't even really drink it like that anymore.

I do, however, like cream/milk in my tea :)

That's like saying "next time you're tired, don't cave into the physical sensations - don't go to sleep".

Yes, with the exception of coffee not being a natural process like sleep. Coffee contains a stimulant, stimulants cause heart troubles by their nature as stimulants, heart problems which are in fact the number one cause of death in this country. Could it possibly be connected with coffee that so many people like to drink? Sure, it's the "OK" drug, it's not illegal and there aren't surgeon general's warnings on coffee mugs, and everyone does it, and you like it and feel you need it - that's all good reasons to do it? Sound like the same justifications a crackhead might give if crack was, you know, as legal and accepted and common as coffee is.

Actually the cause of heart problems is more likely to be obesity.
Properly-made coffee actually has less caffeine than chocolate. If you want a caffeine hit, drink instant. *shudders*

Are you playing devil's advocate or do you seriously hate coffee?

O.K. this poll left out an important type of coffee, Bosnian type coffee, which is DELICIOUS!
I voted for cappuchino as it is my second favorite type of coffee, but the coffee has been too thin since I came back to America and it's as well been a pretty good soporific since I came back. I make Bosnian style coffee at home.

Bosnian coffee? What's that? *perks up*

I don't really hate coffee. I just intensely dislike certain facets of what I'd call the caffeine culture. And it's not limited to coffee, lots of people drink caffeinated soda and it's the same drug same effects. I don't like how people are basically in denial that they even use a drug - they'll be the ones who often enough say they don't do drugs. Or that caffeine is harmless. Or that they can "quit anytime I want!" Which we all know is true because we all know they never want. Like you - even if you didn't have math in the morning would you still drink coffee?

It is the coffee culture though, which I really dislike. Maybe just the looks that people at coffee shops give. The feeling, the impression. It grates against my very being and makes me want to commit acts of violence. Is that hatred? I don't know, but coffee bugs me, coffee lovers bug me even more, and coffee lovers who tend to act as hypocritical stuck up elitist pseudointellectuals - coffee fundamentalists - bug the most.

Hmmmm...... :eek:

I prefer my coffee with more sugar and cream then actual coffee, "Coffee Milk", but I don't even really drink it like that anymore.

I do, however, like cream/milk in my tea :)
Mentioning teas in a coffee thread!! For shame!!!

hee hee! :p

Well, truth is, I drink my coffee black. At that, I only drink coffee through the week, and even then only in the morning. My other fix is to have a cup of green tea with fresh mint and a few drops of honey - hard to beat for cozy. ;)

It doesn't bother me if people don't like coffee - one of my favourite rock artists doesn't drink coffee and I haven't stopped buying her albums.
And I don't delude myself about my coffee obsession - if someone asks me to give up coffee, I say "hell no!" I'd still drink coffee if I didn't have maths in the morning. I like coffee.
... hypocritical stuck up elitist pseudointellectuals ...I guess you regard coffee the same way I regard poetry.

Mentioning teas in a coffee thread!! For shame!!!

hee hee! :p

Well, truth is, I drink my coffee black. At that, I only drink coffee through the week, and even then only in the morning. My other fix is to have a cup of green tea with fresh mint and a few drops of honey - hard to beat for cozy. ;)

I know! I didn't know if I would be kicked out of the thread for mentioning tea or not.

I like my tea with lemon. :) But I prefer coffee.

I know! I didn't know if I would be kicked out of the thread for mentioning tea or not.
Oh well, I've done the unthinkable now too - so we will both be kicked off into that realm of obscurity if thats the case. We can like, hang out there together! ;)

I guess you regard coffee the same way I regard poetry.

We probably regard poetry the same way. :)

I like my tea with lemon. :) But I prefer coffee.
Either way - tea is damn good! Much better than coffee on rainy days! But then, I'd rather have a nice hot cup of fresh apple cider! Mmmmm!!! :)

Damn those loquacious poets and their verbosity.

I like my tea with lemon. :) But I prefer coffee.

Orange, Passionfruit, Jasmine tea is yummmm...

It grates against my very being and makes me want to commit acts of violence. Is that hatred? I don't know, but coffee bugs me, coffee lovers bug me even more, and coffee lovers who tend to act as hypocritical stuck up elitist pseudointellectuals - coffee fundamentalists - bug the most.
Lemme guess... You'd like to regulate the public's use of coffee, if given the opportunity?

