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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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	dez_chan 2008-07-16 05:01 am UTC (link)
	Wow. That's a lot of pretension up in there. $5 hot cocoa? I assume the question there would be, "What the hell is in your cocoa to make it worth $5?" or perhaps, "Do I get a reach around with that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iamnotyourmuse 2008-07-16 05:47 am UTC (link)
	I'd bet the actual answer has something to do with the type of cocoa powder or chocolate they're using, but if so? Why not just make a sign? Kind of makes me think there isn't really a good reason. It's five bucks because they say so. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dez_chan 2008-07-16 07:11 am UTC (link)
	Are they scared? Is the cocoa really rat poo? I dunno about you, but if a food establishment refuses to answer questions about the product, I assume the worst and I don't buy it. Seriously, is this that complicated? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	iamnotyourmuse 2008-07-16 01:11 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly. Either there's a good reason it's five dollars or there isn't. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	willywanka 2008-07-16 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	I wonder if they'd refuse to answer a question about the contents if someone had food allergies and wanted to make sure they wouldn't react negatively (I don't know what you'd be allergic to if you had a negative physical reaction to hot chocolate, but there could be something). (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	eldritch 2008-07-16 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I know being lactose intolerant means I always have to ask about dairy-free hot chocolate (say what you will about Starbucks, but they make soymilk hot chocolate when asked). So, really, if they wouldn't answer that question... you'd better believe I'm not buying it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	bobafeis 2008-07-17 04:58 am UTC (link)
	A lot of cocoas are processed with peanuts, or in plants which also process peanuts-items. Peanuts being one of the most common deadly food allergies, they should possibly answer at least some questions about the hot chocolate. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	an_igor 2008-07-16 09:29 am UTC (link)
	I was thinking marijuana, but that works, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	cmdr_zoom 2008-07-16 07:52 am UTC (link)
	Probably it's that they got tired of being asked these things constantly. That's it, we're putting up a sign so we can just point to it from now on. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

rimrunner
2008-07-17 05:23 am UTC (link)

At one of Seattle's best used bookstores, there is a list headed with the following: "Questions That Are Guaranteed to Irritate the Hell Out of Twice Sold Tales Employees".

Most of them are pretty stupid questions, to be fair, and I spent long enough in bookselling that I have no trouble believing they were asked (including the well-known "I'm looking for this book, it has a red cover..." phenomenon).

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	lilpocketnin 2008-07-17 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	At my work, we have a sign beside the drink cup display that says, "yes, that's an effin large. Yes, it's 3.75." Because we get asked that at least twenty times in a five-hour shift. Stupid boss, switching to 20oz larges... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	phosfate 2008-07-16 02:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Is there any poison in the hot chocolate?" "I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

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