Current mood:	Caffeinated
Entry tags:	baristas: not sga-related, if only he ordered decaffeinated, no questions will be answered, punching customers in the dick

Coffeewank!
This is an example of the wailing and gnashing of teeth that can ensue when you take coffee too seriously. Or, depending on which side you take, what happens when you don't take it seriously enough.

Jeff Simmermon of the And I Am Not Lying blog wanted an iced triple espresso from Murky Coffee in DC. He's informed that it's against Murky's policy to serve iced espresso, and when he orders the espresso and a cup of ice, he's told that "What you’re about to do … that’s really, really Not Okay." Simmermon takes exception to the barista's attitude, posts about it on his blog, and also shows the tip he left at Murky. The comments explode, some taking sides with Simmermon, others with the barista; the blog post ends up linked on BoingBoing; and the owner of Murky responds with a highly unambiguous "Fuck you, Jeff Simmermon".

Insert joke here about everyone needing to lay off the caffeine.

ETA—Dear Mod What Added Tags To This Entry: I luff you. ♥!

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	hangingfire 2008-07-15 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	If there's one thing I've learned from hanging around journalfen, it's that no subject is too small, obscure, or mundane to generate wank. It's only a matter of time before we get something about, I dunno, tea varietals. Or paper size. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wolfsamurai 2008-07-15 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	I've seen real life arguments over paper while I was working for the shithole that is Kinko's, so I'm positive it'll end up in a wank comm eventually. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	trisandrockets 2008-07-16 01:47 am UTC (link)
	As someone who works at a tea company: yes, yes it is. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	kookaburra 2008-07-16 05:49 am UTC (link)
	the tea vs. tisane dust-ups I've been privy to IRL would leave the bread wank in the dust if it were online. And that's not even counting the steep-time, water temperature, serving styles, loose vs. bagged... the list goes on! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tunxeh 2008-07-16 03:29 am UTC (link)
	I could certainly imagine wank about A4 versus US letter paper. Is this a version of Rule 34? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hangingfire 2008-07-16 02:39 pm UTC (link)
	Seems like a definite subclause or corollary, I'd say. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	aerobot 2008-07-16 07:00 am UTC (link)
	Ooh, I bet there'd be wank over teabags vs leaf tea. My dad takes this very seriously, to the point that he would NEVER drink teabag tea. I bet people would totally wank over that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ecchaniz0r
2008-07-17 12:21 pm UTC (link)

My boss is Persian (his term; he hails from Iran). He r srs tea connoiseur Persian guy. When he saw me use teabags, he wrinkled his nose and said, sounding very confused, "But why would you use a teabag, there are no whole leaves in there! How does it taste of tea at all? That is not tea, that is - tea DUST."

I am now ttly spoiled from his awesome tea. But I still use teabags too because ANMSDHJDA NOM NOM Barry's irish tea. XD

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	zara_zero 2008-07-18 01:26 am UTC (link)
	Your first sentence reminded me of this scene from So NoTORIous: Sasan: Persian! Tori: What's the difference? Sasan: ...They're kinda the same thing. Tori: But I thought Persia, like... closed? Sasan: No, it was just re-branded as Iran when the English pulled out. Plus, Persian's more glamorous - who owns an Iranian cat? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	aerobot 2008-07-18 07:19 am UTC (link)
	AHAHAHAHAH, tea dust. I totally need to tell my dad that, because I love teasing him about his facist tea preferences. "You know, one day you'll drink so much tea that we'll run out and the only thing left will be TEA BAGS. WHAT THEN??" "That's why Woolworths is open until nine-thirty." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	mireille 2008-07-16 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	I've seen a lot of RL wank about paper size, so it's only a matter of time. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rimrunner 2008-07-17 05:21 am UTC (link)
	I work in academia. It's alarmingly similar. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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