*brings Aerou another bowl of soup*

*brings Aerou another bowl of soup*

Yummmy :)

:fluffle:

I seem to remember that 6 cups a day is enough to make you addicted to coffee - so regulating usage to below 6 cups a day would actually be a smart move. However, this raises the interesting problem of the nanny state: we no longer trust people to look after themselves, so we legislate against causing yourself harm. :headbang:

Looking at the poll, the non-coffee-drinkers are actually in the lead.

I seem to remember that 6 cups a day is enough to make you addicted to coffee - so regulating usage to below 6 cups a day would actually be a smart move. However, this raises the interesting problem of the nanny state: we no longer trust people to look after themselves, so we legislate against causing yourself harm. :headbang:
What? 6 a day?
One in the morning, if done for long enough, can get you addicted. I've never had 6 cups in a day, but I've quite surely had withdrawal symptoms upon quitting caffeine for a while.

I like my coffee strong and black, occasionally with a bit of brandy or whisky. Espresso for me is best for taste and better for digestion, though percolated can be quite good flavour-wise (filtered, not so much). Lattes can be simply amazing, however. The smoothness of the milk with the richness of the coffee -- ah... (drool)

Lemme guess... You'd like to regulate the public's use of coffee, if given the opportunity?

Only indirectly. I'd like to regulate the public. And when I say regulate, I mean slaughter in large numbers. That's really the only solution...

Caffeine is good.
Caffeine is your friend.
Turkish coffee is good.
Turkish coffee is your friend.
Coffee shots (the beans coated in chocolate) are even better.
Coffee shots are very good friends.

But I will confess; I do prefer tea.

And I freely admit that I have an addiction to caffeine.

But I deny that I suffer from my caffeine addiction: I enjoy every minute of it.

In any case, I think everyone (except SB) will agree with this: "decaf" (*shudder*) is a dirty word.

In any case, I think everyone (except SB) will agree with this: "decaf" (*shudder*) is a dirty word.

You're right, I don't agree - it's not dirty.

It is, however, STUPID just like all the other words typically used to describe coffee variants.

It is, however, STUPID just like all the other words typically used to describe coffee variants.

How so?

Decaf is just a shortened form of "decaffeinated", which is what the coffee is.

You're right, I don't agree - it's not dirty.

It is, however, STUPID just like all the other words typically used to describe coffee variants.Like full, medium, thin, smoky, nutty, rich, mellow, buttery, sharp, and bright? Yeah, they're a load of garbage. Different blends taste different.
Decaf, however, is supposed to be decaf ...

Black, like my men.

What? 6 a day?
One in the morning, if done for long enough, can get you addicted. I've never had 6 cups in a day, but I've quite surely had withdrawal symptoms upon quitting caffeine for a while.Ah, but the dosage from one cup a day is mild compared to the dosage of 6 cups... so the withdrawal symptoms would have also been mild.
Trust me, I've done five cups a day then cold turkey. Not the way to quit anything. I'm back on three a day now.

You're a fuckstick of the Nth degree.
I love coffee (and other drugs).

Let's compare lives, without fantasy.
I agree, coffee sucks. Bawls mixed with Cricket cola and 4 Omph caffeine pills is much much better.

A housemate one time, when back from his usual travels, brought back a whole load of Kenyan coffee beans. He said, "help yourself". It was the start of my liking for fresh ground coffee, and when you've gotten used to some of the best freshly ground coffee, it never ends!

True love never does.

i like my coffee grown. then picked. then ground up very finely. then placed into a small cone shaped unit. then have heated water poured through the top of this filter, into a cup or pot... this might take awhile.

well, all stupidity aside, i always drink french vanilla coffee. i pour some shato milk (its a ritzy brand here in kansas city, i dont know if its sold anywhere else.) so its about half and half. then i put copious amounts of sugar into it. good stuff.

lotsa cream, lotsa sugar

I used to have a percolator, now I have an espresso machine :)
My coffee-milk ratio tends to be 1:4ish. And I like the dark espresso blends of coffee beans, but the light flavoured ones are good for morning coffee.

By the gallon

I don't have enough money to drink that much every day :(
*sighs wistfully*

I tend to drink tea and coca cola rather than coffee.

Coca Cola --> EVIL !
I don't drink soft drink - I get all the caffeine I need from my old friend coffee.

Black with sugar.

I like iced coffee, but i'm not a big fan of the normal hot variety. *shrugs*

Coca Cola --> EVIL !
I don't drink soft drink - I get all the caffeine I need from my old friend coffee.

Meh. What can I say, i'm addicted.

I drink coffee with milk but I was in Ireland last august and asked for that but got something calld 'Latte', it was good.

In short: Latte

None for me thanks. I'll have some hot chocolate. Or maybe some Jolt.

Like my women:
cold and bitter.


