Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:

tipcat wrote:get a load out of this

I love it!

Salut, tipcat!

I've got good news. Go fuck a duck.

Starbucks is just all right with me. Their drip coffee is fine, and certainly better than the shredded cardboard leakage you could get at at a Shoney's or your local emergency room. I avoid their Dippity Do bevers (!), except for the passion fruit lemonade tea, which is a bonafide treat in this South Texas heat. Not Crap.

johnB wrote:There is a Starbucks inside the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Apparently there is Starbucks in Tommy Lee's House.

poolboy wrote:...thoroughly enjoying their Lattes.

I can't quite comment on Starbucks, but I'm sure Madonna likes them. (quick edit: this was her first (and hopefully last) attempt at rapping. Take that KRS!

madonna wrote:
Fuck it...
Yeah, Fuck it

I’m drinking a soy latte
I get a double shote
It goes right through my body
And you know I’m satisfied

I drive a mini cooper
And I’m feeling super-dooper
Yo they tell I’m a trooper
And you know I’m satisfied

I do Yoga and pilates
And the room is full of hotties
So I’m checking out the bodies
And you know I’m satisfied

I’m digging on the isotopes
This metaphysic’s shit is dope
And if all this can give me hope
You know I’m satisfied

I got a lawyer and a manager
An agent and a chef
Three nannies, an assistant
And a driver and a jet
A trainer and a butler
And a bodyguard or five
A gardner and a stylist
Do you think I’m satisfied

Cranius wrote:Apparently there is Starbucks in Tommy Lee's House.

The man has to work somewhere...

tipcat wrote:

Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:

tipcat wrote:get a load out of this

I love it!
Salut, tipcat!

I've got good news. Go fuck a duck.

I am sorry, tipcat. I did not mean to offend you. But "get a load out of this" is too good to be true.

You should consider your twisted verbiage as placing you in the company of great men such as Ringo Starr and Yogi Berra.

In the meantime, I will, at your behest, help myself to the sexual favors of waterfowl.

Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:I am sorry, tipcat. I did not mean to offend you. But "get a load out of this" is too good to be true.

You should consider your twisted verbiage as placing you in the company of great men such as Ringo Starr and Yogi Berra.

In the meantime, I will, at your behest, help myself to the sexual favors of waterfowl.

In Soviet Russia, DUCK gets load out of YOU!

Waka waka,

Even though there's this.
And they treat their employees really well.
And it's better than gas station coffee and is nice to have them out in the middle of nowhere...

I just... still have to say crap.

The quality seems to be getting worse with not much hope. They burn the beans to mask the inferior quality, and to guarantee that you get the same cup of coffee no matter which store you go to. Not sure if this is true, but they're eventually going to have automatic espresso machines in every store, so it doesn't really take any skill or talent to pull a shot. The machine will grind, fill, tamp and time the shots to guarantee consistency. The machines in kiosks (like at the airport) are worse. The cloudy piss that comes out of those machines is undrinkable.

Even though the quality is inconsistent at local shops, you at least have a chance every so often to get a really outstanding drink.

High waffle factor because of the being nice to employees thing.

Frequent PDQ when you're in South-Central Wisconsin. Gas station coffee... that isn't.

Rog wrote:Gas Station Coffee... That Isn't

I would travel across many time zones to see a band called Gas Station Coffee... That Isn't.

Salut, Rog. As a token of my appreciation for this incredible band name that you have chosen to share, I give to you this picture of a bear.