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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Re: I haz srs question

sgaana
2008-07-15 10:30 pm UTC (link)

We used to joke that the difference was that Coke Zero comes in a very MANLY black jacket, and doesn't have the word "diet" associated with it, so boys will drink it.

I've looked into it a few times, though, and while I haven't really researched it myself, I've seen assertions that both Diet Coke and Coke Zero use aspartame as an artificial sweetener, but in different amounts; Coke Zero may add something else, too; and Diet Coke may still be based on the "New Coke" formula from 1985, while Coke Zero is based on the "Classic Coke" formula that they brought back when "New Coke" bombed (so today's Coca-Cola is "Classic Coke"; after a while they were able to drop the "Classic" and pretend "New Coke" never happened). But I don't know how true some of those assertions are.

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	Re: I haz srs question dreamer_marie 2008-07-15 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: I haz srs question miss_eponine 2008-07-16 03:08 am UTC (link)
	When they introduced New Coke, my mother in law and her best friend apparently stockpiled a massive amount of classic Coke so they wouldn't have to drink that stuff. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: I haz srs question taktuk 2008-07-18 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	Check out "Coke Two." New Coke rebranded. Seriously. I'm more of a Dyspepsi Cola person myself. Might be the canteen. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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