Just kidding, it's more:
As black as death, as strong as love and as sweet as revenge.

Cream and Satan (my roommate's word for artificial sweetener) usually, but if you add Irish cream liquor or Kahlua I can leave out the sweetener. Mochas are also very good, I'm going to get one now! :)

So tell me: how do you like your coffee?


In a cup.

Espresso. All the caffene with less crap to drink. Also it tastes OK too. Regular coffee is like drinking mildly polluted water.

Now, here's the redneck viewpoint.
You need to make your coffee cowboy style. Pour a pound of coffee beans into a kettle. Add 1 gallon of water. Let boil. After it is boiling, throw a horseshoe in. If the horseshoe sinks, you need to strain out some water. If the horseshoe floats, you have made a perfect kettle of coffee.

Of course, if you don't have a kettle or a pound of coffee beans, then several double shots of espresso can have a similar effect.

not. I've sworn not to drink the stuff ever again after drinking way too much of it causing effects like passing out, losing balance and after a while just throwing up.

I voted mocha, as in Swiss Orange, although that's iced too... :(

But I don't drink that when it's cold. Any well made coffee is good, especially if you have the right flavour syrup lying around.

A mocha with a shot of Kahlua is good too.

Cream no suggar, still warm, not so hot.

double chocolate rasberry mocha large double shot.

Like my women - obidient and with large breas...wait that's not right!

Espresso. All the caffene with less crap to drink. Also it tastes OK too. Regular coffee is like drinking mildly polluted water.When you say regular coffee, do you mean long black / filter coffee? Because I agree, they taste like mildly polluted and burnt water. Lattes are beautiful.
I voted mocha, as in Swiss Orange, although that's iced too...
But I don't drink that when it's cold. Any well made coffee is good, especially if you have the right flavour syrup lying around.
A mocha with a shot of Kahlua is good too.I didn't have enough poll options to put in the Swiss Orange Mocha for you :( I was trying to get the white choc in as well, but just not enough space...
Maybe I'll start a new poll!

Oh hell yeah... Coffee Crisps are awesome... It's a shame they don't sell em here in nc... so we have canadian friends... and whenever they go back home... we have em bring some boxes of em back... I like all the flavors...

I never want to move. I'd die without my coffee crisp... and Second Cup. Do any Canucks share my love of Second Cup lattes?

Extra cream-not milk....1 sweet n low

Now, here's the redneck viewpoint.
You need to make your coffee cowboy style. Pour a pound of coffee beans into a kettle. Add 1 gallon of water. Let boil. After it is boiling, throw a horseshoe in. If the horseshoe sinks, you need to strain out some water. If the horseshoe floats, you have made a perfect kettle of coffee.

Of course, if you don't have a kettle or a pound of coffee beans, then several double shots of espresso can have a similar effect.

Hahahaha... ohhhhh rednecks. My Mum is a redneck (but Canadian, so I guess she's a hoser). Anyway, the point is once the power went out so she ground her coffee beans with two rocks, filtered it with the spagetti strainer, and boiled the water in our backyard, which is in Toronto.

Crunchiest cup of coffee I ever had.

Coffee requires chocolate in it!
Best coffee I ever had: I got green coffee beans, roasted them to a light roast in the oven under the broiler, ground them still hot and brewed me an expresso.
Mmmm...

What if I don't drink coffee?? :confused:

What if I don't drink coffee?? :confused:
I'll have yours! :D
(vote for option 10 and join Santa Barbara...)

put down a drain.

milk and sugar with a little coffee

put down a drain.*cries* noooo! feed me!
I'm out of coffee beans here - I have to go for a drive to buy some more.

I'm on a quest: I seek the perfect coffee. I've drunk enough coffee to drown a small island, but I can't decide which type I like the most ...
So tell me: how do you like your coffee?

I don't know if anyone's said this, but I like it "black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love"

Black and strong enough to stand a spoon in...

Where's the option "Other?"

:confused:

coffee tastes like burnt water

Where's the option "Other?"

:confused:It was edged out by a nose by "filter coffee". Believe me, I didn't want to put that one in, but it looked more popular than other. Just select the basic type...

http://www.biggercheese.com/comics/0502.png

But yea, I have my own method:
Put coffee grounds in cup, about 1/2 inch thick
Add milk
Drink, preferablly in one gulp

Ooh, I also recently came to the conclusion that coffee can be good if you sweeten it with maple syrup.

The baby says to turn around.

Coffee-ick! I won't even eat coffee ice cream. I can't even stand the smell of it. I forbade my roommates to brew it in my house, and now we use their coffee maker to brew hot tea. :p

Black

And coffee ice cream is my fave